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Numbers of Production Occupations in Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY

Occupation group

Production Occupations
Year Number
2005 36,300
2006 38,640
2007 40,440
2008 38,410
2009 36,020
2010 32,900
2011 33,300
2012 31,970
2013 31,610
2014 33,160
2015 32,700
2016 33,760
2017 31,660
2018 32,340
2019 33,530

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
Year Number
2005 2,970
2006 2,880
2007 2,730
2008 2,670
2009 2,460
2010 2,240
2011 2,310
2012 2,460
2013 2,560
2014 2,650
2015 2,700
2016 2,670
2017 2,710
2018 2,700
2019 2,700

Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers
Year Number
2007 100

Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers
Year Number
2006 260
2007 130
2011 40
2012 40
2013 90
2014 90
2015 100
2016 110
2017 110
2018 0
2019 0

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers
Year Number
2005 1,230
2006 1,060
2007 1,420
2008 1,660
2009 1,460
2010 1,300
2011 1,510
2012 1,340
2013 1,200
2014 1,180
2015 1,190
2016 1,140

Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers
Year Number
2005 830
2006 0
2007 500
2008 180
2009 180
2010 120
2011 170
2012 170
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 390

Engine and Other Machine Assemblers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 230
2007 160
2008 150
2009 70
2012 70
2013 70
2014 0
2018 660

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
Year Number
2005 250
2006 310
2007 500
2008 570
2009 460
2010 200
2011 170
2012 200
2013 140
2014 110
2015 100
2016 120
2017 100
2018 120
2019 220

Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 130
2009 0
2010 180
2011 90
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 40
2016 80
2017 90
2018 70

Team Assemblers
Year Number
2005 5,500
2006 4,920
2007 4,300
2008 4,130
2009 3,550
2010 3,410
2011 3,120
2012 3,800
2013 4,000
2014 4,340
2015 5,350
2016 5,410

Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other
Year Number
2008 0
2009 1,360
2010 1,070
2011 1,060
2012 380
2013 480
2014 570
2015 400
2016 450
2019 4,990

Bakers
Year Number
2005 750
2006 870
2007 740
2008 800
2009 750
2010 630
2011 640
2012 500
2013 440
2014 570
2015 560
2016 710
2017 660
2018 870
2019 790

Butchers and Meat Cutters
Year Number
2005 400
2006 360
2007 330
2008 460
2009 420
2010 380
2011 260
2012 320
2013 390
2014 370
2015 300
2016 220
2017 260
2018 280
2019 360

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
Year Number
2005 330
2006 400
2007 370
2008 320
2009 320
2010 220
2011 180
2012 80
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 150
2017 150
2018 70
2019 40

Slaughterers and Meat Packers
Year Number
2019 0

Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 80
2007 60
2008 60
2009 0
2010 0
2011 30
2012 30

Food Batchmakers
Year Number
2005 710
2006 860
2007 920
2008 750
2009 660
2010 520
2011 540
2012 450
2013 430
2014 490
2015 500
2016 550
2017 510
2018 550
2019 600

Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 0
2006 270
2007 350
2008 0
2009 190
2010 230
2011 170
2012 160
2013 270
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 110
2019 0

Food Processing Workers, All Other
Year Number
2012 30
2013 40
2014 50
2016 70
2017 70
2019 0

Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 280
2006 270
2007 310
2008 280
2009 300
2010 250
2011 240
2012 180
2013 130
2014 270
2015 280
2016 200
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 120
2007 120
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2019 30

Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 190
2006 240
2007 380
2008 360
2009 300
2010 180
2011 150
2012 90
2013 100
2014 90
2015 130
2016 80
2017 70
2018 50
2019 60

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 980
2006 970
2007 790
2008 760
2009 760
2010 610
2011 700
2012 870
2013 790
2014 720
2015 660
2016 660
2017 780
2018 980
2019 1,360

Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 210
2006 140
2007 0
2008 0
2009 100
2010 60
2011 70
2012 70
2013 0
2016 30

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 540
2006 610
2007 520
2008 430
2009 290
2010 350
2011 430
2012 380
2013 420
2014 360
2015 410
2016 290
2017 280
2018 230
2019 230

Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 510
2006 430
2007 430
2008 300
2009 360
2010 280
2011 390
2012 250
2013 230
2014 140
2015 160
2016 190
2017 210
2018 170
2019 150

Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 140
2006 170
2007 150
2008 190
2009 0
2010 260
2011 170
2012 180
2013 50
2014 60
2015 70
2016 60
2017 100
2018 60
2019 80

Machinists
Year Number
2005 0
2006 2,180
2007 1,890
2008 1,940
2009 1,830
2010 1,830
2011 1,870
2012 2,190
2013 2,640
2014 2,840
2015 2,600
2016 2,080
2017 2,080
2018 2,360
2019 2,180

Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 40
2006 40
2007 50
2008 100
2009 120
2010 110
2011 70
2012 110
2013 90
2014 70
2016 50
2017 40
2018 0
2019 0

Pourers and Casters, Metal
Year Number
2009 0
2011 60
2012 70
2013 60
2016 0

Model Makers, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2007 50
2011 50
2012 0

Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 80
2006 40
2007 30

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 770
2006 640
2007 620
2008 600
2009 490
2010 370
2011 270
2012 430
2013 490
2014 530
2015 440
2016 440
2017 470
2018 470
2019 440

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 360
2007 1,030
2008 780
2009 270
2010 400
2011 320
2012 390
2013 200
2014 230
2015 0
2016 520
2017 570
2018 450
2019 720

Tool and Die Makers
Year Number
2005 700
2006 580
2007 550
2008 530
2009 560
2010 580
2011 590
2012 720
2013 570
2014 680
2015 920
2016 860
2017 870
2018 370
2019 500

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 1,340
2007 1,530
2008 1,710
2009 1,400
2010 1,150
2011 1,100
2012 1,130
2013 1,170
2014 1,220
2015 1,220
2016 1,220
2017 1,060
2018 1,240
2019 1,170

Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 160
2008 0
2011 270
2012 280
2013 260
2014 260
2015 120
2016 130
2017 140
2018 70
2019 70

Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 170
2006 230
2007 210
2008 0
2009 60
2010 50
2011 60
2012 60
2013 50
2015 50
2016 70
2017 110
2018 100
2019 90

Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 80
2006 0
2007 80
2008 0
2011 30
2012 40

Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 290
2006 190
2007 360
2008 280
2009 250
2010 160
2011 210
2012 90
2013 190
2014 130
2015 160
2016 170
2017 150
2018 150
2019 50

Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners
Year Number
2005 50
2006 80
2007 90
2008 80
2009 40
2010 40
2011 40
2012 50
2013 50
2014 50
2015 70
2016 70
2017 50
2018 40
2019 30

Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
Year Number
2008 380
2010 130
2011 120
2016 70
2017 70
2018 40
2019 30

Prepress Technicians and Workers
Year Number
2005 340
2006 290
2007 240
2008 240
2009 220
2010 270
2011 200
2012 190
2013 170
2014 190
2015 220
2016 250
2017 220
2018 150
2019 120

Printing Press Operators
Year Number
2005 770
2006 650
2007 980
2008 1,030
2009 1,090
2010 1,130
2011 870
2012 960
2013 750
2014 840
2015 670
2016 890
2017 1,020
2018 1,200
2019 1,280

Print Binding and Finishing Workers
Year Number
2005 300
2006 350
2007 670
2008 690
2009 550
2010 510
2011 580
2013 390
2014 250
2015 200
2016 110
2017 0
2018 70
2019 110

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
Year Number
2005 980
2006 890
2007 960
2008 1,010
2009 940
2010 730
2011 600
2012 570
2013 670
2014 650
2015 560
2016 660
2017 700
2018 710
2019 650

Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials
Year Number
2005 350
2006 280
2007 280
2008 300
2009 290
2010 310
2011 0
2012 200
2013 150
2014 140
2015 120
2016 110
2017 110
2018 0
2019 120

Sewing Machine Operators
Year Number
2005 1,230
2006 1,270
2007 960
2008 860
2009 730
2010 760
2011 400
2012 420
2013 370
2014 490
2015 440
2016 400
2017 420
2018 400
2019 420

Sewers, Hand
Year Number
2013 0
2014 0

Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers
Year Number
2005 50
2006 0
2008 0
2009 50
2010 0
2012 80
2013 70
2014 0
2015 50
2016 40
2017 50
2019 50

Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2007 40
2012 40
2013 40
2014 70
2015 60
2016 80

Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2010 40
2011 40
2012 0
2017 40
2018 50
2019 0

Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers
Year Number
2009 0
2011 370

Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 50
2007 70
2008 40
2009 0
2015 30
2016 30
2019 60

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
Year Number
2005 210
2006 270
2007 320
2008 200
2009 150
2010 170
2011 220
2012 200
2013 240
2014 230
2015 220
2016 220
2017 210
2018 230
2019 240

Furniture Finishers
Year Number
2005 70
2006 60
2008 0
2009 0
2010 40
2011 60
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2016 0
2017 0

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood
Year Number
2005 100
2006 90
2007 80
2008 110
2009 110
2010 150
2011 120
2012 70
2013 50
2014 110
2015 0
2016 130
2017 60
2018 60
2019 60

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
Year Number
2005 70
2006 0
2007 0
2008 170
2009 80
2010 70
2011 100
2012 0
2013 210
2014 260
2015 0
2016 0
2017 70
2018 80
2019 80

Power Plant Operators
Year Number
2005 150
2006 180
2007 120
2008 0
2009 0
2010 40
2013 0
2014 220
2015 120
2016 100
2017 70
2018 60
2019 110

Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators
Year Number
2005 280
2006 380
2007 380
2008 470
2009 450
2010 420
2011 370
2012 290
2013 410
2014 410
2015 410
2016 320
2017 320
2018 320
2019 360

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
Year Number
2005 390
2006 370
2007 320
2008 330
2009 370
2010 410
2011 420
2012 460
2013 420
2014 450
2015 390
2016 420
2017 430
2018 480
2019 440

