Numbers of Production Occupations in New Hampshire

Occupation group

Production Occupations

Year Number
2004 49,380
2005 46,730
2006 48,610
2007 47,850
2008 48,440
2009 44,140
2010 39,980
2011 41,720
2012 43,100
2013 43,590
2014 43,430
2015 43,250
2016 43,990
2017 44,350
2018 44,860
2019 43,270

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers

Year Number
2004 3,670
2005 3,620
2006 3,750
2007 3,810
2008 3,670
2009 3,410
2010 3,010
2011 3,030
2012 2,940
2013 2,760
2014 2,770
2015 2,880
2016 2,950
2017 2,980
2018 3,030
2019 2,980

Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers

Year Number
2004 500
2005 330
2006 290
2007 280
2008 380
2009 230
2010 140
2011 80
2012 110
2013 140
2014 130
2015 50
2016 70
2017 70
2018 70
2019 80

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers

Year Number
2004 2,750
2005 2,360
2006 2,660
2007 2,400
2008 2,610
2009 2,350
2010 2,120
2011 2,250
2012 2,650
2013 2,320
2014 2,020
2015 2,020
2016 2,190

Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers

Year Number
2004 860
2005 780
2006 820
2007 1,040
2008 1,330
2009 1,460
2010 1,160
2011 1,030
2012 940
2013 830
2014 1,050
2015 1,300
2016 1,220

Engine and Other Machine Assemblers

Year Number
2005 90
2006 100
2007 80
2008 0
2009 0
2010 150
2011 260
2012 240
2013 190
2014 170
2015 200
2016 200
2017 160
2018 90
2019 70

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters

Year Number
2004 110
2005 190
2006 150
2007 190
2008 300
2009 320
2010 280
2011 260
2012 250
2013 320
2014 360
2015 310
2016 270
2017 210
2018 200
2019 200

Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators

Year Number
2004 40
2005 40
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2012 0
2019 30

Team Assemblers

Year Number
2004 4,220
2005 3,560
2006 4,170
2007 5,030
2008 4,030
2009 3,580
2010 2,310
2011 2,700
2012 2,880
2013 3,650
2014 4,060
2015 4,070
2016 4,370

Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other

Year Number
2004 1,560
2005 1,570
2006 2,090
2007 2,400
2008 2,920
2009 2,720
2010 2,460
2011 2,720
2012 2,540
2013 2,250
2014 1,490
2015 990
2016 750
2019 5,900

Bakers

Year Number
2004 490
2005 470
2006 460
2007 620
2008 560
2009 620
2010 490
2011 510
2012 510
2013 400
2014 490
2015 600
2016 890
2017 960
2018 760
2019 490

Butchers and Meat Cutters

Year Number
2004 410
2005 460
2006 510
2007 580
2008 510
2009 560
2010 650
2011 760
2012 900
2013 810
2014 690
2015 520
2016 500
2017 520
2018 490
2019 540

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers

Year Number
2004 190
2005 200
2006 180
2007 230
2008 50
2009 50
2010 50
2011 80
2012 170
2013 60
2014 50
2015 60
2016 90
2017 80
2018 80
2019 50

Slaughterers and Meat Packers

Year Number
2013 40
2014 40
2016 40
2018 0

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

Year Number
2008 60
2009 70
2010 80
2011 50
2012 60
2014 40
2016 50
2017 50
2018 170
2019 210

Food Batchmakers

Year Number
2004 220
2005 160
2006 240
2008 250
2009 270
2010 110
2011 110
2012 170
2013 230
2014 340
2015 380
2016 350
2017 500
2018 390
2019 380

Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders

Year Number
2004 0
2005 0
2006 150
2007 0
2008 100
2009 120
2010 120
2011 60
2012 40
2013 40
2014 40
2017 70
2018 50
2019 40

