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Numbers of Production Occupations in Canton-Massillon, OH

Occupation group

Production Occupations
Year Number
2005 17,200
2006 18,450
2007 16,470
2008 18,230
2009 16,620
2010 15,600
2011 13,920
2012 13,810
2013 15,200
2014 16,040
2015 16,520
2016 13,910
2017 14,100
2018 12,590
2019 15,230

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
Year Number
2005 1,480
2006 1,510
2007 1,340
2008 1,520
2009 1,430
2010 1,450
2011 1,280
2012 1,200
2013 1,240
2014 1,220
2015 1,260
2016 1,110
2017 1,170
2018 1,240
2019 1,270

Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers
Year Number
2010 40
2011 30
2015 40
2016 0
2017 30
2018 30

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers
Year Number
2006 0
2007 100
2008 90
2009 80
2010 60
2011 80
2012 100
2013 140
2014 220
2015 270
2016 0

Engine and Other Machine Assemblers
Year Number
2015 40
2016 90

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 90
2008 290
2009 410
2010 260
2011 140
2012 70
2013 100
2014 90
2015 110
2016 200
2017 0
2018 220
2019 130

Team Assemblers
Year Number
2005 3,480
2006 3,170
2007 1,920
2008 2,030
2009 2,160
2010 2,360
2011 2,520
2012 2,460
2013 2,680
2014 2,280
2015 2,110
2016 1,070

Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other
Year Number
2005 0
2006 300
2007 240
2008 420
2009 520
2010 400
2011 340
2012 0
2013 180
2014 0
2015 610
2016 630
2019 2,140

Bakers
Year Number
2005 190
2006 120
2007 120
2008 140
2009 430
2010 410
2011 400
2012 430
2013 410
2014 460
2015 370
2016 370
2017 360
2018 330
2019 330

Butchers and Meat Cutters
Year Number
2006 220
2007 210
2008 300
2009 270
2010 290
2011 190
2012 300
2013 470
2014 480
2015 460
2016 0
2017 270
2018 150
2019 180

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 50
2007 0
2008 0
2012 50
2013 0
2014 60
2018 0
2019 0

Slaughterers and Meat Packers
Year Number
2008 330
2009 300
2010 1,100

Food Batchmakers
Year Number
2006 110
2007 160
2008 190
2009 210
2010 160
2011 160
2012 40
2013 100
2014 110
2015 0
2016 0
2017 450
2018 300
2019 340

Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 30
2006 40
2007 160
2008 170
2009 150
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 120
2014 100
2015 90
2016 290

Food Processing Workers, All Other
Year Number
2018 0
2019 0

Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 60
2006 0
2007 160
2008 200
2009 130
2010 160
2011 120
2012 210
2015 50
2016 90
2017 170
2018 150
2019 180

Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 210
2007 230
2009 80
2010 70
2011 110
2012 190
2013 290
2014 220
2015 0
2018 150
2019 150

Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 370
2006 260
2007 230
2008 0
2009 270
2010 300
2011 140
2012 0
2013 0
2014 50
2015 50
2016 70

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 530
2006 650
2007 920
2008 1,000
2009 680
2010 560
2011 650
2012 1,060
2013 1,110
2014 1,020
2015 700
2016 880
2017 720
2018 950
2019 620

Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 160
2006 130
2007 100
2008 110
2009 100
2010 60
2011 60
2012 70
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 260
2006 300
2007 260
2008 340
2009 410
2010 360
2011 300
2012 180
2013 200
2014 170
2015 270
2016 290
2017 230
2018 200
2019 310

Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 0
2006 260
2007 310
2008 120
2009 120
2010 80
2011 80
2012 100
2013 90
2014 170
2015 130
2016 130
2017 40
2018 60
2019 80

Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 80
2006 80
2007 80
2008 70
2009 130
2010 110
2011 100
2012 30
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 30

Machinists
Year Number
2005 1,130
2006 1,250
2007 1,550
2008 1,430
2009 1,190
2010 840
2011 1,020
2012 1,100
2013 1,090
2014 890
2015 800
2016 800
2017 720
2018 1,000
2019 1,230

Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 60
2006 70
2007 110
2008 270
2009 340
2010 300
2011 180
2012 170
2013 170
2014 150
2015 170
2016 120
2017 160
2018 100
2019 210

Pourers and Casters, Metal
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 90
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2015 30
2016 50

Foundry Mold and Coremakers
Year Number
2007 0
2008 0
2009 60
2010 30
2015 180
2016 120
2019 60

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 460
2006 390
2007 610
2008 680
2009 490
2010 390
2011 290
2012 0
2013 650
2014 680
2015 650
2016 630
2017 590
2018 520
2019 540

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 310
2014 410
2015 410
2016 570
2017 490
2018 0
2019 0

Tool and Die Makers
Year Number
2005 300
2006 360
2007 460
2008 420
2009 0
2010 140
2011 150
2012 220
2013 350
2014 330
2015 430
2016 280
2017 220
2018 190
2019 210

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Year Number
2005 570
2006 850
2007 970
2008 1,020
2009 810
2010 770
2011 600
2012 580
2013 640
2014 660
2015 710
2016 820
2017 1,050
2018 1,060
2019 1,110

Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 170
2006 300
2007 270
2008 310
2009 210
2010 200
2011 160
2012 180
2013 160
2014 60
2015 60
2016 90
2017 80
2018 110
2019 100

Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 200
2006 190
2007 0
2008 280
2009 0
2010 120
2011 60
2012 200
2013 250
2014 240
2015 100
2016 60
2017 30
2018 80
2019 80

Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2013 30
2014 30

Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 0
2006 60
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 100
2013 120
2014 120
2015 120
2016 120
2017 110
2018 150
2019 160

Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners
Year Number
2005 0
2006 30
2007 50
2008 90
2009 70

Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
Year Number
2006 200
2007 160
2008 300
2009 190
2010 170
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0

Prepress Technicians and Workers
Year Number
2005 90
2006 60
2007 90
2008 60
2009 70
2010 30
2011 40
2012 70
2013 70
2014 90
2015 50
2016 50
2017 30
2018 60
2019 50

Printing Press Operators
Year Number
2005 380
2006 420
2007 280
2008 220
2009 200
2010 340
2011 340
2012 220
2013 190
2014 300
2015 290
2016 320
2017 250
2018 300
2019 300

Print Binding and Finishing Workers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 260
2010 50
2011 50
2012 70
2013 90
2014 80
2015 60
2016 40
2017 70
2018 120
2019 120

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
Year Number
2005 490
2006 320
2007 310
2008 280
2009 340
2010 300
2011 260
2012 300
2013 400
2014 390
2015 320
2016 140
2017 150
2018 270
2019 380

Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials
Year Number
2005 80
2006 50
2009 0
2010 90
2011 80
2012 0
2013 30
2014 0
2015 60
2016 60
2017 40

Sewing Machine Operators
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 220
2012 190
2013 230
2014 80
2015 90
2016 70
2017 240
2018 190
2019 180

Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers
Year Number
2007 0
2008 0
2016 0
2017 0

Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 60

Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 0
2006 50
2007 40
2008 40

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
Year Number
2005 180
2006 190
2007 140
2008 110
2009 90
2010 80
2011 60
2012 110
2013 100
2014 170
2015 0
2016 0
2018 0
2019 100

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood
Year Number
2009 40
2010 80
2011 60
2014 0
2015 0
2018 50
2019 60

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
Year Number
2005 0
2006 240
2008 100
2009 0
2010 0
2012 60
2016 30
2017 50
2018 110
2019 130

Power Distributors and Dispatchers
Year Number
2015 30

Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 90
2009 90
2010 80
2011 40
2012 30
2013 40
2014 50
2015 50

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
Year Number
2005 190
2006 260
2007 320
2008 280
2009 140
2010 130
2011 130
2012 190
2013 150
2014 180
2015 130
2016 130
2017 140
2018 130
2019 160

Chemical Plant and System Operators
Year Number
2006 30
2011 0
2018 30

Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers
Year Number
2011 30
2012 0
2014 60
2015 50
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0

Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2008 70
2009 70
2010 80
2011 60
2012 50
2013 0
2014 40
2015 50
2016 0

Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand
Year Number
2005 90
2006 50
2007 70
2008 60
2009 40
2010 30
2011 40

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 410
2006 230
2007 200
2008 90
2009 0
2010 210
2011 200
2012 130
2013 120
2014 120
2015 140
2016 140
2017 150
2018 160
2019 120

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 280
2006 0
2007 0
2008 130
2009 120
2010 90
2011 70
2012 90
2013 50
2014 80
2015 70
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 70

Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 360
2006 220
2007 260
2008 240
2009 240
2010 150
2011 0
2012 90
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2017 330
2018 290
2019 110

Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 40
2007 70
2008 70
2009 70
2010 40
2011 30
2013 30
2014 30

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
Year Number
2005 940
2006 900
2007 890
2008 890
2009 760
2010 600
2011 680
2012 880
2013 850
2014 780
2015 930
2016 970
2017 1,020
2018 940
2019 1,100

Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers
Year Number
2006 0
2017 0
2018 0

Dental Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2006 0
2009 30
2013 0

Medical Appliance Technicians
Year Number
2017 40
2018 0
2019 0

Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2008 0

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 1,490
2006 1,540
2007 0
2008 800
2009 600
2010 280
2011 350
2012 440
2013 0
2014 1,070
2015 1,540
2016 1,060
2017 1,510
2019 1,010

Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers
Year Number
2005 60
2006 50
2007 40
2009 40
2010 30
2011 30

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 290
2006 260
2007 440
2008 310
2009 400
2010 400
2011 350
2012 190
2013 160
2014 140
2015 250
2016 220
2017 180
2018 90
2019 220

Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators
Year Number
2007 50
2008 70
2009 60
2010 0
2011 40
2012 40
2013 30

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
Year Number
2005 560
2006 420
2007 600
2008 740
2009 530
2010 560
2011 580
2012 650
2013 580
2014 610
2015 610
2016 370
2017 380
2018 510
2019 680

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers
Year Number
2005 0
2008 30
2010 30
2011 40
2012 0
2013 50
2014 30
2015 30
2019 0

Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2006 60
2007 60
2008 70

Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 120
2006 0
2012 50
2013 60
2014 80
2015 40
2016 0
2017 0

Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2015 40

Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 100
2006 80
2007 60
2013 30
2014 50
2015 40
2018 100
2019 80

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 120
2006 200
2007 150
2008 210
2009 350
2010 260
2011 0
2012 90
2013 130
2014 160
2015 140
2016 110
2017 100
2018 90
2019 200

Tire Builders
Year Number
2017 40
2018 40

Helpers--Production Workers
Year Number
2005 1,150
2006 1,420
2007 1,440
2008 1,150
2009 840
2010 470
2011 860
2012 680
2013 770
2014 530
2015 550
2016 450
2017 370
2018 360
2019 260

Production Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 250
2006 290
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2012 150
2013 140
2014 700
2015 740
2016 840
2017 600
2018 540
2019 470