Numbers of Production Occupations in Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO

Occupation group

Production Occupations

Year	Number
2005	44,670
2006	43,250
2007	46,510
2008	46,780
2009	42,370
2010	42,650
2011	42,720
2012	44,260
2013	45,030
2014	45,090
2015	48,270
2016	48,160
2017	46,920
2018	47,330
2019	48,780

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers

Year	Number
2005	3,110
2006	3,370
2007	3,310
2008	3,400
2009	3,010
2010	2,720
2011	2,870
2012	2,760
2013	2,930
2014	2,880
2015	2,980
2016	3,230
2017	3,390
2018	3,590
2019	3,710

Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers

Year	Number
2005	0
2006	80
2009	50
2010	90
2011	70
2012	60
2013	40
2014	50
2018	0
2019	0

Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers

Year	Number
2014	0

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers

Year	Number
2005	1,220
2006	1,250
2007	1,470
2008	1,430
2009	1,060
2010	1,160
2011	1,570
2012	1,690
2013	1,630
2014	1,330
2015	1,450
2016	1,290

Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers

Year	Number
2005	240
2006	310
2007	320
2008	290
2009	930
2010	690
2011	740
2012	770
2013	1,100
2014	1,020
2015	1,010

Engine and Other Machine Assemblers

Year	Number
2006	0
2007	0
2008	0
2009	0
2011	0
2012	0
2014	120
2015	190
2016	210

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters

Year	Number
2005	490
2006	570
2007	630
2008	650
2009	550
2010	500
2011	550
2012	630
2013	520
2014	570
2015	440
2016	550
2017	0
2018	0
2019	800

Team Assemblers

Year	Number
2005	4,230
2006	3,810
2007	4,600
2008	4,770
2009	3,980
2010	3,250
2011	3,220
2012	3,070
2013	3,490
2014	3,370
2015	2,820
2016	2,420

Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other

Year	Number
2005	2,220
2006	2,190
2007	1,780
2008	1,930
2009	1,200
2010	1,430
2011	1,240
2012	1,590
2013	1,370
2014	1,820
2015	3,000
2016	3,000
2019	4,730

Bakers

Year	Number
2005	1,540
2006	1,640
2007	1,570
2008	1,550
2009	1,250
2010	1,430
2011	1,430
2012	1,440
2013	1,400
2014	1,990
2015	2,340
2016	2,220
2017	2,090
2018	1,860
2019	1,940

Butchers and Meat Cutters

Year	Number
2005	1,350
2006	1,220
2007	1,170
2008	920
2009	870
2010	1,040
2011	1,530
2012	1,740
2013	1,290
2014	1,050
2015	910
2016	1,050
2017	1,000
2018	960
2019	930

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers

Year	Number
2005	230
2007	400
2008	370
2009	350
2010	250
2011	210
2012	140
2013	0
2014	0
2015	230
2016	250
2017	280
2018	270
2019	320

Slaughterers and Meat Packers

Year	Number
2006	110
2007	320
2008	660
2009	590
2010	590
2011	570
2012	370
2014	240
2015	0
2016	0
2017	280
2018	320
2019	370

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

Year	Number
2006	0
2007	0
2008	0
2009	60
2010	110
2011	90
2012	80
2013	90
2014	140
2015	170
2016	0
2017	320
2018	260
2019	360

Food Batchmakers

Year	Number
2005	710
2006	0
2007	590
2008	0
2009	0
2010	870
2011	790
2012	810
2013	870
2014	970
2015	1,330
2016	1,430
2017	1,230
2018	1,120
2019	1,370

Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders

Year	Number
2005	220
2006	250
2007	250
2008	270
2009	250
2010	220
2011	130
2012	100
2013	90
2014	90
2015	100
2016	90
2017	190
2018	270
2019	330

Food Processing Workers, All Other

Year	Number
2012	470
2013	490
2014	350
2015	420
2016	520
2017	660
2018	800
2019	670

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

Year	Number
2005	230
2006	250
2007	300
2008	210
2009	280
2010	340
2011	240
2012	140
2013	290
2014	250
2015	540
2016	480
2017	430
2018	0
2019	0

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

Year	Number
2006	0
2007	120
2008	100
2009	100
2010	110
2011	190
2012	150
2015	100
2016	110
2018	120
2019	120

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

Year	Number
2005	0
2006	60
2007	50
2008	60
2009	60
2010	50
2015	0
2016	70
2017	80
2018	60
2019	30

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

Year	Number
2005	1,020
2006	960
2007	790
2008	1,010
2009	890
2010	900
2011	610
2012	550
2013	650
2014	670
2015	820
2016	750
2017	790
2018	700
2019	690

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

Year	Number
2005	0
2006	100
2007	50
2008	70
2009	0
2014	80
2015	80
2016	0
2019	30

