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Numbers of Production Occupations in Lexington-Fayette, KY

Occupation group

Production Occupations
Year Number
2005 23,490
2006 24,850
2007 20,590
2008 19,100
2009 15,420
2010 18,750
2011 12,170
2012 14,790
2013 20,350
2014 19,100
2015 21,030
2016 20,000
2017 25,140
2018 23,940
2019 19,300

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
Year Number
2005 1,760
2006 1,620
2007 1,430
2008 1,510
2009 1,410
2010 1,480
2011 1,330
2012 1,320
2013 1,480
2014 1,460
2015 1,490
2016 1,480
2017 1,590
2018 1,560
2019 1,470

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers
Year Number
2005 250
2006 320
2007 290
2008 260
2009 220
2010 290
2011 310
2012 260
2013 320
2014 450
2015 400
2016 400

Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers
Year Number
2008 80

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
Year Number
2005 90
2006 120
2007 150
2008 90
2009 80
2010 30
2011 50
2012 30
2013 170
2014 210
2015 0
2016 50
2017 0
2018 70
2019 70

Team Assemblers
Year Number
2005 7,360
2006 8,420
2007 4,410
2008 4,000
2009 3,180
2010 6,070
2011 0
2012 0
2013 4,420
2014 5,050
2015 5,330
2016 9,430

Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other
Year Number
2005 1,500
2006 1,270
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 1,200
2011 1,110
2012 1,850
2013 3,890
2014 0
2015 3,730
2016 0
2019 7,160

Bakers
Year Number
2005 90
2007 80
2008 90
2009 90
2010 70
2011 100
2012 130
2013 130
2014 160
2015 160
2016 210
2017 150
2018 100
2019 130

Butchers and Meat Cutters
Year Number
2005 90
2006 140
2007 120
2008 110
2009 80
2010 120
2011 150
2012 160
2013 130
2014 120
2015 160
2016 140
2017 170
2018 150
2019 170

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
Year Number
2009 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 90
2014 100

Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 170
2006 160
2007 130

Food Batchmakers
Year Number
2009 0
2010 0
2017 70
2019 0

Food Processing Workers, All Other
Year Number
2012 40
2014 50

Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 230
2006 280
2007 310
2008 180
2009 120
2010 90
2011 120
2012 90
2014 320
2015 440
2016 270
2017 250
2019 160

Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 40
2006 0
2007 0
2008 90
2009 80
2011 130
2012 140
2014 960
2016 120
2017 190
2018 200
2019 490

Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2011 30
2013 0
2014 60
2015 100
2017 100

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 560
2006 530
2007 710
2008 1,000
2009 1,020
2010 790
2011 550
2012 610
2013 690
2014 460
2015 350
2016 260
2017 300
2018 250
2019 690

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 110
2006 110
2007 90
2008 70
2009 0
2011 70
2012 70
2013 90

Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2007 80
2008 90
2009 60
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 0
2007 0

Machinists
Year Number
2005 590
2006 830
2007 640
2008 580
2009 390
2010 0
2011 0
2012 1,290
2013 790
2014 620
2015 670
2016 600
2017 610
2018 880
2019 960

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 370
2006 690
2007 510
2008 690
2009 380
2010 380
2011 150
2012 230
2013 340
2014 300
2015 310
2016 0
2017 0
2018 210
2019 170

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 240
2006 190
2007 0
2008 50
2013 150
2014 150
2015 210
2016 200
2017 200
2018 150
2019 240

Tool and Die Makers
Year Number
2005 430
2006 520
2007 450
2008 480
2009 280
2010 280
2011 240
2012 220
2013 260
2014 220
2015 230
2016 220
2017 230
2018 230
2019 240

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Year Number
2005 480
2006 670
2007 740
2008 670
2009 650
2010 580
2011 570
2012 500
2013 570
2014 410
2015 520
2016 410
2017 420
2018 400
2019 500

Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 0
2006 230
2007 180
2008 0
2009 0
2010 60
2011 150
2013 190
2017 40
2018 0

Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 0
2007 50
2008 40
2016 40
2017 0
2018 320

Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 110
2006 130
2007 130
2008 100
2009 50
2017 60
2018 80
2019 130

Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 0
2007 270
2008 270
2009 220
2019 160

Prepress Technicians and Workers
Year Number
2005 130
2006 140
2007 150
2008 100
2009 70
2010 80
2011 90
2012 110
2013 90
2014 90
2015 70
2017 30
2019 30

Printing Press Operators
Year Number
2005 360
2006 320
2007 250
2008 230
2009 260
2010 400
2011 370
2012 340
2013 320
2014 320
2015 320
2016 290
2017 480
2018 460
2019 490

Print Binding and Finishing Workers
Year Number
2005 50
2006 40
2007 270
2008 340
2011 190
2012 190
2013 210
2014 170
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
Year Number
2005 390
2006 360
2007 610
2008 400
2009 610
2010 500
2011 370
2012 300
2013 210
2014 200
2015 0
2016 560
2017 670
2018 540
2019 490

Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials
Year Number
2005 230
2006 160
2007 110
2008 110
2009 0
2011 50
2012 100
2013 0
2014 0
2018 0

Sewing Machine Operators
Year Number
2005 370
2006 220
2007 130
2008 70
2009 200
2010 180
2012 60
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 140
2017 190
2018 0
2019 0

Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers
Year Number
2013 30

Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 80
2007 180
2008 0
2009 0

Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2010 0
2011 0

Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers
Year Number
2006 60

Upholsterers
Year Number
2005 40

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
Year Number
2005 240
2006 250
2007 280
2008 190
2009 100
2010 80
2011 70
2012 60
2013 110
2014 120
2015 110
2016 110
2017 170
2018 130
2019 100

Furniture Finishers
Year Number
2006 30
2008 0

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood
Year Number
2015 40
2019 0

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
Year Number
2005 60
2006 70
2007 80
2008 60
2009 40
2012 40
2014 40
2015 60
2016 50
2017 60
2018 0
2019 50

Power Distributors and Dispatchers
Year Number
2013 60
2014 0
2015 0

Power Plant Operators
Year Number
2006 50
2007 60
2008 70
2009 80
2011 70
2012 60
2013 110
2014 80
2015 40
2016 40
2017 70
2019 60

Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators
Year Number
2006 0
2007 40

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
Year Number
2005 160
2006 220
2007 150
2008 150
2009 110
2010 140
2011 120
2012 130
2013 160
2014 140
2015 250
2016 260
2017 250
2018 280
2019 290

Plant and System Operators, All Other
Year Number
2011 30
2013 30

Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2013 0
2014 550
2016 440
2017 260
2018 310
2019 260

Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2008 60
2009 50
2010 80
2011 80
2012 0
2013 90
2014 80
2015 70
2019 80

Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 40
2006 40
2007 40
2008 50
2009 0
2010 40
2011 50
2013 180
2014 240
2015 250
2016 270
2017 260
2018 0
2019 0

Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand
Year Number
2005 0
2012 40
2013 50
2014 40
2018 0
2019 170

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 240
2006 240
2007 200
2008 140
2009 180
2010 350
2011 380
2012 400
2013 240
2014 190
2015 120
2016 100
2017 200
2018 280
2019 300

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 110
2006 150
2007 100
2008 90
2010 140
2011 120
2012 160
2013 120
2014 170
2015 170
2016 130
2017 80
2018 50

Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 360
2006 400
2007 380
2008 330
2009 180
2010 360
2011 460
2012 420
2013 220
2014 0
2015 40
2016 100
2017 70
2018 40
2019 40

Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 40
2006 40

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
Year Number
2005 1,350
2006 1,490
2007 1,520
2008 1,820
2009 1,520
2010 1,340
2011 1,180
2012 1,440
2013 1,460
2014 1,710
2015 1,780
2016 1,450
2017 1,500
2018 1,350
2019 1,740

Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers
Year Number
2007 0
2008 50
2009 40
2010 70
2012 150

Dental Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2005 190
2006 180
2007 110
2008 80
2009 0
2010 70
2011 70
2012 70
2013 100
2014 100
2015 110
2016 90
2017 50
2018 0
2019 0

Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2005 0
2006 70
2007 90
2008 80
2009 70
2013 90
2014 80
2017 0
2019 0

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 1,150
2006 0
2007 590
2008 440
2009 380
2010 550
2011 480
2012 540
2013 460
2014 300
2015 310
2016 570
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers
Year Number
2005 60
2006 120
2007 0
2008 0
2009 50
2010 50
2012 80
2013 80
2014 120
2015 150
2016 130
2017 170

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 360
2006 300
2007 280
2008 290
2009 320
2010 350
2011 270
2012 180
2013 70
2014 670
2015 690
2016 220
2017 240
2018 210
2019 750

Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 70
2008 90
2009 80
2010 80
2011 60
2012 50
2013 50
2014 0
2017 30

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
Year Number
2005 560
2006 370
2007 510
2008 460
2009 420
2010 180
2011 430
2012 440
2013 0
2014 120
2015 190
2016 240
2017 210
2018 180
2019 490

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers
Year Number
2005 30
2011 30
2012 30
2016 30
2017 40

Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 50
2006 40
2010 0
2011 0

Etchers and Engravers
Year Number
2013 40
2014 30
2015 30

Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 180
2006 200
2007 140
2008 0
2009 70
2010 90
2011 90
2012 130
2013 150
2014 120
2015 100
2016 70
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 160
2006 260
2007 340
2008 480
2009 0
2010 230
2012 70
2019 0

Helpers--Production Workers
Year Number
2005 1,290
2006 1,830
2007 1,710
2008 1,480
2009 940
2010 1,170
2011 1,300
2012 2,130
2013 1,530
2014 1,580
2015 1,070
2016 880
2017 450
2018 410
2019 370

Production Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 820
2006 890
2007 1,430
2008 990
2009 1,340
2012 130
2013 380
2014 740
2015 960
2016 0
2017 730
2018 530
2019 300