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Numbers of Production Occupations in Lima, OH

Occupation group

Production Occupations
Year Number
2005 4,640
2006 4,380
2007 4,150
2008 3,100
2009 4,150
2010 3,860
2011 3,280
2012 2,780
2013 2,570
2014 2,110
2015 2,640
2016 3,420
2017 3,660
2018 4,210
2019 5,010

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
Year Number
2005 450
2006 420
2007 300
2008 380
2009 360
2010 380
2011 290
2012 270
2013 280
2014 330
2015 330
2016 310
2017 310
2018 340
2019 370

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers
Year Number
2005 50
2013 0

Engine and Other Machine Assemblers
Year Number
2009 340
2011 460
2015 310
2016 350

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
Year Number
2008 50
2009 30
2010 40
2013 0
2014 40
2015 50
2018 40

Team Assemblers
Year Number
2005 1,150
2006 1,300
2007 1,120
2008 800
2009 600
2010 500
2011 430
2012 500
2013 490
2014 320
2015 0
2016 470

Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other
Year Number
2008 0
2009 500
2010 480
2012 40
2013 0
2014 110
2015 170
2016 190
2019 400

Bakers
Year Number
2005 80
2006 80
2007 60
2008 80
2009 80
2010 90
2011 80
2012 90
2016 190
2017 0
2018 0
2019 100

Butchers and Meat Cutters
Year Number
2005 60
2006 60
2007 50
2008 50
2009 60
2010 0
2011 40
2012 0
2013 40
2014 30
2015 0
2017 0

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
Year Number
2006 0

Food Batchmakers
Year Number
2012 180
2014 90
2019 190

Food Processing Workers, All Other
Year Number
2018 0
2019 40

Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 0
2006 30

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 290
2006 170
2007 150
2008 120
2009 90
2010 80
2011 40
2012 50
2013 80
2014 60
2015 200
2016 0
2017 0
2018 140
2019 130

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 80
2008 0
2009 80
2017 60
2018 0
2019 80

Machinists
Year Number
2005 160
2006 80
2007 110
2008 150
2009 180
2010 180
2011 270
2012 350
2013 460
2014 340
2015 220
2017 450
2018 570
2019 540

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 270
2007 180
2008 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2008 0
2009 30
2010 40
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 440
2016 470
2017 780
2018 820
2019 830

Tool and Die Makers
Year Number
2005 160
2006 230
2007 140
2008 170
2009 100
2010 110
2011 100
2012 100
2013 100
2014 50
2015 70
2016 0
2017 100
2018 100
2019 100

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Year Number
2005 240
2006 140
2007 120
2008 90
2009 330
2010 280
2013 0
2014 0
2015 150
2016 160
2017 140
2018 290
2019 260

Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2015 70

Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2018 0
2019 0

Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners
Year Number
2005 0

Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
Year Number
2009 40
2010 30
2011 40

Prepress Technicians and Workers
Year Number
2005 0

Printing Press Operators
Year Number
2005 0
2006 50
2007 30
2008 40
2010 50
2013 40
2014 40
2015 40
2016 80
2017 90
2018 80
2019 30

Print Binding and Finishing Workers
Year Number
2015 60
2016 60

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
Year Number
2005 90
2006 130
2007 140
2008 140
2009 140
2010 200
2011 170
2012 140
2013 100
2014 0
2016 30
2017 0
2018 0
2019 130

Sewing Machine Operators
Year Number
2017 50
2018 0
2019 0

Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers
Year Number
2008 0

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
Year Number
2010 40
2012 30
2016 30

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood
Year Number
2005 0
2012 50

Woodworkers, All Other
Year Number
2019 50

Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators
Year Number
2018 30

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
Year Number
2005 140
2006 120
2007 110
2008 90
2009 70
2010 70
2011 60
2013 30
2014 30
2015 50
2016 50
2017 60
2018 90
2019 90

Chemical Plant and System Operators
Year Number
2017 160
2018 130
2019 120

Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers
Year Number
2018 0
2019 210

Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2007 210
2010 160
2011 170
2013 170
2014 170
2015 0
2016 230
2017 0
2018 200
2019 70

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 120
2006 130
2007 100
2008 120
2009 130
2010 180
2011 150
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 100
2017 110
2018 110
2019 110

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 0
2010 30
2011 30
2017 0

Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 80
2007 70
2008 80
2009 60
2010 60
2011 100
2012 90
2013 110
2014 150
2015 160
2016 90
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
Year Number
2005 580
2006 430
2007 450
2008 230
2009 290
2010 250
2011 290
2012 290
2013 310
2014 260
2015 210
2016 240
2017 290
2018 420
2019 540

Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2005 30

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 310
2006 220
2007 220
2008 140
2009 130
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 180
2017 150
2018 220
2019 250

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 190
2006 170
2007 130
2008 100
2009 100
2010 90
2011 120
2012 210
2013 160
2014 0
2015 50
2016 40
2017 60
2019 60

Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators
Year Number
2010 30

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
Year Number
2005 120
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 140
2010 150
2016 40
2017 30
2018 70
2019 50

Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2010 30

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2010 0
2011 70
2012 70
2014 30
2016 30

Helpers--Production Workers
Year Number
2005 340
2006 270
2007 380
2008 270
2009 270
2010 230
2011 320
2012 240
2013 200
2016 0
2017 110
2018 130
2019 110

Production Workers, All Other
Year Number
2006 80
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2012 80
2014 60
2015 60
2016 80
2017 160
2018 0
2019 150