Numbers of Production Occupations in Columbus, OH

Occupation group

Production Occupations

Year	Number
2005	53,360
2006	53,890
2007	59,720
2008	57,620
2009	50,070
2010	43,680
2011	41,270
2012	43,140
2013	50,680
2014	52,090
2015	54,700
2016	53,050
2017	54,030
2018	52,740
2019	51,550

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers

Year	Number
2005	3,990
2006	4,020
2007	3,900
2008	4,020
2009	3,550
2010	3,140
2011	3,080
2012	3,160
2013	3,160
2014	3,130
2015	3,390
2016	3,490
2017	3,760
2018	3,760
2019	3,960

Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers

Year	Number
2013	50

Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers

Year	Number
2005	0
2006	40
2007	90
2008	50
2009	80
2010	80
2011	90
2012	80
2013	60
2014	40
2016	0
2017	80
2019	60

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers

Year	Number
2005	670
2006	730
2007	1,120
2008	920
2009	1,010
2010	0
2011	830
2012	980
2013	1,340
2014	1,070
2015	1,520
2016	1,220

Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers

Year	Number
2005	0
2007	300
2008	350
2009	0
2010	0
2011	190
2012	230
2013	220
2014	230
2015	150
2016	130

Engine and Other Machine Assemblers

Year	Number
2005	90
2006	50
2007	80
2009	840
2011	0
2012	0
2013	150
2014	0
2015	460
2016	460
2017	390
2018	0

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters

Year	Number
2005	210
2007	620
2008	860
2009	550
2010	510
2011	400
2012	370
2013	540
2014	440
2015	570
2016	480
2017	480
2018	500
2019	390

Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators

Year	Number
2005	100
2008	0
2009	70
2010	80
2011	0
2012	160
2013	130
2014	0
2019	290

Team Assemblers

Year	Number
2005	11,450
2006	9,730
2007	8,650
2008	8,740
2009	7,420
2010	8,000
2011	8,650
2012	9,250
2013	8,860
2014	8,980
2015	7,970
2016	6,540

Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other

Year	Number
2005	0
2006	0
2007	7,320
2008	4,190
2009	3,620
2010	1,940
2011	0
2012	0
2013	6,740
2014	2,770
2015	3,870
2016	4,230
2019	11,460

Bakers

Year	Number
2005	710
2006	500
2007	610
2008	940
2009	940
2010	1,100
2011	1,050
2012	1,170
2013	1,090
2014	1,100
2015	1,050
2016	810
2017	1,060
2018	1,070
2019	1,200

Butchers and Meat Cutters

Year	Number
2005	560
2006	480
2007	530
2008	690
2009	750
2010	760
2011	610
2012	820
2013	800
2014	880
2015	750
2016	740
2017	590
2018	530
2019	600

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers

Year	Number
2005	0
2006	210
2007	130
2008	120
2009	80
2010	0
2011	0
2012	170
2013	170
2014	200
2015	320
2016	280
2017	350
2018	0
2019	0

Slaughterers and Meat Packers

Year	Number
2005	130
2006	130
2009	0
2010	0
2011	0
2013	50
2014	0
2015	0
2016	0
2018	0
2019	140

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

Year	Number
2005	170
2006	160
2007	50
2008	40
2009	40
2015	40

Food Batchmakers

Year	Number
2005	350
2006	300
2007	410
2008	460
2009	490
2010	410
2011	430
2012	0
2013	1,000
2014	870
2015	820
2016	670
2017	440
2018	640
2019	970

Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders

Year	Number
2005	200
2006	160
2007	110
2008	130
2009	0
2010	0
2011	0
2012	80
2013	100
2014	100
2015	60
2016	50
2017	90
2019	0

Food Processing Workers, All Other

Year	Number
2012	0
2013	210
2014	130
2015	200
2016	340
2017	280
2018	270
2019	120

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

Year	Number
2005	380
2006	670
2007	740
2008	840
2009	640
2010	450
2011	320
2012	540
2013	510
2014	430
2015	360
2016	320
2017	480
2018	620
2019	620

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

Year	Number
2005	120
2007	260
2008	260
2009	80
2010	80
2011	70
2012	50
2013	90
2014	0
2015	100
2016	110
2017	130
2018	0
2019	150

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

Year	Number
2005	130
2006	160
2007	200
2008	150
2009	130
2010	100
2011	0
2012	190
2013	260
2014	220
2015	0
2016	0
2017	220
2018	0
2019	0

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

Year	Number
2005	2,480
2006	2,430
2007	2,250
2008	2,080
2009	1,750
2010	1,230
2011	860
2012	1,030
2013	1,070
2014	1,430
2015	1,520
2016	1,460
2017	1,550
2018	1,470
2019	1,440

