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Numbers of Production Occupations in Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area

Occupation group

Production Occupations
Year Number
2006 11,580
2007 11,290
2008 10,510
2009 8,680
2010 9,090
2011 9,090
2012 9,470
2013 9,490
2014 10,400
2015 9,320
2016 10,790
2017 11,230
2018 12,390
2019 12,450

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
Year Number
2006 890
2007 870
2008 820
2009 670
2010 570
2011 630
2012 680
2013 680
2014 710
2015 620
2016 740
2017 740
2018 780
2019 770

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers
Year Number
2008 0
2009 50
2010 50
2011 50
2012 0

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
Year Number
2006 220
2007 330
2008 240
2009 270
2010 220
2011 200
2012 130
2013 210
2014 240
2015 200
2016 220
2017 240
2018 180
2019 0

Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators
Year Number
2011 60
2012 70
2013 0

Team Assemblers
Year Number
2006 3,000
2007 2,190
2008 2,450
2009 1,380
2010 1,660
2011 1,810
2012 2,330
2013 2,140
2014 2,380
2015 2,490
2016 2,740

Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other
Year Number
2006 0
2007 300
2008 0
2009 0
2011 40
2012 70
2013 230
2014 280
2015 470
2016 400
2019 5,330

Bakers
Year Number
2008 30
2009 40
2010 50
2011 40
2012 50
2013 40
2014 40
2015 40
2016 40
2019 30

Butchers and Meat Cutters
Year Number
2006 80
2007 90
2008 90
2009 70
2010 70
2011 90
2012 80
2013 50
2015 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
Year Number
2010 430
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Food Batchmakers
Year Number
2006 50
2008 40
2009 50
2010 30
2014 0
2015 0

Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2012 50

Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 30
2010 0
2013 130
2014 200
2015 230
2016 140
2017 40
2018 30

Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 0
2019 120

Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2012 30
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 360
2007 230
2008 270
2009 230
2010 210
2011 220
2012 240
2013 250
2014 210
2015 300
2016 300
2017 380
2018 290
2019 440

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2007 160
2008 200
2009 120
2010 110
2011 70
2013 140
2014 170
2015 0
2016 160
2017 180
2018 270
2019 270

Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 0
2007 30
2011 50
2012 40
2013 40

Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 50

Machinists
Year Number
2006 770
2007 550
2008 570
2009 180
2010 410
2011 410
2012 230
2013 240
2014 330
2015 320
2016 250
2017 290
2018 310
2019 290

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 0
2007 110
2008 180
2009 150
2010 0
2012 60
2017 0
2018 40
2019 0

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 240
2007 300
2010 0
2011 0
2012 440
2013 450
2014 360

Tool and Die Makers
Year Number
2006 90
2007 50
2008 40
2009 40
2010 40
2011 40
2012 50
2013 50
2014 50
2015 30
2016 0

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Year Number
2006 620
2007 530
2008 710
2009 710
2010 730
2011 610
2012 650
2013 510
2014 550
2015 640
2016 610
2017 690
2018 680
2019 770

Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2010 70
2011 70
2012 70
2013 70
2014 60
2015 0
2016 0
2017 40

Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2012 50
2013 50

Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2018 40
2019 0

Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners
Year Number
2006 30
2007 30
2017 30

Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
Year Number
2010 50
2011 70
2013 0

Printing Press Operators
Year Number
2008 50
2009 40
2010 70
2011 50
2012 50
2013 60
2014 100
2015 90
2016 100
2017 100
2018 70
2019 50

Print Binding and Finishing Workers
Year Number
2007 40

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
Year Number
2006 110
2007 90
2008 100
2009 110
2010 90
2011 70
2012 70
2013 60
2014 80
2015 60
2016 60
2017 60
2018 70
2019 80

Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials
Year Number
2008 110
2009 40
2010 30

Sewing Machine Operators
Year Number
2006 860
2007 830
2008 730
2009 850
2010 530
2011 510
2012 200
2013 190
2014 190
2015 0
2016 590
2017 420
2018 570
2019 440

Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2016 0
2017 0

Upholsterers
Year Number
2006 270
2007 220
2008 0
2009 30
2010 30
2011 0
2017 0
2019 0

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
Year Number
2006 380
2007 280
2008 420
2009 370
2010 410
2011 410
2012 520
2013 500
2014 560
2015 400
2016 550
2017 440
2018 450
2019 390

Furniture Finishers
Year Number
2006 40
2008 130
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2017 0

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood
Year Number
2006 460
2007 580
2008 560
2009 470
2010 400
2011 420
2012 330
2013 340
2014 220
2015 180
2016 320
2017 360
2018 320
2019 390

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
Year Number
2006 340
2007 360
2008 290
2009 250
2010 220
2011 380
2012 480
2013 640
2014 770
2015 690
2016 460
2017 400
2018 370
2019 360

Woodworkers, All Other
Year Number
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
Year Number
2006 90
2007 70
2008 70
2009 80
2010 90
2011 80
2012 80
2013 90
2014 110
2015 80
2016 110
2017 140
2018 170
2019 160

Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2007 60
2008 50
2009 30

Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2007 60
2008 30
2016 40
2017 50
2018 90
2019 60

Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand
Year Number
2006 150
2007 130
2008 50
2009 70
2010 110
2011 130
2012 110
2018 0

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 80
2007 100
2008 140
2009 90
2010 40
2011 40
2013 60
2014 110
2015 80
2016 70
2017 100
2018 130
2019 110

Cutters and Trimmers, Hand
Year Number
2006 80
2007 60
2008 0
2010 40
2011 30
2012 50

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 0
2007 100
2008 0
2009 50
2010 40
2011 50
2012 60
2013 60
2014 80
2015 100
2016 90
2017 150
2018 180
2019 140

Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2007 70
2008 40
2009 80
2010 80
2011 110
2012 90
2013 140
2014 150
2015 160
2016 180
2017 230
2018 220
2019 180

Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2006 40
2016 30
2017 50
2018 40
2019 40

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
Year Number
2006 480
2007 350
2008 370
2009 290
2010 280
2011 400
2012 440
2013 390
2014 450
2015 400
2016 580
2017 470
2018 560
2019 420

Dental Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2015 0
2016 50

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2006 150
2007 150
2008 220
2009 180
2010 170
2011 270
2012 270
2013 290
2014 500
2015 380
2016 350
2017 170
2018 160
2019 200

Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers
Year Number
2006 40
2009 30
2018 0

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 340
2007 400
2008 400
2009 250
2010 260
2011 210
2012 210
2013 360
2014 310
2015 410
2016 30
2017 430
2018 410
2019 200

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
Year Number
2007 100
2009 440
2010 450
2011 300
2012 180
2013 200
2014 160
2015 170
2016 190
2017 0
2018 140
2019 130

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers
Year Number
2015 0
2016 90

Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2012 40
2013 30

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2007 130
2008 190
2009 270
2010 250
2011 300
2012 130
2014 100
2018 350

Helpers--Production Workers
Year Number
2006 1,240
2007 1,290
2008 860
2009 700
2010 740
2011 800
2012 780
2013 740
2014 860
2015 780
2016 840
2017 830
2018 800
2019 950

Production Workers, All Other
Year Number
2007 50
2008 60
2012 60
2013 60
2014 70
2015 0
2016 460
2017 400
2018 240
2019 130