Numbers of Production Occupations in New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division

Occupation group

Production Occupations

Year Number
2015 183,780
2016 186,950
2017 181,420

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers

Year Number
2015 13,900
2016 14,040
2017 12,930

Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers

Year Number
2015 140
2016 130
2017 90

Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers

Year Number
2015 190
2016 230
2017 280

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers

Year Number
2015 3,340
2016 4,030

Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers

Year Number
2015 1,100
2016 930

Engine and Other Machine Assemblers

Year Number
2015 0
2016 110
2017 140

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters

Year Number
2015 950
2016 1,120
2017 1,310

Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators

Year Number
2017 150

Team Assemblers

Year Number
2015 11,050
2016 11,320

Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other

Year Number
2015 5,610
2016 4,890

Bakers

Year Number
2015 7,580
2016 8,070
2017 8,910

Butchers and Meat Cutters

Year Number
2015 4,370
2016 4,100
2017 4,320

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers

Year Number
2015 2,950
2016 2,430
2017 2,840

Slaughterers and Meat Packers

Year Number
2015 1,020
2016 760
2017 790

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

Year Number
2015 490
2016 460
2017 470

Food Batchmakers

Year Number
2015 4,290
2016 4,520
2017 3,880

Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders

Year Number
2015 1,240
2016 1,210
2017 830

Food Processing Workers, All Other

Year Number
2015 0
2016 0
2017 580

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

Year Number
2015 1,510
2016 1,040
2017 1,140

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

Year Number
2015 110

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

Year Number
2015 210
2016 250
2017 290

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

Year Number
2015 2,360
2016 2,540
2017 2,240

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

Year Number
2015 120
2016 0
2017 0

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

Year Number
2015 750
2016 790
2017 720

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

Year Number
2015 260
2016 200
2017 200

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

Year Number
2015 140
2016 210
2017 300

Machinists

Year Number
2015 3,030
2016 3,140
2017 3,090

Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders

Year Number
2015 0
2016 150
2017 140

Pourers and Casters, Metal

Year Number
2015 0
2016 100
2017 80

Model Makers, Metal and Plastic

Year Number
2015 150
2016 180
2017 70

Foundry Mold and Coremakers

Year Number
2016 120
2017 150

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

Year Number
2015 620
2016 760
2017 0

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

Year Number
2015 970
2016 960
2017 790

Tool and Die Makers

Year Number
2015 660
2016 700
2017 560

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

Year Number
2015 3,650
2016 4,010
2017 4,020

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

Year Number
2015 250
2016 260
2017 170

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

Year Number
2015 150
2016 220
2017 280

Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic

Year Number
2017 30

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

Year Number
2015 360
2016 310
2017 400

Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners

Year Number
2015 50
2016 60
2017 0

Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other

Year Number
2015 350
2016 460
2017 250

Prepress Technicians and Workers

Year Number
2015 1,480
2016 1,450
2017 1,160

Printing Press Operators

Year Number
2015 5,820
2016 5,880
2017 5,230

Print Binding and Finishing Workers

Year Number
2015 1,340
2016 1,270
2017 1,230

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers

Year Number
2015 11,630
2016 12,680
2017 12,500

Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials

Year Number
2015 2,320
2016 1,830
2017 1,580

Sewing Machine Operators

Year Number
2015 11,400
2016 11,130
2017 10,740

Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers

Year Number
2015 560
2016 420
2017 520

Sewers, Hand

Year Number
2015 530
2016 530
2017 500

Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers

Year Number
2015 940
2016 970
2017 1,070

Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders

Year Number
2015 140
2016 120
2017 140

Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year Number
2015 900
2016 670
2017 600

Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year Number
2015 260
2016 340
2017 320

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

Year Number
2015 90
2016 90
2017 0

Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers

Year Number
2015 1,230
2016 1,110
2017 990

Upholsterers

Year Number
2015 0
2016 1,000
2017 800

Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other

Year Number
2015 720
2016 900
2017 450

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters

Year Number
2015 2,410
2016 2,860
2017 2,730

Furniture Finishers

Year Number
2015 440
2016 400
2017 390

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood

Year Number
2015 180
2016 150
2017 0

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing

Year Number
2015 840
2016 680
2017 430

Woodworkers, All Other

Year Number
2015 160
2016 50
2017 40

Nuclear Power Reactor Operators

Year Number
2015 230
2016 210

Power Distributors and Dispatchers

Year Number
2015 250
2016 280
2017 310

Power Plant Operators

Year Number
2015 1,220
2016 1,340
2017 1,130

Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators

Year Number
2015 2,590
2016 2,700
2017 2,660

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators

Year Number
2015 2,230
2016 2,020
2017 1,920

Chemical Plant and System Operators

Year Number
2015 180
2016 210
2017 0

Gas Plant Operators

Year Number
2015 120
2016 110
2017 280

Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers

Year Number
2015 130
2016 190
2017 130

Plant and System Operators, All Other

Year Number
2015 130
2016 170
2017 140

Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders

Year Number
2015 0
2016 1,610
2017 2,050

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

Year Number
2015 960
2016 1,080
2017 890

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

Year Number
2015 830
2016 600
2017 810

Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand

Year Number
2015 1,050
2016 1,080
2017 710

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year Number
2015 3,810
2016 3,740
2017 3,550

Cutters and Trimmers, Hand

Year Number
2015 810
2016 690
2017 680

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year Number
2015 1,420
2016 1,560
2017 1,530

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

Year Number
2015 1,610
2016 1,320
2017 1,340

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

Year Number
2015 150
2016 150
2017 120

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers

Year Number
2015 8,630
2016 9,970
2017 11,900

Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers

Year Number
2015 5,640
2016 4,830
2017 3,900

Dental Laboratory Technicians

Year Number
2015 970
2016 1,160
2017 1,110

Medical Appliance Technicians

Year Number
2015 700
2016 670
2017 280

Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians

Year Number
2015 1,040
2016 1,450
2017 1,450

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders

Year Number
2015 11,160
2016 10,740
2017 10,770

Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers

Year Number
2015 720
2016 660
2017 530

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

Year Number
2015 1,790
2016 1,870
2017 2,190

Semiconductor Processing Technicians

Year Number
2015 100
2016 110
2017 170

Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators

Year Number
2015 1,450
2016 1,550
2017 1,260

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators

Year Number
2015 1,460
2016 1,450
2017 1,500

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers

Year Number
2015 300
2016 320
2017 290

Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders

Year Number
2015 180
2016 120
2017 140

Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders

Year Number
2015 200
2016 160
2017 230

Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders

Year Number
2015 150
2016 140
2017 120

Etchers and Engravers

Year Number
2015 160
2016 120
2017 130

Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic

Year Number
2015 610
2016 530
2017 570

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year Number
2015 2,340
2016 2,500
2017 2,080

Helpers--Production Workers

Year Number
2015 8,140
2016 6,960
2017 6,360

Production Workers, All Other

Year Number
2015 3,010
2016 3,240
2017 3,900