Numbers of Production Occupations in Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI

Occupation group

Production Occupations

Year	Number
2005	48,900
2006	48,590
2007	49,800
2008	51,250
2009	43,700
2010	42,060
2011	44,250
2012	51,110
2013	50,440
2014	51,930
2015	57,780
2016	69,530
2017	79,060
2018	88,800
2019	79,890

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers

Year	Number
2005	3,090
2006	2,960
2007	2,780
2008	3,050
2009	2,740
2010	2,500
2011	2,320
2012	2,700
2013	2,790
2014	2,960
2015	3,920
2016	4,280
2017	4,400
2018	5,330
2019	5,580

Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers

Year	Number
2016	70
2017	60
2018	60

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers

Year	Number
2005	810
2006	870
2007	670
2008	470
2009	290
2010	260
2011	160
2012	380
2013	430
2014	440
2015	0
2016	0

Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers

Year	Number
2005	260
2006	210
2007	240
2008	220
2009	210
2010	150
2011	90
2012	100
2013	60
2015	80
2016	80

Engine and Other Machine Assemblers

Year	Number
2005	0
2006	0
2007	0
2008	220
2009	320
2010	310
2011	270
2012	310
2013	280
2014	470
2016	0
2017	550
2018	650
2019	520

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters

Year	Number
2005	260
2006	320
2007	350
2008	560
2009	350
2010	280
2011	210
2012	320
2013	0
2014	0
2015	310
2016	300
2017	320
2018	290
2019	0

Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators

Year	Number
2005	120
2006	140
2007	120
2008	80
2009	60
2011	0
2012	40
2013	70
2014	110
2015	0
2016	60
2017	30
2018	60
2019	60

Team Assemblers

Year	Number
2005	6,210
2006	6,230
2007	6,850
2008	8,510
2009	7,310
2010	6,460
2011	6,700
2012	8,560
2013	9,570
2014	12,120
2015	15,070
2016	17,210

Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other

Year	Number
2005	2,130
2006	1,870
2007	2,210
2008	1,930
2009	2,140
2010	2,690
2011	2,660
2012	3,270
2013	2,550
2014	1,980
2015	1,420
2016	1,240
2019	18,680

Bakers

Year	Number
2005	440
2006	350
2007	500
2008	620
2009	0
2010	310
2011	540
2012	450
2013	560
2014	450
2015	480
2016	590
2017	690
2018	820
2019	1,050

Butchers and Meat Cutters

Year	Number
2005	180
2006	250
2007	230
2008	220
2009	170
2010	0
2011	300
2012	200
2013	180
2014	220
2015	460
2016	410
2017	280
2018	180
2019	350

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers

Year	Number
2007	410
2008	300
2010	380
2011	620
2012	500
2013	410
2015	530
2016	360
2017	230
2018	230
2019	310

Slaughterers and Meat Packers

Year	Number
2011	180
2012	130
2014	40
2015	120
2016	100
2017	410
2018	490
2019	430

Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders

Year	Number
2007	60
2008	70
2009	50
2012	690
2013	830
2014	760
2015	0
2016	0
2017	340
2018	310
2019	280

Food Batchmakers

Year	Number
2005	330
2006	370
2007	860
2008	820
2009	1,050
2010	630
2011	600
2012	530
2013	660
2014	1,090
2015	1,400
2016	1,660
2017	620
2018	900
2019	1,030

Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders

Year	Number
2005	150
2006	170
2007	0
2008	80
2009	130
2010	300
2013	400
2014	180
2015	200
2016	160
2017	30
2019	40

Food Processing Workers, All Other

Year	Number
2012	810
2015	80
2016	70
2017	100
2018	60
2019	0

Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year	Number
2005	510
2006	0
2007	1,610
2008	1,530
2009	870
2010	460
2011	530
2012	380
2013	350
2014	0
2015	510
2016	420
2017	290
2018	260
2019	270

Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year	Number
2005	360
2006	450
2007	350
2008	250
2009	130
2010	200
2011	190
2012	180
2013	60
2014	80
2015	0
2016	0
2017	0
2018	100
2019	90

Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year	Number
2005	90
2006	120
2007	150
2008	0
2010	400
2011	360
2012	70
2013	90
2014	60
2015	0
2016	340

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year	Number
2005	2,750
2006	2,830
2007	2,720
2008	2,900
2009	2,370
2010	2,050
2011	2,230
2012	2,260
2013	2,470
2014	1,510
2015	2,250
2016	3,240
2017	3,370
2018	3,740
2019	4,140

Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year	Number
2005	600
2006	290
2007	240
2008	150
2009	250
2010	0
2011	210
2012	70
2013	180
2014	250
2015	230
2016	180
2017	130
2018	160
2019	40

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year	Number
2005	820
2006	800
2007	560
2008	320
2009	340
2010	330
2011	410
2012	370
2013	270
2014	400
2015	310
2016	320
2017	540
2018	820
2019	960

Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year	Number
2005	440
2006	450
2007	390
2008	280
2009	220
2010	60
2011	30
2012	40
2013	0
2014	190
2015	400
2016	200
2017	200
2018	0
2019	0

Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year	Number
2005	200
2006	200
2007	230
2008	190
2009	140
2010	0
2011	100
2012	110
2013	70
2014	150
2015	230
2016	210
2017	160
2018	190
2019	210

Machinists

Year	Number
2005	2,520
2006	2,480
2007	2,110
2008	1,790
2009	1,570
2010	1,940
2011	1,890
2012	2,440
2013	2,550
2014	2,150
2015	3,090
2016	3,340
2017	3,210
2018	3,690
2019	4,070

Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders

Year	Number
2005	0
2006	0
2007	30
2011	40
2012	40
2013	40
2015	0
2016	0
2017	0
2018	50
2019	0

Pourers and Casters, Metal

Year	Number
2006	80
2007	100
2008	90
2009	0
2011	60
2012	0
2013	60
2015	40
2019	50

Model Makers, Metal and Plastic

Year	Number
2005	60
2006	90
2007	160
2008	0
2009	0
2010	0
2011	50
2012	50
2013	50
2017	0
2018	350
2019	0

Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic

Year	Number
2006	0
2007	0
2008	0
2018	30

Foundry Mold and Coremakers

Year	Number
2006	220
2007	90
2008	110
2012	90
2013	180
2014	0
2015	0
2017	170
2018	350
2019	420

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year	Number
2005	2,010
2006	2,040
2007	1,770
2008	1,500
2009	1,310
2010	1,370
2011	1,610
2012	1,650
2013	1,440
2014	1,350
2015	0
2016	2,940
2017	3,220
2018	3,370
2019	4,200

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year	Number
2005	760
2006	1,060
2007	920
2008	720
2009	390
2010	220
2011	330
2012	330
2013	600
2014	520
2015	1,790
2016	1,550
2017	2,080
2018	1,100
2019	990

Tool and Die Makers

Year	Number
2005	2,530
2006	2,590
2007	2,380
2008	2,180
2009	1,620
2010	1,630
2011	2,070
2012	2,570
2013	2,390
2014	1,900
2015	2,110
2016	2,410
2017	2,320
2018	2,720
2019	2,650

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

Year	Number
2005	1,920
2006	1,690
2007	1,320
2008	760
2009	550
2010	680
2011	730
2012	1,030
2013	1,220
2014	1,310
2015	1,690
2016	1,940
2017	2,110
2018	2,680
2019	2,600

Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year	Number
2005	410
2006	430
2007	410
2008	720
2009	610
2010	560
2011	360
2012	300
2013	300
2014	360
2015	470
2016	630
2017	530
2018	630
2019	580

Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year	Number
2005	150
2006	170
2007	100
2008	70
2009	40
2010	30
2011	70
2012	110
2013	160
2014	0
2015	40
2016	60
2017	90
2018	110
2019	120

Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic

Year	Number
2007	30

Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year	Number
2005	220
2006	220
2007	180
2008	290
2009	160
2010	260
2011	320
2012	490
2013	350
2014	510
2015	420
2016	540
2017	490
2018	720
2019	530

Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners

Year	Number
2005	130
2006	0
2007	30
2008	30
2011	90
2012	90
2013	70
2015	80
2016	100
2017	80
2018	60
2019	40

Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other

Year	Number
2005	0
2006	220
2007	270
2008	270
2009	170
2010	100
2011	70
2012	170
2014	0
2015	70
2016	110
2017	110
2018	0
2019	0

Prepress Technicians and Workers

Year	Number
2005	200
2006	160
2007	150
2008	150
2009	130
2010	110
2011	180
2012	240
2013	230
2014	240
2015	240
2016	260
2017	200
2018	130
2019	40

Printing Press Operators

Year	Number
2005	870
2006	710
2007	670
2008	650
2009	650
2010	560
2011	560
2012	550
2013	620
2014	760
2015	880
2016	840
2017	760
2018	870
2019	960