Chemical Plant and System Operators
Year Number
2005 460
2006 450
2007 470
2008 180
2009 140
2010 70
2011 70
2012 40
2013 70
2014 130
2015 120
2016 130
2017 130
2018 110
2019 0

Gas Plant Operators
Year Number
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 60
2012 40
2013 30
2018 40
2019 30

Plant and System Operators, All Other
Year Number
2005 30

Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 250
2006 0
2007 190
2008 190
2009 200
2010 210
2011 400
2012 460
2013 650
2014 810
2015 730
2016 690
2017 710
2018 840
2019 870

Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 520
2006 540
2007 480
2008 0
2009 0
2010 50
2011 60
2012 50
2013 70
2014 40
2015 50
2016 0
2017 130
2018 170
2019 110

Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 280
2007 310
2008 290
2009 320
2010 320
2011 180
2012 120
2013 80
2014 70
2015 40
2016 90
2017 90
2019 120

Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand
Year Number
2005 410
2006 400
2007 330
2008 270
2009 210
2010 0
2011 190
2012 130
2013 130
2014 80
2015 80
2016 100

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 870
2006 970
2007 1,180
2008 1,510
2009 1,430
2010 1,060
2011 820
2012 820
2013 750
2014 830
2015 870
2016 830
2017 580
2018 630
2019 680

Cutters and Trimmers, Hand
Year Number
2010 90
2011 100
2012 110
2013 70

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 320
2006 350
2007 300
2008 370
2009 340
2010 280
2011 270
2012 280
2013 250
2014 210
2015 210
2016 280
2017 280
2018 270
2019 280

Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 280
2006 280
2007 0
2008 290
2009 310
2010 210
2011 290
2012 310
2013 370
2014 490
2015 450
2016 540
2017 510
2018 430
2019 480

Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 40
2006 0
2007 100
2008 170
2009 190
2010 190
2011 170
2012 170
2013 110
2014 80
2015 80
2016 60
2017 80
2018 70
2019 150

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
Year Number
2005 2,210
2006 2,160
2007 2,050
2008 2,190
2009 2,130
2010 2,110
2011 2,300
2012 2,110
2013 2,090
2014 2,380
2015 2,400
2016 2,470
2017 2,370
2018 2,420
2019 2,710

Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers
Year Number
2005 80
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2011 80
2012 0
2013 50
2014 0
2015 180
2016 180
2017 90
2018 80
2019 60

Dental Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2005 0
2006 80
2007 240
2008 370
2009 500
2010 330
2011 350
2012 290
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 280
2018 0
2019 320

Medical Appliance Technicians
Year Number
2005 130
2007 130
2008 100
2009 90
2011 0
2012 50
2013 70
2014 90
2015 80
2016 60
2017 70
2018 30
2019 50

Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 80
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 80
2013 0
2014 80
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 140

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 1,800
2006 1,910
2007 1,450
2008 1,330
2009 1,270
2010 1,640
2011 1,880
2012 1,850
2013 1,720
2014 2,160
2015 1,970
2016 1,910
2017 1,580
2018 1,650
2019 1,680

Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers
Year Number
2005 240
2006 190
2007 90
2008 100
2009 110
2010 140
2011 110
2012 90
2013 90
2014 80
2015 60
2019 50

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 320
2006 320
2007 460
2008 510
2009 560
2010 380
2011 450
2012 470
2013 370
2014 320
2015 240
2016 310
2017 390
2018 380
2019 400

Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators
Year Number
2005 290
2006 240
2007 150
2008 110
2009 260
2010 250
2011 130
2012 90
2013 100
2014 60
2015 60
2016 90
2017 0
2018 0

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
Year Number
2005 580
2006 660
2007 850
2008 800
2009 680
2010 620
2011 670
2012 720
2013 600
2014 580
2015 660
2016 600
2017 470
2018 330
2019 430

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers
Year Number
2005 60
2006 140
2007 220
2008 200
2009 150
2010 90
2011 130
2012 180
2013 190
2014 170
2015 160
2016 200
2017 180
2018 160
2019 150

Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2009 80
2010 120
2011 130
2012 110
2013 90
2014 80
2015 90
2016 50
2017 40
2018 50
2019 40

Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 40
2008 40
2009 40
2016 70
2017 60
2018 60
2019 60

Etchers and Engravers
Year Number
2008 0
2009 0
2010 50
2011 60
2012 50
2013 30

Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 120
2006 180
2007 220
2008 250
2009 330
2010 370
2011 470
2012 430
2013 400
2014 280
2015 340
2016 270
2017 310
2018 60
2019 50

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 670
2006 900
2007 690
2008 490
2009 440
2010 430
2011 550
2012 320
2013 270
2014 390
2015 460
2016 370
2017 370
2018 430
2019 430

Helpers--Production Workers
Year Number
2005 1,640
2006 2,080
2007 2,400
2008 2,490
2009 2,060
2010 1,370
2011 1,380
2012 1,330
2013 1,230
2014 1,020
2015 990
2016 780
2017 570
2018 490
2019 460

Production Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 1,000
2006 740
2007 700
2008 240
2009 140
2012 180
2013 190
2014 350
2015 360
2016 380
2017 350
2018 380
2019 430