Numbers of Production Occupations in Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
Occupation group
Production Occupations
Year |
Number |
2005 |
161,930 |
2006 |
180,140 |
2007 |
191,540 |
2008 |
198,910 |
2009 |
188,770 |
2010 |
170,940 |
2011 |
174,070 |
2012 |
180,720 |
2013 |
186,550 |
2014 |
192,980 |
2015 |
196,670 |
2016 |
181,920 |
2017 |
172,560 |
2018 |
179,890 |
2019 |
177,900 |
Individual occupations
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
Year |
Number |
2005 |
14,400 |
2006 |
14,690 |
2007 |
15,370 |
2008 |
15,130 |
2009 |
14,530 |
2010 |
12,780 |
2011 |
13,380 |
2012 |
13,230 |
2013 |
14,580 |
2014 |
14,710 |
2015 |
14,980 |
2016 |
13,880 |
2017 |
13,100 |
2018 |
14,110 |
2019 |
14,880 |
Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers
Year |
Number |
2005 |
2,850 |
2006 |
3,660 |
2007 |
4,220 |
2008 |
4,820 |
2009 |
4,670 |
2010 |
4,300 |
2011 |
3,700 |
2012 |
4,660 |
2013 |
4,730 |
2014 |
5,180 |
2015 |
5,370 |
2016 |
4,780 |
Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers
Year |
Number |
2005 |
1,190 |
2006 |
1,330 |
2007 |
1,620 |
2008 |
1,490 |
2009 |
1,350 |
2010 |
1,480 |
2011 |
1,650 |
2012 |
2,070 |
2013 |
1,300 |
2014 |
2,260 |
2015 |
2,100 |
2016 |
1,990 |
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers
Year |
Number |
2005 |
210 |
2006 |
250 |
2007 |
320 |
2008 |
640 |
2009 |
990 |
2010 |
1,320 |
2011 |
1,330 |
2012 |
1,650 |
2013 |
2,870 |
2014 |
2,760 |
2015 |
0 |
2016 |
0 |
2017 |
0 |
2018 |
0 |
2019 |
810 |
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
Year |
Number |
2005 |
3,270 |
2006 |
4,530 |
2007 |
5,930 |
2008 |
6,460 |
2009 |
5,250 |
2010 |
3,530 |
2011 |
2,940 |
2012 |
3,380 |
2013 |
3,490 |
2014 |
3,450 |
2015 |
3,870 |
2016 |
3,550 |
2017 |
3,200 |
2018 |
2,640 |
2019 |
3,640 |
Team Assemblers
Year |
Number |
2005 |
13,120 |
2006 |
19,380 |
2007 |
19,490 |
2008 |
20,660 |
2009 |
17,770 |
2010 |
16,080 |
2011 |
14,300 |
2012 |
13,620 |
2013 |
14,420 |
2014 |
13,110 |
2015 |
11,290 |
2016 |
8,570 |
Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other
Year |
Number |
2005 |
3,680 |
2006 |
4,100 |
2007 |
4,450 |
2008 |
2,780 |
2009 |
3,230 |
2010 |
3,450 |
2011 |
5,140 |
2012 |
4,280 |
2013 |
4,000 |
2014 |
2,420 |
2015 |
3,660 |
2016 |
3,300 |
2019 |
17,560 |
Bakers
Year |
Number |
2005 |
1,390 |
2006 |
1,400 |
2007 |
1,420 |
2008 |
1,790 |
2009 |
2,640 |
2010 |
3,370 |
2011 |
3,490 |
2012 |
2,880 |
2013 |
2,890 |
2014 |
2,640 |
2015 |
2,930 |
2016 |
2,750 |
2017 |
3,760 |
2018 |
3,600 |
2019 |
3,780 |
Butchers and Meat Cutters
Year |
Number |
2005 |
2,130 |
2006 |
2,020 |
2007 |
2,160 |
2008 |
2,070 |
2009 |
2,090 |
2010 |
2,440 |
2011 |
2,480 |
2012 |
2,410 |
2013 |
2,430 |
2014 |
2,000 |
2015 |
2,710 |
2016 |
2,850 |
2017 |
2,920 |
2018 |
3,030 |
2019 |
2,780 |
Food Batchmakers
Year |
Number |
2005 |
1,240 |
2006 |
1,180 |
2007 |
1,030 |
2008 |
750 |
2009 |
