Numbers of Production Occupations in Maine

Occupation group

Production Occupations

Year	Number
2004	39,780
2005	38,620
2006	38,050
2007	39,610
2008	39,520
2009	35,970
2010	34,420
2011	34,140
2012	34,380
2013	34,250
2014	33,320
2015	32,990
2016	34,830
2017	34,570
2018	33,980
2019	34,270

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers

Year	Number
2004	3,410
2005	3,890
2006	3,920
2007	3,750
2008	3,670
2009	3,440
2010	3,180
2011	3,210
2012	2,940
2013	2,800
2014	2,750
2015	2,800
2016	2,970
2017	2,980
2018	2,950
2019	2,900

Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers

Year	Number
2004	110
2005	150
2006	140
2007	90
2008	100
2009	100
2010	80
2012	50
2013	80
2014	90
2015	60
2016	90
2017	100

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers

Year	Number
2004	490
2005	920
2006	830
2007	630
2008	620
2009	480
2010	300
2011	250
2012	230
2013	200
2014	250
2015	320
2016	460

Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers

Year	Number
2004	270
2005	200
2006	160
2007	90
2008	60
2009	80
2010	0
2011	0
2012	50
2014	40

Engine and Other Machine Assemblers

Year	Number
2004	40

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters

Year	Number
2004	770
2005	800
2007	680
2008	810
2009	730
2010	670
2011	560
2012	630
2013	590
2014	570
2015	680
2016	720
2017	710
2018	250
2019	260

Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators

Year	Number
2004	450
2005	480
2006	420
2007	440
2008	530
2009	320
2010	270
2011	200
2012	200
2013	220
2014	290
2015	350
2016	340
2017	240
2018	230
2019	230

Team Assemblers

Year	Number
2004	3,590
2005	3,850
2006	3,750
2007	3,850
2008	3,600
2009	3,110
2010	3,060
2011	2,930
2012	3,230
2013	3,160
2014	2,720
2015	2,430
2016	2,450

Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other

Year	Number
2004	670
2005	0
2006	880
2007	1,030
2008	950
2009	730
2010	580
2011	510
2012	450
2013	490
2014	480
2015	0
2016	770
2019	3,550

Bakers

Year	Number
2004	620
2005	680
2006	720
2007	740
2008	690
2009	520
2010	520
2011	720
2012	800
2013	760
2014	860
2015	1,070
2016	1,220
2017	990
2018	1,040
2019	990

Butchers and Meat Cutters

Year	Number
2004	0
2005	0
2006	460
2007	430
2008	500
2009	520
2010	630
2011	660
2012	710
2013	750
2014	710
2015	670
2016	600
2017	620
2018	670
2019	770

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers

Year	Number
2004	620
2005	590
2006	490
2007	600
2008	870
2009	880
2010	840
2011	640
2012	550
2013	530
2014	770
2015	840
2016	1,030
2017	850
2018	840
2019	840

Slaughterers and Meat Packers

Year	Number
2012	70
2013	50
2014	40
2015	30
2016	30
2017	50

Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders

Year	Number
2006	190
2007	90
2008	110
2009	0
2010	60
2011	0
2012	100
2013	190
2014	180
2015	90
2016	80
2017	60
2018	110
2019	160

Food Batchmakers

Year	Number
2004	240
2005	250
2006	0
2007	640
2008	620
2009	520
2010	360
2011	370
2012	280
2013	0
2014	470
2015	700
2016	630
2017	0
2018	280
2019	230

Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders

Year	Number
2004	80
2005	70
2006	80
2007	120
2008	100
2009	190
2010	250
2011	250
2012	0
2014	50
2015	100
2016	140
2017	100
2018	80
2019	60

Food Processing Workers, All Other

Year	Number
2012	100
2013	110
2014	90
2015	190
2016	240
2017	310
2018	320
2019	260

Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year	Number
2004	40
2005	80
2006	120
2007	150
2008	130
2009	150
2010	120
2011	120
2012	120
2013	40
2014	80
2015	80
2016	190
2017	210
2018	0
2019	60

Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year	Number
2005	30
2010	0
2012	0

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year	Number
2004	600
2005	450
2006	480
2007	450
2008	610
2009	380
2010	350
2011	260
2012	220
2013	170
2014	250
2015	210
2016	280
2017	200
2018	250
2019	180

Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year	Number
2004	90
2005	150
2006	150
2007	100
2008	30
2010	330
2011	380
2012	220
2013	200
2014	210
2015	0
2016	0
2017	60
2019	50

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year	Number
2004	200
2005	260
2006	260
2007	420
2008	400
2009	370
2010	280
2011	240
2012	270
2013	230
2014	210
2015	230
2016	290
2017	250
2018	200
2019	180

Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year	Number
2004	100
2005	70
2006	100
2007	110
2008	90
2009	170
2010	140
2011	180
2012	190
2013	190
2014	0
2015	60
2016	90
2017	110
2018	210
2019	290

Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year	Number
2004	100
2005	80
2006	110
2008	170
2009	150
2010	80
2011	100
2012	90
2013	120
2014	60
2015	40
2016	40
2019	300

Machinists

Year	Number
2004	1,850
2005	1,750
2006	1,770
2007	1,860
2008	1,880
2009	1,430
2010	1,470
2011	1,540
2012	1,510
2013	1,440
2014	1,240
2015	1,480
2016	1,360
2017	1,430
2018	1,250
2019	1,370

Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders

Year	Number
2019	30

Foundry Mold and Coremakers

Year	Number
2019	60

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year	Number
2004	210
2005	170
2006	260
2007	200
2008	280
2009	450
2010	470
2011	300
2013	240
2014	260
2015	240
2016	260
2017	200
2018	360
2019	380

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year	Number
2004	530
2007	0
2008	0
2009	0
2010	90
2011	100
2012	0
2013	140
2014	120
2015	190
2016	190
2017	170
2018	120
2019	110

Tool and Die Makers

Year	Number
2004	0
2005	170
2006	200
2007	160
2008	310
2009	240
2010	250
2011	150
2012	120
2013	100
2014	90
2015	120
2016	60
2017	70
2018	80
2019	80

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

Year	Number
2004	1,820
2005	1,720
2006	1,260
2007	1,610
2008	1,740
2009	1,340
2010	1,720
2011	1,830
2012	1,940
2013	1,920
2014	1,810
2015	1,640
2016	1,710
2017	1,680
2018	1,690
2019	1,930

Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year	Number
2004	280
2005	140
2007	120
2008	150
2010	100
2011	100
2012	80
2013	80
2014	70
2015	100
2016	60
2018	50
2019	150

Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year	Number
2005	50
2006	50
2007	40
2009	30
2010	60
2011	70
2012	70
2013	40
2019	40

Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic

Year	Number
2005	30
2006	180
2007	180
2008	150
2009	160
2010	200
2011	230
2012	220
2013	180
2014	200
2015	240
2016	250
2017	250
2019	810

Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year	Number
2004	120
2005	120
2006	80
2007	120
2008	140
2009	200
2010	200
2011	230
2012	190
2013	220
2014	220
2015	150
2016	150
2017	150
2018	180
2019	230

Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners

Year	Number
2004	120
2005	130
2006	130
2007	100
2008	130
2009	110
2010	120
2011	60
2012	70
2013	70
2014	80
2015	90
2016	80
2017	60
2018	40

Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other

Year	Number
2004	140
2005	110
2006	60
2007	80
2008	150
2009	120
2010	100
2011	70
2012	70
2013	70
2014	40
2015	40
2019	50

Prepress Technicians and Workers

Year	Number
2004	320
2005	320
2006	280
2007	300
2008	210
2009	180
2010	120
2011	110
2012	100
2013	70
2014	40
2015	50
2016	60
2017	90
2018	70
2019	60