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

Year	Number
2005	0
2006	240
2007	130
2008	220
2009	160
2010	200
2011	220
2012	320
2013	480
2014	490
2015	640
2016	460
2017	310
2018	220
2019	330

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

Year	Number
2005	270
2006	280
2007	190
2008	140
2009	130
2010	130
2011	0
2012	0
2013	0
2014	80
2015	40
2016	60
2017	80
2018	80
2019	50

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

Year	Number
2005	150
2006	140
2007	60
2008	60
2010	60
2011	0
2012	0
2013	0
2016	30
2017	30

Machinists

Year	Number
2005	1,790
2006	1,770
2007	1,800
2008	2,200
2009	2,050
2010	1,780
2011	1,970
2012	1,880
2013	2,070
2014	1,890
2015	2,120
2016	2,040
2017	1,860
2018	1,940
2019	2,190

Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders

Year	Number
2017	0
2019	0

Pourers and Casters, Metal

Year	Number
2005	0
2006	0
2009	0
2010	0
2011	0
2012	30
2013	50
2014	60

Model Makers, Metal and Plastic

Year	Number
2005	0
2006	0
2007	0
2014	40
2015	40

Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic

Year	Number
2008	40
2009	0

Foundry Mold and Coremakers

Year	Number
2005	40
2006	50
2008	50
2012	0
2013	40
2017	50
2018	0

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

Year	Number
2005	900
2006	0
2007	660
2008	520
2009	500
2010	480
2011	460
2012	630
2013	690
2014	680
2015	900
2016	970
2018	1,550

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

Year	Number
2005	1,140
2006	1,480
2007	890
2008	700
2009	680
2010	720
2011	500
2012	390
2013	300
2014	0
2015	0
2016	0
2017	530
2018	410
2019	350

Tool and Die Makers

Year	Number
2005	260
2006	250
2007	190
2008	170
2009	120
2010	110
2011	150
2012	180
2013	200
2014	130
2015	140
2016	0
2017	0
2018	0
2019	140

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

Year	Number
2005	1,470
2006	1,530
2007	1,760
2008	1,470
2009	1,270
2010	1,220
2011	1,330
2012	1,710
2013	1,930
2014	1,980
2015	2,160
2016	2,060
2017	1,890
2018	1,850
2019	2,050

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

Year	Number
2005	200
2006	190
2007	160
2008	170
2009	130
2010	110
2011	140
2012	240
2013	190
2014	110
2015	50
2016	110
2017	110
2018	170
2019	0

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

Year	Number
2005	130
2006	0
2007	80
2008	40
2009	30
2010	30
2011	0
2012	70
2013	0
2014	0
2015	40
2016	50
2017	40
2018	30
2019	30

Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic

Year	Number
2005	0
2006	0
2007	0
2008	0

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

Year	Number
2005	200
2006	220
2007	210
2008	270
2009	320
2010	250
2011	140
2012	110
2013	200
2014	270
2015	310
2016	210
2017	120
2018	90
2019	180

Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners

Year	Number
2005	0
2006	40
2007	0

Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other

Year	Number
2005	340
2006	310
2007	210
2008	170
2009	130
2010	90
2011	60
2012	0
2013	140
2014	180
2015	260
2016	0
2017	390
2018	360
2019	190

Prepress Technicians and Workers

Year	Number
2005	460
2006	450
2007	350
2008	320
2009	350
2010	320
2011	340
2012	290
2013	230
2014	260
2015	320
2016	400
2017	290
2018	240
2019	160

Printing Press Operators

Year	Number
2005	1,770
2006	1,590
2007	1,760
2008	1,530
2009	1,400
2010	1,460
2011	1,420
2012	1,340
2013	1,440
2014	1,390
2015	1,450
2016	1,450
2017	1,830
2018	1,740
2019	1,880

Print Binding and Finishing Workers

Year	Number
2005	340
2006	1,020
2007	860
2008	950
2009	780
2010	550
2011	840
2012	830
2013	690
2014	580
2015	500
2016	420
2017	260
2018	240
2019	180

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers

Year	Number
2006	1,420
2007	1,560
2008	1,930
2009	2,370
2010	2,250
2011	2,180
2012	1,780
2013	1,760
2014	1,700
2015	1,470
2016	1,280
2017	1,070
2018	1,620
2019	2,000

Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials

Year	Number
2005	620
2006	720
2007	670
2008	450
2009	0
2010	0
2011	0
2012	490
2013	490
2014	500
2015	0
2016	480
2017	410
2018	190
2019	110

Sewing Machine Operators

Year	Number
2005	1,190
2006	1,610
2007	1,220
2008	1,300
2009	920
2010	820
2011	880
2012	940
2013	850
2014	990
2015	1,240
2016	1,120
2017	890
2018	900
2019	690

Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers

Year	Number
2005	0
2010	0

Sewers, Hand

Year	Number
2011	0
2012	0
2017	40
2019	30

Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers

Year	Number
2005	420
2006	300
2007	310
2008	0
2009	0
2010	330
2011	0
2012	550
2013	0
2017	100
2018	100
2019	100

Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year	Number
2008	80
2009	100
2010	0
2011	150
2012	90
2013	0
2014	50
2015	40
2016	40
2017	90
2018	0
2019	0

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

Year	Number
2008	0
2009	0
2010	0

Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers

Year	Number
2005	0
2008	30
2010	0
2014	0
2015	80
2016	0

Upholsterers

Year	Number
2005	0
2006	100
2007	170
2008	260
2009	320
2010	250
2011	0
2012	70
2013	160
2014	0
2015	210
2016	0
2017	180
2018	180
2019	280

Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other

Year	Number
2005	0
2006	0
2010	0
2016	50
2017	0
2018	40

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters

Year	Number
2005	850
2006	0
2007	790
2008	970
2009	940
2010	760
2011	710
2012	740
2013	840
2014	770
2015	810
2016	870
2017	1,080
2018	1,370
2019	1,230

Furniture Finishers

Year	Number
2005	110
2006	0
2007	130
2008	140
2009	270
2010	220
2011	280
2012	270
2013	310
2014	230
2015	290
2016	270
2017	230
2018	120
2019	100

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood

Year	Number
2005	170
2006	210
2007	270
2008	230
2009	210
2010	110
2011	120
2012	30
2013	90
2014	80
2015	80
2016	70
2017	90
2018	110
2019	100

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing

Year	Number
2005	320
2006	300
2007	370
2008	450
2009	300
2010	320
2011	280
2012	320
2013	410
2014	580
2015	490
2016	310
2017	280
2018	290
2019	310

Woodworkers, All Other

Year	Number
2008	40
2009	30
2018	40

Power Distributors and Dispatchers

Year	Number
2008	30
2009	70
2010	50
2011	50
2014	60
2015	60
2016	50
2017	0
2018	50
2019	70

Power Plant Operators

Year	Number
2005	0
2007	0
2008	160
2009	270
2010	260
2011	410
2012	280
2013	270
2014	320
2015	290
2016	190
2017	170
2018	200
2019	130

Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators

Year	Number
2005	560
2006	0
2007	270
2008	300
2009	290
2010	440
2011	500
2012	400
2013	370
2014	340
2015	420
2016	420
2017	0
2018	790
2019	960

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators

Year	Number
2005	480
2006	410
2007	560
2008	630
2009	620
2010	630
2011	630
2012	650
2013	700
2014	730
2015	730
2016	590
2017	590
2018	730
2019	740

Chemical Plant and System Operators

Year	Number
2005	0
2006	0
2007	0
2010	0
2011	140
2012	120
2013	50
2016	50

Gas Plant Operators

Year	Number
2007	0
2008	0
2009	0
2010	0
2011	0
2012	0
2013	160
2014	110
2015	160
2016	200
2017	210
2018	160
2019	90

Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers

Year	Number
2005	280
2006	250
2007	230
2008	0
2009	0
2010	260
2011	280
2012	320
2013	260
2015	280
2016	330
2017	290
2018	300
2019	340

Plant and System Operators, All Other

Year	Number
2005	160
2006	140
2007	120
2008	140
2009	100
2010	120
2011	100
2012	110
2013	140
2014	140
2015	0
2016	430
2017	570
2018	390
2019	380

Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders

Year	Number
2007	300
2008	330
2009	210
2010	220
2011	270
2012	200
2013	290
2014	210
2015	300
2016	340
2017	370
2018	320
2019	310

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

Year	Number
2005	0
2006	0
2007	0
2008	0
2009	370
2010	330
2011	350
2012	0
2013	330
2014	560
2015	790
2016	820
2017	770
2018	820
2019	890

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

Year	Number
2005	120
2006	140
2007	120
2008	120
2009	70
2010	90
2011	0
2012	200
2013	240
2014	190
2015	190
2016	190
2017	310
2018	260
2019	240

Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand

Year	Number
2005	230
2006	250
2007	240
2008	230
2009	130
2010	100
2011	140
2012	190
2013	210
2014	220
2015	170
2016	120
2017	60
2018	0
2019	0

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year	Number
2005	500
2006	610
2007	600
2008	550
2009	470
2010	430
2011	330
2012	350
2013	320
2014	520
2015	610
2016	570
2017	430
2018	390
2019	320

Cutters and Trimmers, Hand

Year	Number
2005	90
2006	120
2007	90
2008	0
2009	0
2010	30
2011	30
2015	60
2016	70
2017	80
2018	0
2019	120