Food Processing Workers, All Other

Year Number
2012 140
2013 140
2014 190
2015 150
2016 130
2017 80
2019 140

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

Year Number
2004 620
2005 640
2006 640
2007 550
2008 670
2009 520
2010 420
2011 320
2012 380
2013 360
2014 610
2015 560
2016 790
2017 470
2018 460
2019 600

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

Year Number
2004 100
2005 50
2007 50
2008 60
2015 50
2016 80
2017 40
2018 80
2019 0

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

Year Number
2005 100
2006 100
2007 90
2008 80
2009 50
2010 0
2011 120
2012 0
2014 30
2015 50
2016 70
2017 70
2018 50
2019 30

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

Year Number
2004 1,450
2005 1,790
2006 1,440
2007 1,050
2008 860
2009 720
2010 740
2011 760
2012 620
2013 580
2014 530
2015 440
2016 500
2017 540
2018 660
2019 570

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

Year Number
2004 260
2005 300
2006 260
2007 220
2008 80
2009 100
2010 80
2011 90
2012 70
2013 90
2014 70
2015 70
2016 60
2017 60
2018 70
2019 50

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

Year Number
2004 790
2005 570
2006 560
2007 590
2008 640
2009 730
2010 950
2011 1,200
2012 1,010
2013 770
2014 520
2015 530
2016 730
2017 680
2018 760
2019 790

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

Year Number
2004 520
2005 530
2006 550
2007 550
2008 570
2009 560
2010 330
2011 240
2012 220
2013 240
2014 200
2015 140
2016 110
2017 200
2018 270
2019 280

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

Year Number
2004 190
2005 180
2006 270
2007 180
2008 120
2009 180
2010 190
2011 170
2012 110
2013 140
2014 140
2015 100
2016 70
2017 110
2018 140
2019 120

Machinists

Year Number
2004 2,310
2005 2,280
2006 2,430
2007 2,340
2008 2,560
2009 2,380
2010 2,360
2011 2,250
2012 2,210
2013 2,250
2014 2,360
2015 2,480
2016 2,170
2017 1,920
2018 2,040
2019 2,000

Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders

Year Number
2007 100
2008 80
2009 80
2010 70
2011 140
2012 60
2013 70
2014 40
2015 40
2016 50
2017 60
2018 80
2019 70

Pourers and Casters, Metal

Year Number
2004 120
2005 40
2006 60
2007 60
2008 90
2009 100
2010 80
2011 80
2012 80
2013 90
2014 60
2019 30

Model Makers, Metal and Plastic

Year Number
2004 100
2005 30
2013 40
2014 30
2019 30

Foundry Mold and Coremakers

Year Number
2004 130
2005 140
2006 130
2007 120
2008 260
2009 200
2010 260
2011 220
2012 350
2013 300
2014 240
2015 200
2016 190
2017 220
2018 250
2019 230

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

Year Number
2004 1,480
2005 1,860
2006 1,530
2007 1,420
2008 860
2009 790
2010 600
2011 800
2012 780
2013 760
2014 1,170
2015 1,310
2016 1,640
2017 1,180
2018 990
2019 990

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

Year Number
2004 630
2005 990
2006 1,100
2007 920
2008 570
2009 480
2010 290
2011 530
2012 700
2013 940
2014 1,030
2015 990
2016 880
2017 600
2018 720
2019 910

Tool and Die Makers

Year Number
2004 490
2005 410
2006 400
2007 360
2008 390
2009 400
2010 440
2011 380
2012 340
2013 310
2014 350
2015 360
2016 330
2017 230
2018 210
2019 220

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

Year Number
2004 940
2005 1,040
2006 1,000
2007 960
2008 890
2009 790
2010 830
2011 1,030
2012 920
2013 920
2014 1,070
2015 1,140
2016 880
2017 940
2018 840
2019 930

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

Year Number
2004 300
2005 440
2006 500
2007 560
2008 440
2009 330
2010 280
2011 240
2012 240
2013 270
2014 270
2015 260
2016 260
2017 290
2018 260
2019 260

