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Numbers of Production Occupations in North Dakota

Occupation group

Production Occupations
Year Number
2004 17,500
2005 18,120
2006 18,830
2007 19,820
2008 20,230
2009 19,800
2010 16,770
2011 17,090
2012 19,230
2013 18,760
2014 22,170
2015 24,350
2016 21,970
2017 22,490
2018 22,610
2019 21,200

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
Year Number
2004 1,450
2005 1,460
2006 1,530
2007 1,450
2008 1,430
2009 1,480
2010 1,330
2011 1,370
2012 1,400
2013 1,740
2014 1,820
2015 2,010
2016 1,760
2017 1,790
2018 1,690
2019 1,600

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers
Year Number
2004 600
2005 240
2006 310
2007 290
2008 260
2009 220
2010 0
2011 300
2012 330
2013 470
2014 350
2015 540
2016 660

Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers
Year Number
2004 140
2005 120

Engine and Other Machine Assemblers
Year Number
2014 200
2015 250
2016 250
2017 0
2018 60

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
Year Number
2004 240
2005 350
2006 400
2007 420
2008 270
2009 220
2010 170
2011 200
2012 210
2013 150
2014 130
2015 100
2016 70
2017 190
2018 240
2019 330

Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators
Year Number
2005 50
2006 60
2007 230
2008 350
2009 330
2013 210
2014 230
2015 240
2016 0

Team Assemblers
Year Number
2004 2,340
2005 2,480
2006 2,990
2007 3,040
2008 2,980
2009 3,040
2010 2,520
2011 2,360
2012 2,480
2013 2,630
2014 2,920
2015 2,890
2016 2,460

Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other
Year Number
2004 300
2005 190
2006 140
2007 190
2008 200
2009 260
2010 340
2011 470
2012 760
2013 0
2014 1,230
2015 820
2016 490
2019 4,080

Bakers
Year Number
2004 530
2005 530
2006 650
2007 590
2008 420
2009 440
2010 410
2011 360
2012 390
2013 460
2014 630
2015 660
2016 610
2017 650
2018 740
2019 740

Butchers and Meat Cutters
Year Number
2004 380
2005 490
2006 490
2007 620
2008 520
2009 530
2010 600
2011 590
2012 460
2013 440
2014 500
2015 590
2016 500
2017 510
2018 470
2019 500

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
Year Number
2005 50
2006 70
2007 80
2008 40
2009 40
2010 0
2012 50
2013 120
2014 150
2015 150
2016 0
2017 40
2018 50
2019 100

Slaughterers and Meat Packers
Year Number
2010 70
2011 120
2012 70
2013 90
2014 80
2015 110
2016 130
2017 70
2018 50
2019 0

Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 60
2006 80
2007 120
2008 120
2009 210
2010 170
2011 140
2012 0
2013 90
2014 90
2015 140
2016 120
2017 170
2018 110
2019 100

Food Batchmakers
Year Number
2004 140
2005 130
2006 120
2007 160
2008 340
2009 430
2010 410
2011 0
2012 260
2013 270
2014 320
2015 320
2016 240
2017 280
2018 470
2019 510

Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2004 40
2005 80
2006 80
2007 190
2008 160
2010 60
2012 50
2013 90
2014 90
2015 70
2016 80
2017 170
2018 200

Food Processing Workers, All Other
Year Number
2012 140
2013 130
2014 70
2015 60
2016 160
2017 230
2018 180
2019 0

Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2004 40
2008 200
2009 170
2010 190
2011 70
2013 0
2014 0
2015 70
2016 0
2017 50
2018 0
2019 0

Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2004 0
2013 0
2014 0

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2004 540
2005 580
2006 620
2007 570
2008 550
2009 590
2010 400
2011 410
2012 250
2013 0
2014 340
2015 260
2016 160
2017 240
2018 250
2019 200

Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2004 80
2007 60
2008 60
2009 50
2012 0
2015 60
2016 60

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2004 120
2005 0
2006 50
2007 90
2008 150
2009 140
2010 60
2011 50
2012 110
2013 80
2014 140
2015 160
2016 270
2017 280
2018 230
2019 260

Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2007 250
2008 220
2010 100
2011 60
2016 0

Machinists
Year Number
2004 410
2005 370
2006 440
2007 370
2008 530
2009 450
2010 610
2011 750
2012 950
2013 770
2014 760
2015 690
2016 700
2017 540
2018 470
2019 430

