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Numbers of Production Occupations in Lubbock, TX

Occupation group

Production Occupations
Year Number
2005 4,000
2006 3,630
2007 3,830
2008 3,200
2009 3,290
2010 3,490
2011 3,590
2012 3,490
2013 3,030
2014 3,270
2015 3,620
2016 3,760
2017 3,820
2018 4,450
2019 3,770

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
Year Number
2005 430
2006 430
2007 330
2008 310
2009 320
2010 320
2011 370
2012 370
2013 340
2014 320
2015 340
2016 340
2017 410
2018 410
2019 420

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers
Year Number
2013 0

Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers
Year Number
2009 50
2010 30
2013 30
2014 50
2016 40

Engine and Other Machine Assemblers
Year Number
2013 0
2017 40

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
Year Number
2006 50
2007 160
2008 160
2009 0
2010 0
2012 50
2013 80
2014 70
2015 50
2016 40
2017 90
2018 110
2019 120

Team Assemblers
Year Number
2005 720
2006 370
2007 300
2008 360
2009 380
2010 350
2011 280
2012 410
2013 340
2014 350
2015 430
2016 290

Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 80
2010 150
2011 140
2012 130
2013 140
2014 30
2015 70
2016 80
2019 470

Bakers
Year Number
2005 180
2006 90
2007 70
2008 90
2009 110
2010 150
2011 160
2012 120
2013 120
2014 120
2015 120
2016 150
2017 150
2018 340
2019 320

Butchers and Meat Cutters
Year Number
2006 70
2007 80
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 110
2012 150
2013 110
2014 130
2015 100
2016 180
2017 200
2018 240
2019 180

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
Year Number
2018 0

Slaughterers and Meat Packers
Year Number
2006 0
2018 30
2019 0

Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2010 0

Food Batchmakers
Year Number
2005 130
2006 200
2007 340
2010 0
2011 110
2012 0
2014 140
2015 160
2016 220
2017 0
2018 0
2019 70

Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 50
2006 50
2007 50
2011 30
2015 0
2016 0

Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2008 70
2009 0
2010 130
2011 70
2012 0
2014 0

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2007 40
2008 40
2009 0
2010 80
2011 80
2012 220
2013 170
2014 170
2015 80
2018 130
2019 120

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 60
2007 70
2008 70
2009 40

Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 0

Machinists
Year Number
2005 140
2006 170
2007 170
2008 160
2009 140
2010 120
2011 150
2012 160
2013 180
2014 190
2015 210
2016 210
2017 230
2018 230
2019 200

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2016 50
2017 80
2018 80

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2014 0
2015 0
2019 80

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Year Number
2005 400
2006 300
2007 240
2008 340
2009 310
2010 280
2011 290
2012 360
2013 350
2014 350
2015 290
2016 300
2017 330
2018 380
2019 350

Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Prepress Technicians and Workers
Year Number
2005 80
2006 0
2007 50
2008 90
2009 90
2010 70
2013 30
2014 30

Printing Press Operators
Year Number
2005 70
2006 120
2007 180
2008 150
2009 160
2010 140
2011 160
2012 130
2013 130
2014 140
2015 180
2016 210
2017 210
2018 160
2019 170

Print Binding and Finishing Workers
Year Number
2005 30
2006 50
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 70
2011 0
2012 30
2013 30
2014 30
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 60

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
Year Number
2005 370
2006 350
2007 310
2008 200
2009 220
2010 300
2011 260
2012 250
2013 210
2014 240
2015 190
2016 170
2017 260
2018 260
2019 280

Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials
Year Number
2005 130
2006 130
2007 130
2008 200
2009 140
2010 80
2011 70
2012 80
2013 120
2014 120
2015 120
2016 120
2017 80
2018 50

Sewing Machine Operators
Year Number
2005 80
2006 100
2007 100
2008 60
2009 50
2010 40
2011 40
2012 40
2013 40
2014 50
2015 50
2016 40
2017 30
2018 50
2019 50

Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers
Year Number
2005 30
2012 0
2013 0

Upholsterers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2015 0
2016 0
2019 0

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
Year Number
2005 190
2006 240
2007 180
2008 60
2009 80
2010 70
2011 70
2012 50
2013 40
2014 50
2015 30
2016 40
2017 0
2019 80

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2008 0

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 80
2008 130
2009 50
2013 30
2015 70

Power Plant Operators
Year Number
2017 100
2018 100
2019 90

Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators
Year Number
2008 80
2009 80
2010 70
2017 50

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 70
2010 80
2011 70
2012 50
2013 40
2014 50
2015 80
2016 90
2017 80
2018 160
2019 100

Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2016 90
2017 0
2018 120

Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2007 30
2008 30
2009 50
2010 40
2011 0
2015 40
2016 50
2017 30

Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand
Year Number
2006 0

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 80
2006 130
2007 90
2008 70
2009 50
2010 30
2015 70
2016 110
2017 150
2018 90
2019 0

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 30
2006 0
2007 50
2008 0
2016 0

Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2007 0
2008 0
2018 40

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
Year Number
2005 160
2006 150
2007 120
2008 100
2009 100
2010 180
2011 200
2012 220
2013 140
2014 140
2015 200
2016 230
2017 280
2018 290
2019 200

Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers
Year Number
2019 0

Dental Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2005 100
2006 60
2007 70
2008 0
2009 60
2010 40
2011 40
2012 30
2014 30
2015 40
2016 110
2017 80
2018 80
2019 50

Medical Appliance Technicians
Year Number
2012 0
2013 0

Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2005 30
2006 40
2015 70
2017 0

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 300
2006 320
2007 200
2008 0
2009 210
2010 220
2011 290
2012 160
2013 0
2014 130
2015 140
2016 150
2017 160
2018 210
2019 110

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 80
2006 90
2007 80
2008 70
2011 40
2012 70
2013 80
2014 40
2015 60
2016 70
2017 110
2018 110
2019 100

Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators
Year Number
2007 60
2008 60
2009 80
2010 90
2011 100
2012 40

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
Year Number
2005 0
2006 60
2007 40
2008 60
2009 80
2010 110
2011 110
2012 110
2013 80
2014 80
2015 80
2016 100
2017 100
2018 70
2019 30

Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 0
2015 90
2016 80
2017 80
2018 0
2019 0

Helpers--Production Workers
Year Number
2005 190
2007 170
2008 190
2009 200
2010 170
2011 260
2012 220
2013 200
2014 220
2015 260
2016 200
2017 140
2018 130
2019 120

Production Workers, All Other
Year Number
2007 40
2008 50
2009 90
2012 40
2019 0