Numbers of Production Occupations in Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area

Occupation group

Production Occupations

Year Number
2006 21,520
2007 20,490
2008 19,540
2009 15,670
2010 13,480
2011 14,890
2012 14,400
2013 15,120
2014 14,840
2015 18,820
2016 18,380
2017 20,330
2018 19,020
2019 20,110

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers

Year Number
2006 1,450
2007 1,340
2008 1,190
2009 1,060
2010 1,010
2011 1,110
2012 1,150
2013 1,070
2014 970
2015 1,250
2016 1,380
2017 1,500
2018 1,460
2019 1,520

Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers

Year Number
2007 0
2008 220
2009 160
2010 130
2014 110
2015 0

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers

Year Number
2006 140
2007 70
2008 0
2009 0
2010 250
2011 220
2012 340
2013 460
2016 80

Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers

Year Number
2007 170

Engine and Other Machine Assemblers

Year Number
2008 70

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters

Year Number
2006 60
2007 190
2008 0
2014 40
2017 50
2018 60
2019 0

Team Assemblers

Year Number
2006 5,730
2007 5,310
2008 5,300
2009 4,130
2010 4,330
2011 4,040
2012 4,230
2013 3,570
2014 3,730
2015 4,640
2016 5,510

Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other

Year Number
2006 850
2007 1,180
2008 1,100
2009 690
2010 310
2011 540
2012 710
2013 570
2014 630
2015 1,070
2016 0
2019 5,670

Bakers

Year Number
2006 70
2007 80
2008 60
2009 80
2010 90
2011 120
2012 100
2013 100
2014 80
2015 110
2016 130
2017 100
2018 120
2019 0

Butchers and Meat Cutters

Year Number
2006 130
2007 140
2008 90
2009 120
2010 0
2011 140
2012 150
2013 140
2014 140
2015 150
2016 150
2017 160
2018 160
2019 140

Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders

Year Number
2015 200
2016 290

Food Batchmakers

Year Number
2011 200
2012 190
2013 220
2014 210
2015 270
2016 350
2017 180
2018 160
2019 200

Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders

Year Number
2006 40
2007 40

Food Processing Workers, All Other

Year Number
2014 50

Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year Number
2006 540
2007 510
2008 520
2009 360
2010 300
2011 270
2012 280
2013 220
2014 230
2015 0
2018 510
2019 520

Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year Number
2006 40
2007 60
2015 0

Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year Number
2008 0
2009 70
2012 30
2014 40
2015 0
2016 0

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year Number
2006 940
2007 1,010
2008 1,070
2009 710
2010 520
2011 440
2012 510
2013 620
2014 670
2015 940
2016 630
2017 560
2018 590
2019 1,290

Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year Number
2006 0
2007 60
2008 40
2009 0
2010 60
2011 0
2012 30

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year Number
2006 100
2007 180
2008 210
2009 160
2010 100
2011 70
2012 80
2013 30
2014 40
2015 240
2017 0
2018 50
2019 260

Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year Number
2007 290
2008 310
2009 220
2010 130
2011 160
2012 160
2015 120
2016 120
2017 70
2019 120

Machinists

Year Number
2006 600
2007 820
2008 710
2009 570
2010 360
2011 450
2012 530
2013 620
2014 850
2015 690
2016 840
2017 650
2018 580
2019 450

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year Number
2006 410
2007 170
2008 180
2009 310
2010 160
2011 260
2012 190
2013 210
2014 210
2015 130
2016 180
2017 290
2018 340
2019 520

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year Number
2006 240
2007 280
2008 220
2009 90
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 90
2015 90
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 410

Tool and Die Makers

Year Number
2006 370
2007 500
2008 420
2009 350
2010 200
2011 160
2012 140
2013 200
2014 220
2015 290
2016 270
2017 290
2018 340
2019 350

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

Year Number
2006 620
2007 700
2008 660
2009 550
2010 400
2011 490
2012 800
2013 840
2014 890
2015 890
2016 1,030
2017 990
2018 1,000
2019 1,070

Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year Number
2006 670
2007 390
2008 490
2009 270
2010 260
2011 140
2012 120
2013 0
2014 0
2015 450
2016 340
2017 0
2018 0
2019 70

Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year Number
2007 190
2008 130
2009 110
2010 90
2011 0
2012 0

Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year Number
2006 170
2007 130
2008 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 60
2015 70
2016 150
2017 150
2018 160
2019 50

Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners

Year Number
2006 50
2007 40

Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other

Year Number
2006 60
2007 90
2008 80
2009 70

Prepress Technicians and Workers

Year Number
2006 60
2007 50
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 60
2015 40
2018 40
2019 60

