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Numbers of Production Occupations in Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area

Occupation group

Production Occupations
Year Number
2006 21,690
2007 23,700
2008 21,690
2009 18,350
2010 16,870
2011 17,980
2012 18,040
2013 18,210
2014 17,660
2015 16,730
2016 16,260
2017 17,120
2018 17,710
2019 15,670

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
Year Number
2006 1,720
2007 1,680
2008 1,790
2009 1,570
2010 1,470
2011 1,510
2012 1,440
2013 1,300
2014 1,320
2015 1,410
2016 1,370
2017 1,360
2018 1,430
2019 1,390

Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers
Year Number
2007 80

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers
Year Number
2006 270
2007 330
2008 250
2009 0
2010 300
2011 370
2012 380
2013 370
2014 390
2015 560
2016 710

Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers
Year Number
2008 130
2009 0
2010 140
2011 80
2012 80
2013 90
2014 80
2015 60
2016 0

Engine and Other Machine Assemblers
Year Number
2006 150
2007 0
2008 90
2009 70
2010 40
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
Year Number
2006 750
2007 890
2008 0
2009 260
2010 250
2011 300
2012 230
2013 160
2014 180
2015 0
2016 0
2017 40
2018 40

Team Assemblers
Year Number
2006 2,270
2007 2,860
2008 2,280
2009 2,060
2010 1,370
2011 1,510
2012 1,270
2013 1,370
2014 1,270
2015 1,420
2016 1,410

Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other
Year Number
2006 0
2007 180
2008 250
2009 240
2010 200
2011 0
2012 50
2013 120
2014 90
2015 60
2016 0
2019 2,490

Bakers
Year Number
2006 290
2007 310
2008 240
2009 130
2010 130
2011 160
2012 160
2013 150
2014 150
2015 210
2016 220
2017 200
2018 190
2019 180

Butchers and Meat Cutters
Year Number
2006 170
2007 240
2008 210
2009 170
2010 200
2011 0
2012 220
2013 150
2014 100
2015 200
2016 180
2017 150
2018 220
2019 210

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
Year Number
2006 50
2007 40
2017 170

Food Batchmakers
Year Number
2006 0
2007 70
2008 90
2009 70
2010 100
2011 60
2012 40
2013 40
2014 40
2015 150
2017 90
2018 50
2019 0

Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2006 70
2007 90
2008 50
2011 60
2012 0
2013 0

Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 450
2007 460
2008 310
2009 270
2010 140
2011 100
2012 80
2013 60
2014 50
2015 70
2016 0
2017 100
2018 50

Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 90
2007 180
2008 260
2009 320
2010 390
2011 270
2012 290
2013 180
2014 280
2015 250
2016 250
2017 190
2018 150
2019 0

Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 130
2007 120
2008 60
2009 60
2010 0
2011 0
2012 110
2013 50
2014 50
2015 110

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 840
2007 860
2008 740
2009 420
2010 570
2011 610
2012 590
2013 400
2014 570
2015 590
2016 560
2017 420
2018 420
2019 410

Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 160
2007 100
2008 70
2009 40
2010 60
2011 70
2012 120
2013 190
2014 180
2015 140

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 390
2007 390
2008 430
2009 390
2010 330
2011 310
2012 350
2013 370
2014 330
2015 240
2016 250
2017 240
2018 250
2019 120

Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 510
2007 390
2008 580
2009 520
2010 530
2011 480
2012 460
2013 490
2014 370
2015 350
2016 100
2017 90
2018 90
2019 0

Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2007 260
2008 250
2009 190
2010 70
2011 50
2012 110
2013 120
2014 100
2015 50

Machinists
Year Number
2006 1,040
2007 1,470
2008 1,300
2009 1,140
2010 910
2011 1,240
2012 1,210
2013 1,290
2014 1,300
2015 1,130
2016 1,140
2017 1,000
2018 950
2019 800

Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2006 40
2007 40
2008 120
2009 0
2010 0
2014 30
2015 0
2016 100
2017 110
2018 90
2019 120

Pourers and Casters, Metal
Year Number
2006 40

Model Makers, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2007 90
2012 60
2013 60

Foundry Mold and Coremakers
Year Number
2011 0
2015 0
2016 0

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 930
2007 780
2008 700
2009 780
2010 690
2011 640
2012 630
2013 580
2014 530
2015 290
2016 240
2017 380
2018 360
2019 440

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 140
2007 140
2008 210
2009 270
2010 260
2011 620
2012 630
2013 930
2014 730
2015 810
2016 930
2017 720
2018 720
2019 890

Tool and Die Makers
Year Number
2006 620
2007 560
2008 540
2009 420
2010 420
2011 410
2012 420
2013 390
2014 440
2015 440
2016 490
2017 410
2018 400
2019 490

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Year Number
2006 1,560
2007 1,670
2008 1,640
2009 1,250
2010 920
2011 1,090
2012 1,010
2013 1,060
2014 1,230
2015 960
2016 710
2017 660
2018 900
2019 860

Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 220
2007 180
2008 90
2009 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 470
2014 420
2015 50
2016 30
2017 30

Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 260
2007 230
2008 190
2009 130
2010 190
2011 230
2012 190
2013 160
2014 150
2015 160
2016 180
2017 340
2018 310
2019 280

Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 170
2007 200
2008 190
2009 170
2010 150
2011 120
2012 140
2013 180
2014 180
2015 190
2016 180
2017 140
2018 260
2019 190

Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 70
2010 80
2011 60
2012 40
2013 50
2014 40
2015 50

Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
Year Number
2014 230

Prepress Technicians and Workers
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2010 60
2011 60
2012 60
2013 0
2014 30
2015 60
2016 50
2017 50

Printing Press Operators
Year Number
2006 290
2007 290
2008 210
2009 0
2010 180
2011 190
2012 190
2013 240
2014 190
2015 170
2016 190
2017 220
2018 200
2019 110

Print Binding and Finishing Workers
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 30
2009 30
2013 50
2015 30
2019 30

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
Year Number
2006 310
2007 280
2008 280
2009 270
2010 290
2011 300
2012 390
2013 400
2014 480
2015 410
2016 370
2017 350
2018 130
2019 120

Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials
Year Number
2007 60
2008 70
2009 50
2010 50
2011 40
2013 50
2014 60
2015 0
2016 70
2017 100
2018 150
2019 0

Sewing Machine Operators
Year Number
2006 350
2007 260
2008 290
2009 240
2010 190
2011 170
2012 200
2013 190
2014 200
2015 90
2016 40
2017 50
2018 50
2019 60

Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers
Year Number
2015 0

Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2009 0

Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2008 50

Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers
Year Number
2006 0

Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
Year Number
2006 310
2007 170
2008 140
2009 190
2010 210
2011 280
2012 230
2013 160
2014 130
2015 220
2016 90
2017 70
2018 70
2019 180

Furniture Finishers
Year Number
2006 30
2011 40
2012 50
2013 40
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood
Year Number
2006 440
2007 530
2008 410
2009 410
2010 300
2011 480
2012 350
2013 370
2014 410
2015 690
2016 890
2017 700
2018 690
2019 290

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
Year Number
2006 450
2007 520
2008 460
2009 360
2010 220
2011 220
2012 340
2013 390
2014 350
2015 0
2016 620
2017 700
2018 550
2019 590

Power Distributors and Dispatchers
Year Number
2015 70
2016 40

Power Plant Operators
Year Number
2007 130
2008 0
2009 0
2010 110
2011 0
2012 0

Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators
Year Number
2009 60
2010 50
2011 40
2012 70
2013 110
2014 120
2015 70
2016 60
2017 70
2018 100
2019 90

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
Year Number
2006 530
2007 510
2008 420
2009 360
2010 310
2011 310
2012 300
2013 310
2014 240
2015 280
2016 310
2017 320
2018 320
2019 300

