Home Contact About

Numbers of Production Occupations in Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI

Occupation group

Production Occupations
Year Number
2005 92,840
2006 95,320
2007 97,370
2008 96,990
2009 86,310
2010 75,240
2011 76,520
2012 78,670
2013 79,180
2014 79,070
2015 78,590
2016 80,010
2017 80,800
2018 83,860
2019 80,480

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
Year Number
2005 6,270
2006 6,160
2007 6,050
2008 5,970
2009 5,530
2010 5,090
2011 5,040
2012 5,050
2013 5,350
2014 5,390
2015 5,410
2016 5,660
2017 6,010
2018 6,230
2019 6,580

Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers
Year Number
2005 570
2006 370
2007 500
2008 430
2009 510
2010 330
2011 370
2012 320
2013 250
2014 420
2015 350
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers
Year Number
2005 2,470
2006 2,580
2007 3,000
2008 3,260
2009 2,890
2010 2,710
2011 2,290
2012 2,550
2013 2,130
2014 2,250
2015 2,570
2016 3,500

Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers
Year Number
2005 760
2006 610
2007 1,210
2008 1,020
2009 850
2010 900
2011 1,210
2012 1,070
2013 520
2014 590
2015 630
2016 710

Engine and Other Machine Assemblers
Year Number
2005 800
2006 990
2007 920
2008 930
2009 710
2010 630
2011 970
2012 860
2013 0
2014 80
2015 210
2016 220
2017 300
2018 210
2019 0

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
Year Number
2005 1,020
2006 950
2007 860
2008 820
2009 550
2010 510
2011 540
2012 690
2013 810
2014 780
2015 990
2016 1,030
2017 990
2018 700
2019 720

Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0

Team Assemblers
Year Number
2005 12,140
2006 11,410
2007 11,890
2008 11,000
2009 9,720
2010 7,450
2011 7,290
2012 7,230
2013 8,890
2014 10,230
2015 11,260
2016 11,510

Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other
Year Number
2005 1,260
2006 1,600
2007 1,980
2008 2,030
2009 2,160
2010 2,140
2011 2,370
2012 2,270
2013 2,360
2014 2,140
2015 1,540
2016 880
2019 10,620

Bakers
Year Number
2005 750
2006 720
2007 850
2008 790
2009 900
2010 980
2011 1,110
2012 950
2013 900
2014 1,110
2015 1,240
2016 1,110
2017 1,040
2018 1,120
2019 1,100

Butchers and Meat Cutters
Year Number
2005 770
2006 770
2007 750
2008 720
2009 1,150
2010 1,140
2011 970
2012 680
2013 720
2014 630
2015 580
2016 480
2017 420
2018 520
2019 440

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 930
2009 900
2010 760
2011 0
2012 230
2013 360
2014 270
2015 0
2016 470
2017 480
2018 750
2019 0

Slaughterers and Meat Packers
Year Number
2005 0
2007 210
2008 190
2009 160
2010 0
2012 950
2017 400
2018 0
2019 0

Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 60
2006 50
2007 40
2008 70
2009 80
2010 100
2012 0
2013 0
2014 100
2015 150
2016 270
2017 430
2018 400
2019 230

Food Batchmakers
Year Number
2005 530
2006 670
2007 630
2008 520
2009 600
2010 860
2011 910
2012 1,120
2013 890
2014 1,120
2015 930
2016 1,300
2017 1,200
2018 1,360
2019 1,000

Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 430
2006 370
2007 290
2008 100
2009 160
2010 0
2011 240
2012 180
2013 200
2014 60
2015 90
2016 110
2017 100
2018 80
2019 50

Food Processing Workers, All Other
Year Number
2012 190
2013 180
2014 130
2015 0
2016 110
2018 130
2019 110

Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 340
2006 440
2007 550
2008 390
2009 0
2010 220
2011 220
2012 330
2013 340
2014 380
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 630

Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 210
2006 210
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 70
2011 0
2012 0
2013 90
2014 0
2015 110
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 130
2006 100
2007 0
2008 0
2009 240
2010 0
2011 240
2012 180
2013 160
2014 130
2015 90
2016 110
2017 110
2018 220
2019 230

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 4,390
2006 4,530
2007 4,500
2008 4,000
2009 3,590
2010 2,500
2011 2,510
2012 2,660
2013 2,860
2014 3,110
2015 2,540
2016 3,090
2017 3,000
2018 3,470
2019 2,810

Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 960
2006 650
2007 510
2008 560
2009 430
2010 380
2011 380
2012 380
2013 290
2014 200
2015 180
2016 190
2017 150
2018 80
2019 90

