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Numbers of Production Occupations in Columbus, IN

Occupation group

Production Occupations
Year Number
2005 3,360
2006 6,090
2007 7,410
2008 7,160
2009 5,370
2010 4,940
2011 6,150
2012 6,320
2013 7,320
2014 8,010
2015 8,440
2016 9,920
2017 9,340
2018 9,070
2019 6,700

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
Year Number
2005 440
2006 460
2007 480
2008 480
2009 450
2010 460
2011 530
2012 580
2013 550
2014 620
2015 700
2016 890
2017 860
2018 880
2019 610

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers
Year Number
2007 40
2016 40

Engine and Other Machine Assemblers
Year Number
2007 360
2008 340

Team Assemblers
Year Number
2006 1,420
2007 1,400
2008 1,830
2009 1,770
2010 1,480
2011 1,800
2012 1,550
2013 1,660
2014 2,580
2015 2,390
2016 3,750

Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other
Year Number
2005 140
2007 100
2008 110
2009 170
2010 160
2011 310
2012 0
2013 950
2015 150
2016 80
2019 1,760

Bakers
Year Number
2008 70
2009 60
2010 60
2018 0
2019 0

Butchers and Meat Cutters
Year Number
2008 30

Food Batchmakers
Year Number
2012 0
2013 0
2014 40
2015 40
2016 40
2017 50
2018 50
2019 50

Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2014 0
2015 0
2018 40
2019 60

Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 150
2007 120
2008 180
2011 0
2012 230
2013 290
2014 330
2015 350
2016 470
2017 320
2018 240
2019 100

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2007 640
2008 500
2009 420
2010 350
2011 110
2012 170
2013 270
2014 310
2015 300
2016 260
2017 250
2018 280
2019 390

Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2008 90
2009 90

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2007 0
2008 120
2009 120
2010 60
2011 110
2012 110
2013 60
2015 40
2017 40
2018 50
2019 50

Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 300
2006 500
2007 340
2008 280
2009 180
2010 140
2011 160
2012 90
2013 130
2014 170
2015 210
2016 120
2017 160
2018 190
2019 330

Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2019 30

Machinists
Year Number
2005 290
2006 370
2007 460
2008 340
2009 300
2010 360
2011 300
2012 320
2013 310
2014 340
2015 360
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 850

Foundry Mold and Coremakers
Year Number
2015 30

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 150
2007 360
2011 290
2012 350
2013 290
2014 230
2015 280
2016 290
2017 350
2018 380
2019 340

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 0
2006 630
2007 470
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2018 80
2019 80

Tool and Die Makers
Year Number
2005 130
2006 140
2007 150
2008 110
2009 110
2010 130
2011 140
2012 170
2013 230
2014 290
2015 260
2016 270
2017 230
2018 190
2019 110

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Year Number
2006 350
2007 320
2010 160
2011 170
2012 160
2014 250
2015 300
2016 310
2017 270
2018 270
2019 300

Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2008 50
2009 0
2010 0
2014 60
2017 0
2018 140
2019 140

Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2008 40
2009 40
2010 50
2011 70
2012 40
2013 60
2014 60
2015 70
2016 80
2017 100
2018 100
2019 130

Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2015 90
2017 130
2018 170

Printing Press Operators
Year Number
2005 40
2006 30
2014 40
2015 40
2016 50
2017 30
2018 50
2019 50

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
Year Number
2005 90
2006 110
2007 110
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 70
2013 80
2014 70
2015 50
2017 40
2018 0
2019 0

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
Year Number
2009 30

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
Year Number
2008 30
2009 30

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2007 30
2014 30
2015 30
2016 60

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2013 70
2014 100
2015 110
2016 120

Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2017 50
2018 50

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
Year Number
2005 580
2006 620
2007 630
2008 640
2009 620
2010 620
2011 630
2012 680
2013 620
2014 670
2015 730
2016 1,070
2017 1,050
2018 1,070
2019 670

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2013 60

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 190
2006 180
2007 210
2008 140
2009 110
2010 100
2011 210
2012 240
2013 90
2014 190
2015 0
2016 360
2017 320
2018 170
2019 210

Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators
Year Number
2010 30

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
Year Number
2005 0
2006 260
2007 760
2008 780
2011 650
2012 790
2013 750
2014 920
2015 1,000
2016 970
2017 1,050
2018 960
2019 360

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers
Year Number
2008 30
2015 40
2017 30
2018 30
2019 0

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2016 0

Helpers--Production Workers
Year Number
2005 1,010
2006 870
2007 0
2008 560
2009 490
2010 730
2011 310
2012 490
2013 550
2014 520
2015 670
2016 560
2017 1,020

Production Workers, All Other
Year Number
2007 430
2008 410
2009 380
2012 280
2013 300
2014 190
2015 200
2016 130
2017 40
2018 40