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

Year Number
2004 90
2005 70
2006 60
2007 160
2008 170
2009 210
2010 130
2011 140
2012 70
2013 70
2014 90
2015 110
2016 130
2017 90
2018 110
2019 70

Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic

Year Number
2004 90
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0

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

Year Number
2004 340
2005 310
2006 290
2008 120
2009 130
2010 150
2011 170
2012 160
2013 150
2014 110
2015 90
2016 90
2017 110
2018 110
2019 190

Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners

Year Number
2004 200
2005 160
2006 120
2007 100
2008 110
2009 140
2010 100
2011 80
2012 50
2013 80
2014 70
2015 70
2016 50
2017 30
2018 40
2019 40

Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other

Year Number
2004 960
2005 1,100
2006 1,350
2007 1,750
2008 1,570
2009 1,590
2010 1,130
2011 990
2012 1,080
2013 1,230
2014 1,070
2015 840
2016 720
2017 280
2018 370
2019 440

Prepress Technicians and Workers

Year Number
2004 450
2005 580
2006 510
2007 430
2008 290
2009 320
2010 190
2011 160
2012 140
2013 160
2014 140
2015 130
2016 100
2017 120
2018 120
2019 110

Printing Press Operators

Year Number
2004 1,140
2005 830
2006 810
2007 660
2008 910
2009 930
2010 1,040
2011 970
2012 930
2013 870
2014 900
2015 980
2016 1,000
2017 900
2018 860
2019 860

Print Binding and Finishing Workers

Year Number
2004 420
2005 500
2006 430
2007 330
2008 300
2009 280
2010 190
2011 190
2012 200
2013 200
2014 220
2015 170
2016 110
2017 150
2018 270
2019 290

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers

Year Number
2004 1,020
2005 1,090
2006 1,020
2007 940
2008 1,040
2009 1,000
2010 960
2011 870
2012 760
2013 840
2014 780
2015 770
2016 930
2017 950
2018 1,100
2019 970

Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials

Year Number
2004 330
2005 230
2006 230
2007 210
2008 360
2009 330
2010 250
2011 180
2012 170
2013 200
2014 270
2015 320
2016 240
2017 250
2018 140
2019 140

Sewing Machine Operators

Year Number
2004 630
2005 550
2006 590
2007 600
2008 550
2009 370
2010 400
2011 510
2012 540
2013 590
2014 580
2015 540
2016 510
2017 530
2018 380
2019 470

Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers

Year Number
2007 30
2014 40
2017 50
2018 50

Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders

Year Number
2005 40

Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers

Year Number
2005 30
2006 90
2007 120
2008 220
2009 120
2010 120
2011 60
2012 0
2013 110
2014 110
2015 60
2016 60
2018 0
2019 100

Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders

Year Number
2004 50
2005 50
2006 40
2008 30
2009 90
2010 70
2011 70
2015 80
2016 80
2017 70
2018 80
2019 0

Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year Number
2004 110
2005 60
2006 50
2008 0
2009 80
2010 70
2011 40
2012 40
2013 50
2014 50
2015 50
2016 100
2017 110
2018 80
2019 130

Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year Number
2004 230
2005 180
2006 140
2007 130
2008 150
2009 130
2010 140
2011 100
2012 210
2013 220
2014 220
2015 70
2016 70
2017 110
2018 320
2019 350

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

Year Number
2004 120
2005 90
2007 150
2008 160
2009 80
2010 70
2011 60
2012 60
2013 40
2016 0
2017 0
2018 90
2019 100

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

Year Number
2004 70
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 60
2012 70
2013 100
2015 50
2016 150
2017 150

Upholsterers

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

Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other

Year Number
2005 220
2006 250
2007 300
2008 340
2009 290
2010 340
2011 430
2012 360
2013 460
2014 420
2015 370
2016 50
2017 50
2018 70
2019 140