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 1,580
2006 1,430
2007 1,290
2008 1,540
2009 1,720
2010 1,520
2011 1,100
2012 900
2013 960
2014 940
2015 1,140
2016 1,650
2017 1,960
2018 1,900
2019 1,500

Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 1,020
2006 1,060
2007 960
2008 1,070
2009 1,020
2010 660
2011 720
2012 530
2013 800
2014 770
2015 780
2016 670
2017 450
2018 510
2019 330

Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 390
2006 450
2007 300
2008 240
2009 170
2010 130
2011 110
2012 180
2013 190
2014 160
2015 60
2016 50
2017 60
2018 50
2019 40

Machinists
Year Number
2005 4,840
2006 4,860
2007 6,660
2008 7,070
2009 5,940
2010 4,800
2011 5,220
2012 5,560
2013 5,380
2014 5,670
2015 5,720
2016 6,010
2017 5,200
2018 4,360
2019 3,750

Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 150
2006 190
2007 220
2008 250
2009 170
2010 210
2011 350
2012 420
2013 300
2014 160
2015 160
2016 110
2017 120
2018 120
2019 150

Pourers and Casters, Metal
Year Number
2005 430
2006 410
2007 350
2008 270
2009 310
2010 230
2011 260
2012 110
2013 110
2014 0
2015 150
2016 200
2017 210
2018 130
2019 0

Model Makers, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 220
2006 220
2007 180
2008 90
2009 100
2010 130
2011 110
2012 100
2013 100
2014 120
2015 120
2016 80
2017 40

Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 0
2006 150
2007 100
2008 90
2009 60
2010 60
2011 90
2012 110
2013 100
2016 50
2017 50
2018 0
2019 0

Foundry Mold and Coremakers
Year Number
2005 520
2006 610
2007 740
2008 680
2009 350
2010 190
2011 210
2012 300
2013 450
2014 390
2015 730
2017 650
2018 640
2019 610

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 2,290
2006 2,370
2007 2,710
2008 2,890
2009 2,750
2010 1,830
2011 1,900
2012 1,680
2013 2,040
2014 1,990
2015 2,180
2016 2,290
2017 2,350
2018 2,400
2019 2,350

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 1,010
2006 1,320
2007 1,420
2008 1,550
2009 1,440
2010 1,780
2011 1,960
2012 1,680
2013 1,470
2014 1,410
2015 1,630
2016 1,180
2017 1,330
2018 1,170
2019 1,270

Tool and Die Makers
Year Number
2005 1,860
2006 1,840
2007 1,680
2008 1,650
2009 1,460
2010 1,400
2011 1,530
2012 1,680
2013 1,520
2014 1,740
2015 1,390
2016 1,200
2017 1,200
2018 1,520
2019 1,550

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Year Number
2005 3,160
2006 3,630
2007 3,810
2008 3,690
2009 3,330
2010 2,590
2011 2,670
2012 3,050
2013 3,060
2014 3,360
2015 2,930
2016 3,330
2017 3,010
2018 3,660
2019 4,190

Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 850
2006 860
2007 480
2008 410
2009 390
2010 420
2011 620
2012 840
2013 920
2014 860
2015 810
2016 430
2017 270
2018 110
2019 100

Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 400
2006 350
2007 480
2008 500
2009 440
2010 310
2011 320
2012 0
2013 270
2014 170
2015 240
2016 280
2017 420
2018 280
2019 320

Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 30
2007 30
2008 50
2009 50
2010 40
2011 50
2012 40
2013 40
2014 40
2018 0
2019 0

Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 430
2006 390
2007 460
2008 360
2009 280
2010 170
2011 390
2012 510
2013 710
2014 730
2015 610
2016 520
2017 380
2018 380
2019 420

Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners
Year Number
2005 300
2006 170
2007 240
2008 0
2009 640
2010 570
2011 350
2012 230
2013 190
2014 160
2015 170
2016 170
2017 110

Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
Year Number
2006 550
2007 540
2008 470
2009 280
2010 330
2011 330
2012 280
2013 180
2014 170
2015 130
2016 80

Prepress Technicians and Workers
Year Number
2005 1,120
2006 1,120
2007 1,220
2008 1,040
2009 930
2010 650
2011 600
2012 630
2013 580
2014 640
2015 580
2016 570
2017 530
2018 460
2019 520

Printing Press Operators
Year Number
2005 2,270
2006 2,590
2007 2,540
2008 2,560
2009 1,980
2010 2,680
2011 2,750
2012 2,890
2013 2,760
2014 2,190
2015 2,290
2016 2,270
2017 2,670
2018 2,840
2019 3,240