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

Year	Number
2005	160
2006	260
2007	190
2008	150
2009	100
2010	140
2011	100
2012	100
2013	40
2015	0
2017	0

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

Year	Number
2005	500
2006	550
2007	410
2008	330
2009	250
2010	370
2011	350
2012	450
2013	160
2014	120
2015	300
2016	520
2017	510
2018	380
2019	190

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

Year	Number
2005	260
2006	290
2007	280
2008	170
2009	130
2010	140
2011	120
2012	60
2013	0
2014	0
2015	0
2016	60
2017	70
2018	40

Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year	Number
2005	30
2006	60
2007	70
2008	60
2010	40
2011	50
2012	50
2013	50
2014	50
2015	0
2016	0
2017	50
2018	70
2019	40

Machinists

Year	Number
2005	1,550
2006	1,700
2007	1,380
2008	1,680
2009	1,600
2010	1,790
2011	2,090
2012	1,780
2013	1,760
2014	1,680
2015	1,970
2016	1,870
2017	1,500
2018	1,200
2019	1,140

Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders

Year	Number
2008	0
2009	160
2010	140
2011	70
2012	0
2014	30
2016	90
2017	0
2018	0

Pourers and Casters, Metal

Year	Number
2005	0
2006	0
2007	60
2008	110
2009	70
2010	60
2016	60

Model Makers, Metal and Plastic

Year	Number
2006	90
2012	40
2013	70
2014	70

Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic

Year	Number
2005	0

Foundry Mold and Coremakers

Year	Number
2005	40
2006	70
2008	0
2015	0
2016	80
2017	0
2019	0

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

Year	Number
2005	990
2006	750
2007	890
2008	1,210
2009	1,200
2010	760
2011	470
2012	530
2013	1,170
2014	1,440
2015	1,760
2016	2,400
2017	1,970
2018	2,200
2019	1,100

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

Year	Number
2005	500
2006	580
2007	470
2008	330
2009	210
2010	300
2011	300
2012	330
2013	410
2014	690
2015	670
2016	610
2017	810
2018	1,000
2019	1,050

Tool and Die Makers

Year	Number
2005	700
2006	700
2007	740
2008	480
2009	340
2010	270
2011	410
2012	460
2013	460
2014	370
2015	300
2016	400
2017	420
2018	470
2019	420

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

Year	Number
2005	1,890
2006	1,810
2007	1,880
2008	1,730
2009	1,340
2010	1,280
2011	1,200
2012	1,120
2013	1,180
2014	1,390
2015	1,530
2016	1,960
2017	1,830
2018	2,180
2019	1,810

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

Year	Number
2005	0
2006	340
2007	520
2008	660
2009	520
2010	290
2011	140
2012	0
2013	580
2014	1,150
2017	140
2018	170
2019	150

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

Year	Number
2005	110
2006	120
2007	110
2008	50
2012	90
2013	40
2014	0
2015	60
2016	50
2017	50
2018	0
2019	0

Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic

Year	Number
2005	0
2006	0
2007	60
2009	40
2010	30
2011	30
2013	0
2014	40
2015	0

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

Year	Number
2006	180
2007	120
2008	240
2009	120
2010	100
2011	70
2012	70
2013	70
2014	110
2015	260
2016	370
2017	340
2018	210
2019	160

Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners

Year	Number
2005	70
2006	0
2007	60
2008	40
2009	40
2014	0
2015	0
2016	0
2017	0

Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other

Year	Number
2006	570
2007	620
2008	640
2009	270
2010	160
2011	130
2012	0
2013	0
2014	90
2015	150
2016	160
2017	110
2018	130
2019	100

Prepress Technicians and Workers

Year	Number
2005	0
2006	0
2007	0
2008	280
2009	240
2010	230
2011	260
2012	210
2013	240
2014	250
2015	250
2016	230
2017	180
2018	200
2019	180

Printing Press Operators

Year	Number
2005	1,100
2006	970
2007	950
2008	910
2009	890
2010	1,420
2011	1,420
2012	1,380
2013	1,480
2014	1,510
2015	1,380
2016	1,410
2017	1,810
2018	1,700
2019	1,400

Print Binding and Finishing Workers

Year	Number
2005	1,390
2006	1,030
2007	1,270
2008	1,080
2009	1,130
2010	450
2011	530
2012	480
2013	640
2014	560
2015	660
2016	570
2017	510
2018	490
2019	370

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers

Year	Number
2005	1,580
2006	1,420
2007	1,310
2008	1,150
2009	850
2010	780
2011	730
2012	690
2013	780
2014	1,020
2015	970
2016	1,170
2017	1,080
2018	1,250
2019	1,170

Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials

Year	Number
2005	260
2006	310
2007	270
2008	280
2009	0
2010	370
2011	500
2012	480
2013	550
2014	380
2015	260
2016	250
2017	150
2018	210
2019	150

Sewing Machine Operators

Year	Number
2005	570
2006	420
2007	400
2008	460
2009	460
2010	400
2011	420
2012	380
2013	170
2014	190
2015	200
2016	220
2017	250
2018	440
2019	540

Sewers, Hand

Year	Number
2005	0
2006	0
2007	0
2008	0
2009	0

Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers

Year	Number
2005	70
2006	120
2007	140
2008	0
2009	0
2010	0
2011	210
2012	0
2013	0
2016	40
2017	50
2018	50
2019	0

Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year	Number
2005	50
2006	0
2007	40
2008	40
2009	0
2013	40
2014	0
2016	0
2017	0
2018	0

Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers

Year	Number
2005	350
2006	150
2007	360
2008	270
2009	230
2011	190
2013	0
2014	80

Upholsterers

Year	Number
2005	60
2006	70
2007	0
2008	60
2009	50
2010	0
2011	60
2012	0
2014	0
2015	0
2016	100
2017	50
2018	60
2019	50

Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other

Year	Number
2006	40
2007	0
2008	0
2012	0

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters

Year	Number
2005	250
2006	310
2007	330
2008	470
2009	370
2010	240
2011	150
2012	200
2013	280
2014	310
2015	450
2016	330
2017	320
2018	300
2019	360

Furniture Finishers

Year	Number
2005	60
2006	70
2007	40
2008	40
2009	60
2010	50
2011	50
2013	0
2014	0
2015	80
2016	50
2017	0

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood

Year	Number
2005	310
2006	270
2007	150
2008	80
2009	40
2010	60
2011	60
2012	220
2013	240
2014	220
2015	90
2016	70
2017	80
2018	70
2019	90

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing

Year	Number
2005	120
2006	100
2007	0
2008	60
2009	70
2010	90
2011	0
2012	50
2013	0
2014	180
2015	310
2016	300
2017	300
2018	230
2019	280

Woodworkers, All Other

Year	Number
2007	0
2008	320
2009	380
2010	350
2011	0
2012	0
2013	0
2014	50
2015	0
2016	0
2017	50

Power Distributors and Dispatchers

Year	Number
2006	40
2007	40
2009	80
2010	70
2011	190
2012	210
2013	220
2014	130
2015	90
2016	120
2017	0

Power Plant Operators

Year	Number
2005	80
2006	70
2007	80
2009	170
2010	230
2011	160
2012	170
2013	0
2014	0
2015	260
2016	260
2017	220

Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators

Year	Number
2005	230
2006	300
2007	350
2008	330
2009	250
2010	160
2011	140
2012	110
2013	140
2014	220
2015	170
2016	160
2017	120
2018	130
2019	90

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators

Year	Number
2005	570
2006	660
2007	670
2008	690
2009	550
2010	530
2011	510
2012	510
2013	530
2014	570
2015	720
2016	700
2017	640
2018	530
2019	550

Chemical Plant and System Operators

Year	Number
2005	0
2006	0
2007	0
2008	0
2009	0
2010	0
2013	0
2014	0
2015	0
2016	0
2017	0

Gas Plant Operators

Year	Number
2014	0
2015	0
2016	90

Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers

Year	Number
2011	40
2012	60
2013	40
2014	40
2015	60
2016	90
2017	0
2018	80
2019	80

Plant and System Operators, All Other

Year	Number
2016	40
2017	70
2018	110
2019	50

Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders

Year	Number
2005	150
2007	230
2008	380
2009	450
2010	450
2011	210
2012	150
2013	520
2014	590
2015	650
2016	740
2017	0
2018	1,170
2019	900

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

Year	Number
2005	500
2006	810
2007	730
2008	0
2009	0
2010	160
2013	0
2014	0
2015	490
2016	290
2017	220
2018	570
2019	510

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

Year	Number
2005	80
2006	100
2007	70
2008	60
2009	40
2010	0
2011	170
2012	220
2013	130
2014	100
2015	110
2016	50
2017	120
2018	140
2019	150

Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand

Year	Number
2005	190
2006	410
2007	280
2008	340
2009	290
2010	0
2011	40
2012	0
2013	60
2014	0
2015	40
2016	30

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year	Number
2005	790
2006	770
2007	710
2008	820
2009	710
2010	1,070
2011	1,270
2012	1,200
2013	770
2014	650
2015	870
2016	830
2017	650
2018	760
2019	1,170