Print Binding and Finishing Workers

Year	Number
2005	310
2006	350
2007	400
2008	440
2009	410
2010	370
2011	210
2012	290
2013	220
2014	310
2015	310
2016	350
2017	380
2018	300
2019	180

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers

Year	Number
2005	840
2006	610
2007	600
2008	520
2009	530
2010	560
2011	640
2012	720
2013	660
2014	500
2015	580
2016	780
2017	890
2018	1,020
2019	980

Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials

Year	Number
2005	150
2006	130
2007	0
2011	200
2012	150
2015	0
2016	0
2017	0
2018	0

Sewing Machine Operators

Year	Number
2005	90
2006	90
2007	130
2008	0
2009	260
2010	190
2011	140
2012	240
2013	250
2014	300
2015	430
2016	420
2017	360
2018	300
2019	340

Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers

Year	Number
2018	0
2019	220

Sewers, Hand

Year	Number
2015	40

Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers

Year	Number
2005	0
2006	0
2007	100
2008	0
2009	100
2010	0
2011	0
2014	0
2015	0
2016	0
2017	0
2018	0

Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year	Number
2007	100
2008	70
2009	50
2010	30
2011	50
2012	70
2013	70
2015	30
2018	0
2019	40

Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year	Number
2018	50
2019	60

Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers

Year	Number
2005	0
2006	0
2014	60
2015	90
2017	80
2018	0

Upholsterers

Year	Number
2005	40
2006	40
2007	40
2008	50
2009	100
2010	100
2011	90
2012	0
2013	170
2014	180
2015	170
2016	130
2017	100
2018	170
2019	200

Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other

Year	Number
2006	40
2007	50
2008	100
2009	90
2010	70
2015	0

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters

Year	Number
2005	70
2006	100
2007	310
2008	280
2009	360
2010	150
2011	210
2012	90
2013	70
2014	40
2015	630
2016	670
2017	710
2018	1,680
2019	1,700

Furniture Finishers

Year	Number
2008	310
2012	70
2013	60
2014	90
2015	320
2016	320
2017	330
2018	160
2019	150

Patternmakers, Wood

Year	Number
2008	50

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood

Year	Number
2005	160
2006	130
2007	70
2009	30
2010	100
2011	130
2012	90
2013	0
2014	150
2015	240
2016	180
2017	260
2018	170
2019	220

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing

Year	Number
2005	320
2008	740
2009	680
2010	800
2011	1,120
2012	530
2013	460
2014	300
2015	820
2016	990
2017	1,040
2018	860
2019	860

Power Distributors and Dispatchers

Year	Number
2017	70
2018	70

Power Plant Operators

Year	Number
2005	40
2007	40
2008	50
2009	40
2014	50
2015	160
2016	170
2017	160
2018	150

Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators

Year	Number
2005	40
2006	50
2007	80
2008	80
2009	0
2010	0
2011	0
2012	0
2013	30
2015	30
2017	50
2018	0
2019	0

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators

Year	Number
2005	150
2006	130
2007	150
2008	190
2009	220
2010	200
2011	170
2012	250
2013	320
2014	300
2015	220
2016	200
2017	210
2018	230
2019	290

Chemical Plant and System Operators

Year	Number
2015	90
2016	70
2017	0

Gas Plant Operators

Year	Number
2016	70
2017	70
2018	90
2019	40

Plant and System Operators, All Other

Year	Number
2009	40
2012	50
2013	100
2014	90
2015	160
2016	90

Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders

Year	Number
2008	0
2009	0
2012	0
2014	0
2015	120
2016	100
2017	60
2018	210

Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year	Number
2005	0
2007	240
2009	70
2010	0
2011	50
2012	60
2013	40
2015	100
2016	330
2017	270
2018	250
2019	240

Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year	Number
2005	0
2006	0
2007	270
2008	440
2009	280
2010	210
2011	80
2012	60
2013	90
2014	100
2015	0
2016	80
2017	80
2018	70
2019	0

Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand

Year	Number
2005	410
2006	430
2007	280
2008	220
2009	90
2010	80
2011	0
2012	320
2013	320
2014	300
2015	280
2016	310
2017	320
2018	270
2019	0

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year	Number
2005	650
2006	570
2007	610
2008	570
2009	640
2010	1,400
2011	1,130
2012	1,120
2013	460
2014	470
2015	940
2016	750
2017	640
2018	640
2019	520

