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Numbers of Production Occupations in Detroit-Dearborn-Livonia, MI Metropolitan Division

Occupation group

Production Occupations
Year Number
2005 45,350
2006 40,390
2007 45,320
2008 43,820
2009 51,660
2010 39,920
2011 47,880
2012 48,980
2013 60,850
2014 62,200
2015 67,230
2016 63,350
2017 60,220

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
Year Number
2005 4,740
2006 4,520
2007 4,610
2008 4,700
2009 3,970
2010 3,730
2011 3,710
2012 3,810
2013 4,160
2014 4,430
2015 4,710
2016 4,780
2017 5,150

Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers
Year Number
2005 0
2010 30
2011 0
2012 40

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 490
2008 360
2009 290
2010 350
2011 430
2012 500
2013 530
2014 390
2015 390
2016 0

Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers
Year Number
2007 160
2009 100
2010 70
2012 160
2013 190
2014 90

Engine and Other Machine Assemblers
Year Number
2007 330
2011 1,580
2012 940
2013 650
2014 630
2015 530

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
Year Number
2005 280
2006 310
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 270
2012 240
2013 280
2014 300
2015 330
2016 370
2017 360

Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators
Year Number
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0

Team Assemblers
Year Number
2005 5,330
2006 5,390
2007 5,030
2008 6,070
2009 7,710
2010 7,350
2011 9,690
2012 10,740
2013 20,440
2014 21,140
2015 23,240
2016 21,470

Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other
Year Number
2009 5,220
2010 3,070
2011 2,500
2012 2,930
2013 2,360
2014 2,610
2015 1,190
2016 540

Bakers
Year Number
2005 550
2006 500
2007 530
2008 710
2009 970
2010 860
2011 840
2012 810
2013 940
2014 960
2015 830
2016 970
2017 1,010

Butchers and Meat Cutters
Year Number
2005 750
2006 660
2007 680
2008 640
2009 710
2010 550
2011 560
2012 370
2013 390
2014 620
2015 670
2016 660
2017 460

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
Year Number
2005 440
2006 340
2007 190
2008 0
2009 0
2010 240
2011 170
2012 0
2013 260
2014 170
2015 0
2016 240
2017 0

Slaughterers and Meat Packers
Year Number
2011 70
2012 0
2013 190
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 230

Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 60
2007 0
2008 50
2009 90
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0

Food Batchmakers
Year Number
2005 190
2006 200
2007 330
2008 300
2009 340
2010 350
2011 380
2012 410
2013 300
2014 240
2015 370
2016 410
2017 930

Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 130
2008 110
2009 100
2010 90
2011 40
2013 50
2014 0
2015 90
2016 170
2017 110

Food Processing Workers, All Other
Year Number
2014 60
2015 40
2016 50

Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 440
2006 540
2007 0
2008 270
2009 220
2010 240
2011 200
2013 350
2014 300
2015 410
2016 270
2017 150

Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2007 190
2008 220
2009 150
2011 740
2012 0
2013 160
2014 280
2015 290
2016 270
2017 220

Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 340
2007 750
2008 780
2009 290
2010 200
2011 130
2012 800
2015 1,520
2016 1,440
2017 0

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 3,420
2006 4,010
2007 3,420
2008 2,670
2009 2,860
2011 2,150
2012 2,110
2013 2,800
2014 3,280
2015 3,710
2016 3,150
2017 3,670

Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 830
2006 970
2007 690
2008 490
2009 230
2010 200
2011 170
2012 200
2013 240
2014 230
2015 0
2016 200
2017 0

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 1,410
2006 1,130
2007 910
2008 730
2009 490
2010 400
2011 420
2012 250
2013 360
2014 310
2015 350
2016 280
2017 320

Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 890
2006 630
2007 490
2008 480
2009 350
2010 350
2011 350
2012 240
2013 310
2014 390
2015 340
2016 240
2017 170

Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 90
2006 110
2007 200
2008 200
2009 160
2010 100
2011 80
2012 120
2013 170
2014 200
2015 180
2016 190
2017 0

Machinists
Year Number
2005 3,160
2006 2,520
2007 2,350
2008 2,540
2009 2,460
2010 2,560
2011 3,110
2012 3,040
2013 2,840
2014 2,920
2015 3,390
2016 3,410
2017 3,310

Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2006 110
2007 150
2008 170
2010 60
2011 140
2015 40
2017 0