Print Binding and Finishing Workers
Year Number
2005 2,620
2006 2,810
2007 2,250
2008 1,550
2009 1,590
2010 1,240
2011 1,270
2012 910
2013 970
2014 1,260
2015 1,400
2016 1,380
2017 1,500
2018 1,410
2019 1,450

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
Year Number
2005 1,010
2006 1,160
2007 1,140
2008 1,410
2009 1,370
2010 1,050
2011 980
2012 890
2013 1,040
2014 1,230
2015 1,450
2016 1,240
2017 930
2018 950
2019 1,200

Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials
Year Number
2005 350
2006 250
2007 530
2008 400
2009 380
2010 140
2011 0
2012 220
2013 210
2014 110
2015 0
2016 170
2017 240
2018 240
2019 0

Sewing Machine Operators
Year Number
2005 860
2006 610
2007 800
2008 690
2009 720
2010 640
2011 590
2012 490
2013 600
2014 600
2015 490
2016 500
2017 520
2018 570
2019 790

Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers
Year Number
2005 140
2007 80
2012 150
2013 170
2014 260
2017 120
2018 160
2019 190

Sewers, Hand
Year Number
2005 0

Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 180
2008 0
2009 170
2010 0
2011 50
2012 0
2013 120
2014 240
2015 190
2016 200
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 130
2006 0
2009 110

Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 0
2006 40
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0

Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 50
2006 60
2009 40
2010 80
2011 60
2016 40
2017 110
2018 120
2019 0

Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers
Year Number
2009 0
2011 0
2013 0

Upholsterers
Year Number
2005 90
2006 110
2007 70
2008 130
2009 120
2010 100
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 50
2016 0
2017 30
2018 50
2019 60

Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other
Year Number
2007 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
Year Number
2005 600
2006 710
2007 640
2008 630
2009 550
2010 590
2011 550
2012 370
2013 320
2014 320
2015 350
2016 400
2017 570
2018 640
2019 590

Furniture Finishers
Year Number
2005 50
2006 50
2007 90
2008 150
2009 90
2010 0
2011 0
2012 130
2013 0
2014 50
2015 70
2016 50
2017 80
2018 60
2019 80

Model Makers, Wood
Year Number
2005 0

Patternmakers, Wood
Year Number
2007 0
2013 0

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood
Year Number
2006 100
2007 0
2008 100
2009 70
2010 50
2012 0
2013 0
2014 40
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 80

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
Year Number
2005 180
2006 250
2007 220
2008 400
2009 330
2010 0
2011 200
2012 210
2013 220
2014 280
2015 330
2016 330
2017 270
2018 270
2019 0

Power Distributors and Dispatchers
Year Number
2009 190
2011 50
2012 0
2013 80
2017 70
2018 0

Power Plant Operators
Year Number
2005 280
2006 280
2007 200
2008 190
2009 120
2010 170
2011 190
2012 260
2013 350
2014 260
2016 110
2017 150
2018 80
2019 160

Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators
Year Number
2005 310
2006 350
2007 370
2008 270
2009 210
2010 110
2011 160
2012 160
2013 130
2014 70
2015 70
2016 90
2017 150
2018 200
2019 120

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
Year Number
2005 430
2006 310
2007 280
2008 360
2009 350
2010 460
2011 360
2012 430
2013 480
2014 550
2015 550
2016 360
2017 330
2018 380
2019 420

Chemical Plant and System Operators
Year Number
2005 50
2006 0
2009 40
2010 70
2012 80
2013 0
2014 30
2018 0
2019 70

Gas Plant Operators
Year Number
2008 30
2014 0
2015 40

Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers
Year Number
2009 0

Plant and System Operators, All Other
Year Number
2005 40
2006 0

Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 290
2006 300
2007 310
2008 240
2009 330
2010 310
2011 280
2012 200
2013 180
2014 230
2015 200
2016 390
2017 520
2018 770
2019 780

Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 580
2006 420
2007 700
2008 730
2009 700
2010 240
2011 270
2012 300
2013 380
2014 320
2015 350
2016 330
2017 500
2018 360
2019 310

Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 170
2006 220
2007 220
2008 160
2009 130
2010 150
2011 290
2012 0
2013 240
2014 80
2015 100
2016 90
2017 110
2018 0
2019 70

Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand
Year Number
2005 570
2006 650
2007 490
2008 400
2009 240
2010 300
2011 380
2012 460
2013 470
2014 370
2015 300
2016 200
2017 0
2018 790
2019 740

