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Numbers of Production Occupations in East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area

Occupation group

Production Occupations
Year Number
2006 21,590
2007 21,100
2008 21,690
2009 14,880
2010 13,490
2011 14,180
2012 17,590
2013 14,820
2014 15,740
2015 16,050
2016 16,720
2017 16,270
2018 15,760
2019 17,810

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
Year Number
2006 1,360
2007 1,370
2008 1,620
2009 1,100
2010 1,040
2011 1,030
2012 1,270
2013 1,050
2014 1,000
2015 910
2016 1,180
2017 1,420
2018 1,320
2019 1,230

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers
Year Number
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 130
2013 0
2014 210

Engine and Other Machine Assemblers
Year Number
2007 350
2009 0
2010 0
2012 400
2013 380

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
Year Number
2006 340
2007 0
2008 0
2014 50
2015 70
2016 0
2017 40
2018 40
2019 40

Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators
Year Number
2006 630
2007 610
2008 380
2013 220
2014 160
2015 180
2016 60
2017 550
2018 640
2019 730

Team Assemblers
Year Number
2006 3,530
2007 3,890
2008 4,780
2009 3,540
2010 3,330
2011 2,840
2012 2,960
2013 2,730
2014 4,400
2015 5,010
2016 4,650

Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other
Year Number
2006 880
2007 800
2008 570
2009 510
2010 0
2011 1,080
2012 1,210
2013 760
2014 170
2015 300
2016 450
2019 3,880

Bakers
Year Number
2006 240
2007 310
2008 110
2009 80
2010 120
2011 170
2012 200
2013 190
2014 190
2015 180
2016 210
2017 270
2018 280
2019 300

Butchers and Meat Cutters
Year Number
2006 130
2007 150
2008 240
2009 230
2010 180
2011 160
2012 180
2013 200
2014 190
2015 120
2016 130
2017 90
2018 120
2019 0

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
Year Number
2008 0
2009 0
2010 50
2011 80
2012 0
2014 30
2015 40
2016 60
2017 0
2018 100
2019 100

Slaughterers and Meat Packers
Year Number
2013 50
2014 40
2017 30

Food Batchmakers
Year Number
2006 80
2007 40
2008 0
2009 0
2010 70
2011 100
2012 130
2013 80
2014 170
2015 200
2016 240
2017 230
2018 160
2019 180

Food Processing Workers, All Other
Year Number
2012 50
2013 40
2018 40
2019 70

Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 480
2007 0
2008 0
2009 90
2010 0
2011 30
2012 60
2013 220
2014 330
2015 350
2016 140
2017 90

Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2007 170
2008 90
2012 40
2014 0
2016 0

Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2019 90

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 890
2007 530
2008 520
2009 360
2010 340
2011 400
2012 550
2013 430
2014 400
2015 470
2016 490
2017 490
2018 430
2019 520

Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 0
2008 30
2011 50
2012 60
2013 60
2014 0

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 60
2007 390
2008 380
2010 80
2011 130
2012 160
2013 140
2014 120
2015 140
2016 90
2017 120
2019 150

Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 0
2007 60
2008 180
2013 0
2014 60
2016 60
2017 0

Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2007 40
2008 50
2009 40
2012 190
2019 60

Machinists
Year Number
2006 1,620
2007 1,000
2008 850
2009 800
2010 0
2011 350
2012 380
2013 0
2014 900
2015 880
2016 480
2017 550
2018 470
2019 440

Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2007 120
2008 250
2009 220
2010 70
2012 170
2013 110
2014 130
2015 40
2016 60
2017 70
2018 60
2019 50

Pourers and Casters, Metal
Year Number
2006 40
2014 0

Model Makers, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2019 50

Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2019 60

Foundry Mold and Coremakers
Year Number
2008 60

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 340
2007 180
2008 230
2009 180
2010 290
2011 220
2012 220
2013 240
2014 280
2015 280
2016 140
2017 180
2018 220
2019 180

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 60
2007 340
2008 460
2009 370
2010 300
2011 140
2012 200
2013 60
2014 0
2015 240
2016 390
2017 330
2018 260
2019 430

Tool and Die Makers
Year Number
2006 220
2007 180
2008 110
2009 90
2010 80
2011 100
2012 200
2013 210
2014 190
2015 150
2016 160
2017 160
2018 160
2019 210

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Year Number
2006 930
2007 850
2008 1,030
2009 780
2010 420
2011 380
2012 810
2013 870
2014 910
2015 460
2016 510
2017 500
2018 590
2019 630

Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 0
2007 180
2008 70
2011 40
2015 370
2016 340
2017 0
2018 190
2019 100

Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 90
2007 40
2010 50
2011 50
2012 80
2013 0
2014 80
2015 0
2016 40
2017 60
2018 50
2019 60

Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 100
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 280
2013 150
2016 60
2017 90
2018 90
2019 130

Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners
Year Number
2006 40
2007 40

Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
Year Number
2018 40
2019 60

Prepress Technicians and Workers
Year Number
2006 30
2007 40
2008 0
2009 30
2017 30

Printing Press Operators
Year Number
2006 160
2007 270
2008 230
2009 260
2010 290
2011 330
2012 240
2013 200
2014 220
2015 240
2016 230
2017 200
2018 140
2019 80

Print Binding and Finishing Workers
Year Number
2006 70
2007 60
2012 30
2013 40
2017 0