Chemical Plant and System Operators
Year Number
2006 0

Gas Plant Operators
Year Number
2006 0
2007 110
2008 100
2009 130
2010 80
2011 40
2012 60
2013 100
2014 100
2015 80
2016 160
2017 160
2018 200
2019 0

Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers
Year Number
2006 0
2007 160
2008 130
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2014 70
2015 130
2016 90
2017 110
2018 120
2019 200

Plant and System Operators, All Other
Year Number
2008 40
2015 0

Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2009 0
2010 160
2011 180
2012 190
2013 160
2014 120
2015 140
2016 150
2017 70
2018 90
2019 140

Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2008 100
2012 0
2013 0
2014 60
2015 40
2016 60
2017 100
2018 80
2019 60

Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 200
2007 200
2008 170
2009 130
2010 70
2011 30
2012 70
2013 110
2014 130
2015 70
2016 40
2018 0
2019 0

Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand
Year Number
2006 0
2007 40
2010 40
2011 60
2012 70
2013 0
2014 40
2016 60
2017 60
2018 50
2019 0

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 140
2007 120
2008 150
2009 140
2010 120
2011 80
2012 140
2013 210
2014 240
2015 270
2016 330
2017 300
2018 280
2019 240

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 190
2013 180
2014 170
2015 310
2016 120
2018 60
2019 50

Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 360
2007 250
2008 200
2009 180
2010 240
2011 290
2012 300
2013 220
2014 250
2015 220
2016 150
2017 110
2018 140
2019 190

Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2006 80
2007 120
2008 90
2009 80
2010 100
2011 70
2012 90
2013 100
2014 120
2015 80
2017 110
2018 120
2019 50

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
Year Number
2006 1,500
2007 1,100
2008 1,340
2009 1,140
2010 1,150
2011 1,310
2012 1,530
2013 1,440
2014 1,190
2015 1,030
2016 1,020
2017 1,140
2018 1,370
2019 1,270

Dental Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2019 0

Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2009 60
2011 40

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2006 390
2007 530
2008 670
2009 630
2010 760
2011 780
2012 710
2013 400
2014 360
2015 150
2016 340
2017 430
2018 450
2019 270

Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers
Year Number
2006 120
2007 120
2008 80
2009 60
2010 100
2011 70
2012 50
2015 0
2016 40
2017 40

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 450
2007 410
2008 320
2009 210
2010 130
2011 290
2012 310
2013 360
2014 310
2015 170
2016 210
2017 160
2018 140
2019 260

Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators
Year Number
2006 0
2007 130
2008 150
2009 140
2010 80
2011 90
2012 50
2013 0

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
Year Number
2006 270
2007 340
2008 310
2009 410
2010 450
2011 500
2012 480
2013 380
2014 360
2015 440
2016 0
2017 1,270
2018 1,270
2019 830

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 40
2010 40
2011 50
2012 60
2013 80
2014 90
2015 120
2016 130
2017 110
2018 60
2019 40

Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2008 0

Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2007 0
2008 0

Etchers and Engravers
Year Number
2009 40
2010 40
2011 40
2012 30
2016 30
2017 30

Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2009 0
2010 120
2011 130
2012 40
2013 30
2015 50
2016 0
2017 80
2018 50

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 830
2007 800
2008 940
2009 950
2010 370
2011 380
2012 210
2013 290
2014 0
2015 390
2016 350
2017 240
2018 200
2019 0

Tire Builders
Year Number
2006 50
2011 50

Helpers--Production Workers
Year Number
2006 1,220
2007 1,400
2008 1,270
2009 1,030
2010 900
2011 970
2012 940
2013 960
2014 850
2015 900
2016 1,110
2017 1,030
2018 1,300
2019 890

Production Workers, All Other
Year Number
2006 40
2007 230
2008 210
2012 30
2013 100
2014 160
2015 100
2016 90
2019 0