Pourers and Casters, Metal
Year Number
2005 240
2006 160
2007 370

Model Makers, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2007 200
2008 150
2009 120
2010 140
2011 210
2012 280
2013 210
2014 250
2015 220
2016 220
2017 260

Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 140
2010 90
2011 70
2013 30
2014 0

Foundry Mold and Coremakers
Year Number
2008 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 70
2016 60
2017 50

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 370
2006 640
2007 790
2008 640
2009 440
2010 340
2011 310
2012 450
2013 730
2014 1,220
2015 1,040
2016 840
2017 660

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 660
2007 850
2008 970
2009 890
2010 670
2011 410
2012 510
2013 390
2014 500
2015 320
2016 680
2017 0

Tool and Die Makers
Year Number
2005 2,900
2007 1,950
2008 1,780
2009 1,630
2010 1,520
2011 1,640
2012 1,490
2013 1,740
2014 1,500
2015 1,850
2016 1,720
2017 1,700

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Year Number
2006 1,560
2007 1,560
2008 1,460
2009 1,380
2010 1,360
2011 1,400
2012 1,490
2013 1,380
2014 1,740
2015 1,460
2016 1,520
2017 1,140

Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2007 700
2008 0
2011 590
2012 950
2013 920
2014 0
2015 590
2016 680
2017 410

Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 530
2006 350
2007 350
2008 340
2009 200
2010 130
2011 560
2012 570
2013 500
2014 190
2015 160
2016 130
2017 0

Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 50
2007 30
2008 30

Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 350
2006 360
2007 620
2008 680
2009 450
2010 250
2011 0
2012 0
2013 290
2014 0
2015 480
2016 430
2017 0

Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners
Year Number
2005 0
2006 90
2007 120
2008 120
2009 0
2010 70
2011 50
2012 50
2013 80
2014 60
2015 50
2016 40

Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 1,210
2009 160
2010 130
2011 160
2012 130
2013 150
2014 0
2015 0

Prepress Technicians and Workers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 310
2008 330
2009 180
2010 150
2011 150
2012 150
2013 160
2014 110
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0

Printing Press Operators
Year Number
2005 520
2006 700
2007 730
2008 720
2009 620
2010 730
2011 600
2012 710
2013 640
2014 680
2015 490
2016 440
2017 350

Print Binding and Finishing Workers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 330
2008 180
2009 230
2010 250
2011 200
2012 170
2013 150
2014 210
2015 90
2016 90
2017 80

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
Year Number
2005 1,340
2006 1,320
2007 1,270
2008 1,130
2009 1,320
2010 1,060
2011 1,140
2012 1,240
2013 1,480
2014 1,410
2015 1,540
2016 1,640
2017 1,490

Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials
Year Number
2005 430
2006 320
2007 310
2008 490
2009 0
2010 350
2011 230
2012 160
2013 90
2014 90
2015 160
2017 0

Sewing Machine Operators
Year Number
2005 400
2006 370
2007 250
2008 240
2009 310
2010 280
2011 0
2012 190
2013 180
2014 240
2015 190
2016 210
2017 250

Sewers, Hand
Year Number
2007 0
2008 0

Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 290
2007 0
2008 160
2009 0
2010 0
2011 110
2012 120
2015 0
2016 80

Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2014 50

Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers
Year Number
2006 0

Upholsterers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 130
2007 50
2008 70
2013 0
2017 30

Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other
Year Number
2009 60
2010 50
2011 40
2014 40

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
Year Number
2005 350
2006 280
2007 230
2008 270
2009 170
2010 0
2012 70
2013 100
2014 70
2015 70
2016 140
2017 190

Furniture Finishers
Year Number
2005 0
2010 0
2011 0
2016 60
2017 0

Patternmakers, Wood
Year Number
2009 60
2014 60
2015 60
2016 60

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood
Year Number
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 40

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
Year Number
2005 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 50
2013 60
2014 80
2015 40
2016 0
2017 70

Power Distributors and Dispatchers
Year Number
2007 0
2011 0

Power Plant Operators
Year Number
2005 390
2006 370
2007 440
2008 320
2009 280
2010 240
2012 200
2013 210
2014 350
2015 450
2016 340
2017 320

Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators
Year Number
2005 230
2006 270
2007 310
2008 360
2009 360
2010 380
2011 410
2012 350
2013 360
2014 370
2015 330
2016 230
2017 160

