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Numbers of Production Occupations in Huntsville, AL

Occupation group

Production Occupations
Year Number
2005 11,780
2006 15,200
2007 16,800
2008 17,680
2009 16,340
2010 12,050
2011 13,520
2012 12,860
2013 14,510
2014 13,780
2015 12,820
2016 13,770
2017 14,060
2018 15,210
2019 16,080

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
Year Number
2005 1,150
2006 1,160
2007 1,320
2008 1,340
2009 1,220
2010 1,040
2011 1,150
2012 1,100
2013 1,100
2014 1,110
2015 1,160
2016 1,080
2017 950
2018 1,070
2019 1,290

Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers
Year Number
2009 110
2010 110
2015 80
2016 150

Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers
Year Number
2006 0
2008 0

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers
Year Number
2005 800
2006 2,120
2007 2,190
2008 1,640
2009 960
2010 670
2011 890
2012 1,120
2013 1,270
2014 990
2015 850
2016 1,100

Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers
Year Number
2007 50
2008 70
2009 100
2010 70
2011 50
2012 30
2013 70
2014 100
2015 0
2016 0

Engine and Other Machine Assemblers
Year Number
2011 800
2013 920
2014 910
2015 610

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
Year Number
2005 50
2006 100
2007 80
2008 80
2009 70
2010 70
2011 60
2012 60
2013 60
2014 90
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Team Assemblers
Year Number
2005 2,740
2006 3,070
2007 3,180
2008 3,340
2009 3,030
2010 2,290
2011 1,870
2012 1,520
2013 1,540
2014 1,580
2015 1,790
2016 1,980

Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other
Year Number
2006 250
2007 240
2008 380
2009 310
2010 260
2011 500
2012 620
2013 630
2014 350
2015 310
2016 1,480
2019 4,050

Bakers
Year Number
2005 120
2006 70
2007 80
2008 70
2009 70
2010 70
2011 80
2012 130
2013 140
2014 200
2015 160
2016 200
2017 170
2018 180
2019 160

Butchers and Meat Cutters
Year Number
2005 170
2006 140
2007 100
2008 0
2009 170
2010 0
2011 170
2012 170
2013 170
2014 180
2015 170
2016 170
2017 100
2018 190
2019 230

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
Year Number
2009 0
2010 0
2011 60
2012 0
2013 50
2014 70
2015 130
2016 120
2017 140
2018 80
2019 0

Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 40
2006 30
2007 40

Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 0
2006 230
2007 240
2008 310
2009 130
2010 230
2011 250
2012 440
2013 460
2014 400
2017 40
2018 350
2019 270

Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 140
2007 110
2008 80
2009 0

Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2007 160
2008 150
2009 60
2010 40
2011 40
2016 100
2017 110
2018 0
2019 40

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 520
2006 490
2007 400
2008 630
2009 830
2010 660
2011 630
2012 650
2013 640
2014 450
2015 520
2016 410
2017 550
2018 870
2019 770

Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 70
2007 30
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2017 40
2018 40

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 300
2006 330
2007 350
2008 260
2009 170
2010 80
2011 70
2012 40
2013 80
2014 40
2015 80
2016 80
2017 0
2018 0
2019 240

Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 270
2007 140
2008 100

Machinists
Year Number
2005 600
2006 660
2007 870
2008 970
2009 1,210
2010 650
2011 820
2012 810
2013 1,010
2014 750
2015 960
2016 930
2017 930
2018 600
2019 680

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 160
2006 150
2007 200
2008 200
2009 160
2010 110
2011 110
2012 150
2013 170
2014 160
2015 110
2016 140
2017 130
2018 220
2019 230

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 280
2007 340
2008 290
2009 700
2012 330
2013 470
2014 580
2015 530
2016 290
2017 310
2018 80
2019 390

Tool and Die Makers
Year Number
2005 240
2006 250
2007 190
2008 150
2009 80
2010 60
2011 40
2012 70
2013 130
2014 110
2015 0
2016 50
2017 70
2018 100
2019 100

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Year Number
2005 340
2006 340
2007 330
2008 270
2009 430
2010 390
2011 440
2012 450
2013 570
2014 540
2015 450
2016 400
2017 430
2018 590
2019 750

Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2009 70
2010 100
2011 110
2012 110
2013 110
2014 40
2018 0
2019 110

Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 30
2006 70
2007 40
2008 80

Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 0
2006 100
2007 130
2008 0
2009 0
2010 90
2011 70
2012 100
2013 80
2014 70
2015 80
2016 50
2019 70

Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0

Printing Press Operators
Year Number
2005 160
2006 160
2007 210
2008 210
2009 140
2010 140
2011 160
2012 110
2013 100
2014 100
2015 160
2016 150
2017 130
2018 160
2019 170

Print Binding and Finishing Workers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 50