820 |
2010 |
1,060 |
2011 |
940 |
2012 |
870 |
2013 |
840 |
2014 |
990 |
2015 |
1,560 |
2016 |
1,920 |
2017 |
1,830 |
2018 |
1,430 |
2019 |
1,510 |
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year |
Number |
2005 |
2,110 |
2006 |
2,480 |
2007 |
1,930 |
2008 |
1,820 |
2009 |
1,690 |
2010 |
1,340 |
2011 |
1,240 |
2012 |
1,520 |
2013 |
1,420 |
2014 |
1,330 |
2015 |
1,090 |
2016 |
910 |
2017 |
1,030 |
2018 |
1,220 |
2019 |
1,700 |
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year |
Number |
2005 |
3,670 |
2006 |
3,980 |
2007 |
3,500 |
2008 |
4,140 |
2009 |
4,380 |
2010 |
4,280 |
2011 |
4,320 |
2012 |
4,800 |
2013 |
4,990 |
2014 |
4,720 |
2015 |
4,380 |
2016 |
4,130 |
2017 |
4,130 |
2018 |
4,260 |
2019 |
5,220 |
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year |
Number |
2005 |
2,370 |
2006 |
2,760 |
2007 |
2,620 |
2008 |
2,410 |
2009 |
1,830 |
2010 |
1,470 |
2011 |
1,420 |
2012 |
1,430 |
2013 |
1,500 |
2014 |
1,640 |
2015 |
1,590 |
2016 |
1,180 |
2017 |
1,240 |
2018 |
1,190 |
2019 |
1,800 |
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year |
Number |
2005 |
1,940 |
2006 |
1,940 |
2007 |
2,360 |
2008 |
2,800 |
2009 |
3,120 |
2010 |
2,330 |
2011 |
2,100 |
2012 |
1,920 |
2013 |
3,130 |
2014 |
3,180 |
2015 |
3,480 |
2016 |
2,500 |
2017 |
1,910 |
2018 |
1,020 |
2019 |
1,430 |
Machinists
Year |
Number |
2005 |
9,750 |
2006 |
11,800 |
2007 |
14,370 |
2008 |
14,670 |
2009 |
13,550 |
2010 |
12,360 |
2011 |
12,950 |
2012 |
14,090 |
2013 |
13,240 |
2014 |
13,140 |
2015 |
13,150 |
2016 |
9,980 |
2017 |
9,080 |
2018 |
10,480 |
2019 |
11,040 |
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year |
Number |
2005 |
1,420 |
2006 |
1,750 |
2007 |
1,570 |
2008 |
1,740 |
2009 |
1,810 |
2010 |
1,820 |
2011 |
1,430 |
2012 |
1,160 |
2013 |
1,020 |
2014 |
1,430 |
2015 |
1,420 |
2016 |
1,930 |
2017 |
2,300 |
2018 |
2,350 |
2019 |
2,370 |
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year |
Number |
2005 |
810 |
2006 |
610 |
2007 |
820 |
2008 |
1,190 |
2009 |
1,380 |
2010 |
1,300 |
2011 |
1,440 |
2012 |
1,640 |
2013 |
2,670 |
2014 |
2,830 |
2015 |
2,920 |
2016 |
2,180 |
2017 |
2,320 |
2018 |
3,150 |
2019 |
3,690 |
Tool and Die Makers
Year |
Number |
2005 |
580 |
2006 |
560 |
2007 |
510 |
2008 |
440 |
2009 |
390 |
2010 |
430 |
2011 |
450 |
2012 |
460 |
2013 |
550 |
2014 |
490 |
2015 |
470 |
2016 |
290 |
2017 |
350 |
2018 |
340 |
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Year |
Number |
2005 |
12,230 |
2006 |
14,260 |
2007 |
17,170 |
2008 |
19,040 |
2009 |
18,220 |
2010 |
15,520 |
2011 |
15,020 |
2012 |
16,420 |
2013 |
16,250 |
2014 |
17,640 |
2015 |
18,150 |
2016 |
18,140 |
2017 |
17,170 |
2018 |
18,010 |
2019 |
18,610 |
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year |
Number |
2005 |
590 |
2006 |
800 |
2007 |
0 |
2008 |
1,250 |
2009 |
950 |
2010 |
800 |
2011 |
1,170 |
2012 |
1,310 |
2013 |
1,370 |
2014 |
1,370 |
2015 |