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters

Year Number
2004 740
2005 510
2006 520
2007 440
2008 330
2009 250
2010 230
2011 260
2012 270
2013 290
2014 360
2015 570
2016 480
2017 360
2018 310
2019 270

Furniture Finishers

Year Number
2004 70
2005 80
2006 80
2007 80
2008 30
2009 70
2010 40
2011 60
2012 60
2013 60
2014 30
2017 40
2018 30

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood

Year Number
2004 210
2005 0
2006 320
2007 370
2008 160
2009 190
2010 160
2011 130
2012 150
2013 140
2014 210
2015 230
2016 230
2017 210
2018 100
2019 130

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing

Year Number
2004 450
2005 340
2006 380
2007 360
2008 480
2009 430
2010 480
2011 480
2012 350
2013 490
2014 500
2015 560
2016 610
2017 640
2018 700
2019 580

Woodworkers, All Other

Year Number
2004 90
2006 120
2007 180
2008 110
2009 0
2010 60
2012 60
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0

Power Distributors and Dispatchers

Year Number
2016 60
2017 80
2018 60

Power Plant Operators

Year Number
2004 260
2005 210
2006 150
2007 0
2008 220
2009 220
2010 220
2011 0
2012 190
2013 190
2014 170
2015 190
2016 170
2017 180
2018 140
2019 100

Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators

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

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators

Year Number
2004 390
2005 350
2006 310
2007 320
2008 370
2009 360
2010 370
2011 350
2012 380
2013 400
2014 370
2015 370
2016 370
2017 390
2018 440
2019 440

Chemical Plant and System Operators

Year Number
2005 30
2006 30

Gas Plant Operators

Year Number
2007 40
2009 30
2011 40
2012 30
2013 40
2015 30
2017 50
2018 50
2019 60

Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers

Year Number
2014 0
2015 0
2018 0
2019 0

Plant and System Operators, All Other

Year Number
2004 140
2005 140
2006 150
2007 60
2008 60
2009 60
2010 60
2011 70
2012 80
2013 110
2014 90
2015 110
2016 60
2017 40
2019 30

Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders

Year Number
2004 80
2006 150
2007 130
2009 0
2010 50
2011 150
2012 190
2013 270
2014 320
2015 270
2016 310
2017 130
2018 120
2019 170

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

Year Number
2004 130
2005 240
2006 230
2007 190
2008 30
2010 40
2011 210
2012 240
2013 230
2014 170
2015 260
2016 260
2017 480
2018 490
2019 530

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

Year Number
2004 210
2005 210
2006 370
2007 340
2008 390
2009 280
2010 280
2011 180
2012 160
2013 110
2014 130
2015 160
2016 210
2017 240
2018 230
2019 210

Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand

Year Number
2004 480
2005 360
2006 360
2007 180
2008 150
2009 130
2010 110
2011 140
2012 170
2013 160
2014 180
2015 140
2016 210
2017 170
2018 120

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year Number
2004 590
2005 460
2006 410
2007 430
2008 580
2009 410
2010 290
2011 180
2012 230
2013 200
2014 270
2015 260
2016 320
2017 360
2018 400
2019 360

Cutters and Trimmers, Hand

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

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year Number
2004 460
2005 830
2006 760
2007 660
2008 160
2009 110
2010 120
2011 230
2012 220
2013 400
2014 210
2015 270
2016 270
2017 310
2018 360
2019 250

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

Year Number
2004 840
2005 730
2006 440
2007 480
2008 550
2009 540
2010 460
2011 460
2012 570
2013 530
2014 390
2015 430
2016 580
2017 870
2018 510
2019 380

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

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

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers

Year Number
2004 3,320
2005 3,110
2006 2,850
2007 2,820
2008 3,180
2009 2,760
2010 2,710
2011 3,140
2012 3,550
2013 3,450
2014 3,280
2015 3,150
2016 3,430
2017 3,650
2018 3,700
2019 3,740

Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers

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

Dental Laboratory Technicians

Year Number
2005 230
2006 240
2007 210
2008 210
2009 160
2010 210
2011 180
2012 160
2013 150
2014 140
2015 260
2016 120
2017 130
2018 190
2019 260

Medical Appliance Technicians

Year Number
2006 0
2007 70
2010 40
2011 50
2012 50
2018 40
2019 60

Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians

Year Number
2004 70
2006 190
2007 220
2008 150
2009 190
2010 200
2011 190
2012 270
2013 290
2014 280
2015 190
2016 170
2017 110
2018 80
2019 130

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders

Year Number
2004 1,640
2005 1,440
2006 1,430
2007 1,300
2008 1,770
2009 1,710
2010 1,250
2011 680
2012 810
2013 760
2014 1,010
2015 1,060
2016 1,180
2017 1,190
2018 1,460
2019 1,130

Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers

Year Number
2004 140
2006 170
2007 0
2008 80
2009 110
2010 100
2011 50
2017 50
2018 50
2019 100

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

Year Number
2004 440
2005 380
2006 510
2007 690
2008 850
2009 710
2010 500
2011 730
2012 670
2013 630
2014 480
2015 450
2016 550
2017 610
2018 630
2019 530

Semiconductor Processing Technicians

Year Number
2004 110
2006 0
2007 0
2008 110
2009 100
2010 110
2011 80
2012 130
2014 110
2015 60
2016 60
2017 80
2018 80
2019 90

Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators

Year Number
2004 460
2005 400
2006 390
2007 290
2008 340
2009 230
2010 260
2011 280
2012 220
2013 180
2014 220
2015 160
2016 120
2017 70
2018 40
2019 30

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators

Year Number
2004 1,290
2005 940
2006 820
2007 870
2008 1,020
2009 1,050
2010 980
2011 1,030
2012 1,330
2013 1,410
2014 1,830
2015 1,850
2016 1,960
2017 2,620
2018 3,090
2019 3,180

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers

Year Number
2004 200
2005 130
2006 110
2007 100
2008 120
2009 120
2010 160
2011 230
2012 230
2013 210
2014 160
2015 110
2016 180
2017 230
2018 290
2019 270

Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders

Year Number
2004 120
2005 0
2006 250
2007 150
2008 90
2009 40
2015 70
2016 100
2017 100
2018 40

Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders

Year Number
2004 160
2005 190
2006 140
2007 150
2008 180
2009 110
2010 100
2011 50
2012 100
2013 100
2014 170
2015 170
2016 160
2017 130
2018 130
2019 130

Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders

Year Number
2011 0
2012 0
2016 90
2017 80
2018 90

Etchers and Engravers

Year Number
2008 30
2011 40
2013 40
2015 50
2016 100
2017 60
2018 50
2019 70

Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic

Year Number
2004 230
2005 210
2006 200
2007 310
2008 370
2009 170
2010 120
2011 120
2012 270
2013 280
2014 290
2015 300
2016 320
2017 270
2018 240
2019 100

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year Number
2004 570
2005 710
2006 670
2007 470
2008 280
2009 230
2010 140
2011 130
2012 110
2013 200
2014 210
2015 220
2016 200
2017 180
2018 110
2019 100

Tire Builders

Year Number
2005 0

Helpers--Production Workers

Year Number
2004 1,300
2005 1,290
2006 1,260
2007 1,350
2008 750
2009 660
2010 1,150
2011 1,410
2012 1,520
2013 1,970
2014 1,750
2015 2,110
2016 2,020
2017 2,230
2018 2,460
2019 1,380

Production Workers, All Other

Year Number
2004 2,060
2005 1,470
2006 1,760
2007 1,620
2008 2,580
2009 2,110
2012 2,540
2013 2,310
2014 2,100
2015 1,880
2016 1,470
2017 970
2018 1,190
2019 1,050