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Numbers of Production Occupations in El Paso, TX

Occupation group

Production Occupations
Year Number
2005 17,260
2006 15,510
2007 15,620
2008 14,270
2009 13,720
2010 13,320
2011 14,050
2012 13,240
2013 13,430
2014 11,950
2015 12,480
2016 12,600
2017 11,810
2018 12,560
2019 12,390

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
Year Number
2005 1,530
2006 1,350
2007 1,310
2008 1,100
2009 1,030
2010 850
2011 870
2012 920
2013 1,010
2014 1,040
2015 970
2016 860
2017 920
2018 930
2019 930

Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers
Year Number
2005 0
2010 0
2012 60
2019 0

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers
Year Number
2005 1,150
2006 1,100
2007 1,040
2008 420
2009 310
2010 220
2011 230
2012 270
2013 460
2016 150

Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers
Year Number
2015 170
2016 250

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
Year Number
2005 220
2006 240
2007 330
2008 230
2009 170
2010 0
2011 170
2012 180
2013 70

Team Assemblers
Year Number
2005 1,680
2006 1,620
2007 1,220
2008 1,120
2009 1,120
2010 1,000
2011 1,300
2012 1,150
2013 1,430
2014 1,420
2015 1,120
2016 820

Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other
Year Number
2005 250
2006 0
2007 370
2008 360
2009 270
2010 310
2011 400
2012 340
2013 270
2014 190
2015 270
2016 260
2019 1,560

Bakers
Year Number
2005 180
2006 0
2007 0
2008 360
2009 330
2010 240
2011 340
2012 370
2013 520
2014 470
2015 550
2016 540
2017 520
2018 410
2019 280

Butchers and Meat Cutters
Year Number
2005 330
2006 270
2007 280
2008 300
2009 400
2010 360
2011 470
2012 450
2013 510
2014 390
2015 340
2016 330
2017 370
2018 450
2019 420

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
Year Number
2015 80
2016 80

Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 0
2009 0
2010 40
2011 60
2012 200
2013 160
2014 130
2015 30
2016 30
2018 40

Food Batchmakers
Year Number
2005 130
2006 350
2007 260
2008 240
2009 130
2010 330
2011 290
2012 260
2013 270
2014 450
2015 510
2016 500
2017 440
2018 290
2019 350

Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 60
2006 70
2007 100
2008 70
2009 130
2010 240
2011 260
2012 130
2013 0
2014 0
2015 210
2016 170
2018 120
2019 150

Food Processing Workers, All Other
Year Number
2012 70
2013 70
2014 150
2015 120
2016 150
2017 70

Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 230
2006 440
2007 450
2008 240
2009 110
2010 200
2011 270
2012 230
2013 280
2014 330
2015 360
2016 0
2017 100
2018 190
2019 200

Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2008 90
2010 0

Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 0
2013 110
2014 0
2015 0
2016 30

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 640
2006 790
2007 740
2008 610
2009 530
2010 390
2011 340
2012 260
2013 230
2014 260
2015 260
2016 240
2017 230
2018 240
2019 220

Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 40
2006 40
2007 60
2008 0
2009 0
2012 30

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 130
2006 140
2007 170
2008 180
2009 230
2010 210
2011 0
2012 0
2013 40
2014 60
2015 60
2016 70
2017 0
2018 30

Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 0
2006 190
2007 80

Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 30

Machinists
Year Number
2005 680
2006 470
2007 670
2008 700
2009 540
2010 330
2011 200
2012 230
2013 360
2014 330
2015 380
2016 290
2017 250
2018 300
2019 180

Pourers and Casters, Metal
Year Number
2006 70
2007 0
2008 150
2009 0

Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 290

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 490
2006 460
2007 310
2008 240
2009 210
2010 200
2011 560
2012 590
2013 610
2014 290
2015 450
2016 290
2017 280
2018 290
2019 320

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 160
2007 130
2008 80
2009 0
2010 230
2011 260
2012 120
2013 0
2014 120
2015 440
2016 350
2017 340
2018 0
2019 0

Tool and Die Makers
Year Number
2005 140
2006 120
2007 100
2008 80
2009 70
2010 90
2011 60
2012 90
2013 90
2014 80
2015 140
2016 80
2017 80
2018 100
2019 0

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Year Number
2005 590
2006 640
2007 480
2008 520
2009 440
2010 410
2011 330
2012 370
2013 410
2014 430
2015 420
2016 710
2017 620
2018 590
2019 480

Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 40
2007 40
2008 60
2009 50
2010 40

Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
Year Number
2006 0
2007 100
2018 30

Prepress Technicians and Workers
Year Number
2006 150
2007 130
2008 0
2009 50
2010 110
2011 110
2012 80
2016 80
2018 40

Printing Press Operators
Year Number
2005 290
2006 290
2007 370
2008 360
2009 340
2010 350
2011 320
2012 310
2013 210
2014 240
2015 220
2016 260
2017 310
2018 330
2019 290

Print Binding and Finishing Workers
Year Number
2005 0
2007 0
2008 60
2009 50
2010 0
2011 100
2012 100
2013 0
2014 80
2015 70
2016 60
2017 0
2018 0
2019 40

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
Year Number
2005 440
2006 290
2007 270
2008 260
2009 220
2010 320
2011 350
2012 420
2013 330
2014 0
2015 0
2016 220
2017 290
2018 230
2019 210

Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials
Year Number
2005 320
2006 330
2007 290
2008 250
2009 360
2010 320
2011 230
2012 140
2013 190
2014 0
2015 70
2016 130
2017 130
2018 140
2019 0