1,440 |
2016 |
1,160 |
2017 |
600 |
2018 |
350 |
2019 |
590 |
Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic
Year |
Number |
2005 |
400 |
2006 |
390 |
2007 |
510 |
2008 |
550 |
2009 |
540 |
2010 |
340 |
2011 |
210 |
2012 |
400 |
2013 |
460 |
2014 |
390 |
2015 |
220 |
2016 |
200 |
2017 |
150 |
2018 |
130 |
2019 |
100 |
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year |
Number |
2005 |
840 |
2006 |
1,030 |
2007 |
1,120 |
2008 |
1,340 |
2009 |
1,340 |
2010 |
1,210 |
2011 |
760 |
2012 |
1,130 |
2013 |
1,010 |
2014 |
1,080 |
2015 |
950 |
2016 |
1,000 |
2017 |
1,030 |
2018 |
960 |
2019 |
1,020 |
Prepress Technicians and Workers
Year |
Number |
2005 |
720 |
2006 |
990 |
2007 |
1,060 |
2008 |
1,130 |
2009 |
970 |
2010 |
710 |
2011 |
600 |
2012 |
560 |
2013 |
400 |
2014 |
440 |
2015 |
370 |
2016 |
400 |
2017 |
410 |
2018 |
390 |
2019 |
510 |
Printing Press Operators
Year |
Number |
2005 |
1,960 |
2006 |
1,990 |
2007 |
2,210 |
2008 |
2,230 |
2009 |
1,930 |
2010 |
3,160 |
2011 |
2,450 |
2012 |
2,300 |
2013 |
1,870 |
2014 |
2,180 |
2015 |
2,460 |
2016 |
2,230 |
2017 |
1,880 |
2018 |
1,980 |
2019 |
1,860 |
Print Binding and Finishing Workers
Year |
Number |
2005 |
960 |
2006 |
1,160 |
2007 |
1,020 |
2008 |
720 |
2009 |
1,320 |
2010 |
660 |
2011 |
530 |
2012 |
580 |
2013 |
530 |
2014 |
420 |
2015 |
400 |
2016 |
500 |
2017 |
620 |
2018 |
620 |
2019 |
560 |
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
Year |
Number |
2005 |
4,050 |
2006 |
4,370 |
2007 |
3,770 |
2008 |
4,060 |
2009 |
3,520 |
2010 |
4,250 |
2011 |
3,770 |
2012 |
3,540 |
2013 |
2,930 |
2014 |
3,180 |
2015 |
3,630 |
2016 |
3,420 |
2017 |
3,740 |
2018 |
3,120 |
2019 |
3,230 |
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials
Year |
Number |
2005 |
1,610 |
2006 |
1,730 |
2007 |
1,510 |
2008 |
1,530 |
2009 |
1,210 |
2010 |
1,180 |
2011 |
1,220 |
2012 |
1,480 |
2013 |
1,790 |
2014 |
1,650 |
2015 |
1,740 |
2016 |
1,650 |
2017 |
1,320 |
2018 |
1,180 |
Sewing Machine Operators
Year |
Number |
2005 |
1,360 |
2006 |
1,200 |
2007 |
1,120 |
2008 |
1,380 |
2009 |
1,300 |
2010 |
1,400 |
2011 |
1,490 |
2012 |
1,450 |
2013 |
1,530 |
2014 |
1,280 |
2015 |
1,330 |
2016 |
1,000 |
2017 |
1,450 |
2018 |
1,420 |
2019 |
1,770 |
Sewers, Hand
Year |
Number |
2005 |
0 |
2006 |
130 |
2007 |
110 |
2012 |
0 |
2013 |
0 |
2014 |
490 |
2015 |
590 |
2016 |
230 |
2017 |
0 |
2018 |
0 |
2019 |
60 |
Upholsterers
Year |
Number |
2005 |
270 |
2006 |
260 |
2007 |
520 |
2008 |
540 |
2009 |
480 |
2010 |
520 |
2011 |
590 |
2012 |
760 |
2013 |
660 |
2014 |
600 |
2015 |
380 |
2016 |
310 |
2017 |
340 |
2018 |
430 |
2019 |
530 |
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
Year |
Number |
2005 |
710 |
2006 |
890 |
2007 |
890 |
2008 |
880 |
2009 |
750 |
2010 |
570 |
2011 |
660 |
2012 |
800 |
2013 |
810 |
2014 |
1,140 |
2015 |
1,180 |
2016 |
1,800 |
2017 |
1,740 |
2018 |
1,740 |
2019 |
1,740 |
Furniture Finishers