Printing Press Operators

Year	Number
2004	760
2005	770
2006	680
2007	790
2008	750
2009	630
2010	470
2011	450
2012	500
2013	490
2014	450
2015	400
2016	350
2017	420
2018	490
2019	540

Print Binding and Finishing Workers

Year	Number
2004	520
2005	510
2006	510
2007	490
2008	430
2009	340
2010	270
2011	230
2012	250
2013	140
2014	140
2015	150
2016	180
2017	180
2018	170
2019	220

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers

Year	Number
2004	1,070
2005	910
2006	940
2007	950
2008	960
2009	880
2010	840
2011	820
2012	790
2013	840
2014	880
2015	840
2016	920
2017	980
2018	1,050
2019	810

Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials

Year	Number
2004	150
2005	110
2006	120
2007	130
2008	120
2009	100
2010	70
2011	120
2012	130
2013	150
2014	90
2015	190
2016	0
2017	0
2018	0
2019	70

Sewing Machine Operators

Year	Number
2004	1,070
2005	860
2006	950
2007	1,080
2008	920
2009	980
2010	690
2011	670
2012	910
2013	840
2014	740
2015	700
2016	690
2017	630
2018	520
2019	700

Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers

Year	Number
2004	190
2005	90
2006	120
2007	90
2008	70
2009	60
2013	40
2014	60
2015	180
2016	250
2017	300
2018	280
2019	150

Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders

Year	Number
2005	230
2006	210
2007	130
2009	230
2010	260
2017	360
2018	400
2019	390

Sewers, Hand

Year	Number
2004	150
2005	100
2006	70
2007	160
2008	140
2009	0
2010	100
2012	60

Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers

Year	Number
2004	210
2005	0
2006	160
2007	0
2008	0
2015	0
2016	0
2017	0

Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders

Year	Number
2005	80
2006	160
2007	150
2008	200
2009	60
2010	70
2011	80
2012	80
2013	50
2014	70
2015	60
2016	60

Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year	Number
2005	100
2006	100
2007	110
2008	0
2009	100
2010	30
2011	40
2012	60
2013	50
2014	40
2017	80
2018	90
2019	90

Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year	Number
2007	0
2008	150
2010	230
2011	250
2012	230
2013	280
2014	290
2015	370
2016	250
2017	230
2018	230
2019	190

Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year	Number
2004	360
2005	290
2006	240
2007	290
2008	0
2009	350
2010	180
2011	210
2012	160
2013	250
2014	250
2015	250
2016	200
2017	150
2018	190
2019	140

Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers

Year	Number
2010	160
2011	120
2012	110
2015	80
2016	90
2017	100

Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers

Year	Number
2004	0
2005	0

Upholsterers

Year	Number
2005	80
2006	90
2007	70
2008	0
2009	0
2012	40
2013	0
2015	0
2016	40
2017	40

Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other

Year	Number
2004	50
2005	40
2006	90
2007	90
2008	110
2009	80
2010	60
2011	70
2012	110
2013	120
2014	110
2015	100
2016	160
2017	170
2018	120
2019	130

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters

Year	Number
2004	600
2005	630
2006	590
2007	660
2008	650
2009	630
2010	700
2011	570
2012	490
2013	560
2014	630
2015	600
2016	640
2017	520
2018	490
2019	500

Furniture Finishers

Year	Number
2004	160
2005	110
2006	110
2007	70
2008	90
2009	110
2010	100
2011	190
2012	220
2013	200
2014	130
2015	60
2016	60
2017	100
2018	110
2019	140

Patternmakers, Wood

Year	Number
2005	0

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood

Year	Number
2004	1,100
2005	980
2006	750
2007	700
2008	680
2009	600
2010	500
2011	640
2012	570
2013	720
2014	560
2015	680
2016	720
2017	830
2018	790
2019	570

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing

Year	Number
2004	1,080
2005	750
2006	840
2007	900
2008	870
2009	540
2010	470
2011	340
2012	530
2013	660
2014	870
2015	730
2016	710
2017	690
2018	630
2019	670

