Numbers of Production Occupations in Newark, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division

Occupation group

Production Occupations

Year	Number
2005	56,700
2006	55,520
2007	54,380
2008	49,640
2009	43,760
2010	42,800
2011	44,540
2012	45,420
2013	44,750
2014	46,280
2015	52,060
2016	51,670
2017	49,760

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers

Year	Number
2005	4,460
2006	4,490
2007	4,530
2008	4,400
2009	4,000
2010	4,010
2011	4,300
2012	4,020
2013	3,630
2014	3,590
2015	4,010
2016	3,970
2017	3,840

Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers

Year	Number
2005	170
2006	170
2007	180
2008	150
2009	70
2010	110
2011	60
2012	110
2013	100
2014	210
2015	110
2016	90
2017	30

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers

Year	Number
2005	1,350
2006	1,400
2007	1,220
2008	1,440
2009	1,340
2010	1,330
2011	1,510
2012	1,430
2013	1,160
2014	850
2015	1,330
2016	1,290

Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers

Year	Number
2005	430
2006	420
2007	510
2008	540
2009	660
2010	790
2011	710
2012	560
2013	660
2014	690
2015	710
2016	620

Engine and Other Machine Assemblers

Year	Number
2005	110
2006	50
2007	40
2008	80
2009	140
2010	160
2011	150
2012	160
2013	120
2014	50
2015	80
2016	0
2017	0

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters

Year	Number
2005	330
2006	320
2007	310
2008	230
2009	170
2010	170
2011	170
2012	140
2013	180
2014	170
2015	150
2016	40
2017	0

Team Assemblers

Year	Number
2005	3,100
2006	3,240
2007	3,110
2008	2,580
2009	2,530
2010	2,540
2011	2,280
2012	2,380
2013	2,190
2014	1,990
2015	1,600
2016	1,160

Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other

Year	Number
2005	2,330
2006	2,300
2007	2,000
2008	1,500
2009	1,380
2010	1,280
2011	1,810
2012	1,750
2013	2,020
2014	1,520
2015	2,240
2016	1,370

Bakers

Year	Number
2005	1,190
2006	1,170
2007	1,120
2008	850
2009	810
2010	860
2011	1,050
2012	860
2013	960
2014	1,380
2015	1,890
2016	1,720
2017	1,250

Butchers and Meat Cutters

Year	Number
2005	530
2006	580
2007	570
2008	760
2009	650
2010	980
2011	1,080
2012	1,010
2013	660
2014	820
2015	1,430
2016	1,580
2017	1,310

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers

Year	Number
2005	400
2006	350
2007	330
2008	250
2009	240
2010	340
2011	320
2012	310
2013	460
2014	450
2015	560
2016	240
2017	0

Slaughterers and Meat Packers

Year	Number
2005	0
2008	40
2014	50
2015	80
2016	40

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

Year	Number
2008	50
2009	60
2013	60
2014	70
2015	80
2016	70
2017	60

Food Batchmakers

Year	Number
2005	690
2006	530
2007	380
2008	300
2009	300
2010	390
2011	500
2012	550
2013	600
2014	680
2015	750
2016	650
2017	570

Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders

Year	Number
2005	130
2006	40
2008	80
2009	70
2010	50
2011	50
2012	120
2013	100
2014	130
2015	100
2016	110
2017	140

Food Processing Workers, All Other

Year	Number
2012	180
2013	300
2014	310
2015	510
2016	380
2017	0

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

Year	Number
2005	870
2006	1,000
2007	950
2008	720
2009	480
2010	420
2011	400
2012	590
2013	670
2014	610
2015	470
2016	480
2017	390

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

Year	Number
2005	180
2006	230
2007	200
2008	200
2009	60
2011	40
2012	70
2013	90
2014	80
2015	60
2016	80
2017	100

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

Year	Number
2005	100
2006	0
2007	50
2009	0
2010	0
2011	0
2012	0
2013	0
2015	0
2016	180
2017	170

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

Year	Number
2005	1,550
2006	1,310
2007	1,290
2008	1,520
2009	1,620
2010	1,350
2011	1,320
2012	1,140
2013	1,290
2014	1,300
2015	1,420
2016	1,920
2017	1,730

