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Numbers of Production Occupations in North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area

Occupation group

Production Occupations
Year Number
2006 9,620
2007 9,310
2008 9,060
2009 7,760
2010 5,350
2011 4,590
2012 6,690
2013 6,530
2014 6,520
2015 12,080
2016 11,440
2017 12,730
2018 12,350
2019 12,350

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
Year Number
2006 530
2007 540
2008 500
2009 570
2010 590
2011 680
2012 620
2013 530
2014 570
2015 880
2016 890
2017 1,020
2018 1,040
2019 1,070

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers
Year Number
2008 0
2015 80

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
Year Number
2008 30
2010 30
2011 30
2012 40
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 150
2017 100

Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators
Year Number
2015 410
2017 300
2018 260

Team Assemblers
Year Number
2006 1,960
2007 1,610
2008 1,340
2009 1,430
2010 670
2011 860
2012 1,010
2013 1,360
2014 1,240
2015 1,500
2016 1,290

Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other
Year Number
2006 310
2007 180
2008 140
2009 70
2010 50
2011 100
2012 170
2013 170
2014 200
2015 230
2016 230
2019 1,410

Bakers
Year Number
2006 60
2007 50
2008 50
2009 100
2010 80
2011 120
2012 110
2013 130
2014 40
2015 0
2016 0
2017 160
2018 0
2019 70

Butchers and Meat Cutters
Year Number
2006 340
2007 190
2008 180
2009 80
2010 70
2011 80
2012 70
2013 70
2014 80
2015 180
2016 250
2017 190
2018 140
2019 180

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
Year Number
2006 1,470
2007 1,710
2008 1,830
2009 1,210
2010 870
2011 0
2012 1,020
2013 890
2014 870
2015 1,060
2016 1,090
2017 1,270
2018 1,400
2019 1,190

Slaughterers and Meat Packers
Year Number
2008 240
2009 50
2010 50
2011 0
2012 50
2013 0
2015 580
2016 460
2017 0

Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2011 40
2012 30

Food Batchmakers
Year Number
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2014 280
2015 240
2016 220
2017 260
2018 270
2019 200

Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2008 40
2009 50
2015 390
2016 230
2017 220
2018 200
2019 110

Food Processing Workers, All Other
Year Number
2012 500
2013 500
2014 430
2015 480
2017 380
2018 200
2019 70

Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 140
2007 130
2008 90
2009 70
2010 60
2011 60
2012 70
2013 50
2014 0
2015 50

Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2011 0
2013 0
2014 40
2015 40
2016 30

Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2007 60
2008 60
2009 50
2017 30
2018 0
2019 0

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 380
2007 320
2008 210
2009 160
2010 160
2011 210
2012 180
2013 160
2014 180
2015 340
2016 350
2017 150
2018 90
2019 140

Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2007 100
2016 40
2017 30

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 40
2007 60
2008 100
2009 70
2010 40
2011 40
2012 40
2013 0
2014 0
2015 200
2017 160
2018 190
2019 220

Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2015 0
2016 0
2018 30

Machinists
Year Number
2006 160
2007 170
2008 170
2009 150
2010 110
2011 140
2012 150
2013 250
2014 170
2015 300
2016 240
2017 190
2018 190
2019 200

Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2015 0
2017 40
2018 30
2019 30

Foundry Mold and Coremakers
Year Number
2011 60
2017 40
2018 60
2019 50

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 110
2007 80
2008 70
2009 110
2010 70
2011 100
2014 40
2015 220
2016 230
2017 330
2018 310
2019 280

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2009 50
2010 40
2011 40
2014 40
2017 400
2018 410
2019 470

Tool and Die Makers
Year Number
2006 120
2007 120
2008 60
2009 40
2010 30
2011 50
2012 60
2013 50
2014 50
2015 0
2017 0
2018 70
2019 110

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Year Number
2006 440
2007 360
2008 400
2009 380
2010 410
2011 270
2012 310
2013 320
2014 300
2015 600
2016 790
2017 660
2018 670
2019 760

Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 0
2007 30
2008 60
2017 50

Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 0
2009 30

Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2015 0

Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners
Year Number
2006 30
2007 30