Cutters and Trimmers, Hand

Year	Number
2005	40
2006	0
2007	0
2008	0
2009	30
2010	40
2011	80
2012	60
2013	80
2014	50
2015	40

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year	Number
2005	540
2006	400
2007	280
2008	230
2009	260
2010	370
2011	0
2012	0
2013	240
2014	0
2015	260
2016	340
2017	590
2018	480
2019	380

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

Year	Number
2005	740
2006	620
2007	520
2008	380
2009	360
2010	350
2011	410
2012	480
2013	300
2014	390
2015	560
2016	620
2017	770
2018	540
2019	910

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

Year	Number
2005	0
2008	80
2009	170
2010	130
2011	90
2012	50
2013	330
2014	250
2015	320
2016	90
2017	140
2018	50
2019	50

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers

Year	Number
2005	3,520
2006	3,220
2007	3,240
2008	2,920
2009	2,500
2010	2,640
2011	2,550
2012	2,860
2013	2,640
2014	3,620
2015	4,290
2016	4,640
2017	4,680
2018	4,230
2019	4,280

Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers

Year	Number
2005	80
2006	120
2007	100
2008	80
2009	0
2010	0
2011	0
2012	80
2013	100
2014	60
2015	60
2017	0
2018	0
2019	50

Dental Laboratory Technicians

Year	Number
2005	240
2006	200
2007	170
2008	180
2009	330
2010	220
2011	250
2012	210
2013	200
2014	210
2015	150
2016	120
2017	100
2018	140
2019	150

Medical Appliance Technicians

Year	Number
2006	60
2007	100
2008	110
2009	180
2010	90
2014	110
2015	120
2017	0
2018	250
2019	160

Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians

Year	Number
2005	0
2010	220
2011	0
2012	0
2013	140
2015	0
2016	240
2017	500

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders

Year	Number
2005	2,030
2006	2,390
2007	2,170
2008	2,210
2009	2,040
2010	2,040
2011	2,220
2012	2,520
2013	2,750
2014	2,720
2015	2,550
2016	2,600
2017	2,210
2018	1,720
2019	1,930

Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers

Year	Number
2005	90
2006	100
2007	90
2008	120
2009	160
2010	120
2011	90
2012	60
2013	0
2014	0
2016	30
2019	0

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

Year	Number
2005	610
2006	650
2007	690
2008	800
2009	790
2010	710
2011	580
2012	690
2013	850
2014	660
2015	800
2016	750
2017	960
2018	620
2019	750

Semiconductor Processing Technicians

Year	Number
2016	170

Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators

Year	Number
2005	280
2006	290
2007	300
2008	300
2009	300
2010	340
2011	380
2012	310
2013	200
2014	170
2015	150
2016	220
2017	160
2018	110
2019	90

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators

Year	Number
2005	1,560
2006	1,810
2007	1,230
2008	1,080
2009	890
2010	630
2011	680
2012	480
2013	0
2014	830
2015	890
2016	500
2017	610
2018	760
2019	830

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers

Year	Number
2005	100
2006	110
2007	0
2008	40
2009	40
2010	80
2011	100
2012	110
2013	70
2014	90
2015	100
2016	160
2017	150
2018	140
2019	150

Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders

Year	Number
2005	0
2006	210
2007	160
2008	130
2009	0
2010	0
2011	0
2013	70
2014	70
2015	110
2016	150
2017	150
2018	0
2019	120

Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders

Year	Number
2005	60
2006	70
2007	0
2008	0
2009	530
2010	0
2011	0
2012	110
2013	0
2014	0
2015	90
2016	40
2017	60
2018	160
2019	0

Etchers and Engravers

Year	Number
2006	0
2007	0
2008	0
2009	0
2010	60
2012	30
2014	40

Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic

Year	Number
2005	0
2006	0
2007	200
2008	190
2009	190
2010	220
2011	170
2012	200
2013	180
2014	240
2015	280
2016	250
2017	310
2018	390
2019	320

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year	Number
2005	440
2006	380
2007	470
2008	570
2009	400
2010	260
2011	370
2012	530
2013	620
2014	380
2015	300
2016	310
2017	410
2018	590
2019	790

Helpers--Production Workers

Year	Number
2005	3,900
2006	2,960
2007	3,480
2008	3,770
2009	3,200
2010	2,530
2011	1,970
2012	2,660
2013	2,490
2014	2,400
2015	1,900
2016	2,020
2017	1,560
2018	2,110
2019	1,510

Production Workers, All Other

Year	Number
2005	1,830
2006	4,020
2007	2,870
2008	3,590
2009	1,960
2012	1,620
2013	0
2014	3,500
2015	3,470
2016	1,700
2017	1,940
2018	2,000
2019	1,640