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2004 0
2005 120
2006 140
2007 320
2008 320
2009 310
2010 120
2014 260
2015 250
2016 90
2017 70
2018 80
2019 90

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2004 50
2005 90
2006 100
2007 90
2008 50
2009 60
2010 30
2011 70
2012 80
2013 90
2014 90
2015 100
2016 390
2017 400
2018 530
2019 390

Tool and Die Makers
Year Number
2004 100
2005 120
2006 80
2007 80
2008 100
2009 100
2010 80
2011 90
2012 90
2013 130
2014 0
2015 50
2018 40
2019 0

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Year Number
2004 1,800
2005 1,700
2006 1,690
2007 2,000
2008 2,470
2009 2,570
2010 2,030
2011 2,390
2012 2,910
2013 2,950
2014 2,980
2015 2,710
2016 2,200
2017 2,160
2018 2,320
2019 2,300

Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2011 160
2012 230
2013 190
2014 0
2015 590
2016 510
2017 80
2018 30

Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2014 0
2015 0

Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 80
2006 70
2007 50
2011 30
2012 90
2013 70
2014 60
2015 40
2016 40

Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners
Year Number
2004 40
2005 60
2006 80
2007 110
2008 40
2012 30

Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
Year Number
2018 80
2019 140

Prepress Technicians and Workers
Year Number
2004 130
2005 140
2006 170
2007 160
2008 150
2009 120
2010 140
2011 120
2012 90
2013 100
2014 70
2015 70
2016 60
2017 70
2018 50
2019 50

Printing Press Operators
Year Number
2004 240
2005 220
2006 280
2007 300
2008 230
2009 180
2010 370
2011 400
2012 390
2013 320
2014 270
2015 330
2016 370
2017 440
2018 400
2019 350

Print Binding and Finishing Workers
Year Number
2004 330
2005 390
2006 330
2007 350
2008 280
2009 300
2010 70
2011 70
2012 80
2013 140
2014 110
2015 140
2016 160
2017 190
2018 0
2019 70

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
Year Number
2004 540
2005 560
2006 530
2007 600
2008 780
2009 670
2010 680
2011 680
2012 810
2013 900
2014 880
2015 940
2016 820
2017 930
2018 790
2019 890

Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials
Year Number
2004 140
2005 140
2006 130
2007 100
2008 50
2009 80
2010 60
2011 40
2014 40
2015 40

Sewing Machine Operators
Year Number
2004 170
2005 160
2006 170
2007 180
2008 120
2009 110
2010 90
2011 240
2012 190
2013 210
2014 140
2015 190
2016 160
2017 200
2018 160
2019 200

Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers
Year Number
2004 30
2005 30
2006 0
2009 30

Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers
Year Number
2005 80
2006 40
2007 50
2008 80
2009 80
2010 100
2011 100
2012 90
2013 50
2018 0
2019 0

Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 0

Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers
Year Number
2017 0

Upholsterers
Year Number
2006 0
2007 60

Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2018 0

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
Year Number
2004 370
2005 460
2006 400
2007 400
2008 370
2009 380
2010 360
2011 330
2012 320
2013 300
2014 430
2015 390
2016 520
2017 470
2018 260
2019 200

Furniture Finishers
Year Number
2004 60
2005 90
2006 60
2014 60
2015 0
2016 70
2017 60
2018 30
2019 30

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood
Year Number
2004 130
2005 150
2006 80
2011 50
2012 80
2013 70
2014 40
2015 30
2017 0
2019 0

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
Year Number
2004 560
2005 650
2006 970
2007 730
2008 610
2012 190
2014 210
2015 80
2016 80
2017 60
2018 170
2019 0

Woodworkers, All Other
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0

Power Distributors and Dispatchers
Year Number
2005 30
2006 30
2015 40

Power Plant Operators
Year Number
2004 140
2005 150
2006 140
2007 350
2008 0
2009 430
2010 380
2011 360
2012 340
2013 300
2014 0
2015 250
2016 350
2017 370
2018 280
2019 340

Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators
Year Number
2004 120
2005 100
2006 90
2007 120
2008 140
2009 130
2010 100
2011 130
2012 120
2013 150
2014 200
2015 170
2016 190
2017 150
2018 150
2019 120

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
Year Number
2004 450
2005 620
2006 510
2007 430
2008 470
2009 480
2010 450
2011 480
2012 400
2013 620
2014 450
2015 530
2016 420
2017 430
2018 460
2019 550

Chemical Plant and System Operators
Year Number
2012 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 150