Prepress Technicians and Workers
Year Number
2009 30
2013 40
2014 40
2015 70
2016 80
2017 0

Printing Press Operators
Year Number
2006 40
2007 50
2008 180
2009 130
2011 110
2012 90
2013 90
2014 80
2015 200
2016 170
2017 220
2018 220
2019 200

Print Binding and Finishing Workers
Year Number
2006 30
2015 0
2016 30

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
Year Number
2006 170
2007 170
2008 160
2009 180
2010 170
2011 150
2012 80
2013 130
2014 120
2015 300
2016 200
2017 200
2018 220
2019 240

Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials
Year Number
2007 70
2008 60
2009 30
2012 60
2013 30
2015 0
2016 50

Sewing Machine Operators
Year Number
2007 80
2008 80
2009 80
2011 80
2015 290
2016 390
2017 400
2018 300
2019 350

Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers
Year Number
2015 0
2016 0

Upholsterers
Year Number
2015 50
2018 0
2019 0

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
Year Number
2006 0
2007 100
2008 0
2009 60
2010 0
2011 80
2012 0
2013 0
2014 40
2015 60
2016 90
2017 80
2018 80
2019 60

Furniture Finishers
Year Number
2006 0
2011 40

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood
Year Number
2006 100
2007 90
2008 80
2009 50
2010 40
2011 0
2012 60
2013 120
2014 120
2015 140
2016 190
2017 200
2018 210
2019 170

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
Year Number
2006 80
2007 140
2008 140
2009 160
2010 0
2011 0
2013 30
2014 40
2015 120
2016 180
2017 170
2018 220
2019 180

Power Plant Operators
Year Number
2019 50

Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators
Year Number
2009 40
2010 50
2011 50

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
Year Number
2006 130
2007 0
2008 120
2009 90
2010 110
2011 100
2012 120
2013 130
2014 120
2015 490
2016 490
2017 610
2018 650
2019 560

Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers
Year Number
2006 40
2007 60

Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2011 0
2012 50

Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2013 30
2014 30
2015 60
2016 60
2017 50
2018 40
2019 50

Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand
Year Number
2007 90
2008 70

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 70
2007 80
2008 120
2009 150
2010 160
2011 0
2012 0
2013 60
2014 140
2015 80
2016 90
2017 110
2018 110
2019 140

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2008 100
2009 90
2015 0
2016 0
2017 130
2018 130
2019 200

Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 30
2007 30
2008 70
2009 70
2010 70
2011 60
2014 50
2015 150
2016 110
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2009 100
2010 110
2011 100

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
Year Number
2006 550
2007 530
2008 490
2009 430
2010 370
2011 420
2012 430
2013 360
2014 340
2015 540
2016 600
2017 850
2018 970
2019 840

Dental Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2009 160
2011 0
2013 180
2014 0
2017 50
2018 220
2019 230

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2006 300
2007 220
2008 130
2009 100
2010 0
2011 0
2012 400
2013 220
2014 220
2015 250
2016 420
2017 420
2018 350
2019 550

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 80
2007 110
2008 90
2009 50
2011 70
2012 90
2013 100
2014 50
2015 220
2016 240
2017 310
2018 250
2019 310

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
Year Number
2006 170
2007 280
2008 180
2009 260
2010 240
2015 160
2016 150
2017 150
2018 220
2019 250

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers
Year Number
2019 40

Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2018 0
2019 100

Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2007 40
2008 60
2009 40

Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2006 80
2007 180
2008 130
2009 120
2010 30
2011 0
2012 80
2013 50
2014 40
2017 0
2018 0
2019 40

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 180
2007 190
2010 50
2011 50
2018 0

Helpers--Production Workers
Year Number
2006 1,270
2007 1,060
2008 810
2009 670
2010 480
2011 400
2012 520
2013 480
2014 560
2015 1,000
2016 1,170
2017 630
2018 690
2019 790

Production Workers, All Other
Year Number
2006 210
2007 0
2008 420
2012 280
2013 0
2014 0
2015 120
2016 240
2017 280
2018 390
2019 220