Woodworkers, All Other

Year	Number
2004	40
2005	40
2006	70
2007	100
2008	120
2009	100
2010	100
2011	70
2012	0
2013	0
2014	40

Power Distributors and Dispatchers

Year	Number
2004	0
2007	0
2008	0
2009	0
2010	0
2011	0
2015	40
2016	0
2017	0
2018	0

Power Plant Operators

Year	Number
2004	210
2005	240
2006	340
2007	480
2008	410
2009	300
2010	240
2011	0
2012	0
2013	340
2014	290
2015	230
2016	190
2017	220
2018	240
2019	330

Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators

Year	Number
2004	520
2005	540
2006	500
2007	490
2008	460
2009	460
2010	500
2011	480
2012	480
2013	460
2014	420
2015	390
2016	320
2017	300
2018	300
2019	350

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators

Year	Number
2004	530
2005	0
2006	770
2007	590
2008	550
2009	570
2010	580
2011	610
2012	600
2013	580
2014	680
2015	730
2016	720
2017	590
2018	530
2019	650

Chemical Plant and System Operators

Year	Number
2005	130
2008	140
2009	150
2010	130
2011	140
2012	130
2013	170
2014	150

Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers

Year	Number
2011	0
2012	70
2013	0
2015	40

Plant and System Operators, All Other

Year	Number
2004	80
2005	90
2006	100
2007	60
2008	50
2009	50
2010	50
2011	120
2012	0
2013	210
2014	90
2015	160
2016	100
2017	100
2018	100
2019	110

Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders

Year	Number
2004	140
2005	100
2006	170
2007	0
2008	170
2009	140
2010	150
2011	200
2012	160
2013	120
2014	90
2015	60
2016	70
2017	60
2018	50
2019	70

Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year	Number
2004	280
2005	340
2006	440
2007	470
2008	300
2009	210
2010	260
2011	250
2012	240
2013	310
2014	280
2015	300
2016	310
2017	470
2018	470
2019	560

Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year	Number
2004	300
2005	270
2006	220
2007	110
2008	0
2009	310
2010	400
2011	270
2012	210
2013	140
2014	150
2015	170
2016	120
2017	140
2018	210
2019	210

Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand

Year	Number
2004	90
2005	140
2006	110
2007	270
2008	220
2009	200
2010	60
2011	80
2012	100
2013	120
2014	90
2015	90
2016	80
2017	100
2018	120
2019	80

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year	Number
2004	470
2005	580
2006	500
2007	420
2008	380
2009	330
2010	380
2011	380
2012	360
2013	340
2014	360
2015	310
2016	330
2017	320
2018	310
2019	250

Cutters and Trimmers, Hand

Year	Number
2004	50
2005	60
2006	70
2007	70
2008	80
2009	50
2011	30
2012	60
2013	50
2014	40
2015	30
2016	30
2017	30
2018	30

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year	Number
2004	790
2005	760
2006	700
2007	710
2008	650
2009	600
2010	470
2011	490
2012	490
2013	510
2014	430
2015	390
2016	400
2017	320
2018	330
2019	240

Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year	Number
2004	400
2005	310
2006	260
2007	260
2008	240
2009	210
2010	380
2011	390
2012	420
2013	310
2014	330
2015	330
2016	360
2017	470
2018	410
2019	380

Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders

Year	Number
2004	120
2005	200
2006	200
2007	300
2008	250
2009	180
2010	70
2011	60
2012	80
2013	120
2014	0
2015	110
2016	100
2017	70
2018	60
2019	60

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers

Year	Number
2004	1,590
2005	1,820
2006	1,680
2007	1,700
2008	1,950
2009	1,800
2010	1,390
2011	1,140
2012	1,180
2013	1,220
2014	1,260
2015	1,110
2016	1,300
2017	1,240
2018	1,320
2019	1,320

Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers

Year	Number
2004	140
2005	200
2006	190
2007	220
2008	140
2009	130
2010	100
2011	100
2012	90
2013	100
2014	130
2015	120
2016	120
2017	100
2018	90
2019	90

