Numbers of Production Occupations in Montana

Occupation group

Production Occupations

Year Number
2004 15,300
2005 16,150
2006 16,870
2007 17,650
2008 17,400
2009 14,970
2010 14,820
2011 15,570
2012 16,590
2013 17,200
2014 17,330
2015 16,380
2016 15,990
2017 16,840
2018 16,990
2019 18,020

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers

Year Number
2004 1,260
2005 1,190
2006 1,240
2007 1,190
2008 1,120
2009 980
2010 940
2011 1,160
2012 1,470
2013 1,700
2014 1,690
2015 1,590
2016 1,470
2017 1,550
2018 1,500
2019 1,580

Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers

Year Number
2019 110

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers

Year Number
2004 360
2005 300
2006 350
2007 360
2008 320
2009 230
2010 250
2011 260
2012 290
2013 300
2014 310
2015 250
2016 200

Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers

Year Number
2004 100
2006 90

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters

Year Number
2004 330
2005 310
2006 220
2007 210
2008 220
2009 250
2010 180
2011 150
2012 50
2013 80
2014 60
2015 70
2018 90
2019 70

Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators

Year Number
2004 0
2005 0
2010 50
2012 50
2013 50
2018 40

Timing Device Assemblers and Adjusters

Year Number
2011 0

Team Assemblers

Year Number
2004 1,370
2005 1,520
2006 1,330
2007 1,340
2008 1,250
2009 1,300
2010 1,030
2011 950
2012 920
2013 1,360
2014 1,380
2015 1,150
2016 990

Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other

Year Number
2004 130
2005 0
2006 0
2007 290
2008 230
2009 180
2010 160
2011 160
2012 170
2013 180
2014 190
2015 170
2016 210
2019 1,470

Bakers

Year Number
2004 520
2005 520
2006 600
2007 580
2008 610
2009 570
2010 670
2011 970
2012 810
2013 830
2014 670
2015 720
2016 800
2017 950
2018 890
2019 910

Butchers and Meat Cutters

Year Number
2004 480
2005 530
2006 520
2007 650
2008 630
2009 590
2010 550
2011 600
2012 620
2013 640
2014 680
2015 780
2016 740
2017 680
2018 720
2019 700

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers

Year Number
2004 120
2005 130
2006 140
2007 70
2008 90
2009 110
2010 100
2011 70
2012 130
2013 130
2014 170
2015 0
2016 60
2017 60
2018 0
2019 0

Slaughterers and Meat Packers

Year Number
2004 90
2005 100
2006 60
2007 120
2008 230
2009 230
2010 350
2011 210
2012 150
2013 70
2014 90
2015 90
2016 120
2017 0
2019 40

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

Year Number
2007 50
2008 70
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2015 50
2016 80
2017 100
2018 110
2019 100

Food Batchmakers

Year Number
2004 120
2005 190
2006 110
2007 190
2008 90
2009 130
2010 240
2011 450
2012 430
2013 280
2014 200
2015 200
2016 230
2017 210
2018 240
2019 210

Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders

Year Number
2004 30
2005 60
2006 60
2007 40
2008 50
2009 0
2010 110
2011 70

Food Processing Workers, All Other

Year Number
2018 0
2019 100

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

Year Number
2008 30
2009 60
2010 40
2011 40

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

Year Number
2006 80
2007 0

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

Year Number
2004 130
2005 90
2006 130
2007 120
2008 140
2009 220
2010 140
2011 140
2012 180
2013 180
2014 190
2015 120
2016 170
2017 280
2018 220
2019 240

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

Year Number
2004 130
2005 70
2006 60
2007 70
2008 70
2009 0
2010 110
2011 120
2012 120
2013 100
2014 90
2015 80
2016 140
2017 160
2018 150
2019 90

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

Year Number
2004 50
2005 70
2006 70
2007 60
2011 40
2012 50
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

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

Year Number
2004 80
2005 110
2006 70
2007 50
2009 40

Machinists

Year Number
2004 720
2005 830
2006 670
2007 690
2008 740
2009 800
2010 740
2011 710
2012 750
2013 780
2014 710
2015 560
2016 400
2017 510
2018 480
2019 610

Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders

Year Number
2008 30
2009 40

Pourers and Casters, Metal

Year Number
2006 30

Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic

Year Number
2005 0

Foundry Mold and Coremakers

Year Number
2011 30
2012 0
2016 0
2018 0
2019 0

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

Year Number
2005 30
2006 40
2007 60
2009 80
2010 120
2011 130
2012 90
2013 110
2014 170
2015 230
2016 350
2017 370
2018 320
2019 210

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

Year Number
2007 90
2008 230
2009 190
2010 150
2014 120
2015 90

Tool and Die Makers

Year Number
2004 40
2005 50
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

