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Numbers of Production Occupations in Joplin, MO

Occupation group

Production Occupations
Year Number
2005 6,780
2006 6,650
2007 8,000
2008 8,550
2009 7,200
2010 7,840
2011 6,890
2012 6,590
2013 7,170
2014 7,310
2015 7,060
2016 5,860
2017 7,130
2018 7,430
2019 7,680

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
Year Number
2005 520
2006 480
2007 500
2008 590
2009 580
2010 560
2011 550
2012 430
2013 520
2014 580
2015 570
2016 490
2017 520
2018 610
2019 560

Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers
Year Number
2007 50

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers
Year Number
2005 0
2007 570
2008 490
2009 0
2010 70
2011 60
2012 70
2013 360
2014 430
2015 290
2016 0

Engine and Other Machine Assemblers
Year Number
2007 120
2008 130
2009 130

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
Year Number
2008 40
2009 50
2010 30
2011 130
2012 140
2013 0
2016 0
2017 40

Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators
Year Number
2015 130
2016 0

Team Assemblers
Year Number
2005 1,070
2006 1,040
2007 1,450
2008 2,000
2009 1,800
2010 1,560
2011 1,120
2012 890
2013 630
2014 740
2015 790
2016 460

Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 60
2009 50
2010 100
2011 110
2012 60
2014 0
2015 130
2016 70
2019 980

Bakers
Year Number
2005 40
2006 50
2007 0
2008 40
2009 60
2010 50
2011 50
2012 110
2013 100
2014 110
2015 90
2016 70
2017 60
2018 60
2019 0

Butchers and Meat Cutters
Year Number
2006 30
2007 40
2008 40
2009 40
2010 50
2011 50
2012 70
2013 60
2014 70
2015 60
2016 60
2017 0
2018 0

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
Year Number
2010 740
2013 190
2014 270
2016 250
2017 330
2018 330

Slaughterers and Meat Packers
Year Number
2017 90
2018 90

Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2015 120

Food Batchmakers
Year Number
2005 280
2006 240
2007 120
2008 110
2009 90
2010 420
2011 820
2012 650
2013 850
2014 410
2015 440
2016 840
2017 1,030
2018 1,540
2019 1,310

Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 80
2011 40
2013 0
2014 340
2015 420
2016 220
2017 230

Food Processing Workers, All Other
Year Number
2014 0
2015 0

Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2017 50
2018 80
2019 110

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

Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2011 0
2013 60
2014 80
2015 60

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 410
2006 410
2007 210
2008 210
2009 170
2010 200
2011 160
2012 150
2013 100
2014 90
2015 50
2016 40
2017 60
2018 40
2019 40

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2009 130
2010 50
2016 0
2017 0
2019 0

Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 40
2007 200
2008 390
2009 370
2011 240
2012 80
2013 220
2014 210

Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 0

Machinists
Year Number
2005 420
2006 420
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 440
2011 300
2012 490
2013 410
2014 390
2015 340
2016 210
2017 260
2018 0
2019 300

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2010 60
2011 30
2012 40
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2019 110

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 420
2007 0
2011 70
2012 60
2013 40
2017 250
2018 220
2019 130

Tool and Die Makers
Year Number
2005 120
2006 90
2007 50
2008 40
2014 30
2015 60
2016 70
2017 60
2018 40
2019 50

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Year Number
2005 430
2006 360
2007 380
2008 390
2009 370
2010 260
2011 460
2012 340
2013 350
2014 230
2015 300
2016 340
2017 500
2018 430
2019 420

Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2007 130
2008 150
2009 120
2010 60
2011 50
2012 50
2013 30
2015 0
2016 0
2017 250
2018 160
2019 130

Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2007 100
2009 90

Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 40
2006 40

Prepress Technicians and Workers
Year Number
2008 0
2009 40
2010 40
2017 60
2018 60

Printing Press Operators
Year Number
2006 90
2007 260
2008 370
2009 260
2010 210
2011 0
2012 330
2013 90
2014 80
2015 90
2016 150
2017 180
2018 130
2019 90

Print Binding and Finishing Workers
Year Number
2005 0
2007 50

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
Year Number
2005 110
2006 80
2007 90
2008 90
2009 110
2010 100
2011 90
2012 110
2013 120
2014 120
2015 110
2016 100
2017 110
2018 100
2019 130

Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials
Year Number
2008 60
2009 50
2019 30

Sewing Machine Operators
Year Number
2009 140
2010 60
2012 40

Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers
Year Number
2012 60

Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 60
2007 80

Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2008 30

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
Year Number
2005 230
2006 170
2007 250
2008 160
2009 160
2010 120
2011 90
2012 100
2013 80
2014 80
2015 80
2016 130
2017 70
2018 110
2019 70

Furniture Finishers
Year Number
2006 30
2012 40

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood
Year Number
2012 40
2013 30
2014 50
2015 50
2016 40
2018 90
2019 90

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
Year Number
2007 110
2008 40
2009 40
2018 70
2019 80

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
Year Number
2005 120
2006 110
2007 100
2008 120
2009 90
2010 90
2011 90
2012 60
2013 60
2014 60
2015 90
2016 100
2017 90
2018 60
2019 90

Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2017 220
2018 210

Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 30
2006 50
2007 0
2008 0
2013 60
2015 60
2018 0

Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 80
2006 80
2007 90
2008 40
2009 0
2010 80
2011 90
2012 0
2013 30
2019 60

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 260
2006 350
2007 430
2008 300
2010 230
2011 260
2012 210
2013 250
2014 200
2015 190
2016 170
2017 250
2018 290
2019 360

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 80
2006 140
2007 50
2008 70
2013 60
2014 70
2015 50
2016 100
2017 100
2018 70

Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2007 60
2008 50
2009 30
2010 60
2011 70
2012 140
2013 120
2014 160
2015 0
2016 100
2019 130

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
Year Number
2005 370
2006 410
2007 460
2008 380
2009 350
2010 370
2011 310
2012 250
2013 270
2014 290
2015 300
2016 330
2017 430
2018 530
2019 500

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 630
2006 750
2007 790
2008 950
2009 750
2010 640
2011 500
2012 590
2013 580
2014 610
2015 590
2016 590
2017 510
2018 560
2019 540

Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers
Year Number
2005 40
2006 50
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2017 80
2018 90
2019 70

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 30
2006 30
2007 30
2008 90
2009 120
2010 70
2011 50
2012 50
2013 40
2015 30
2016 60
2017 80
2018 50
2019 70

Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators
Year Number
2005 90
2006 70
2007 70
2008 40
2011 40
2013 30

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
Year Number
2005 140
2006 220
2007 230
2008 200
2009 160
2010 150
2011 120
2012 100
2013 110
2014 130
2015 140
2016 160
2017 100
2018 100
2019 120

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers
Year Number
2007 30

Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2010 0

Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2015 80
2016 0

Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2015 0

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 130
2006 160
2007 130
2009 120
2010 140
2013 280
2014 310
2015 320
2019 260

Helpers--Production Workers
Year Number
2005 490
2006 550
2007 460
2008 370
2009 310
2010 270
2011 310
2012 340
2013 420
2014 440
2015 420
2016 350
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Production Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 100
2006 90
2007 310
2008 510
2009 420
2012 500
2013 620
2014 730
2015 610
2016 360
2017 270
2018 320
2019 220