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 950
2006 1,000
2007 1,130
2008 1,080
2009 1,060
2010 930
2011 760
2012 740
2013 600
2014 1,010
2015 1,170
2016 1,400
2017 1,220
2018 1,070
2019 1,010

Cutters and Trimmers, Hand
Year Number
2005 70
2006 110
2007 140
2008 150
2009 120
2010 130
2011 0
2012 90
2013 70
2014 90
2015 50
2016 30
2018 0

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 1,040
2006 1,000
2007 830
2008 910
2009 660
2010 480
2011 370
2012 310
2013 380
2014 350
2015 550
2016 700
2017 810
2018 670
2019 510

Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 360
2006 500
2007 720
2008 690
2009 380
2010 280
2011 320
2012 360
2013 560
2014 400
2015 370
2016 250
2017 330
2018 400
2019 560

Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 80
2007 0
2010 0
2012 70
2013 140
2014 0
2015 0
2017 50
2018 0
2019 80

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
Year Number
2005 9,650
2006 9,950
2007 8,530
2008 8,820
2009 6,060
2010 5,050
2011 4,440
2012 4,330
2013 4,010
2014 3,740
2015 3,790
2016 4,210
2017 4,280
2018 4,450
2019 4,550

Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 200
2007 0
2008 130
2009 110
2010 100
2011 100
2012 120
2013 110
2014 100
2015 100
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 210

Dental Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2005 0
2006 720
2007 520
2008 420
2009 270
2010 190
2011 180
2012 270
2013 300
2014 180
2015 190
2016 110
2017 170
2018 350
2019 460

Medical Appliance Technicians
Year Number
2005 70
2007 100
2008 120
2009 160
2010 0
2011 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 110
2017 120
2018 100
2019 180

Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2005 250
2006 280
2007 280
2008 260
2009 230
2010 180
2011 110
2012 90
2013 170
2014 150
2015 170
2016 160
2017 230
2018 210

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 2,930
2006 2,600
2007 2,560
2008 2,910
2009 3,500
2010 3,740
2011 5,540
2012 5,690
2013 5,230
2014 4,150
2015 3,330
2016 2,940
2017 4,490
2018 5,400
2019 5,180

Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers
Year Number
2005 340
2006 310
2007 350
2008 280
2009 300
2010 190
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 1,490
2006 1,540
2007 1,830
2008 1,690
2009 1,330
2010 1,070
2011 1,500
2012 1,700
2013 1,470
2014 1,410
2015 1,450
2016 1,590
2017 1,520
2018 1,820
2019 1,740

Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators
Year Number
2005 240
2006 280
2007 430
2008 550
2009 250
2010 480
2011 310
2012 260
2013 250
2014 200
2015 230
2016 240
2017 260
2018 170
2019 150

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
Year Number
2005 3,050
2006 3,600
2007 3,480
2008 3,300
2009 2,760
2010 2,490
2011 2,510
2012 3,220
2013 3,830
2014 4,010
2015 3,920
2016 4,140
2017 4,330
2018 4,770
2019 5,750

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers
Year Number
2005 250
2006 240
2007 190
2008 260
2009 200
2010 330
2011 470
2012 690
2013 660
2014 550
2015 510
2016 470
2017 440
2018 460
2019 450

Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 70
2006 40
2007 0
2008 60
2009 70
2010 70
2012 40
2014 60
2015 50
2016 0

Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 150
2006 110
2007 90
2008 60
2009 0
2010 90
2011 80
2012 70
2013 70
2014 50
2015 40
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 0
2007 110

Etchers and Engravers
Year Number
2006 120
2007 0
2008 160
2009 110
2010 140
2011 90
2012 0
2013 70
2014 0
2015 150
2016 150
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 100
2006 140
2007 150
2008 140
2009 130
2010 0
2011 100
2012 130
2013 100
2014 160
2015 100
2016 360
2017 280
2018 360
2019 0

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 1,200
2006 1,000
2007 1,010
2008 1,180
2009 1,580
2010 1,640
2011 1,200
2012 830
2013 880
2014 940
2015 1,100
2016 1,030
2017 1,320
2018 1,250
2019 1,020

Helpers--Production Workers
Year Number
2005 3,450
2006 3,410
2007 3,450
2008 3,620
2009 2,760
2010 2,690
2011 2,600
2012 2,560
2013 2,890
2014 2,680
2015 3,510
2016 3,150
2017 2,850
2018 2,100
2019 1,570

Production Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 1,570
2006 1,740
2007 1,750
2008 2,160
2009 1,480
2012 2,230
2013 2,000
2014 1,750
2015 1,180
2016 1,200
2017 780
2018 690
2019 680