Year Number
2004 800
2005 840
2006 960
2007 1,020
2008 1,200
2009 970
2010 960
2011 890
2012 1,110
2013 1,140
2014 1,320
2015 1,370
2016 1,290
2017 1,310
2018 1,300
2019 1,410

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

Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 110
2009 40
2010 50
2013 40
2014 40
2015 40
2016 80
2017 80
2018 70
2019 90

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

Year Number
2005 30

Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners

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

Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other

Year Number
2010 30
2011 80
2012 90
2013 50
2016 0
2018 0
2019 60

Prepress Technicians and Workers

Year Number
2004 150
2005 120
2006 120
2007 110
2008 110
2009 100
2010 40
2011 30
2012 60
2013 60
2014 110
2015 70
2016 70
2017 50
2018 80
2019 80

Printing Press Operators

Year Number
2004 370
2005 380
2006 400
2007 360
2008 370
2009 310
2010 400
2011 310
2012 370
2013 430
2014 360
2015 320
2016 280
2017 290
2018 310
2019 380

Print Binding and Finishing Workers

Year Number
2004 280
2005 250
2006 270
2007 300
2008 380
2009 320
2010 110
2011 130
2012 100
2013 60
2014 70
2015 130
2016 170
2017 180
2018 180
2019 160

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers

Year Number
2004 640
2005 800
2006 570
2007 730
2008 830
2009 950
2010 910
2011 1,010
2012 970
2013 940
2014 780
2015 710
2016 710
2017 800
2018 810
2019 880

Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials

Year Number
2004 150
2005 100
2006 130
2007 130
2008 80
2009 70
2010 0
2011 80
2012 80
2013 50
2014 0
2015 50
2016 70
2017 80
2018 70
2019 60

Sewing Machine Operators

Year Number
2004 240
2005 250
2006 260
2007 210
2008 160
2009 140
2010 250
2011 180
2012 250
2013 250
2014 370
2015 360
2016 290
2017 370
2018 350
2019 390

Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers

Year Number
2010 0
2011 50
2012 50
2013 30
2014 30
2015 40
2016 40
2017 30
2018 0
2019 100

Sewers, Hand

Year Number
2014 70
2015 50

Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers

Year Number
2004 50
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 40
2013 0
2014 70
2015 0
2016 40
2019 0

Upholsterers

Year Number
2004 80
2005 50
2006 60
2007 90
2008 110
2009 70
2010 80
2011 60
2012 60
2013 50
2014 40
2015 50
2016 30
2017 60
2018 40
2019 0

Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other

Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2010 50
2011 110
2012 100
2013 30
2019 0

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters

Year Number
2004 560
2005 430
2006 540
2007 560
2008 570
2009 630
2010 570
2011 910
2012 870
2013 880
2014 740
2015 660
2016 660
2017 620
2018 710
2019 700

Furniture Finishers

Year Number
2004 50
2005 30
2007 60
2008 50

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood

Year Number
2004 730
2005 810
2006 650
2007 640
2008 440
2009 280
2010 300
2011 340
2012 400
2013 290
2014 240
2015 390
2016 280
2017 280
2018 250
2019 290

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing

Year Number
2004 620
2005 650
2006 950
2007 700
2008 700
2009 460
2010 410
2011 470
2012 530
2013 660
2014 670
2015 480
2016 500
2017 540
2018 670
2019 650

Woodworkers, All Other

Year Number
2005 30
2006 40
2007 60
2008 80
2009 50
2010 50
2011 60
2012 50
2015 30
2016 40

Power Distributors and Dispatchers

Year Number
2004 60
2005 60
2006 50
2007 50
2008 50
2009 50
2010 30
2011 60
2012 60
2013 70
2014 40
2015 60
2016 90
2017 100
2018 80
2019 40

Power Plant Operators

Year Number
2004 40
2007 70
2008 80
2009 80
2010 120
2011 110
2012 140
2013 160
2014 150
2015 160
2016 220
2017 310
2018 240
2019 120

Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators

Year Number
2004 170
2005 210
2006 290
2007 320
2008 340
2009 250
2010 170
2011 100
2012 130
2013 170
2014 160
2015 210
2016 190
2017 210
2018 170
2019 120

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators

Year Number
2004 530
2005 480
2006 340
2007 320
2008 430
2009 430
2010 550
2011 520
2012 700
2013 650
2014 580
2015 460
2016 490
2017 540
2018 490
2019 650

Chemical Plant and System Operators

Year Number
2008 0
2009 0
2010 220
2011 180
2012 210
2017 140
2018 130
2019 110

Gas Plant Operators

Year Number
2004 50
2006 40
2010 80
2011 80
2012 60
2013 90
2014 80
2015 140
2016 100
2017 80
2018 60

Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers

Year Number
2004 640
2005 630
2006 500
2007 370
2008 390
2009 300
2010 240
2011 240
2012 230
2013 320
2014 350
2015 480
2016 510
2017 470
2018 430
2019 480

