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Numbers of Production Occupations in Madison, WI

Occupation group

Production Occupations
Year Number
2005 18,620
2006 17,280
2007 18,370
2008 20,760
2009 18,400
2010 17,220
2011 17,290
2012 18,540
2013 18,410
2014 19,240
2015 22,000
2016 23,590
2017 24,000
2018 23,860
2019 23,220

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
Year Number
2005 1,480
2006 1,650
2007 1,360
2008 1,410
2009 1,320
2010 1,340
2011 1,310
2012 1,320
2013 1,370
2014 1,510
2015 1,740
2016 1,900
2017 2,020
2018 2,040
2019 2,020

Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers
Year Number
2005 0

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers
Year Number
2005 500
2006 440
2007 640
2008 630
2009 540
2010 430
2011 410
2012 490
2013 440
2014 500
2015 740
2016 820

Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers
Year Number
2008 40
2009 90
2010 90
2011 0
2012 40
2015 210
2016 0

Engine and Other Machine Assemblers
Year Number
2008 30
2009 60
2010 0
2011 440
2012 500
2013 0
2016 40
2017 60
2018 70
2019 60

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
Year Number
2005 350
2006 230
2007 260
2008 220
2009 150
2010 120
2011 150
2012 240
2013 340
2014 340
2015 270
2016 180
2017 380
2018 580
2019 620

Team Assemblers
Year Number
2005 2,710
2006 2,930
2007 2,440
2008 2,460
2009 2,170
2010 2,270
2011 2,580
2012 2,600
2013 2,540
2014 2,280
2015 2,690
2016 3,070

Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other
Year Number
2005 440
2007 840
2008 700
2009 580
2010 400
2011 470
2012 540
2013 460
2014 750
2015 0
2016 0
2019 3,990

Bakers
Year Number
2005 330
2006 450
2007 470
2008 390
2009 290
2010 300
2011 490
2012 500
2013 390
2014 250
2015 380
2016 430
2017 370
2018 330
2019 320

Butchers and Meat Cutters
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 180
2008 160
2009 160
2010 140
2011 130
2012 110
2013 220
2014 250
2015 280
2016 190
2017 140
2018 160
2019 150

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
Year Number
2005 80
2006 70
2007 60
2008 60
2009 70
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 90
2017 80
2018 0
2019 140

Slaughterers and Meat Packers
Year Number
2012 0
2013 0
2015 170
2016 150
2017 140
2018 0
2019 0

Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2007 40
2008 0
2009 0
2010 40
2012 0
2013 50
2014 30
2015 0
2016 140
2017 210
2018 240
2019 160

Food Batchmakers
Year Number
2006 240
2007 230
2008 240
2009 240
2010 480
2011 540
2012 520
2013 280
2014 480
2016 1,360
2017 1,020
2018 890
2019 690

Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 30
2006 80
2007 130
2008 140
2009 160
2010 30
2011 40
2016 40
2017 60
2018 120
2019 180

Food Processing Workers, All Other
Year Number
2012 50

Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 170
2007 0
2008 210
2009 120
2010 130
2011 130
2012 120
2013 110
2014 140
2015 180
2016 160
2017 160
2018 100
2019 100

Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 120
2008 120

Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 0

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 630
2006 660
2007 500
2008 400
2009 390
2010 390
2011 380
2012 330
2013 270
2014 360
2015 0
2016 420
2017 530
2018 650
2019 620

Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 80
2006 70
2007 60
2008 40
2009 30

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 200
2006 230
2007 250
2008 170
2009 160
2010 140
2011 140
2012 200
2013 270
2014 310
2015 370
2016 250
2017 210
2018 130
2019 130

Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 90
2006 160
2007 130
2008 70
2009 50
2010 50
2011 50
2012 30
2013 30
2014 30

Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 190
2010 70
2011 60
2012 50

Machinists
Year Number
2005 660
2006 700
2007 530
2008 820
2009 790
2010 790
2011 790
2012 980
2013 840
2014 630
2015 700
2016 780
2017 710
2018 840
2019 640

Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2014 0
2015 50
2016 0

Pourers and Casters, Metal
Year Number
2018 90
2019 80

Model Makers, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 40
2006 60
2007 0

