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Numbers of Production Occupations in Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area

Occupation group

Production Occupations
Year Number
2006 20,820
2007 20,970
2008 17,880
2009 15,880
2010 15,000
2011 15,680
2012 13,520
2013 13,800
2014 14,630
2015 6,360
2016 5,510
2017 7,390
2018 7,330
2019 8,040

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
Year Number
2006 1,690
2007 1,600
2008 1,410
2009 1,320
2010 1,180
2011 1,130
2012 1,070
2013 1,100
2014 1,080
2015 610
2016 530
2017 500
2018 410
2019 520

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers
Year Number
2006 320
2007 220
2008 300
2009 250
2010 180
2011 40
2012 100
2013 110
2014 140
2015 100
2016 80

Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers
Year Number
2009 150

Engine and Other Machine Assemblers
Year Number
2008 0

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
Year Number
2007 130
2008 130
2009 0
2010 100
2011 110
2012 130
2013 0
2014 60

Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators
Year Number
2008 60
2009 40

Team Assemblers
Year Number
2006 2,990
2007 2,700
2008 1,950
2009 2,750
2010 2,500
2011 2,670
2012 1,520
2013 1,800
2014 2,080
2015 1,040
2016 1,200

Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other
Year Number
2006 260
2007 230
2008 0
2009 110
2010 120
2011 140
2012 170
2013 150
2014 130
2015 70
2019 1,320

Bakers
Year Number
2006 140
2007 180
2008 170
2009 170
2010 140
2011 230
2012 310
2013 320
2014 300
2015 200
2016 190
2017 180
2018 200
2019 180

Butchers and Meat Cutters
Year Number
2007 700
2008 710
2009 760
2010 740
2011 800
2012 270
2013 300
2014 360
2015 230
2016 220
2017 150
2018 130
2019 170

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
Year Number
2007 820
2011 660
2013 0

Slaughterers and Meat Packers
Year Number
2011 750
2013 170
2014 200

Food Batchmakers
Year Number
2006 80
2007 0
2008 150
2009 210
2010 240
2011 90
2012 50
2013 40
2014 60
2019 0

Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2009 40
2010 40
2011 50

Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 360
2007 80
2008 90
2009 350
2010 390
2011 500
2012 420
2013 390
2014 260

Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2009 50
2010 50

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 600
2007 390
2008 350
2009 290
2010 250
2011 360
2012 320
2013 330
2014 300
2015 130
2017 150
2018 30
2019 150

Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2007 40
2012 120
2013 110
2014 110

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 180
2007 190
2008 120
2009 110
2010 60
2011 110
2012 120
2013 110
2014 160
2017 30

Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2007 110
2008 40
2009 40
2010 30
2011 30
2012 40
2014 50

Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2012 0
2014 90

Machinists
Year Number
2006 350
2007 360
2008 490
2009 480
2010 390
2011 360
2012 240
2013 420
2014 370
2015 340
2016 330
2017 560
2018 520
2019 500

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 460
2007 490
2008 410
2010 170
2011 220
2012 220
2013 170
2014 250
2015 180
2017 230
2018 140
2019 140

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 210
2007 250
2008 200
2010 30
2011 40
2014 60
2016 0
2019 70

Tool and Die Makers
Year Number
2006 220
2007 150
2008 150
2009 70
2010 50
2011 50
2012 80
2013 80
2014 70
2015 50
2016 90
2017 170
2018 130
2019 80

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Year Number
2006 620
2007 680
2008 700
2009 740
2010 540
2011 390
2012 340
2013 350
2014 380
2015 120
2016 130
2017 120
2018 130
2019 470

Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 140
2007 90
2008 210
2009 170
2010 160
2011 60
2012 80
2013 110
2014 120
2015 50

Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2014 60

Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 60
2007 50
2008 40
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0

Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners
Year Number
2006 30
2007 70
2008 30
2009 40
2013 40
2014 50
2015 30

Prepress Technicians and Workers
Year Number
2007 40
2008 40
2009 30
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 70
2014 80
2015 30
2016 30

Printing Press Operators
Year Number
2006 270
2007 270
2008 230
2009 180
2010 290
2011 260
2012 240
2013 270
2014 420
2015 210
2016 240
2017 200
2018 170
2019 170

Print Binding and Finishing Workers
Year Number
2006 40
2007 100
2008 140
2009 160
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
Year Number
2006 220
2007 250
2008 210
2009 240
2010 210
2011 180
2012 150
2013 210
2014 200
2015 160
2016 190
2017 240
2018 250
2019 180

Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials
Year Number
2006 140
2007 150
2008 200
2009 200
2010 140
2011 0
2013 70
2014 80

Sewing Machine Operators
Year Number
2006 850
2007 770
2008 500
2009 420
2010 470
2011 630
2012 480
2013 440
2014 330
2015 160
2016 150
2017 170
2018 190
2019 120

Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers
Year Number
2011 30

Sewers, Hand
Year Number
2007 40
2008 40

Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2006 410
2007 380
2008 370
2009 240
2011 120
2012 150
2013 160
2014 0

Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 70
2007 100
2008 80
2009 80
2010 30
2011 90
2012 70
2013 90
2014 70
2016 30

Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 1,090
2007 1,000
2008 720
2009 510
2010 460
2011 420
2012 410
2013 450
2014 480
2015 0
2019 0

Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 850
2007 920
2008 660
2010 490
2011 330
2012 390
2013 360

Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers
Year Number
2007 40
2008 50

Upholsterers
Year Number
2006 180
2007 140
2008 180
2009 130
2010 280
2011 170
2012 130
2013 60

Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other
Year Number
2006 90
2007 120
2008 250
2009 370
2010 200
2012 30
2015 470
2019 0

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
Year Number
2006 370
2007 610
2008 420
2009 440
2010 180
2011 170
2012 150
2013 180
2014 200
2015 110
2016 150
2017 180
2018 110
2019 120

Furniture Finishers
Year Number
2006 280
2007 250
2008 170
2009 160
2010 160
2011 120
2012 120
2014 100

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood
Year Number
2006 470
2007 420
2008 290
2009 210
2010 300
2011 260
2012 270
2013 290
2014 290
2015 180
2016 230
2017 250
2018 200
2019 220

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
Year Number
2006 1,020
2007 610
2008 620
2009 470
2010 470
2011 340
2012 430
2013 500
2014 680
2015 310
2016 380
2017 340
2018 380
2019 460

Woodworkers, All Other
Year Number
2006 60

Power Distributors and Dispatchers
Year Number
2011 80
2012 0

Power Plant Operators
Year Number
2010 0

Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators
Year Number
2006 110
2007 90
2008 50
2009 30
2010 40
2011 30
2012 60
2013 50
2014 50

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
Year Number
2006 310
2007 290
2008 270
2009 240
2010 210
2011 190
2012 180
2013 200
2014 240
2015 200
2016 190
2017 160
2018 140
2019 170

Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2012 50
2013 40
2014 80

Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2007 30
2008 100
2009 0
2011 50
2012 110
2013 60
2014 130
2016 40
2017 70
2018 70
2019 80

Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 40
2007 40
2008 110
2009 90
2010 80
2011 40
2012 60
2013 100
2014 100

Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand
Year Number
2006 130
2007 130
2008 110
2009 90
2010 60
2011 40
2012 50
2013 70
2014 80

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 350
2007 410
2008 300
2009 190
2010 150
2011 170
2012 270
2013 320
2014 230
2018 30
2019 40

Cutters and Trimmers, Hand
Year Number
2007 60
2008 50
2009 30
2010 40
2011 50
2012 50

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 190
2007 120
2008 120
2009 100
2010 140
2011 150
2012 220
2013 220
2014 400
2015 180
2016 140
2017 100
2018 60
2019 60

Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2007 360
2008 430
2009 450
2010 300
2011 80
2012 130
2013 210
2014 110

Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2006 90
2008 110
2009 120
2010 80
2011 60
2013 80
2014 70
2015 60
2016 40
2017 40
2018 70
2019 0

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
Year Number
2006 1,390
2007 1,160
2008 990
2009 980
2010 920
2011 940
2012 880
2013 860
2014 880
2015 480
2016 460
2017 470
2018 440
2019 450

Dental Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2013 30

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2006 680
2007 530
2008 550
2009 320
2010 340
2011 330
2012 960
2013 1,020
2014 970
2016 0
2017 1,150
2018 1,540
2019 1,420

Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers
Year Number
2006 40
2008 50
2009 50
2010 50
2014 50

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 470
2007 450
2008 480
2009 290
2010 280
2011 320
2012 370
2013 230
2014 520
2015 60
2016 70
2017 0
2018 30
2019 390

Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators
Year Number
2007 130
2008 110
2009 90
2010 80
2011 70
2012 70

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
Year Number
2006 230
2007 180
2008 170
2009 150
2010 190
2011 130
2012 130
2013 60
2014 90
2015 150
2016 110
2017 90
2019 50

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers
Year Number
2007 40
2008 30
2012 0
2013 80
2014 0

Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2006 120
2007 210
2008 200
2011 90
2012 150
2013 100
2014 110
2015 90
2017 70
2018 70

Etchers and Engravers
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2010 40
2012 30
2013 0

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 120
2007 80
2009 0
2010 210
2011 160
2012 170
2013 80
2014 100

Helpers--Production Workers
Year Number
2006 1,170
2007 920
2008 770
2009 550
2010 750
2011 660
2012 780
2013 570
2014 590
2015 360
2016 290
2017 230
2018 170
2019 310

Production Workers, All Other
Year Number
2006 260
2007 0
2008 0
2009 130
2012 180
2013 170
2014 160
2017 160
2018 140
2019 150