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Numbers of Production Occupations in Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division

Occupation group

Production Occupations
Year Number
2005 5,400
2006 6,760
2007 6,900
2008 6,950
2009 6,110
2010 6,140
2011 5,040
2012 5,070
2013 5,390
2014 4,940
2015 9,170
2016 8,040
2017 7,420

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
Year Number
2005 660
2006 700
2007 710
2008 640
2009 600
2010 600
2011 620
2012 630
2013 680
2014 610
2015 910
2016 790
2017 720

Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers
Year Number
2005 80
2006 30
2009 0
2010 0
2016 0

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 760
2007 980
2008 1,260
2009 1,030
2010 890
2011 600
2012 650
2013 560
2014 610
2015 780
2016 770

Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers
Year Number
2005 370
2006 360
2007 510
2008 280
2009 180
2010 160
2011 360
2012 370
2013 350
2014 140
2015 180
2016 150

Engine and Other Machine Assemblers
Year Number
2009 40

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
Year Number
2005 130
2006 100
2007 0
2009 50
2010 60
2011 0
2012 90
2013 0
2014 110
2015 100
2016 60
2017 0

Team Assemblers
Year Number
2005 1,010
2006 790
2007 770
2008 700
2009 520
2010 440
2011 270
2012 300
2013 410
2014 0
2015 1,160
2016 990

Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other
Year Number
2005 0
2006 210
2007 0
2008 120
2009 70
2010 80
2011 30
2012 100
2013 110
2014 0
2015 250
2016 220

Bakers
Year Number
2005 80
2006 150
2007 100
2008 70
2009 60
2010 40
2011 60
2012 0
2013 70
2015 60
2016 80
2017 90

Butchers and Meat Cutters
Year Number
2006 50
2007 90
2009 60
2010 40
2011 50
2012 60
2013 50
2014 50
2015 60
2016 40
2017 50

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2008 70
2010 120
2013 40
2015 0

Food Batchmakers
Year Number
2011 30
2017 100

Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2008 0
2009 0
2010 40

Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 30

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 120
2006 100
2007 90
2008 110
2009 60
2010 90
2011 90
2012 80
2013 40
2014 80
2015 150
2016 150
2017 130

Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2009 0

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 80
2006 80
2007 120
2008 60
2009 60
2010 0
2011 60
2012 0
2013 90
2014 50
2015 70
2016 0
2017 50

Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 40
2006 60
2007 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0

Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 0
2015 0

Machinists
Year Number
2005 360
2006 430
2007 420
2008 350
2009 280
2010 330
2011 520
2012 470
2013 730
2014 650
2015 690
2016 530
2017 540

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 0
2009 70
2010 80
2011 80
2012 70
2013 70
2014 80
2015 200
2016 270
2017 280

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 220
2007 300
2008 350
2009 530
2010 480
2011 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 260

Tool and Die Makers
Year Number
2014 60
2015 90
2016 40

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Year Number
2005 260
2006 0
2007 210
2008 160
2009 100
2010 100
2011 110
2012 100
2013 100
2014 120
2015 220
2016 200
2017 250

Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 40
2009 50
2010 60
2013 0
2014 80
2015 140
2016 0
2017 0

Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0

Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 50
2006 40
2007 0
2008 90
2009 90
2010 80
2011 80
2012 50
2013 40
2015 50
2016 50
2017 0

Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
Year Number
2014 30
2015 40
2016 30

Prepress Technicians and Workers
Year Number
2006 100
2007 150
2008 80
2009 80
2010 60
2011 60
2012 60
2013 60
2014 70
2015 100
2016 90
2017 60

Printing Press Operators
Year Number
2005 170
2006 260
2007 440
2008 420
2009 240
2010 210
2011 140
2012 140
2013 140
2014 140
2015 370
2016 320
2017 300

Print Binding and Finishing Workers
Year Number
2005 90
2006 110
2007 0
2008 50
2009 0
2010 50
2011 90
2012 110
2013 110
2014 100
2015 90
2016 150
2017 100

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
Year Number
2005 150
2006 120
2007 90
2008 140
2009 140
2010 170
2011 160
2012 310
2013 160
2014 0
2015 250
2016 290
2017 400

Sewing Machine Operators
Year Number
2008 40
2009 100
2010 100
2011 70
2012 50
2017 40

Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers
Year Number
2005 90

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
Year Number
2005 50
2006 40
2007 40
2010 40
2011 0
2012 0
2015 0
2017 0

Power Plant Operators
Year Number
2008 50
2009 40
2010 40

Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators
Year Number
2005 40
2006 40
2007 30
2008 40
2009 30
2010 30
2011 30
2012 40
2013 30

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
Year Number
2006 40
2007 50
2008 60
2009 110
2010 110
2011 110
2012 140
2013 140
2014 140
2015 150
2016 140
2017 140

Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2008 0
2011 0
2012 70
2013 80

Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2010 40
2015 90
2016 100
2017 60

Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand
Year Number
2005 0

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 90
2006 90
2007 120
2008 150
2009 110
2010 90
2012 50
2013 30
2014 30
2015 70
2016 190
2017 200

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 40
2006 40
2008 60
2014 50
2015 160
2016 70
2017 60

Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 0
2006 40
2007 50
2008 60
2009 50
2010 50
2014 30
2015 40
2017 130

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
Year Number
2005 480
2006 480
2007 540
2008 520
2009 520
2010 460
2011 400
2012 360
2013 460
2014 560
2015 810
2016 680
2017 580

Dental Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2012 0
2013 60
2014 40
2015 50
2016 40
2017 30

Medical Appliance Technicians
Year Number
2014 100

Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2007 100
2009 50
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2015 0
2016 40

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 260
2006 310
2007 290
2008 250
2009 310
2010 300
2011 230
2012 80
2013 80
2014 70
2015 450
2016 250
2017 320

Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers
Year Number
2007 0

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 70
2006 60
2007 0
2008 150
2009 140
2010 160
2011 90
2012 120
2013 110
2014 190
2015 240
2016 270
2017 220

Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators
Year Number
2005 0
2006 40
2007 30
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
Year Number
2005 230
2006 240
2007 170
2008 0
2009 0
2010 200
2011 170
2012 120
2013 60
2014 240
2015 390
2016 340

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers
Year Number
2005 30
2006 30
2013 0
2014 70
2015 80
2016 60
2017 0

Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2015 0

Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2008 70
2009 50
2010 0
2015 0
2017 40

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 0
2007 40
2010 80
2011 150
2013 0
2014 0
2015 60
2016 90
2017 0

Helpers--Production Workers
Year Number
2005 340
2006 520
2007 400
2008 300
2009 130
2010 140
2011 220
2012 300
2013 360
2014 380
2015 470
2016 380
2017 290

Production Workers, All Other
Year Number
2006 120
2007 60
2008 210
2009 160
2012 150
2013 170
2014 60
2015 150
2016 170
2017 160