Year |
Number |
2005 |
300 |
2006 |
360 |
2007 |
350 |
2008 |
290 |
2009 |
210 |
2010 |
140 |
2011 |
100 |
2012 |
120 |
2013 |
150 |
2014 |
270 |
2015 |
400 |
2016 |
490 |
2017 |
360 |
2018 |
210 |
2019 |
0 |
Power Plant Operators
Year |
Number |
2005 |
570 |
2006 |
590 |
2007 |
610 |
2008 |
420 |
2009 |
800 |
2010 |
970 |
2011 |
1,150 |
2012 |
780 |
2013 |
650 |
2014 |
970 |
2015 |
880 |
2016 |
560 |
2017 |
460 |
2018 |
410 |
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
Year |
Number |
2005 |
1,290 |
2006 |
1,570 |
2007 |
1,780 |
2008 |
1,790 |
2009 |
1,470 |
2010 |
1,060 |
2011 |
1,070 |
2012 |
1,000 |
2013 |
1,180 |
2014 |
1,010 |
2015 |
1,450 |
2016 |
1,460 |
2017 |
1,860 |
2018 |
2,000 |
2019 |
2,210 |
Chemical Plant and System Operators
Year |
Number |
2005 |
5,740 |
2006 |
6,670 |
2007 |
6,730 |
2008 |
7,060 |
2009 |
7,960 |
2010 |
7,530 |
2011 |
6,360 |
2012 |
4,490 |
2013 |
3,720 |
2014 |
3,580 |
2015 |
3,510 |
2016 |
2,950 |
2017 |
2,910 |
2018 |
3,420 |
2019 |
3,920 |
Gas Plant Operators
Year |
Number |
2005 |
430 |
2006 |
570 |
2007 |
0 |
2008 |
1,010 |
2009 |
920 |
2010 |
660 |
2011 |
750 |
2012 |
760 |
2013 |
650 |
2014 |
580 |
2015 |
800 |
2016 |
1,310 |
2017 |
1,630 |
2018 |
1,920 |
2019 |
2,260 |
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers
Year |
Number |
2005 |
8,350 |
2006 |
7,160 |
2007 |
7,970 |
2008 |
7,940 |
2009 |
7,190 |
2010 |
6,660 |
2011 |
6,990 |
2012 |
6,120 |
2013 |
5,270 |
2014 |
4,530 |
2015 |
4,240 |
2016 |
4,470 |
2017 |
4,010 |
2018 |
4,670 |
2019 |
5,040 |
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year |
Number |
2005 |
4,040 |
2006 |
3,010 |
2007 |
4,300 |
2008 |
4,870 |
2009 |
3,760 |
2010 |
3,120 |
2011 |
3,140 |
2012 |
5,030 |
2013 |
5,640 |
2014 |
6,130 |
2015 |
7,580 |
2016 |
8,300 |
2017 |
7,600 |
2018 |
6,930 |
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year |
Number |
2005 |
1,100 |
2006 |
1,070 |
2007 |
1,330 |
2008 |
1,480 |
2009 |
1,720 |
2010 |
1,190 |
2011 |
940 |
2012 |
470 |
2013 |
280 |
2014 |
230 |
2015 |
370 |
2016 |
500 |
2017 |
510 |
2018 |
440 |
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand
Year |
Number |
2005 |
680 |
2006 |
620 |
2007 |
670 |
2008 |
670 |
2009 |
860 |
2010 |
660 |
2011 |
540 |
2012 |
580 |
2013 |
620 |
2014 |
520 |
2015 |
400 |
2016 |
300 |
2017 |
220 |
2018 |
250 |
2019 |
350 |
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year |
Number |
2005 |
3,160 |
2006 |
3,760 |
2007 |
3,880 |
2008 |
3,540 |
2009 |
3,330 |
2010 |
2,190 |
2011 |
2,020 |
2012 |
1,390 |
2013 |
2,110 |
2014 |
2,920 |
2015 |
3,240 |
2016 |
3,010 |
2017 |
2,780 |
2018 |
2,130 |
2019 |
1,750 |
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand
Year |
Number |
2005 |
150 |
2006 |
180 |
2007 |
160 |
2008 |
220 |
2009 |
180 |
2010 |
180 |
2011 |
110 |
2012 |
180 |
2013 |
190 |
2014 |
260 |
2015 |
220 |
2016 |
140 |
2017 |
90 |
2019 |
70 |