Sewing Machine Operators
Year Number
2005 1,010
2006 610
2007 430
2008 530
2009 1,100
2010 1,050
2011 910
2012 770
2013 870
2014 820
2015 690
2016 710
2017 920
2018 1,730
2019 1,520

Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers
Year Number
2005 120
2006 80
2007 100
2008 130
2009 180
2010 190
2011 190
2012 250
2013 220
2014 260
2015 210
2016 180
2017 0
2019 150

Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2007 610
2008 560
2010 120
2012 160
2013 240
2014 230

Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers
Year Number
2005 130
2006 90
2007 0
2008 0
2009 40
2010 60
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 30
2015 60
2016 0

Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 420
2006 0
2008 70

Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 200
2008 40
2009 90
2010 80
2011 80
2012 50
2013 50
2014 60
2015 0
2016 110
2017 80
2018 110
2019 110

Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers
Year Number
2005 40
2009 0
2010 40
2011 30

Upholsterers
Year Number
2008 30
2011 210
2012 310
2013 260
2014 0
2017 0

Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other
Year Number
2010 0
2013 50
2014 30
2018 80

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
Year Number
2005 230
2006 150
2007 150
2008 170
2009 230
2010 180
2011 250
2012 240
2013 290
2014 210
2015 190
2016 190
2017 180
2018 140
2019 200

Furniture Finishers
Year Number
2005 0
2017 40
2018 40

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood
Year Number
2005 0
2006 60
2007 80
2008 0
2009 0
2011 30
2012 0
2019 0

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
Year Number
2005 120
2006 170
2007 150
2008 190
2009 140
2010 110
2011 60
2016 40

Woodworkers, All Other
Year Number
2015 80
2016 80
2017 0

Power Plant Operators
Year Number
2017 310
2018 0
2019 160

Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators
Year Number
2005 40
2006 30
2007 40
2008 60
2009 60
2010 60
2013 0
2014 0
2018 40
2019 70

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
Year Number
2007 420
2008 420
2009 220
2010 190
2011 240
2012 370
2013 390
2014 320
2015 220
2016 280
2017 360
2018 380
2019 280

Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers
Year Number
2007 160
2009 0
2019 0

Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2008 0
2009 40
2010 40

Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 40
2006 0
2007 0
2008 140
2009 0
2010 150
2016 0

Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 0
2006 160
2007 160
2008 110
2009 80
2010 30
2011 0
2018 0

Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand
Year Number
2005 40
2018 70
2019 80

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 160
2006 170
2007 210
2008 200
2009 170
2010 120
2012 80
2013 70
2014 0
2015 140
2016 190
2017 210
2018 180
2019 160

Cutters and Trimmers, Hand
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2009 50
2010 60
2011 70
2012 60
2013 0
2014 0

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 200
2006 240
2007 160
2008 120
2009 110
2010 120
2011 110
2012 90
2013 100
2014 100
2015 130
2016 90
2017 120
2018 60
2019 140

Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 220
2006 110
2007 120
2008 130
2009 140
2010 50
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2016 50
2017 110
2018 210
2019 290

Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 70
2006 40
2007 40

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
Year Number
2005 1,510
2006 1,570
2007 1,080
2008 850
2009 850
2010 1,120
2011 1,690
2012 1,320
2013 1,340
2014 1,920
2015 2,030
2016 2,020
2017 1,220
2018 1,060
2019 1,300

Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers
Year Number
2008 0
2009 50
2010 50
2011 50
2012 40
2013 40
2016 0
2017 0
2019 40

Dental Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2005 50
2006 70
2009 50
2010 110
2011 100
2012 90
2013 80
2014 0
2015 50
2016 60
2017 60
2018 40
2019 40

Medical Appliance Technicians
Year Number
2009 0
2018 0

Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 90
2010 60
2019 60

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 990
2006 690
2007 800
2008 690
2009 880
2010 830
2011 770
2012 900
2013 600
2014 630
2015 340
2016 380
2017 430
2018 550
2019 560

Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers
Year Number
2005 60
2006 60
2007 70
2008 80
2009 80
2010 70
2011 40
2019 40

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 250
2006 270
2007 370
2008 350
2009 270
2010 170
2011 180
2012 130
2013 90
2014 150
2015 70
2016 190
2017 200
2018 200
2019 200

Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators
Year Number
2007 100
2008 110
2009 110
2010 100
2011 80
2012 60
2013 40

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
Year Number
2005 300
2006 280
2007 120
2008 100
2009 100
2010 0
2011 90
2012 120
2013 140
2014 0
2016 70
2017 110
2018 140

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers
Year Number
2013 50
2014 40
2015 60
2017 60
2018 60
2019 0

Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 60
2006 70
2009 60
2010 0
2011 0

Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2008 30
2009 40
2010 30

Etchers and Engravers
Year Number
2005 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 70
2019 0

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 100
2006 110
2007 180
2008 170
2009 170
2010 160
2011 140
2012 0
2013 210
2014 0
2015 290
2016 300
2017 190
2018 90
2019 140

Helpers--Production Workers
Year Number
2005 1,060
2006 790
2007 540
2008 740
2009 760
2010 760
2011 600
2012 380
2013 330
2014 400
2015 590
2016 660
2017 490
2018 330
2019 330

Production Workers, All Other
Year Number
2006 70
2007 230
2008 170
2009 400
2012 450
2013 340
2014 290
2015 90
2016 50
2017 60
2018 140
2019 340