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Numbers of Production Occupations in Gary, IN Metropolitan Division

Occupation group

Production Occupations
Year Number
2005 18,520
2006 19,660
2007 20,490
2008 21,110
2009 19,100
2010 18,330
2011 16,830
2012 17,120
2013 19,620
2014 21,040
2015 21,460
2016 19,450
2017 18,080

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
Year Number
2005 1,850
2006 1,890
2007 1,710
2008 1,830
2009 1,700
2010 1,930
2011 1,850
2012 1,940
2013 1,820
2014 1,850
2015 1,830
2016 1,910
2017 2,020

Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers
Year Number
2007 0
2008 80
2009 0

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers
Year Number
2005 40
2007 80
2009 60
2010 30
2011 50
2012 40
2016 40

Engine and Other Machine Assemblers
Year Number
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2013 50
2014 30
2015 30

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
Year Number
2005 0
2006 340
2007 290
2008 290
2009 170
2010 140
2011 160
2012 100
2013 100
2014 100
2015 160
2016 190
2017 180

Team Assemblers
Year Number
2005 1,520
2006 1,340
2007 1,380
2008 1,160
2009 1,390
2010 1,590
2011 1,590
2012 1,720
2013 1,900
2014 1,580
2015 1,630
2016 1,640

Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other
Year Number
2005 590
2006 710
2007 630
2008 480
2009 280
2010 260
2011 380
2012 350
2013 380
2014 210
2015 230
2016 230

Bakers
Year Number
2005 330
2006 410
2007 330
2008 360
2009 280
2010 420
2011 390
2012 350
2013 190
2014 170
2015 150
2016 330
2017 370

Butchers and Meat Cutters
Year Number
2005 240
2006 210
2007 230
2008 250
2009 210
2010 170
2011 180
2012 280
2013 340
2014 410
2015 290
2016 270
2017 210

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
Year Number
2006 50
2007 30
2013 0

Slaughterers and Meat Packers
Year Number
2012 0
2013 40

Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2010 80
2011 100
2013 90
2014 0
2015 0

Food Batchmakers
Year Number
2005 80
2006 0
2007 80
2008 50
2009 0
2010 240
2011 210
2012 170
2013 110
2014 100
2015 100
2016 250
2017 250

Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 200
2006 220
2007 60
2008 50
2010 50
2011 70
2012 70
2013 0
2016 90
2017 110

Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 140
2006 100
2007 150
2008 210
2009 210
2011 90
2012 0
2013 180
2014 0
2015 430
2016 620
2017 650

Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 60
2006 50

Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 930
2006 850
2007 2,280
2008 2,670
2009 2,680
2010 2,900
2013 1,450
2014 3,230
2015 3,170
2016 2,150
2017 500

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 830
2006 900
2007 640
2008 510
2009 460
2010 510
2011 710
2012 660
2013 680
2014 550
2015 540
2016 670
2017 1,120

Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 40
2006 50
2007 40
2008 30
2009 40
2010 60
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 90
2015 90
2016 110
2017 0

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 350
2006 360
2007 230
2008 220
2009 230
2010 200
2011 260
2012 240
2013 190
2014 200
2015 210
2016 0
2017 0

Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 0
2006 100
2007 110
2008 90
2009 80
2010 30
2011 0
2012 100
2013 0
2014 50
2015 40
2016 140
2017 190

Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 100
2006 100
2007 110
2008 160
2009 140
2010 90
2011 130
2012 130
2013 130
2017 90

Machinists
Year Number
2005 890
2006 870
2007 900
2008 1,010
2009 800
2010 670
2011 680
2012 830
2013 950
2014 1,000
2015 1,090
2016 1,400
2017 1,340

Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 560
2006 550
2008 670
2009 640
2010 770
2011 910
2012 910
2013 960
2014 1,670
2015 1,620
2016 1,180

Pourers and Casters, Metal
Year Number
2005 440
2006 440
2007 430
2008 580
2009 540
2010 0
2011 180
2012 170
2013 180

Foundry Mold and Coremakers
Year Number
2006 50

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 430
2006 410
2007 310
2008 330
2009 270
2010 460
2011 450
2012 460
2013 460
2014 710
2015 740
2016 630
2017 330

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 110
2007 310
2008 310
2009 0
2010 60
2011 70
2012 80
2013 140
2014 140
2015 90
2016 0
2017 0

Tool and Die Makers
Year Number
2005 120
2006 80
2007 90
2008 90
2009 100
2010 80
2011 80
2012 90
2013 70
2014 60
2015 50
2016 70
2017 110

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Year Number
2005 990
2006 1,530
2007 1,510
2008 1,540
2009 1,180
2010 1,040
2011 1,410
2012 1,450
2013 1,600
2014 880
2015 800
2016 1,050
2017 1,150

Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 140
2008 160
2009 130
2010 90
2011 110
2012 90
2013 180
2014 220
2015 200

Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 440
2006 350
2007 260
2008 270
2009 230
2010 380
2011 330
2012 340
2013 230
2014 160
2015 180
2016 0
2017 0

Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2007 0

Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 280
2006 300
2007 110
2008 130
2009 70
2010 70
2011 120
2012 160
2013 300
2014 480
2015 480
2016 410
2017 300

Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners
Year Number
2008 40
2009 0

Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 120
2008 60
2009 50
2010 50
2011 90
2012 180
2013 180
2014 90
2016 0
2017 110

Prepress Technicians and Workers
Year Number
2005 50
2006 60
2007 0
2008 40
2009 40
2010 40
2011 40
2012 70
2013 70
2014 70
2015 50
2016 60
2017 50