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
Year Number
2006 440
2007 340
2008 350
2009 300
2010 230
2011 250
2012 320
2013 300
2014 240
2015 270
2016 350
2017 430
2018 440
2019 390

Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials
Year Number
2006 90
2007 120

Sewing Machine Operators
Year Number
2006 1,160
2007 1,080
2008 890
2009 830
2010 690
2011 740
2012 760
2013 880
2014 360
2015 400
2016 330
2017 370
2018 290
2019 290

Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers
Year Number
2007 0
2013 0
2016 40
2017 0
2019 0

Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2009 40

Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 70
2007 70
2008 50
2009 40
2013 30
2014 30
2015 50
2016 50
2017 0
2018 0
2019 40

Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 80
2007 240
2008 0
2009 180
2010 110
2011 100
2017 210

Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 320
2010 610
2011 760
2012 740
2018 0
2019 480

Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers
Year Number
2017 0
2018 0

Upholsterers
Year Number
2007 730
2008 350
2009 0
2010 0
2011 100
2012 100
2013 90
2014 80
2015 130
2016 130
2017 120
2018 90
2019 80

Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other
Year Number
2016 50
2017 50
2018 30

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
Year Number
2006 140
2007 110
2008 50
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 40
2013 40
2014 80
2015 100
2016 130
2017 0
2018 0
2019 310

Model Makers, Wood
Year Number
2015 0
2016 0

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood
Year Number
2006 310
2007 480
2008 310
2009 170
2010 80
2011 90
2012 90
2013 70
2014 160
2015 210
2016 190
2017 160
2018 190
2019 210

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
Year Number
2006 280
2007 240
2008 290
2009 170
2010 150
2011 280
2012 310
2013 350
2014 120
2015 130
2016 140
2017 210
2018 210
2019 210

Woodworkers, All Other
Year Number
2006 140
2007 0
2008 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 80
2019 130

Nuclear Power Reactor Operators
Year Number
2011 0

Power Plant Operators
Year Number
2014 70

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
Year Number
2006 250
2007 240
2008 330
2009 300
2010 300
2011 200
2012 150
2013 180
2014 270
2015 170
2016 210
2017 220
2018 250
2019 260

Chemical Plant and System Operators
Year Number
2006 130
2007 110
2011 50

Plant and System Operators, All Other
Year Number
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 70
2015 70
2016 110
2017 90
2018 30

Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2009 30
2010 90
2011 90
2012 130
2013 100
2014 80
2018 50
2019 80

Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2009 70
2011 110
2012 110
2013 110
2014 90
2015 40
2016 40
2017 0
2018 60
2019 70

Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 80
2007 40
2010 30
2012 50
2013 50
2014 60
2015 60
2016 70
2017 70
2018 0
2019 90

Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand
Year Number
2006 320
2007 280
2008 310
2009 130
2011 40
2012 30

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 130
2007 180
2008 120
2009 80
2012 80
2013 120
2014 120
2015 120
2016 190
2017 220
2018 210
2019 210

Cutters and Trimmers, Hand
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 60
2009 80
2010 40
2011 90
2012 0
2013 0

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 280
2007 270
2008 300
2009 120
2010 230
2011 320
2012 390
2013 80
2014 100
2015 110
2016 140
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 160
2007 160
2008 170
2012 250
2013 110
2014 120
2015 220
2016 460
2017 540
2018 390

Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2006 70
2007 110
2008 210
2014 40
2016 90
2017 90
2018 90
2019 60

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
Year Number
2006 840
2007 700
2008 710
2009 570
2010 700
2011 700
2012 800
2013 820
2014 890
2015 710
2016 820
2017 1,130
2018 1,030
2019 1,150

Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers
Year Number
2006 0
2014 50

Dental Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2012 0
2013 0
2018 0
2019 0

Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2010 0
2017 30

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2006 490
2007 300
2008 250
2009 190
2010 130
2011 240
2012 290
2013 280
2014 450
2015 460
2016 710
2017 930
2018 680
2019 640

Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers
Year Number
2006 30
2007 40
2008 40
2009 50
2010 40

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 430
2007 260
2008 300
2009 190
2010 190
2011 160
2012 270
2013 240
2014 270
2015 300
2016 330
2017 260
2018 280
2019 350

Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators
Year Number
2007 50
2010 0
2011 70

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
Year Number
2006 390
2007 280
2008 210
2010 0
2011 130
2012 200
2013 160
2014 130
2015 110
2016 110
2017 40
2018 60
2019 260

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers
Year Number
2007 360
2008 390
2012 40

Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2008 30
2010 120
2013 80
2014 50
2015 50
2017 60
2018 0
2019 0

Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2012 0
2013 0
2014 40
2016 90
2017 90
2018 90
2019 110

Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 810
2010 430
2013 560
2015 100
2016 0
2017 70

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 330
2009 570
2010 450
2011 370
2012 250
2013 400
2014 360
2015 330
2016 230
2017 260
2018 180
2019 310

Helpers--Production Workers
Year Number
2006 1,780
2007 1,580
2008 1,820
2009 1,380
2010 1,100
2011 500
2012 720
2013 740
2014 880
2015 990
2016 960
2017 510
2018 390
2019 340

Production Workers, All Other
Year Number
2006 630
2007 720
2008 1,000
2009 710
2012 1,270
2013 600
2014 300
2015 290
2016 580
2017 750
2018 950
2019 1,120