Plant and System Operators, All Other

Year Number
2004 30
2005 40
2009 0
2010 110
2011 110
2012 90
2013 230
2014 220
2015 140
2016 120
2017 220
2018 350
2019 370

Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders

Year Number
2008 90
2009 210
2010 190
2011 190
2012 50
2013 40
2014 40
2019 70

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

Year Number
2004 140
2005 170
2006 200
2007 260
2008 270
2009 110
2010 80
2011 190
2012 230
2013 330
2014 260
2015 240
2016 230
2017 220
2018 200
2019 260

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

Year Number
2004 160
2005 120
2006 100
2007 210
2008 270
2009 290
2010 240
2011 220
2012 200
2013 230
2014 220
2015 250
2016 230
2017 250
2018 260
2019 310

Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand

Year Number
2005 40
2006 0
2007 60
2008 30
2010 40
2013 60
2014 60
2015 40
2018 40
2019 30

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year Number
2007 120
2008 130
2009 170
2010 220
2011 280
2012 360
2013 320
2014 290
2015 250
2016 220
2017 160
2018 270
2019 250

Cutters and Trimmers, Hand

Year Number
2004 40
2005 50
2006 50
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year Number
2004 30
2005 70
2006 70
2007 110
2008 60
2009 90
2010 0
2011 70
2012 60
2013 60
2014 50
2015 60
2016 80
2017 110
2018 200
2019 220

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

Year Number
2004 30
2005 100
2006 160
2007 260
2008 220
2009 130
2010 50
2011 50
2012 50
2013 0
2014 80
2015 120
2016 80
2017 70
2018 50

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

Year Number
2004 90
2005 40
2006 50
2007 60
2008 90
2009 80
2010 70
2011 50
2012 0
2013 70
2014 70
2015 110
2016 120
2017 110
2018 80
2019 80

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers

Year Number
2004 470
2005 550
2006 500
2007 530
2008 450
2009 390
2010 300
2011 280
2012 320
2013 350
2014 440
2015 450
2016 470
2017 460
2018 470
2019 560

Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers

Year Number
2004 0
2005 100
2006 120
2007 70
2008 120
2009 120
2010 130
2011 110
2012 150
2013 90
2014 70
2015 70
2016 60
2017 110
2018 100
2019 140

Dental Laboratory Technicians

Year Number
2004 70
2005 80
2006 80
2007 100
2008 180
2009 0
2010 130
2011 100
2012 160
2013 150
2014 180
2015 130
2016 160
2017 150
2018 130
2019 120

Medical Appliance Technicians

Year Number
2019 30

Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians

Year Number
2004 30
2005 70
2006 100
2007 0
2008 0
2009 50
2010 60
2011 50
2012 70
2013 90
2014 90
2015 100
2016 150
2017 110
2018 130
2019 90

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders

Year Number
2004 310
2005 410
2006 510
2007 590
2008 560
2009 480
2010 470
2011 390
2012 530
2013 630
2014 670
2015 640
2016 660
2017 650
2018 700
2019 640

Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers

Year Number
2004 50
2005 150
2006 100
2007 90
2008 60
2009 80
2010 70
2011 150

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

Year Number
2004 160
2005 150
2006 170
2007 160
2008 180
2009 200
2010 200
2011 210
2012 180
2013 210
2014 280
2015 280
2016 260
2017 250
2018 350
2019 420

Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators

Year Number
2004 350
2005 280
2006 80
2007 170
2008 190
2009 150
2010 130
2011 160
2012 190
2013 130
2014 50
2015 70
2016 90
2017 90

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators

Year Number
2005 100
2006 150
2007 90
2008 80
2009 30
2010 50
2011 90
2012 110
2013 160
2014 120
2015 160
2016 140
2017 130
2018 140
2019 190

Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders

Year Number
2007 60
2008 130
2009 0
2012 80
2013 150
2014 140

Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders

Year Number
2005 30

Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders

Year Number
2008 40
2010 50
2011 40
2012 50

Etchers and Engravers

Year Number
2004 30
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 50
2011 40
2018 30
2019 30

Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic

Year Number
2004 40
2005 0
2006 50
2008 30
2011 0
2012 110
2013 120
2014 130
2015 140
2016 130
2017 150
2018 140
2019 150

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year Number
2004 80
2005 90
2006 70
2007 100

Helpers--Production Workers

Year Number
2004 670
2005 930
2006 1,980
2007 1,980
2008 1,540
2009 660
2010 450
2011 320
2012 380
2013 350
2014 590
2015 500
2016 400
2017 200
2018 160
2019 250

Production Workers, All Other

Year Number
2004 250
2005 290
2006 250
2007 250
2008 0
2009 170
2012 220
2013 190
2014 250
2015 190
2016 220
2017 240
2018 160
2019 150