Printing Press Operators

Year Number
2006 320
2007 210
2008 210
2009 200
2010 220
2011 270
2012 0
2013 240
2014 230
2015 310
2016 300
2017 310
2019 820

Print Binding and Finishing Workers

Year Number
2006 0
2007 60

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers

Year Number
2006 150
2007 130
2008 100
2009 140
2010 140
2011 130
2012 130
2013 70
2014 110
2015 110
2016 180
2017 170
2018 160
2019 150

Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials

Year Number
2006 110
2007 80
2008 70
2009 40
2013 40
2014 0
2015 30

Sewing Machine Operators

Year Number
2006 760
2007 0
2008 330
2009 260
2010 260
2011 320
2012 0
2013 540
2014 510
2015 610
2016 420
2017 290
2018 0
2019 0

Upholsterers

Year Number
2007 0
2008 0
2009 40
2012 30

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters

Year Number
2007 110
2008 100
2009 70
2010 110
2011 90
2012 80
2014 40
2015 150
2016 150
2017 120
2018 70
2019 110

Furniture Finishers

Year Number
2008 0
2016 0
2017 30
2018 40
2019 60

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood

Year Number
2006 180
2007 120
2008 90
2009 100
2010 80
2011 110
2012 0
2013 140
2014 170
2015 200
2016 0
2017 360
2018 360
2019 140

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing

Year Number
2006 230
2007 190
2008 290
2009 200
2010 210
2011 170
2012 180
2013 200
2014 0
2015 170
2016 190
2017 220
2018 0
2019 0

Woodworkers, All Other

Year Number
2012 110
2013 70
2014 70

Power Distributors and Dispatchers

Year Number
2019 80

Power Plant Operators

Year Number
2011 70
2012 170
2013 280
2015 110

Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators

Year Number
2006 40
2007 50
2009 30

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators

Year Number
2006 310
2007 260
2008 250
2009 220
2010 220
2011 210
2012 210
2013 220
2014 370
2015 360
2016 530
2017 510
2018 460
2019 370

Gas Plant Operators

Year Number
2006 40
2007 40
2009 40
2010 60
2011 60
2012 50
2014 60
2015 70

Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders

Year Number
2015 160
2017 190
2018 150
2019 150

Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year Number
2006 40
2007 40
2013 40
2015 150
2016 160
2017 220
2018 190
2019 230

Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year Number
2006 30
2007 40
2008 60
2009 60
2010 40
2012 0
2015 0
2019 30

Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand

Year Number
2017 70
2018 70

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year Number
2006 250
2007 420
2008 600
2009 520
2010 320
2011 170
2012 280
2013 280
2014 220
2015 230
2016 240
2017 240
2018 210
2019 230

Cutters and Trimmers, Hand

Year Number
2006 0

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year Number
2006 170
2007 260
2008 220
2009 190
2010 110
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 50
2017 0
2018 0
2019 300

Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year Number
2006 270
2007 200
2008 200
2009 180
2010 0
2011 260
2012 0
2013 170
2014 220
2015 210
2016 230
2017 290
2018 350
2019 260

Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders

Year Number
2007 110
2008 220
2009 200
2010 150
2011 130
2012 150
2013 160
2014 40
2015 160
2016 140
2017 70

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers

Year Number
2006 1,060
2007 1,220
2008 1,120
2009 900
2010 650
2011 610
2012 730
2013 760
2014 990
2015 1,230
2016 1,370
2017 1,180
2018 1,240
2019 1,370

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders

Year Number
2006 910
2007 740
2008 660
2009 360
2010 320
2011 710
2012 870
2013 980
2014 840
2015 1,220
2016 1,260
2017 1,290
2018 1,230
2019 1,750

Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers

Year Number
2007 60
2008 70
2009 70
2010 60
2015 60
2016 60
2017 60

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year Number
2006 590
2007 400
2008 450
2009 390
2010 460
2011 440
2012 450
2013 30
2014 30
2015 0
2016 410
2017 300
2018 340
2019 500

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators

Year Number
2006 450
2007 410
2008 210
2009 100
2010 0
2013 340
2014 100
2015 0
2016 300
2017 370
2018 320
2019 210

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers

Year Number
2014 40
2015 50

Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders

Year Number
2006 100

Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders

Year Number
2009 40
2015 40
2019 50

Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic

Year Number
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year Number
2008 230
2009 200

Helpers--Production Workers

Year Number
2006 1,520
2007 1,350
2008 990
2009 1,040
2010 1,010
2011 1,490
2012 580
2013 880
2014 830
2015 850
2016 460
2017 530
2018 510
2019 450

Production Workers, All Other

Year Number
2006 650
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2012 640
2013 810
2014 710
2015 700
2016 480
2017 160
2018 220
2019 150