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

Year	Number
2005	210
2006	150
2007	200
2008	210
2009	160
2010	110
2011	60
2012	50
2013	0
2014	50
2015	0
2016	80
2017	110

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

Year	Number
2005	740
2006	590
2007	490
2008	460
2009	470
2010	450
2011	380
2012	470
2013	430
2014	460
2015	370
2016	380
2017	580

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

Year	Number
2005	260
2006	300
2007	270
2008	240
2009	180
2010	170
2011	160
2012	190
2013	240
2014	260
2015	360
2016	240
2017	270

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

Year	Number
2005	80
2006	50
2007	50
2008	0
2009	50
2010	80
2011	150
2012	160
2013	0
2014	170
2015	210
2016	180
2017	160

Machinists

Year	Number
2005	2,200
2006	2,540
2007	2,350
2008	2,180
2009	1,890
2010	2,440
2011	2,420
2012	2,080
2013	1,630
2014	1,520
2015	1,670
2016	1,530
2017	1,400

Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders

Year	Number
2005	90
2006	50
2007	60
2008	50
2009	40
2015	0

Pourers and Casters, Metal

Year	Number
2005	0
2006	0
2007	0
2016	40
2017	50

Model Makers, Metal and Plastic

Year	Number
2006	0
2007	30
2008	0
2013	40
2014	40
2015	40
2016	40
2017	50

Foundry Mold and Coremakers

Year	Number
2005	40

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

Year	Number
2005	600
2006	570
2007	560
2008	420
2009	310
2010	220
2011	280
2012	390
2013	330
2014	310
2015	550
2016	510
2017	550

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

Year	Number
2005	170
2006	220
2007	450
2008	630
2009	530
2010	340
2011	200
2012	270
2013	350
2014	280
2015	370
2016	370
2017	570

Tool and Die Makers

Year	Number
2005	450
2006	430
2007	430
2008	390
2009	360
2010	310
2011	260
2012	350
2013	490
2014	600
2015	620
2016	390
2017	310

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

Year	Number
2005	1,330
2006	1,190
2007	1,010
2008	1,030
2009	1,060
2010	900
2011	770
2012	790
2013	760
2014	1,000
2015	1,160
2016	1,270
2017	1,340

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

Year	Number
2005	60
2006	80
2007	120
2008	120
2009	90
2010	90
2011	140
2012	0
2013	180
2014	100
2015	100
2016	100
2017	130

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

Year	Number
2005	190
2006	220
2007	90
2008	90
2009	0
2010	0
2011	160
2012	0
2013	100
2014	50
2015	60
2016	90
2017	90

Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic

Year	Number
2005	50
2006	0
2007	0
2014	0
2017	0

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

Year	Number
2005	200
2006	190
2007	230
2008	190
2009	190
2010	140
2011	190
2012	190
2013	190
2014	120
2015	150
2016	170
2017	280

Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners

Year	Number
2005	0
2006	40

Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other

Year	Number
2005	250
2006	180
2007	180
2008	0
2009	280
2010	190
2011	60
2012	150
2013	140
2014	150
2015	0
2016	160
2017	170

Prepress Technicians and Workers

Year	Number
2005	800
2006	560
2007	580
2008	470
2009	440
2010	380
2011	380
2012	300
2013	380
2014	410
2015	430
2016	400
2017	380

Printing Press Operators

Year	Number
2005	1,310
2006	1,680
2007	2,000
2008	1,870
2009	1,410
2010	1,370
2011	1,430
2012	1,340
2013	1,250
2014	1,270
2015	1,460
2016	1,290
2017	1,300

Print Binding and Finishing Workers

Year	Number
2005	420
2006	500
2007	620
2008	630
2009	770
2010	420
2011	470
2012	260
2013	310
2014	550
2015	510
2016	440
2017	410

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers

Year	Number
2005	1,380
2006	1,880
2007	1,650
2008	1,550
2009	1,320
2010	1,540
2011	1,740
2012	1,500
2013	1,560
2014	1,630
2015	1,920
2016	1,770
2017	1,570

Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials

Year	Number
2005	480
2006	330
2007	330
2008	360
2009	470
2010	310
2011	180
2012	160
2013	190
2014	300
2015	370
2016	450
2017	270