Printing Press Operators
Year Number
2005 270
2006 240
2007 340
2008 330
2009 270
2010 260
2011 200
2012 270
2013 280
2014 310
2015 220
2016 230
2017 240

Print Binding and Finishing Workers
Year Number
2005 50
2006 40
2009 0
2012 50
2013 30
2014 50
2016 30

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
Year Number
2005 410
2006 430
2007 450
2008 450
2009 370
2010 400
2011 470
2012 500
2013 500
2014 450
2015 510
2016 530
2017 510

Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials
Year Number
2005 180
2006 160
2015 80
2016 70
2017 0

Sewing Machine Operators
Year Number
2005 90
2006 60
2007 120
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 100
2014 120
2015 110
2016 130
2017 0

Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2008 30
2017 0

Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2017 30

Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers
Year Number
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0

Upholsterers
Year Number
2006 30
2010 0
2012 0
2017 0

Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 0

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
Year Number
2005 0
2006 120
2007 170
2008 200
2009 150
2010 0
2011 60
2012 60
2013 330
2014 320
2015 310
2016 300
2017 300

Furniture Finishers
Year Number
2008 30
2011 60
2012 60
2013 50

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood
Year Number
2005 40
2006 50
2007 0
2008 0

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
Year Number
2005 120
2006 120
2007 80
2008 80
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 30
2017 40

Power Distributors and Dispatchers
Year Number
2005 30
2006 30
2012 30

Power Plant Operators
Year Number
2008 390
2009 360
2010 0
2011 180
2012 150
2013 0
2014 220
2017 0

Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators
Year Number
2005 30
2006 40
2007 120
2008 130
2009 120
2010 90
2011 150
2012 160
2013 160
2014 50
2015 50
2016 50
2017 60

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
Year Number
2005 370
2006 410
2007 330
2008 230
2009 320
2010 310
2011 390
2012 380
2013 390
2014 230
2015 190
2016 200
2017 250

Chemical Plant and System Operators
Year Number
2005 180
2006 200
2007 170
2008 110
2009 150
2010 130
2011 120
2015 130
2016 150
2017 180

Gas Plant Operators
Year Number
2007 30
2008 0
2012 40
2013 0

Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0

Plant and System Operators, All Other
Year Number
2005 100
2006 90
2007 110
2009 80
2012 0
2013 0

Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 80
2006 60
2007 70
2008 90
2009 90
2010 120
2011 200
2012 240
2013 240
2014 200
2015 200
2016 200
2017 270

Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 70
2006 70
2007 70
2008 40
2009 60
2010 200
2011 240
2012 0
2016 40
2017 70

Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 270
2007 280
2008 260
2009 260
2010 90
2011 90
2012 90
2013 180
2014 160
2015 230
2016 110
2017 140

Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand
Year Number
2005 0
2006 100
2007 100
2008 100
2009 50
2016 0
2017 0

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 200
2006 200
2007 260
2008 390
2009 380
2010 360
2011 330
2012 350
2013 300
2014 270
2015 270
2016 280
2017 310

Cutters and Trimmers, Hand
Year Number
2013 0
2014 0
2015 120
2016 90
2017 0

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 80
2006 100
2007 160
2008 200
2009 160
2010 70
2011 40
2012 30
2013 30
2015 80
2016 150
2017 160

Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 130
2006 0
2007 250
2008 230
2009 0
2010 0
2011 90
2012 90
2013 80
2014 110
2015 80
2016 30
2017 80

Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2007 200
2008 0
2009 0
2013 470
2014 950
2015 910
2016 0
2017 90

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
Year Number
2005 1,400
2006 1,300
2007 1,760
2008 1,550
2009 1,500
2010 1,120
2011 1,380
2012 1,560
2013 1,560
2014 1,400
2015 1,690
2016 1,370
2017 1,480

Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers
Year Number
2008 60
2009 70
2010 0
2011 40
2013 40
2014 40
2015 40

Dental Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2006 120
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 80
2011 60
2012 60
2013 70
2014 90
2015 80
2016 80
2017 80

Medical Appliance Technicians
Year Number
2015 30
2016 0
2017 0

Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2013 30
2014 40
2016 0
2017 0

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 880
2006 870
2007 850
2008 720
2009 750
2010 740
2011 550
2012 500
2013 520
2014 570
2015 610
2016 550
2017 650

Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers
Year Number
2005 60
2006 80
2007 0
2008 0
2009 90
2010 90
2011 70

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 310
2006 330
2007 330
2008 340
2009 360
2010 320
2011 270
2012 160
2013 150
2014 120
2015 130
2016 140
2017 180

Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators
Year Number
2005 0
2006 90
2007 50
2008 80
2009 60
2010 90
2011 90
2012 90
2013 80

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
Year Number
2005 150
2006 120
2007 80
2008 230
2009 310
2010 410
2011 340
2012 380
2013 320
2014 270
2015 170
2016 210
2017 290

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers
Year Number
2011 40
2012 50
2013 0
2014 0
2015 110

Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 30
2011 0
2012 0
2013 40

Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2015 0

Etchers and Engravers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0

Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2010 70
2011 90
2012 60
2013 0
2015 0
2017 110

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 0
2010 110
2011 0
2012 70
2013 0
2014 80
2015 120
2016 200
2017 220

Helpers--Production Workers
Year Number
2005 1,650
2006 1,610
2007 1,100
2008 1,010
2009 970
2010 660
2011 400
2012 470
2013 430
2014 760
2015 570
2016 670
2017 510

Production Workers, All Other
Year Number
2007 450
2008 160
2009 190
2012 210
2013 270
2014 180
2015 220
2016 200
2017 220