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Numbers of Production Occupations in Elkhart-Goshen, IN

Occupation group

Production Occupations
Year Number
2005 41,890
2006 42,470
2007 40,560
2008 41,000
2009 26,980
2010 29,400
2011 31,570
2012 35,170
2013 35,900
2014 41,230
2015 41,180
2016 42,010
2017 43,570
2018 46,060
2019 46,490

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
Year Number
2005 2,900
2006 2,960
2007 2,850
2008 2,590
2009 1,820
2010 1,900
2011 2,040
2012 1,980
2013 1,690
2014 1,830
2015 1,780
2016 2,230
2017 2,400
2018 2,920
2019 2,770

Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers
Year Number
2005 70
2006 70
2019 70

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers
Year Number
2005 290
2006 200
2007 180
2008 200
2009 260
2010 630
2011 820
2012 830
2013 320
2014 330
2015 270
2016 0

Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers
Year Number
2007 0

Engine and Other Machine Assemblers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2011 0
2012 120
2013 0

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
Year Number
2005 1,180
2006 1,170
2007 1,100
2008 970
2009 620
2010 480
2011 410
2012 380
2013 0
2014 340
2015 190
2016 240
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators
Year Number
2005 770
2006 710
2007 740
2008 990
2009 640
2010 1,070
2011 1,530
2012 1,540
2013 1,390
2014 1,230
2015 1,320
2016 1,470
2017 1,230
2018 0
2019 1,730

Team Assemblers
Year Number
2005 13,790
2006 16,230
2007 14,010
2008 13,850
2009 7,920
2010 8,540
2011 7,410
2012 7,090
2013 10,810
2014 13,210
2015 15,390
2016 16,750

Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 1,570
2009 1,070
2010 1,950
2011 3,310
2012 4,150
2013 4,230
2014 3,290
2015 3,530
2016 2,750
2019 20,130

Bakers
Year Number
2005 150
2007 100
2008 120
2009 150
2010 120
2011 140
2012 140
2013 120
2014 140
2015 160
2016 180
2017 160
2018 110
2019 100

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

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
Year Number
2018 200
2019 0

Slaughterers and Meat Packers
Year Number
2011 80
2012 80

Food Batchmakers
Year Number
2005 60
2006 70
2007 120
2008 190
2009 220
2010 120
2011 100
2012 70
2013 70
2014 60
2016 0
2017 50
2018 100
2019 80

Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 70
2007 80
2008 70
2009 0
2010 130
2011 120
2012 120
2013 110
2014 110

Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 580
2006 270
2007 280
2008 220
2009 180
2010 240
2011 260
2012 370
2013 560
2014 520
2015 450
2016 200
2017 270
2018 240
2019 280

Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 0
2007 130
2008 180
2009 120
2013 0
2014 0

Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 200
2006 200
2007 100
2008 80
2009 130
2010 190
2011 150
2012 160
2013 160
2014 150
2015 0
2016 60
2017 100
2018 80
2019 220

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 1,530
2006 1,520
2007 1,920
2008 1,830
2009 1,480
2010 1,190
2011 1,100
2012 1,370
2013 1,440
2014 1,360
2015 1,090
2016 930
2017 1,490
2018 1,700
2019 2,250

Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 370
2006 360
2007 350
2008 220
2009 160
2010 0
2011 80
2013 50
2014 0
2015 60

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 470
2006 460
2007 230
2008 390
2009 260
2010 280
2011 190
2012 260
2013 230
2014 240
2015 170
2016 230
2017 200
2018 0
2019 700

Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 190
2006 170
2007 260
2008 360
2009 290
2010 280
2011 140
2012 120
2014 230
2015 0
2016 0
2017 120
2018 0

Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 350
2006 350
2007 0
2008 140
2009 110
2010 110
2011 80
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 40

Machinists
Year Number
2005 690
2006 810
2007 610
2008 390
2009 240
2010 350
2011 520
2012 740
2013 650
2014 840
2015 780
2016 720
2017 620
2018 750
2019 900

Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2007 0
2019 0

Model Makers, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2007 0
2008 0
2012 30
2013 50
2014 40
2015 40

Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2010 0

Foundry Mold and Coremakers
Year Number
2011 0
2012 100
2013 0

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 710
2006 520
2007 660
2008 860
2009 710
2010 680
2011 590
2012 600
2013 390
2014 420
2015 490
2016 1,620
2017 1,720
2018 2,220
2019 1,270

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 230
2006 270
2007 110
2008 120
2009 60
2010 100
2011 110
2012 130
2013 210
2014 270
2015 0
2016 300
2017 280
2018 130
2019 300

Tool and Die Makers
Year Number
2005 490
2006 540
2007 560
2008 480
2009 370
2010 310
2011 510
2012 520
2013 540
2014 290
2015 320
2016 220
2017 380
2018 420
2019 390

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Year Number
2005 3,320
2006 3,020
2007 1,980
2008 1,570
2009 1,090
2010 830
2011 900
2012 1,320
2013 1,930
2014 2,280
2015 2,030
2016 1,920
2017 2,100
2018 2,170
2019 2,640

Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 260
2006 320
2007 200
2008 180
2009 160
2010 360
2011 450
2012 400
2013 90
2014 120
2015 150
2016 150
2017 210
2018 170
2019 170

Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 210
2007 150
2008 100
2009 80
2010 100
2011 60
2012 100
2013 40
2014 40
2016 100
2017 0
2018 0

Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2016 40

Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 50
2006 0
2007 40
2008 60
2009 40
2010 50
2011 110
2012 100
2013 190
2014 140
2015 190
2016 0
2017 0
2018 100
2019 110

Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners
Year Number
2005 0
2006 40
2007 30
2008 30
2010 40
2011 50
2012 80
2013 40
2016 40
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
Year Number
2007 30
2009 0
2010 0
2013 90
2014 250
2015 250
2016 0

Prepress Technicians and Workers
Year Number
2005 60
2006 60
2007 60
2008 110
2009 100
2010 100
2011 40
2012 40
2013 40

Printing Press Operators
Year Number
2005 170
2006 150
2007 180
2008 140
2009 120
2010 100
2011 130
2012 120
2013 140
2014 0
2015 190
2016 140
2017 100
2018 0
2019 240

Print Binding and Finishing Workers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 50
2007 160
2008 90
2009 0
2011 40
2012 40
2016 30

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
Year Number
2005 120
2006 120
2007 100
2008 90
2009 60
2010 70
2011 80
2012 80
2013 100
2014 100
2015 140
2016 110
2017 100
2018 70
2019 130

Sewing Machine Operators
Year Number
2005 890
2006 980
2007 1,120
2008 850
2009 490
2010 330
2011 300
2012 430
2013 560
2014 690
2015 660
2016 910
2017 830
2018 710
2019 530

Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers
Year Number
2019 50

Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 130
2006 130
2007 40
2008 70
2009 40
2010 40
2011 40
2012 40
2013 70
2014 130
2015 130
2016 110

Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers
Year Number
2005 0
2013 50
2014 90
2015 0
2016 0
2019 0

Upholsterers
Year Number
2005 380
2006 430
2007 840
2008 660
2009 530
2010 370
2011 380
2012 420
2013 650
2014 660
2015 650
2016 840
2017 740
2018 830
2019 610

Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other
Year Number
2008 0
2010 0
2012 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
Year Number
2005 560
2006 440
2007 520
2008 590
2009 370
2010 440
2011 430
2012 730
2013 0
2014 1,810
2015 1,270
2016 1,000
2017 1,040
2018 0
2019 2,290

Furniture Finishers
Year Number
2007 170
2008 180
2009 190
2010 340
2011 420
2012 390
2013 220
2014 130
2015 250
2016 370
2017 350
2018 340
2019 240

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood
Year Number
2005 420
2006 400
2007 250
2008 330
2009 270
2010 280
2011 270
2012 280
2013 220
2014 170
2015 200
2016 350
2017 310
2018 470
2019 530