Sewing Machine Operators

Year	Number
2005	1,410
2006	1,330
2007	980
2008	1,120
2009	1,070
2010	1,160
2011	1,000
2012	860
2013	740
2014	810
2015	750
2016	910
2017	890

Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers

Year	Number
2009	0
2015	0

Sewers, Hand

Year	Number
2005	140
2006	140
2007	220
2008	0
2009	0
2013	0

Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers

Year	Number
2005	400
2006	300
2007	240
2008	0
2009	340
2010	280
2011	290
2012	0
2013	0
2014	170
2015	0
2016	170
2017	90

Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders

Year	Number
2007	0
2008	100
2009	90
2010	70
2011	0
2012	50
2016	30
2017	40

Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year	Number
2005	110
2006	100
2007	140
2008	120
2009	110
2010	130
2011	160
2012	190
2013	120
2014	0
2015	80
2016	110
2017	100

Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year	Number
2005	70
2006	50
2009	50
2010	60
2011	50
2012	50
2014	0
2015	0
2016	60
2017	0

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

Year	Number
2005	0
2006	0

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

Year	Number
2005	0
2006	0

Upholsterers

Year	Number
2005	220
2006	190
2007	80
2008	50
2009	100
2010	100
2011	100
2012	80
2015	90

Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other

Year	Number
2005	110
2007	0
2008	0
2009	0
2011	0
2014	70
2015	60
2016	100
2017	150

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters

Year	Number
2005	590
2006	730
2007	970
2008	900
2009	670
2010	530
2011	490
2012	500
2013	500
2014	600
2015	710
2016	530
2017	610

Furniture Finishers

Year	Number
2005	200
2006	150
2007	130
2008	110
2009	120
2010	100
2011	90
2012	70
2013	0
2014	40
2015	70
2016	110
2017	110

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood

Year	Number
2008	50
2011	40
2012	80
2013	80
2014	70
2015	0
2016	0
2017	0

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing

Year	Number
2005	200
2006	100
2007	60
2008	60
2009	40
2010	40
2012	0
2016	40
2017	40

Woodworkers, All Other

Year	Number
2005	30
2007	40
2009	40
2014	0

Power Distributors and Dispatchers

Year	Number
2011	40
2012	90
2013	100
2014	100
2016	60

Power Plant Operators

Year	Number
2007	200
2009	130
2010	200
2011	210
2012	170
2013	0
2014	230
2015	140
2016	200
2017	160

Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators

Year	Number
2005	680
2006	620
2007	670
2008	570
2009	440
2010	360
2011	400
2012	370
2013	390
2014	460
2015	680
2016	680
2017	480

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators

Year	Number
2005	360
2006	490
2007	670
2008	770
2009	750
2010	740
2011	630
2012	480
2013	430
2014	570
2015	750
2016	760
2017	620

Chemical Plant and System Operators

Year	Number
2005	500
2006	430
2007	0
2008	970
2009	640
2010	400
2011	350
2012	380
2013	180
2014	0
2015	0
2016	360
2017	0

Gas Plant Operators

Year	Number
2008	0
2009	0
2010	0
2015	0

Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers

Year	Number
2016	180
2017	240

Plant and System Operators, All Other

Year	Number
2008	40
2009	30
2013	50
2014	40
2015	40
2016	110
2017	0

Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders

Year	Number
2005	1,310
2006	1,280
2007	1,040
2008	920
2009	330
2010	710
2011	800
2012	710
2013	680
2014	910
2015	1,320
2016	1,250
2017	1,260

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

Year	Number
2005	520
2006	0
2007	0
2008	100
2009	110
2010	120
2011	60
2012	200
2013	270
2014	310
2015	280
2016	310
2017	450

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

Year	Number
2005	270
2006	120
2007	100
2008	90
2009	150
2010	140
2011	220
2012	110
2013	170
2014	390
2015	420
2016	350
2017	100

Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand

Year	Number
2005	0
2006	0
2007	130
2008	100
2009	70
2010	90
2011	60
2012	100
2013	100
2014	170
2015	300
2016	250
2017	190

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year	Number
2005	1,710
2006	1,780
2007	1,910
2008	1,950
2009	1,500
2010	1,110
2011	1,280
2012	1,210
2013	1,400
2014	1,590
2015	2,000
2016	1,770
2017	1,280