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year |
Number |
2005 |
1,130 |
2006 |
1,500 |
2007 |
1,560 |
2008 |
1,380 |
2009 |
1,160 |
2010 |
1,090 |
2011 |
870 |
2012 |
770 |
2013 |
970 |
2014 |
880 |
2015 |
870 |
2016 |
920 |
2017 |
850 |
2018 |
1,100 |
2019 |
1,030 |
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
Year |
Number |
2005 |
8,960 |
2006 |
8,560 |
2007 |
8,470 |
2008 |
8,590 |
2009 |
9,480 |
2010 |
9,640 |
2011 |
12,310 |
2012 |
13,460 |
2013 |
14,680 |
2014 |
15,440 |
2015 |
17,690 |
2016 |
16,540 |
2017 |
16,650 |
2018 |
17,630 |
2019 |
16,740 |
Dental Laboratory Technicians
Year |
Number |
2005 |
590 |
2006 |
620 |
2007 |
440 |
2008 |
200 |
2009 |
140 |
2010 |
390 |
2011 |
520 |
2012 |
470 |
2013 |
640 |
2014 |
580 |
2015 |
640 |
2016 |
440 |
2017 |
440 |
2018 |
420 |
2019 |
540 |
Medical Appliance Technicians
Year |
Number |
2005 |
70 |
2006 |
0 |
2007 |
240 |
2008 |
260 |
2009 |
170 |
2010 |
80 |
2011 |
200 |
2012 |
330 |
2013 |
290 |
2014 |
150 |
2015 |
70 |
2016 |
90 |
2017 |
110 |
2018 |
130 |
2019 |
180 |
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians
Year |
Number |
2005 |
670 |
2006 |
480 |
2007 |
530 |
2008 |
470 |
2009 |
410 |
2010 |
380 |
2011 |
320 |
2012 |
420 |
2013 |
430 |
2014 |
270 |
2016 |
290 |
2017 |
340 |
2018 |
290 |
2019 |
380 |
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
Year |
Number |
2005 |
4,120 |
2006 |
4,730 |
2007 |
5,060 |
2008 |
4,920 |
2009 |
4,810 |
2010 |
4,010 |
2011 |
4,220 |
2012 |
4,580 |
2013 |
4,910 |
2014 |
5,090 |
2015 |
4,880 |
2016 |
4,550 |
2017 |
3,770 |
2018 |
4,190 |
2019 |
4,310 |
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year |
Number |
2005 |
2,760 |
2006 |
3,100 |
2007 |
3,230 |
2008 |
3,840 |
2009 |
3,170 |
2010 |
2,710 |
2011 |
2,450 |
2012 |
2,990 |
2013 |
3,790 |
2014 |
4,530 |
2015 |
4,190 |
2016 |
3,780 |
2017 |
3,530 |
2018 |
3,940 |
2019 |
3,990 |
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
Year |
Number |
2005 |
4,520 |
2006 |
4,500 |
2007 |
4,050 |
2008 |
3,500 |
2009 |
2,820 |
2010 |
2,630 |
2011 |
3,060 |
2012 |
4,280 |
2013 |
4,420 |
2014 |
5,400 |
2015 |
5,200 |
2016 |
4,150 |
2017 |
3,480 |
2018 |
3,990 |
2019 |
3,660 |
Etchers and Engravers
Year |
Number |
2005 |
0 |
2006 |
0 |
2007 |
0 |
2008 |
90 |
2009 |
120 |
2010 |
180 |
2011 |
170 |
2012 |
160 |
2013 |
180 |
2014 |
200 |
2015 |
200 |
2016 |
250 |
2017 |
240 |
2018 |
340 |
2019 |
0 |
Helpers--Production Workers
Year |
Number |
2005 |
5,390 |
2006 |
6,710 |
2007 |
8,030 |
2008 |
8,070 |
2009 |
8,550 |
2010 |
7,370 |
2011 |
8,640 |
2012 |
9,000 |
2013 |
10,870 |
2014 |
11,320 |
2015 |
13,530 |
2016 |
13,250 |
2017 |
13,820 |
2018 |
11,690 |
2019 |
9,750 |
Production Workers, All Other
Year |
Number |
2005 |
1,500 |
2006 |
1,040 |
2007 |
830 |
2008 |
1,170 |
2009 |
1,010 |
2012 |
3,710 |
2014 |
2,050 |
2015 |
2,080 |
2016 |
2,360 |
2017 |
1,880 |
2018 |
2,110 |
2019 |
2,710 |