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year	Number
2005	350
2006	400
2007	310
2008	340
2009	350
2010	340
2011	200
2012	130
2013	100
2014	160
2015	410
2016	450
2017	520
2018	480
2019	520

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

Year	Number
2005	220
2006	220
2007	270
2008	280
2009	370
2010	380
2011	340
2012	410
2013	350
2014	0
2016	450
2017	380
2018	510
2019	450

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

Year	Number
2005	80
2006	80
2007	60
2008	70
2009	60
2010	50
2012	0
2013	120
2014	0
2015	80
2016	90
2017	70
2018	70

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers

Year	Number
2005	2,210
2006	1,920
2007	1,740
2008	1,910
2009	1,750
2010	1,870
2011	2,030
2012	2,180
2013	2,300
2014	2,290
2015	2,260
2016	2,590
2017	2,900
2018	3,130
2019	2,890

Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers

Year	Number
2005	80
2006	0
2007	0
2008	0
2009	60
2010	30
2012	60
2013	50
2014	120
2015	0
2016	0
2018	0
2019	0

Dental Laboratory Technicians

Year	Number
2005	0
2006	0
2007	0
2008	340
2009	340
2010	440
2011	400
2012	400
2013	340
2014	380
2015	230
2016	320
2017	320
2018	330
2019	280

Medical Appliance Technicians

Year	Number
2006	0
2007	0
2011	0
2012	0
2013	130
2014	0
2015	80
2016	100
2017	0
2018	0
2019	0

Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians

Year	Number
2005	0
2006	0
2007	110
2009	0
2010	610
2011	480
2012	300
2013	270
2014	190
2015	240
2016	300
2017	370
2018	0
2019	290

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders

Year	Number
2005	1,640
2006	2,270
2007	2,050
2008	2,530
2009	2,050
2010	1,980
2011	1,670
2012	1,640
2013	1,820
2014	2,100
2015	2,430
2016	2,910
2017	2,970
2018	2,400
2019	2,720

Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers

Year	Number
2005	250
2006	370
2007	400
2008	340
2009	360
2010	330
2011	270
2012	100
2013	50
2015	0
2016	0
2017	0
2018	0
2019	130

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

Year	Number
2005	760
2006	640
2007	840
2008	860
2009	990
2010	850
2011	890
2012	970
2013	1,020
2014	1,150
2015	1,230
2016	1,200
2017	1,150
2018	1,160
2019	1,130

Semiconductor Processing Technicians

Year	Number
2016	0
2017	0
2018	0
2019	110

Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators

Year	Number
2005	1,010
2006	360
2007	360
2008	300
2009	230
2010	250
2011	220
2012	210
2013	180
2014	130
2015	160
2016	150
2017	160
2018	80
2019	50

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators

Year	Number
2005	900
2007	800
2008	430
2009	480
2010	450
2011	510
2012	550
2013	440
2014	520
2015	400
2016	460
2017	310
2018	300
2019	250

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers

Year	Number
2005	90
2006	80
2007	50
2008	50
2009	50
2010	60
2011	60
2012	60
2013	70
2014	70
2015	60
2016	70
2017	80
2018	70
2019	70

Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders

Year	Number
2005	180
2006	230
2007	120
2008	70
2009	80
2010	110
2011	0
2015	90
2016	90
2017	0
2018	0
2019	0

Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders

Year	Number
2005	30
2009	40
2010	40
2011	40
2013	40
2014	80
2015	90
2016	50
2017	40
2018	40
2019	40

Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders

Year	Number
2005	0
2006	0
2018	40

Etchers and Engravers

Year	Number
2005	0
2007	80
2008	0
2009	140
2010	0
2011	80
2012	30
2013	0
2014	40
2015	50

Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic

Year	Number
2005	0
2006	0
2007	0
2008	250
2009	260
2010	150
2011	280
2012	200
2013	230
2014	210
2015	210
2016	250
2017	140
2018	280
2019	460

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year	Number
2005	590
2006	620
2007	570
2008	510
2009	370
2010	440
2011	450
2012	570
2013	610
2014	650
2015	550
2016	360
2017	0
2018	0
2019	180

Helpers--Production Workers

Year	Number
2005	2,500
2006	2,300
2007	2,290
2008	2,450
2009	2,000
2010	2,180
2011	2,220
2012	2,520
2013	2,530
2014	2,460
2015	2,270
2016	2,860
2017	2,320
2018	2,770
2019	2,500

Production Workers, All Other

Year	Number
2005	1,410
2006	1,450
2007	1,410
2008	970
2009	800
2012	1,250
2013	1,230
2014	1,110
2015	760
2016	670
2017	690
2018	740
2019	620