Cutters and Trimmers, Hand

Year	Number
2005	300
2006	280
2007	200
2008	0
2011	70
2012	90
2013	90
2014	100
2015	70
2016	80
2017	0

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year	Number
2005	380
2006	230
2007	0
2008	0
2009	350
2010	270
2011	300
2012	130
2013	130
2014	290
2015	0
2016	520
2017	460
2018	470
2019	430

Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year	Number
2007	410
2008	310
2009	200
2010	0
2014	300
2015	300
2016	420
2017	270
2018	460
2019	660

Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders

Year	Number
2005	50
2006	40
2007	0
2015	40
2016	80
2017	0
2018	0
2019	0

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers

Year	Number
2005	2,960
2006	3,160
2007	3,370
2008	3,890
2009	3,190
2010	3,310
2011	2,310
2012	2,860
2013	2,470
2014	2,840
2015	0
2016	5,120
2017	5,540
2018	5,890
2019	5,840

Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers

Year	Number
2006	40
2009	0
2011	60
2012	80
2013	70
2014	50
2016	120
2017	120
2018	140
2019	120

Dental Laboratory Technicians

Year	Number
2005	0
2006	0
2007	0
2008	0
2009	110
2010	150
2011	110
2012	80
2013	110
2014	60
2015	80
2016	50
2017	180
2018	160
2019	230

Medical Appliance Technicians

Year	Number
2008	0
2009	0
2010	0

Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians

Year	Number
2010	110
2011	60
2012	60
2013	80
2014	170
2015	0
2016	0
2017	90
2018	0
2019	80

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders

Year	Number
2005	2,240
2006	2,460
2007	1,880
2008	1,430
2009	1,410
2010	1,520
2011	2,220
2012	2,490
2013	2,590
2014	2,310
2015	2,990
2016	0
2017	5,940
2018	6,420
2019	4,920

Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers

Year	Number
2007	250
2008	120
2009	110
2010	50
2011	110
2012	90
2013	80
2014	70
2015	170
2016	210
2017	150
2018	0
2019	0

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year	Number
2005	650
2006	640
2007	430
2008	590
2009	900
2010	480
2011	550
2012	670
2013	530
2014	620
2015	910
2016	130
2017	1,160
2018	1,610
2019	1,410

Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators

Year	Number
2005	0
2006	80
2007	40
2008	80
2009	90
2010	120
2011	120
2012	90
2013	0
2014	0
2015	0
2016	0
2017	40

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators

Year	Number
2005	1,080
2006	940
2007	1,060
2008	1,290
2009	1,320
2010	1,160
2011	1,610
2012	1,450
2013	1,590
2014	1,660
2015	2,060
2016	2,190
2017	1,760
2018	1,830
2019	1,450

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers

Year	Number
2005	130
2006	130
2007	220
2008	290
2009	200
2010	150
2011	140
2012	160
2013	160
2014	250
2015	380
2016	460
2017	350
2018	480
2019	480

Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders

Year	Number
2005	100
2006	70
2007	110
2008	60
2009	60
2012	50
2013	100
2014	110
2015	90
2016	50
2017	0
2018	160
2019	170

Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders

Year	Number
2005	0
2006	0
2007	0
2008	130
2009	70
2010	60
2011	40
2015	0
2016	360
2017	210
2018	80
2019	150

Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders

Year	Number
2005	0
2016	50
2017	0
2018	80

Etchers and Engravers

Year	Number
2005	0
2014	60
2015	100
2016	0
2018	60
2019	50

Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic

Year	Number
2005	120
2007	0
2008	450
2009	170
2010	120
2011	60
2013	140
2014	140
2015	100
2016	190
2017	0
2018	0
2019	0

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year	Number
2005	170
2006	210
2007	310
2008	290
2009	260
2010	470
2011	420
2012	490
2013	250
2014	340
2015	410
2016	540
2017	820
2018	840
2019	1,030

Helpers--Production Workers

Year	Number
2005	2,590
2006	3,110
2007	3,140
2008	3,770
2009	2,800
2010	2,160
2011	2,930
2012	4,310
2013	4,880
2014	5,380
2015	4,000
2016	4,560
2017	3,840
2018	4,540
2019	3,550

Production Workers, All Other

Year	Number
2005	3,330
2006	3,490
2007	2,660
2008	2,340
2009	2,130
2012	1,280
2013	1,310
2014	1,380
2015	1,400
2016	2,170
2017	1,970
2018	2,240
2019	1,990