Dental Laboratory Technicians

Year	Number
2004	140
2005	120
2006	0
2007	110
2008	140
2009	180
2010	160
2011	150
2012	100
2013	110
2014	110
2015	110
2016	80
2017	80
2018	70
2019	60

Medical Appliance Technicians

Year	Number
2005	0
2011	30
2015	40
2018	40
2019	40

Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians

Year	Number
2004	120
2005	170
2006	110
2007	0
2008	40
2009	30
2011	40
2012	50
2013	50
2014	50
2015	40
2016	40
2018	40
2019	0

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders

Year	Number
2004	1,580
2005	1,550
2006	1,480
2007	1,710
2008	1,590
2009	1,660
2010	1,470
2011	2,040
2012	2,050
2013	1,990
2014	1,690
2015	1,640
2016	1,960
2017	1,970
2018	2,170
2019	1,630

Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers

Year	Number
2004	90
2005	150
2006	180
2007	0
2008	210
2009	280
2010	230
2011	170
2012	90
2013	120
2014	110
2015	100
2016	60
2017	50
2018	50
2019	50

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year	Number
2004	870
2005	940
2006	980
2007	1,170
2008	1,080
2009	910
2010	940
2011	880
2012	900
2013	880
2014	810
2015	790
2016	780
2017	800
2018	750
2019	600

Semiconductor Processing Technicians

Year	Number
2012	320
2013	370
2014	0
2015	350

Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators

Year	Number
2004	420
2005	160
2006	0
2007	300
2008	220
2009	160
2010	150
2011	130
2012	110
2013	120
2017	40

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators

Year	Number
2004	370
2005	350
2006	350
2007	720
2008	800
2009	670
2010	540
2011	600
2012	880
2013	980
2014	940
2015	770
2016	740
2017	940
2018	1,260
2019	720

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers

Year	Number
2004	120
2005	110
2006	70
2007	60
2009	30
2010	40
2011	40
2012	70
2013	90
2014	100
2015	80
2016	100
2017	80
2018	110
2019	70

Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders

Year	Number
2004	120
2005	80
2006	80
2007	80
2008	70
2009	60
2010	50
2011	50
2012	60
2013	50
2014	50
2015	0
2016	270
2017	260
2018	100
2019	50

Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders

Year	Number
2007	40
2008	50
2009	40
2011	70
2012	70
2013	30

Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders

Year	Number
2009	40
2010	0
2011	0
2012	0
2017	60
2018	0
2019	0

Etchers and Engravers

Year	Number
2004	40
2005	30
2006	40
2007	0
2008	0
2012	0
2013	0
2014	0
2016	0
2018	40
2019	70

Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic

Year	Number
2004	230
2005	220
2006	230
2007	0
2008	190
2009	150
2010	90
2011	110
2012	120
2013	80
2014	140
2015	130
2016	140
2017	160
2018	160
2019	180

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year	Number
2004	950
2005	1,150
2006	1,390
2007	910
2008	390
2009	210
2010	210
2011	450
2012	490
2013	490
2014	260
2018	70
2019	0

Tire Builders

Year	Number
2004	110
2005	100
2006	60
2008	110
2009	90
2010	90
2011	70
2012	0
2013	90
2014	100
2015	80
2016	70
2017	40
2018	40
2019	40

Helpers--Production Workers

Year	Number
2004	1,920
2005	2,250
2006	1,940
2007	1,490
2008	1,440
2009	1,580
2010	1,820
2011	1,970
2012	2,110
2013	1,580
2014	2,080
2015	1,930
2016	2,020
2017	1,700
2018	1,540
2019	1,330

Production Workers, All Other

Year	Number
2004	1,600
2005	1,070
2006	560
2007	730
2008	1,140
2009	1,300
2012	1,180
2013	1,280
2014	1,400
2015	1,640
2016	1,860
2017	2,200
2018	2,230
2019	2,420