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Numbers of Production Occupations in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

Occupation group

Production Occupations
Year Number
2015 372,010
2016 367,060
2017 348,040
2018 335,660
2019 335,300

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
Year Number
2015 22,460
2016 21,980
2017 20,890
2018 19,340
2019 19,070

Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers
Year Number
2015 1,290
2016 1,330
2017 1,440
2018 1,530
2019 1,400

Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers
Year Number
2015 730
2016 770
2017 610
2018 400
2019 0

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers
Year Number
2015 9,770
2016 11,210

Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers
Year Number
2015 2,730
2016 2,400

Engine and Other Machine Assemblers
Year Number
2015 670
2016 450
2017 780
2018 910
2019 890

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
Year Number
2015 3,080
2016 2,570
2017 1,680
2018 1,690
2019 1,650

Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators
Year Number
2015 550
2016 0
2017 460
2018 510
2019 0

Team Assemblers
Year Number
2015 37,480
2016 35,060

Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other
Year Number
2015 8,570
2016 7,550
2019 42,850

Bakers
Year Number
2015 12,580
2016 12,810
2017 10,330
2018 8,450
2019 8,020

Butchers and Meat Cutters
Year Number
2015 7,090
2016 6,350
2017 7,040
2018 8,070
2019 10,870

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
Year Number
2015 3,460
2016 3,190
2017 2,440
2018 2,350
2019 2,500

Slaughterers and Meat Packers
Year Number
2015 1,450
2016 1,160
2017 1,390
2018 950
2019 700

Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2015 530
2016 470
2017 490
2018 530
2019 550

Food Batchmakers
Year Number
2015 4,870
2016 5,510
2017 5,610
2018 5,880
2019 6,360

Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2015 1,220
2016 1,370
2017 1,900
2018 1,340
2019 1,350

Food Processing Workers, All Other
Year Number
2015 0
2016 1,950
2017 2,230
2018 2,340
2019 2,140

Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2015 1,910
2016 1,770
2017 1,980
2018 1,720
2019 2,840

Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2015 1,110
2016 1,020
2017 890
2018 890
2019 710

Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2015 1,130
2016 1,010
2017 660
2018 580
2019 610

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2015 5,990
2016 7,030
2017 6,900
2018 6,010
2019 5,800

Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2015 1,060
2016 800
2017 790
2018 1,040
2019 1,180

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2015 4,340
2016 4,370
2017 4,160
2018 3,960
2019 3,920

Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2015 2,760
2016 2,270
2017 1,830
2018 2,010
2019 1,650

Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2015 1,540
2016 1,180
2017 1,060
2018 1,100
2019 1,160

Machinists
Year Number
2015 14,580
2016 16,260
2017 16,300
2018 16,510
2019 16,120

Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2015 210
2016 180
2017 110
2018 140
2019 190

Pourers and Casters, Metal
Year Number
2015 300
2016 220
2017 180
2018 260
2019 0

Model Makers, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2015 270
2016 220
2017 230
2018 120
2019 90

Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2015 0
2016 0
2017 50

Foundry Mold and Coremakers
Year Number
2015 430
2016 410
2017 470
2018 400
2019 0

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2015 4,160
2016 4,000
2017 3,740
2018 2,920
2019 2,680

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2015 3,280
2016 2,910
2017 2,740
2018 2,530
2019 3,200

Tool and Die Makers
Year Number
2015 1,890
2016 1,870
2017 1,570
2018 1,260
2019 1,370

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Year Number
2015 9,500
2016 9,540
2017 8,630
2018 8,590
2019 9,680

Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2015 1,420
2016 1,520
2017 1,600
2018 1,520
2019 1,040

Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2015 780
2016 940
2017 880
2018 780
2019 640

Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2015 310
2016 190
2017 200
2018 160
2019 150

Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2015 2,150
2016 2,130
2017 1,970
2018 2,280
2019 2,730

Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners
Year Number
2015 610
2016 740
2017 520
2018 410
2019 240

Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
Year Number
2015 1,570
2016 1,200
2017 980
2018 510
2019 650

Prepress Technicians and Workers
Year Number
2015 1,840
2016 1,690
2017 1,530
2018 1,580
2019 2,180

Printing Press Operators
Year Number
2015 8,130
2016 7,690
2017 7,190
2018 6,790
2019 7,120

Print Binding and Finishing Workers
Year Number
2015 2,650
2016 2,320
2017 2,050
2018 1,590
2019 1,380

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
Year Number
2015 7,370
2016 8,270
2017 7,650
2018 6,770
2019 6,310

Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials
Year Number
2015 2,770
2016 2,700
2017 2,530
2018 2,140
2019 2,550

Sewing Machine Operators
Year Number
2015 25,390
2016 22,510
2017 21,000
2018 20,000
2019 17,670

Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers
Year Number
2015 480
2016 370
2017 310
2018 680
2019 710

Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2015 100
2016 100
2017 100
2018 80
2019 60

Sewers, Hand
Year Number
2015 0
2016 1,540
2017 0
2018 1,130
2019 420

Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers
Year Number
2015 920
2016 1,040
2017 1,270
2018 1,540
2019 1,520

Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2015 2,360
2016 2,320
2017 1,570
2018 1,470
2019 1,160

Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2015 2,280
2016 2,050
2017 1,130
2018 670
2019 970

Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2015 1,330
2016 1,220
2017 1,230
2018 1,230
2019 1,110

Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2015 0
2016 0
2017 360
2018 300
2019 370

Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers
Year Number
2015 660
2016 770
2017 690
2018 460
2019 230

Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers
Year Number
2015 1,430
2016 1,300
2017 1,350
2018 1,350
2019 1,380

Upholsterers
Year Number
2015 2,180
2016 1,920
2017 1,800
2018 1,330
2019 1,530

Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other
Year Number
2015 1,340
2016 1,630
2017 1,130
2018 1,320
2019 1,150

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
Year Number
2015 3,230
2016 4,480
2017 4,070
2018 4,160
2019 3,420

Furniture Finishers
Year Number
2015 780
2016 980
2017 920
2018 810
2019 850

Patternmakers, Wood
Year Number
2016 0
2017 0

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood
Year Number
2015 1,130
2016 1,100
2017 1,070
2018 750
2019 540

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
Year Number
2015 1,390
2016 1,560
2017 1,590
2018 1,520
2019 1,170

Woodworkers, All Other
Year Number
2015 230
2016 250
2017 140
2018 170
2019 0

Power Distributors and Dispatchers
Year Number
2015 430
2016 0
2017 0
2018 480
2019 0

Power Plant Operators
Year Number
2015 900
2016 690
2017 770
2018 0
2019 1,890

Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators
Year Number
2015 1,100
2016 980
2017 830
2018 670
2019 790

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
Year Number
2015 2,790
2016 2,740
2017 2,480
2018 2,630
2019 2,610

Chemical Plant and System Operators
Year Number
2015 0
2016 220
2017 300
2018 0
2019 500

Gas Plant Operators
Year Number
2015 900
2016 740
2017 350
2018 200
2019 300

Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers
Year Number
2015 1,420
2016 0
2017 1,630
2018 1,410
2019 1,140

Plant and System Operators, All Other
Year Number
2015 190
2016 140
2017 410
2018 360
2019 410

Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2015 1,280
2016 1,090
2017 1,320
2018 970
2019 1,100

Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2015 1,310
2016 1,440
2017 1,370
2018 1,130
2019 1,000

Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2015 0
2016 910
2017 1,100
2018 1,070
2019 1,370

Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand
Year Number
2015 3,410
2016 2,720
2017 2,380
2018 1,850
2019 1,890

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2015 4,850
2016 5,220
2017 5,100
2018 5,420
2019 5,350

Cutters and Trimmers, Hand
Year Number
2015 2,520
2016 1,990
2017 1,260
2018 1,020
2019 1,160

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2015 2,400
2016 1,890
2017 1,770
2018 1,950
2019 1,400

Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2015 1,710
2016 1,900
2017 1,630
2018 1,970
2019 2,130

Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2015 190
2016 180
2017 230
2018 290
2019 350

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
Year Number
2015 23,890
2016 23,970
2017 23,960
2018 23,890
2019 23,840

Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers
Year Number
2015 1,570
2016 1,720
2017 1,590
2018 1,840
2019 1,280

Dental Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2015 1,580
2016 1,980
2017 2,330
2018 2,400
2019 2,980

Medical Appliance Technicians
Year Number
2015 620
2016 840
2017 750
2018 980
2019 0

Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2015 780
2016 1,000
2017 920
2018 940
2019 0

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2015 17,490
2016 17,380
2017 18,520
2018 17,470
2019 16,190

Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers
Year Number
2015 590
2016 680
2017 680
2018 620
2019 540

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2015 6,060
2016 6,070
2017 5,830
2018 5,490
2019 5,240

Semiconductor Processing Technicians
Year Number
2015 1,870
2016 1,050
2017 680
2018 640
2019 990

Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators
Year Number
2015 970
2016 1,080
2017 1,220
2018 1,020
2019 910

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
Year Number
2015 5,440
2016 6,070
2017 5,760
2018 6,490
2019 6,610

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers
Year Number
2015 1,170
2016 1,280
2017 1,230
2018 1,150
2019 1,150

Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2015 710
2016 440
2017 450
2018 390
2019 470

Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2015 1,060
2016 1,010
2017 810
2018 600
2019 530

Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2015 130
2016 100
2017 150
2018 160
2019 160

Etchers and Engravers
Year Number
2015 360
2016 420
2017 380
2018 400
2019 480

Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2015 1,740
2016 1,890
2017 1,800
2018 1,730
2019 1,830

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2015 2,650
2016 2,620
2017 2,150
2018 2,260
2019 1,830

Helpers--Production Workers
Year Number
2015 20,910
2016 18,700
2017 14,270
2018 12,280
2019 12,110

Production Workers, All Other
Year Number
2015 9,200
2016 10,190
2017 11,460
2018 11,170
2019 11,790