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Numbers of Production Occupations in Iowa City, IA

Occupation group

Production Occupations
Year Number
2005 2,400
2006 2,510
2007 3,980
2008 3,750
2009 2,880
2010 2,140
2011 2,660
2012 3,180
2013 2,760
2014 2,620
2015 1,770
2016 2,670
2017 3,050
2018 2,080
2019 2,390

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
Year Number
2005 270
2006 250
2007 250
2008 250
2009 220
2010 240
2011 250
2012 230
2013 230
2014 280
2015 310
2016 350
2017 330
2018 340
2019 330

Team Assemblers
Year Number
2005 1,190
2006 1,350
2007 1,920
2008 1,920
2009 1,330
2010 530
2011 520
2012 470
2013 430
2014 310
2015 0
2016 770

Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other
Year Number
2005 270
2007 40
2008 0
2009 50
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 50
2019 230

Bakers
Year Number
2005 90
2006 80
2007 110
2008 0
2009 80
2010 70
2011 60
2012 70
2013 140
2014 130
2015 100
2016 160
2017 220
2018 240
2019 200

Butchers and Meat Cutters
Year Number
2005 50
2006 90
2007 70
2008 80
2009 110
2010 110
2011 120
2012 130
2013 120
2014 120
2015 120
2016 150
2017 160
2018 160
2019 160

Food Batchmakers
Year Number
2005 100
2006 70
2010 0
2014 70
2015 130
2016 130
2017 60
2019 0

Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2007 0
2008 120
2009 80

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 50
2006 30
2007 40
2012 0

Machinists
Year Number
2006 100
2007 50
2008 70
2010 40
2011 40
2014 60
2015 0
2016 80

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2007 200
2015 130
2018 170
2019 230

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2012 50
2013 60
2014 50

Tool and Die Makers
Year Number
2012 40
2013 30
2014 30

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Year Number
2005 60
2006 100
2007 110
2008 90
2009 60
2010 70
2011 80
2012 110
2013 120
2014 120
2015 180
2016 170
2017 150
2018 120
2019 110

Prepress Technicians and Workers
Year Number
2007 130
2008 140
2009 130
2010 100
2011 70
2014 50
2018 0
2019 0

Printing Press Operators
Year Number
2006 140
2007 130
2008 180
2009 160
2010 90
2011 120
2012 100
2013 80
2014 90
2015 100
2016 160
2017 120
2018 70
2019 0

Print Binding and Finishing Workers
Year Number
2012 40
2016 50
2017 50

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
Year Number
2005 100
2006 80
2007 80
2008 70
2009 80
2010 80
2011 90
2012 90
2013 70
2014 90
2015 80
2016 130
2017 120
2018 150
2019 130

Sewing Machine Operators
Year Number
2011 30
2012 40
2013 30
2014 30
2018 0
2019 0

Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers
Year Number
2014 0
2015 0

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
Year Number
2005 30
2006 40
2007 50
2008 30

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
Year Number
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0

Power Plant Operators
Year Number
2007 50
2008 40
2009 40
2010 30
2011 30

Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators
Year Number
2013 70
2014 70
2015 0
2016 50
2017 50
2018 50
2019 50

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
Year Number
2005 0
2007 80
2008 90
2009 90
2010 90
2011 100
2012 100
2013 120
2014 100
2015 90
2016 60
2017 80
2018 80
2019 90

Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2010 0
2011 0

Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 0

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 150
2011 170
2012 110
2013 200
2014 160
2016 70
2017 80
2018 70
2019 60

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2007 60
2008 0
2009 40

Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2011 70

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
Year Number
2005 100
2006 180
2007 180
2008 180
2009 160
2010 190
2011 210
2012 170
2013 200
2014 190
2015 170
2016 160
2017 140
2018 130
2019 90

Dental Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2005 90
2006 0
2007 0
2010 40
2011 40
2012 40
2019 50

Medical Appliance Technicians
Year Number
2009 60

Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 40
2016 40

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2007 230
2008 300
2009 0
2010 160
2011 140
2012 150
2013 440
2014 390
2015 240
2016 0
2017 490
2018 0
2019 430

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2007 50
2008 40
2009 30
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2008 0
2010 0
2012 0

Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2012 50
2018 40
2019 0

Helpers--Production Workers
Year Number
2007 150
2008 50
2009 50
2010 0
2011 520
2012 690
2014 40
2015 0
2016 0
2017 250
2019 150

Production Workers, All Other
Year Number
2008 100
2009 110
2012 460
2013 420
2014 240
2015 120
2016 90
2017 70
2018 80
2019 80