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
Year Number
2009 820
2010 800
2011 900
2012 810
2013 810
2014 270
2015 250
2016 220
2017 250

Chemical Plant and System Operators
Year Number
2009 220
2010 110
2011 110
2015 0
2016 70

Gas Plant Operators
Year Number
2005 0
2007 290
2008 310
2009 200
2011 140
2012 210
2013 270
2014 190
2015 0
2016 310
2017 0

Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers
Year Number
2005 120
2006 0
2007 160

Plant and System Operators, All Other
Year Number
2005 510
2007 460
2008 360
2009 190
2010 270
2011 290
2012 180
2013 130

Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2007 0
2008 0
2009 300
2010 340
2011 360
2012 260
2013 170
2014 140
2015 350
2016 360
2017 390

Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 100
2006 110
2007 110
2008 0
2009 70
2010 70
2011 160
2012 0
2013 250
2014 160
2015 170
2016 0
2017 0

Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2009 30
2010 110
2011 130
2012 140
2013 40
2015 60
2016 40
2017 50

Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand
Year Number
2005 180
2006 0
2007 130
2008 100
2009 110
2010 40
2011 50
2013 50

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 840
2006 660
2007 700
2008 740
2009 720
2010 520
2011 380
2012 380
2013 490
2014 650
2015 710
2016 760
2017 690

Cutters and Trimmers, Hand
Year Number
2005 30
2007 0
2008 0
2009 100

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 650
2006 370
2007 380
2008 340
2009 380
2010 250
2011 190
2012 90
2013 90
2014 110
2015 280
2016 300
2017 260

Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 0
2007 90
2008 160
2009 300
2010 0
2014 110
2015 70
2016 0
2017 0

Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 70
2009 40
2010 40
2011 70
2012 60
2013 110
2017 120

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
Year Number
2005 5,310
2006 4,490
2007 4,150
2008 3,770
2009 3,260
2010 3,460
2011 3,450
2012 3,820
2013 3,820
2014 3,960
2015 4,400
2016 3,990
2017 3,600

Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers
Year Number
2007 0
2008 80
2009 0
2010 120
2011 150
2012 130
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0

Dental Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2005 240
2006 230
2007 0
2008 0
2009 350
2010 560
2011 550
2012 460
2013 300
2014 360
2015 220
2016 230
2017 170

Medical Appliance Technicians
Year Number
2017 0

Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2005 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2014 40
2015 60
2016 0
2017 0

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 1,290
2006 1,040
2007 900
2008 1,180
2009 1,070
2010 950
2011 890
2012 1,180
2013 1,400
2014 2,210
2015 2,460
2016 2,310
2017 1,720

Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers
Year Number
2006 70
2007 110
2008 100
2009 120
2010 70
2011 70
2013 40
2014 40
2015 40

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 310
2006 320
2007 750
2008 580
2009 520
2010 480
2011 520
2012 550
2013 450
2014 540
2015 580
2016 470
2017 500

Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators
Year Number
2005 230
2006 310
2007 260
2008 170
2009 230
2010 230
2011 190
2012 190
2013 120
2014 0
2015 40
2016 60

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
Year Number
2005 900
2006 830
2007 980
2008 910
2009 660
2010 590
2011 550
2012 570
2013 890
2014 1,260
2015 1,320
2016 1,260
2017 960

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers
Year Number
2005 120
2006 160
2007 160
2008 180
2009 90
2010 70
2011 240
2012 280
2013 230
2014 160
2015 170
2016 200
2017 120

Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 0
2007 0

Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2008 40
2009 30
2010 40
2011 60
2012 60
2013 110
2014 100
2015 110
2016 110

Etchers and Engravers
Year Number
2009 0
2010 0
2011 80

Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 110
2006 90
2007 50
2008 80
2009 130
2010 90
2011 110
2012 40
2013 90
2014 140
2015 140
2016 110

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 450
2006 170
2007 180
2008 150
2009 90
2010 140
2011 170
2012 280
2013 430
2014 490
2015 450
2016 490
2017 610

Helpers--Production Workers
Year Number
2005 1,600
2006 1,730
2007 2,190
2008 2,570
2009 1,870
2010 1,580
2011 2,060
2012 2,250
2013 1,870
2014 1,500
2015 1,640
2016 1,840
2017 1,770

Production Workers, All Other
Year Number
2008 0
2009 4,050
2013 870
2014 1,000
2015 1,430
2016 1,500
2017 1,340