Cutters and Trimmers, Hand

Year	Number
2005	490
2006	480
2007	390
2008	300
2009	450
2010	280
2011	0
2012	120
2013	130
2014	150
2015	100
2016	80
2017	70

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year	Number
2005	540
2006	330
2007	270
2008	260
2009	290
2010	270
2011	360
2012	260
2013	290
2014	370
2015	0
2016	590
2017	440

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

Year	Number
2005	400
2006	600
2007	650
2008	430
2009	280
2010	300
2011	1,170
2012	1,250
2013	1,260
2014	910
2015	1,530
2016	1,480
2017	1,860

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

Year	Number
2005	30
2007	0
2008	0
2013	50
2014	50
2015	70
2016	40
2017	40

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers

Year	Number
2005	3,110
2006	2,940
2007	2,700
2008	2,520
2009	2,170
2010	2,120
2011	2,440
2012	2,730
2013	2,850
2014	2,980
2015	3,270
2016	3,560
2017	4,110

Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers

Year	Number
2005	640
2006	550
2007	620
2008	0
2009	0
2010	190
2011	90
2012	110
2013	100
2014	110
2015	150

Dental Laboratory Technicians

Year	Number
2005	350
2006	370
2007	310
2008	310
2009	320
2010	270
2011	200
2012	200
2013	180
2014	190
2015	250
2016	170
2017	210

Medical Appliance Technicians

Year	Number
2007	100
2008	190
2009	150
2010	0
2011	0
2014	0
2015	240
2016	220
2017	290

Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians

Year	Number
2010	50
2011	120
2012	0
2013	0
2014	60
2015	70
2016	60
2017	80

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders

Year	Number
2005	6,440
2006	5,530
2007	5,760
2008	3,850
2009	3,170
2010	3,320
2011	3,160
2012	3,430
2013	3,260
2014	3,260
2015	4,470
2016	4,850
2017	5,200

Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers

Year	Number
2005	70
2006	160
2007	130
2008	120
2009	100
2010	110
2011	70
2012	50
2014	90
2016	150
2017	0

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

Year	Number
2005	730
2006	580
2007	720
2008	580
2009	600
2010	600
2011	780
2012	910
2013	880
2014	870
2015	930
2016	910
2017	900

Semiconductor Processing Technicians

Year	Number
2015	110

Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators

Year	Number
2005	440
2006	420
2007	320
2008	250
2009	0
2010	390
2011	210
2012	180
2013	130
2014	150
2015	100
2016	80
2017	50

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators

Year	Number
2005	310
2006	320
2007	420
2008	510
2009	480
2010	360
2011	400
2012	600
2013	730
2014	900
2015	1,220
2016	1,490
2017	1,460

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers

Year	Number
2005	50
2006	50
2007	30
2008	40
2009	30
2010	70
2011	110
2012	170
2013	180
2014	170
2015	180
2016	180
2017	160

Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders

Year	Number
2005	270
2006	190
2007	140
2008	120
2009	80
2010	80
2011	0
2012	100
2013	0
2014	110
2016	90
2017	80

Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders

Year	Number
2007	40
2008	40
2009	120
2010	130
2011	140
2012	190
2013	160
2014	170
2015	120
2016	80
2017	120

Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders

Year	Number
2005	90
2006	100
2007	80
2009	50

Etchers and Engravers

Year	Number
2005	0
2007	180
2008	0
2009	0
2011	0
2012	180
2013	200
2014	70
2015	100
2016	70
2017	90

Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic

Year	Number
2005	180
2006	110
2007	130
2008	130
2009	190
2010	150
2011	140
2012	0
2013	0
2014	240
2015	0
2016	320
2017	140

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year	Number
2005	1,020
2006	920
2007	780
2008	490
2009	360
2010	460
2011	540
2012	780
2013	500
2014	500
2015	0
2016	0
2017	490

Helpers--Production Workers

Year	Number
2005	2,260
2006	2,970
2007	2,770
2008	3,300
2009	2,410
2010	2,240
2011	2,070
2012	3,200
2013	3,520
2014	2,980
2015	2,380
2016	2,000
2017	1,960

Production Workers, All Other

Year	Number
2005	1,220
2006	1,740
2007	1,770
2008	1,600
2009	1,130
2012	1,230
2013	1,300
2014	1,200
2015	1,150
2016	1,020
2017	1,420