Foundry Mold and Coremakers
Year Number
2007 80
2012 70
2013 70
2014 60
2015 130
2016 80
2017 100
2019 90

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 680
2006 620
2007 610
2008 850
2009 970
2010 770
2011 690
2012 460
2013 610
2014 510
2015 450
2016 490
2017 670
2018 870
2019 850

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 460
2006 320
2007 360
2008 200
2009 210
2010 280
2011 440
2012 390
2013 440
2014 890
2015 1,100
2016 1,450
2017 790
2018 850
2019 570

Tool and Die Makers
Year Number
2005 170
2006 190
2007 140
2008 170
2009 140
2010 150
2011 130
2012 130
2013 190
2014 180
2015 190
2016 170
2017 200
2018 200
2019 230

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Year Number
2005 870
2006 860
2007 890
2008 820
2009 900
2010 730
2011 540
2012 440
2013 500
2014 620
2015 820
2016 1,040
2017 1,030
2018 1,180
2019 1,150

Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 220
2009 160
2010 70
2011 70
2012 80
2013 0
2014 260
2015 330
2016 0
2017 0

Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2019 90

Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 60
2006 40
2016 0

Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners
Year Number
2014 0

Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 0
2006 40
2007 50
2008 60
2012 130
2013 170
2014 170
2015 140
2016 0

Prepress Technicians and Workers
Year Number
2005 350
2006 290
2007 290
2008 200
2009 220
2010 180
2011 200
2012 180
2013 170
2014 130
2015 120
2016 110
2017 130
2018 70
2019 100

Printing Press Operators
Year Number
2005 790
2006 670
2007 770
2008 610
2009 560
2010 590
2011 550
2012 540
2013 560
2014 640
2015 700
2016 910
2017 950
2018 950
2019 720

Print Binding and Finishing Workers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 200
2007 200
2008 530
2009 440
2010 270
2011 290
2012 300
2013 360
2014 430
2015 490
2016 470
2017 380
2018 280
2019 310

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
Year Number
2005 680
2006 690
2007 540
2008 380
2009 370
2010 350
2011 380
2012 500
2013 530
2014 730
2015 660
2016 610
2017 470
2018 530
2019 490

Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials
Year Number
2005 140
2006 110
2007 120
2008 0
2011 130
2012 110
2013 100
2014 60
2015 100
2016 80
2017 120
2019 90

Sewing Machine Operators
Year Number
2007 270
2008 300
2009 340
2010 370
2011 370
2012 320
2013 390
2014 440
2015 520
2016 460
2017 450
2018 440
2019 0

Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers
Year Number
2005 100
2006 0
2007 0
2011 140
2012 190
2013 120
2014 130
2015 100
2016 0
2017 0

Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2008 450
2009 540
2010 380
2011 0
2012 90
2017 40
2018 30

Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers
Year Number
2007 80
2009 0

Upholsterers
Year Number
2005 40
2006 40
2008 80
2009 60
2010 60
2013 50

Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2012 80
2014 80

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
Year Number
2005 180
2006 210
2007 330
2008 290
2009 210
2010 190
2011 210
2012 170
2013 190
2014 170
2015 180
2016 260
2017 220
2018 260
2019 190

Furniture Finishers
Year Number
2011 0
2012 30
2013 60
2014 0
2015 0
2016 30
2017 70
2018 70
2019 40

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood
Year Number
2010 60
2011 60
2012 60
2014 30
2015 40
2016 40
2017 130
2018 0
2019 80

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
Year Number
2005 220
2006 340
2007 340
2008 360
2009 210
2010 70
2011 160
2012 140
2013 180
2014 110
2015 100
2016 70
2017 140
2018 180
2019 210

Woodworkers, All Other
Year Number
2006 0
2008 0

Power Distributors and Dispatchers
Year Number
2010 50
2011 40

Power Plant Operators
Year Number
2005 80
2006 80
2007 90
2008 90
2009 70
2010 70
2011 70
2012 80
2013 70
2014 40
2015 190
2018 140
2019 140

Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators
Year Number
2014 40
2015 40
2016 40