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
Year Number
2005 1,090
2006 1,150
2007 930
2008 770
2009 480
2010 800
2011 1,040
2012 1,150
2013 780
2014 580
2015 730
2016 730
2017 860
2018 660
2019 530

Woodworkers, All Other
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2015 190

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
Year Number
2005 50
2006 40
2007 40
2008 40
2009 60
2010 50
2011 70
2012 80
2013 80
2014 80
2015 60
2016 50
2017 70
2018 80
2019 80

Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2013 70
2014 80
2015 80
2017 30
2018 30
2019 90

Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2007 60
2008 0
2009 140
2010 0
2011 0
2012 40
2013 50
2016 40
2017 0
2018 50
2019 30

Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand
Year Number
2005 580
2006 590
2007 480
2008 340
2009 210
2010 190
2011 310
2012 410
2013 470
2014 360
2015 330
2016 250
2017 210
2018 100
2019 60

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 210
2006 240
2007 170
2008 230
2009 190
2010 150
2011 200
2012 150
2013 170
2014 100
2015 150
2016 220
2017 340
2018 400
2019 380

Cutters and Trimmers, Hand
Year Number
2005 190
2006 240
2007 220
2008 290
2009 140
2010 90
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 50
2015 50
2016 40

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 260
2006 440
2007 550
2008 770
2009 260
2010 230
2011 260
2012 340
2013 220
2014 370
2015 320
2016 350
2017 230
2018 320
2019 350

Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 110
2006 0
2007 150
2008 140
2009 120
2010 90
2011 100
2012 140
2013 130
2014 0
2015 0
2016 80
2017 150
2018 180
2019 160

Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2007 0
2008 0
2009 110
2010 40
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
Year Number
2005 1,490
2006 1,550
2007 1,480
2008 1,730
2009 1,220
2010 1,290
2011 970
2012 1,050
2013 1,260
2014 1,380
2015 1,450
2016 1,470
2017 1,560
2018 1,670
2019 1,750

Dental Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2008 0
2014 0
2018 30

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 430
2006 490
2007 390
2008 500
2009 0
2010 600
2011 630
2012 860
2013 850
2014 770
2015 830
2016 800
2017 920
2018 1,000
2019 1,010

Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers
Year Number
2005 30
2006 40
2007 30
2008 70
2009 50
2010 60
2011 40
2012 40
2013 40
2014 60
2015 60
2016 90
2017 110
2018 100
2019 130

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 1,360
2006 1,040
2007 980
2008 1,020
2009 670
2010 710
2011 960
2012 820
2013 810
2014 980
2015 840
2016 510
2017 1,600
2018 670
2019 0

Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators
Year Number
2005 50
2006 40
2007 40
2008 30
2009 30
2010 30

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
Year Number
2005 470
2006 470
2007 480
2008 400
2009 300
2010 530
2011 720
2012 840
2013 640
2014 620
2015 900
2016 700
2017 760
2018 690
2019 810

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers
Year Number
2005 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 50
2011 80
2012 100
2013 100
2014 80
2015 70
2016 40
2017 50
2018 40

Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 370
2006 470
2007 290
2008 240
2009 130
2010 160
2011 170
2012 200
2013 160
2014 290
2015 0
2016 280
2017 0
2018 0
2019 150

Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2007 50
2008 60
2009 60
2012 90
2013 80
2014 90

Etchers and Engravers
Year Number
2005 0

Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 110
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 70
2010 70
2012 50
2013 0
2014 50
2015 80
2016 80
2017 100
2018 70
2019 130

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2008 110
2009 90
2012 50
2013 170
2014 160
2015 140
2016 70
2017 0
2018 0
2019 130

Helpers--Production Workers
Year Number
2005 2,310
2006 1,520
2007 1,160
2008 940
2009 660
2010 1,680
2011 2,180
2012 2,840
2013 2,290
2014 3,140
2015 2,290
2016 1,730
2017 1,110
2018 1,730
2019 1,660

Production Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 1,050
2006 1,130
2007 2,660
2008 2,450
2009 1,550
2012 350
2013 0
2014 390
2015 380
2016 390
2017 240
2018 210
2019 210