Gas Plant Operators
Year Number
2009 340
2010 390
2011 0
2012 280
2013 270
2015 670
2016 770
2017 500
2018 500

Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 310
2007 210
2008 110
2009 160
2011 340
2012 310
2013 0
2014 1,010
2015 860
2016 680
2017 720
2018 700
2019 470

Plant and System Operators, All Other
Year Number
2005 0
2012 30
2013 50
2014 50
2015 50
2016 90
2017 140
2018 150
2019 140

Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2004 260
2005 370
2006 350
2007 320
2008 160
2009 130
2010 190
2011 0
2012 250
2013 320
2014 230
2015 290
2016 230
2017 250
2018 190
2019 230

Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2004 160
2005 190
2006 210
2007 370
2008 450
2009 470
2010 310
2011 0
2012 150
2013 130
2014 140
2015 150
2016 210
2017 340
2018 340
2019 340

Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand
Year Number
2004 40
2005 40
2006 40
2007 30
2018 0
2019 0

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2004 200
2005 230
2006 170
2007 120
2008 130
2009 180
2010 140
2011 200
2012 0
2013 240
2014 150
2015 300
2016 250
2017 200
2018 90
2019 100

Cutters and Trimmers, Hand
Year Number
2004 60
2005 70
2006 60

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2004 80
2005 160
2006 190
2007 270
2008 170
2009 0
2010 50
2011 60
2012 70
2013 90
2014 100
2015 160
2016 100
2017 120
2018 60
2019 60

Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2004 60
2005 70
2006 140
2007 140
2008 90
2011 50
2012 0
2013 0
2014 30
2015 0
2016 0

Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2004 120
2005 60
2006 100
2007 100
2008 110
2009 80
2010 100
2011 80
2012 70
2015 30
2016 30
2017 40

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
Year Number
2004 550
2005 630
2006 620
2007 590
2008 570
2009 550
2010 500
2011 590
2012 630
2013 0
2014 1,280
2015 1,710
2016 1,280
2017 1,260
2018 1,270
2019 1,390

Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers
Year Number
2004 60
2005 70
2006 70
2007 0
2008 60
2009 60
2010 60
2011 90
2012 80
2013 60
2015 50
2016 80
2017 90
2018 80
2019 50

Dental Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2004 140
2005 130
2006 130
2007 0
2008 180
2009 180
2010 170
2011 190
2012 230
2013 220
2014 170
2015 110
2016 100
2017 100
2018 80
2019 70

Medical Appliance Technicians
Year Number
2011 30

Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 70
2009 40
2012 30
2013 40
2014 50
2017 50
2018 70
2019 60

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2004 770
2005 550
2006 460
2007 520
2008 700
2009 780
2010 720
2011 550
2012 930
2013 1,130
2014 1,160
2015 890
2016 760
2017 910
2018 1,020
2019 1,010

Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers
Year Number
2004 60
2005 0
2007 40
2008 70
2009 100
2010 70
2011 60
2012 30
2013 60
2014 50
2015 60
2016 0

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2004 390
2005 470
2006 350
2007 320
2008 390
2009 380
2010 320
2011 290
2012 290
2013 290
2014 320
2015 440
2016 440
2017 490
2018 530
2019 570

Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators
Year Number
2004 160
2005 230
2007 120
2008 110
2009 130
2010 160
2011 160
2012 130
2013 90
2014 60
2015 70
2016 90
2017 70
2018 30

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
Year Number
2004 130
2006 110
2007 110
2008 170
2009 200
2010 0
2011 0
2014 110
2015 120
2016 200
2017 120
2018 170
2019 230

Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2004 180
2005 180
2006 0

Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2008 40
2009 40
2013 100
2014 0
2015 100
2017 0

Etchers and Engravers
Year Number
2005 30
2008 40
2009 40
2010 40
2015 30
2016 30
2017 60
2018 0
2019 80

Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2004 130
2005 90
2006 100
2007 110
2008 110
2009 0
2010 40
2011 90
2012 40
2013 30
2015 40
2016 40
2017 60
2018 30
2019 50

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2009 50

Helpers--Production Workers
Year Number
2004 960
2005 1,020
2006 1,080
2007 930
2008 1,070
2009 960
2010 670
2011 890
2012 920
2013 900
2014 510
2015 510
2016 450
2017 0
2018 610
2019 600

Production Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 240
2005 210
2006 220
2007 320
2008 370
2009 300
2012 320
2013 410
2014 410
2015 580
2016 840
2017 810
2018 880
2019 550