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
Year Number
2005 340
2006 300
2007 350
2008 260
2009 230
2010 250
2011 290
2012 320
2013 240
2014 230
2015 330
2016 290
2017 270
2018 200
2019 340

Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials
Year Number
2005 110
2006 120
2007 130
2008 170
2009 170
2010 130
2011 120
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2016 0
2017 90
2018 130
2019 100

Sewing Machine Operators
Year Number
2005 470
2006 410
2007 120
2008 170
2009 220
2010 240
2011 240
2012 170
2013 180
2014 170
2015 170
2016 180
2017 210
2018 260
2019 310

Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 80
2009 0
2010 0
2013 0
2018 0

Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2008 40
2009 50

Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers
Year Number
2015 70

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
Year Number
2005 80
2006 0
2007 0
2008 70
2009 50
2010 80
2011 60
2012 70
2013 100
2014 110
2015 70
2016 80
2017 90
2018 120
2019 100

Furniture Finishers
Year Number
2005 0
2008 0
2009 0
2011 30
2012 0
2013 0

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood
Year Number
2005 40
2006 0
2007 0
2011 50

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
Year Number
2005 40
2007 0
2008 60
2009 50
2010 30
2013 50
2014 60

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
Year Number
2005 90
2006 100
2007 100
2008 220
2009 230
2010 190
2011 120
2012 140
2013 140
2014 130
2015 110
2016 130
2017 150
2018 160
2019 190

Chemical Plant and System Operators
Year Number
2006 50
2007 50
2008 40
2014 60

Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2008 140
2009 100
2012 50
2013 50
2014 110
2015 0
2016 390
2017 250
2018 0
2019 130

Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 90
2015 40
2017 40
2018 60
2019 80

Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2008 40
2009 40

Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand
Year Number
2005 50
2006 60
2007 0
2010 50
2011 50
2012 40
2013 40
2014 50
2015 50
2016 50
2017 50
2018 130
2019 40

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 320
2006 190
2007 140
2008 110
2009 110
2010 70
2011 120
2012 310
2013 260
2014 440
2015 0
2016 0
2017 220
2019 110

Cutters and Trimmers, Hand
Year Number
2005 0
2007 0

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2007 40
2010 70
2011 70
2012 0
2015 0
2017 40
2018 50
2019 60

Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2008 290
2009 280
2013 130
2014 120
2015 50
2016 180
2017 190
2018 230
2019 100

Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2006 50
2007 50
2008 40
2012 80
2014 100
2015 70
2019 70

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
Year Number
2005 1,090
2006 860
2007 1,020
2008 1,260
2009 1,240
2010 940
2011 1,010
2012 1,000
2013 1,040
2014 930
2015 1,160
2016 1,140
2017 1,080
2018 1,010
2019 1,400

Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers
Year Number
2010 40
2012 40
2017 0
2018 50
2019 30

Dental Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2005 280
2006 240
2007 220
2008 260
2009 310
2010 240
2011 250
2012 280
2013 300
2014 330
2015 330
2016 320
2017 290
2018 500
2019 530

Medical Appliance Technicians
Year Number
2014 40

Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2009 0
2010 40
2011 0

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 370
2006 270
2007 500
2008 400
2009 360
2010 250
2011 140
2012 70
2013 80
2014 140
2015 120
2016 120
2019 220

Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers
Year Number
2007 30
2008 50
2009 40
2010 30
2011 60
2012 50
2013 40
2015 50
2016 0
2017 50

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 180
2006 190
2007 280
2008 270
2009 360
2010 320
2011 320
2012 420
2013 500
2014 460
2015 380
2016 120
2017 130
2018 200
2019 350

Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators
Year Number
2005 30
2007 60
2008 70
2009 70
2010 60
2011 50
2016 40
2017 30

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
Year Number
2005 150
2006 520
2007 500
2008 620
2009 430
2010 450
2011 480
2012 420
2013 330
2014 380
2015 320
2016 290
2017 210
2018 250
2019 210

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers
Year Number
2007 40
2008 50
2009 50
2012 40
2013 70
2014 90
2015 100
2016 120
2017 100
2018 90
2019 50

Etchers and Engravers
Year Number
2009 0

Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2013 0
2015 30

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 140
2006 120
2007 120
2008 110
2009 120
2010 130
2011 140
2012 100
2013 70
2014 90
2018 230
2019 110

Helpers--Production Workers
Year Number
2005 440
2006 740
2007 1,130
2008 1,520
2009 1,450
2010 1,150
2011 1,190
2012 980
2013 790
2014 630
2015 960
2016 1,440
2017 1,170
2018 970
2019 580

Production Workers, All Other
Year Number
2006 640
2007 850
2008 720
2009 360
2012 270
2013 330
2014 200
2015 260
2018 570
2019 280