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
Year Number
2005 490
2006 0
2007 300
2008 100
2009 120
2010 130
2011 110
2012 110
2013 150
2014 200
2015 300
2016 320
2017 180
2018 140
2019 140

Chemical Plant and System Operators
Year Number
2005 100
2006 50
2008 90
2009 140
2010 180
2011 0
2012 210
2016 0
2017 110
2018 100
2019 0

Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 30
2010 40
2012 80
2013 70
2014 180
2015 150
2016 260
2017 330
2018 0
2019 580

Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 160
2006 230
2007 240
2008 140
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 310
2016 230
2017 260
2018 110
2019 120

Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 100
2006 80
2007 50
2008 60
2009 100
2010 110
2011 100
2012 60
2013 60
2014 100
2015 80
2016 110
2017 0
2018 0
2019 50

Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand
Year Number
2005 130
2006 90
2007 120
2010 40
2011 50
2012 60
2016 120
2017 220
2018 250
2019 80

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 380
2006 310
2007 270
2008 250
2009 360
2010 310
2011 240
2012 280
2013 420
2014 470
2015 720
2016 800
2017 710
2018 740
2019 540

Cutters and Trimmers, Hand
Year Number
2005 80
2006 50
2007 40
2008 0
2009 150
2010 180
2011 0
2012 80
2016 0
2017 0

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 180
2006 270
2007 280
2008 310
2009 180
2010 130
2011 130
2012 200
2013 270
2014 280
2015 230
2016 180
2017 150
2018 130
2019 130

Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 100
2007 190
2008 290
2009 240
2010 260
2011 0
2012 0
2013 400
2014 340
2015 0
2016 90
2018 30
2019 60

Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2006 50
2007 70
2008 50
2010 30
2011 30
2016 60
2017 60

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
Year Number
2005 1,320
2006 0
2007 0
2008 1,830
2009 1,510
2010 800
2011 910
2012 950
2013 1,050
2014 1,150
2015 1,260
2016 1,280
2017 1,450
2018 1,520
2019 1,730

Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers
Year Number
2005 0
2014 40
2015 60
2016 40
2017 0
2018 40
2019 40

Dental Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2005 140
2006 170
2007 190
2008 200
2009 170
2010 200
2011 240
2012 230
2013 90
2014 80
2015 140
2016 130
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Medical Appliance Technicians
Year Number
2016 40
2017 50
2018 30
2019 60

Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 60
2008 80
2009 40
2010 40
2015 90
2016 60
2017 50
2019 50

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 850
2006 980
2007 930
2008 1,230
2009 730
2010 1,280
2011 1,360
2012 1,440
2013 1,280
2014 1,290
2015 1,670
2016 1,930
2017 1,740
2018 1,920
2019 1,470

Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2008 40
2009 50
2010 50

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 350
2006 350
2007 410
2008 280
2009 200
2010 130
2011 150
2012 200
2013 280
2014 340
2015 420
2016 420
2017 420
2018 220
2019 390

Semiconductor Processing Technicians
Year Number
2007 70

Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators
Year Number
2005 140
2006 150
2007 120
2008 160
2009 210
2010 160
2011 90
2012 70
2013 70
2014 90
2015 80
2016 90
2018 0
2019 0

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
Year Number
2005 390
2006 340
2007 450
2008 400
2009 290
2010 220
2011 220
2012 180
2013 330
2014 340
2015 450
2016 310
2017 370
2018 390
2019 670

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers
Year Number
2005 40
2006 30
2010 40
2011 50
2012 40
2013 30
2016 40
2017 40
2018 50
2019 80

Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2011 30

Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2012 50

Etchers and Engravers
Year Number
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0

Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 50
2006 0
2007 140
2008 60
2014 150
2015 0
2016 230
2017 110
2018 170
2019 110

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 120
2006 80
2007 150
2018 140
2019 160

Helpers--Production Workers
Year Number
2005 710
2006 830
2007 730
2008 850
2009 890
2010 830
2011 750
2012 550
2013 610
2014 610
2015 660
2016 520
2017 380
2018 270
2019 0

Production Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 330
2006 280
2007 280
2008 230
2009 220
2012 640
2013 930
2014 0
2015 1,200
2016 0
2017 170
2018 130
2019 240