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Numbers of Production Occupations in Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area

Occupation group

Production Occupations
Year Number
2006 10,330
2007 10,880
2008 9,840
2009 8,090
2010 7,340
2011 7,970
2012 8,470
2013 9,770
2014 10,620
2015 10,660
2016 10,030
2017 9,420
2018 9,520
2019 9,600

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
Year Number
2006 780
2007 640
2008 580
2009 470
2010 440
2011 510
2012 560
2013 610
2014 670
2015 770
2016 670
2017 670
2018 730
2019 790

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers
Year Number
2006 60
2007 130
2008 140
2009 160
2010 200
2011 280
2012 150
2013 130
2014 80
2015 110
2016 170

Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers
Year Number
2008 40
2009 100

Engine and Other Machine Assemblers
Year Number
2006 30
2007 40

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2012 0
2015 60
2016 50
2017 60
2018 50
2019 40

Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators
Year Number
2009 150
2013 0

Team Assemblers
Year Number
2006 1,530
2007 2,110
2008 2,180
2009 1,500
2010 1,260
2011 1,440
2012 1,640
2013 1,370
2014 3,090
2015 2,950
2016 2,690

Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other
Year Number
2006 130
2007 110
2008 210
2009 390
2010 350
2011 510
2012 340
2013 630
2014 400
2015 330
2016 70
2019 1,630

Bakers
Year Number
2006 210
2007 140
2008 230
2009 0
2010 230
2011 210
2012 190
2013 180
2014 180
2015 290
2016 330
2017 350
2018 250
2019 230

Butchers and Meat Cutters
Year Number
2006 110
2007 100
2008 100
2009 130
2010 140
2011 160
2012 170
2013 150
2014 130
2015 170
2016 130
2017 130
2018 80
2019 110

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
Year Number
2007 30
2010 30
2012 30
2013 50
2014 40

Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2006 120
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2011 240
2012 200
2013 250
2014 110
2015 140
2018 0
2019 0

Food Batchmakers
Year Number
2008 130
2009 120
2010 120
2011 160
2012 220
2013 180
2014 190
2015 0
2016 0
2017 300
2018 150
2019 170

Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 170
2007 350
2008 150
2009 150
2010 50
2011 90
2012 180
2013 190
2015 120
2016 200
2017 280
2018 200
2019 170

Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2012 0
2013 80
2014 100
2015 60
2016 60
2018 70
2019 90

Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2017 0

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 330
2007 370
2008 270
2009 160
2010 130
2011 130
2012 240
2013 200
2014 180
2015 100
2016 120
2017 150
2018 170
2019 160

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 160
2007 120
2008 120
2009 200
2010 0
2011 230
2012 130
2013 120
2014 120
2015 150
2017 220
2018 310
2019 360

Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 130
2007 130
2008 50
2009 80
2012 60
2013 50
2014 70
2015 70
2016 140
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 90
2007 100
2008 0
2009 70
2010 50
2011 50
2012 90
2013 0
2014 100
2015 0

Machinists
Year Number
2006 630
2007 700
2008 670
2009 480
2010 560
2011 680
2012 920
2013 900
2014 760
2015 770
2016 680
2017 720
2018 880
2019 900

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2007 300
2008 290
2009 370
2010 310
2011 340
2012 0
2013 800
2014 980
2015 480
2016 660
2017 410
2018 440
2019 470

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 160
2007 120
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2018 0
2019 0

Tool and Die Makers
Year Number
2006 290
2007 310
2008 280
2009 230
2010 170
2011 160
2012 170
2013 220
2014 140
2015 110
2016 60
2017 90
2018 100
2019 120

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Year Number
2006 340
2007 330
2008 400
2009 370
2010 320
2011 310
2012 360
2013 340
2014 240
2015 320
2016 350
2017 460
2018 490
2019 540

Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 50
2007 70
2008 40
2012 0
2013 120
2014 0
2015 60
2016 80
2017 80
2018 0
2019 50

Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 0
2009 40
2011 60
2016 110
2017 120
2018 90

Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2012 0
2013 0

Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2019 40

Prepress Technicians and Workers
Year Number
2006 40
2007 30
2012 60
2013 70
2014 70
2015 40
2016 30

Printing Press Operators
Year Number
2006 250
2007 270
2008 130
2009 80
2010 100
2011 90
2012 80
2013 80
2014 80
2015 90
2016 80
2017 140
2018 140
2019 150

Print Binding and Finishing Workers
Year Number
2006 50
2007 50
2008 80
2009 50
2013 40
2014 0
2015 50
2017 0
2018 50
2019 40

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
Year Number
2006 360
2007 410
2008 280
2009 240
2010 180
2011 200
2012 190
2013 250
2014 250
2015 260
2016 250
2017 230
2018 220
2019 210

Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials
Year Number
2006 50
2007 0
2008 60
2009 0
2010 40
2011 0
2012 0

Sewing Machine Operators
Year Number
2006 290
2007 290
2008 320
2009 110
2010 110
2011 90
2012 110
2013 160
2014 0
2015 280
2016 340
2017 180
2018 130
2019 110

Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0

Upholsterers
Year Number
2007 0
2008 40
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 50
2018 60
2019 60

Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2016 0
2017 0

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
Year Number
2006 150
2007 150
2008 50
2009 90
2010 60
2011 70
2012 100
2013 120
2014 100
2015 100
2016 120
2017 170
2018 120
2019 90

Furniture Finishers
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0

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

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
Year Number
2006 130
2007 110
2008 40
2013 80
2014 110
2015 100
2016 90
2017 80
2018 70
2019 80

Power Plant Operators
Year Number
2008 50
2009 40
2010 0
2012 0
2014 40

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
Year Number
2006 80
2007 70
2008 110
2009 80
2010 80
2011 90
2012 80
2013 90
2014 120
2015 110
2016 90
2017 100
2018 120
2019 150

Gas Plant Operators
Year Number
2018 0

Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 80
2007 50
2008 60
2009 40
2010 110
2011 90
2012 0
2013 50
2014 110
2015 120
2016 70
2017 100
2018 110
2019 140

Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 40
2007 40
2008 40
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0

Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand
Year Number
2006 90
2007 50
2008 80
2009 40
2012 0
2013 0
2018 110
2019 70

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 60
2007 40
2008 30
2010 60
2011 90
2012 100
2013 80
2017 40
2018 40
2019 50

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2007 50
2017 0
2018 40
2019 60

Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 500
2007 480
2008 320
2009 120
2013 30
2014 70
2015 0
2017 30
2018 80
2019 0

Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2007 70
2018 50
2019 40

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
Year Number
2006 770
2007 640
2008 630
2009 430
2010 360
2011 390
2012 350
2013 400
2014 420
2015 530
2016 490
2017 660
2018 540
2019 630

Dental Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2007 60
2008 40
2009 90
2010 0
2011 90
2012 80
2017 50
2018 100
2019 90

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2006 190
2007 220
2008 180
2009 200
2010 140
2011 530
2012 600
2013 690
2014 400
2015 640
2016 720
2017 660
2018 590
2019 360

Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers
Year Number
2006 50
2007 30

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 140
2007 100
2008 170
2009 90
2010 140
2011 160
2012 180
2013 150
2014 200
2015 190
2016 80
2017 100
2018 90
2019 110

Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators
Year Number
2010 50

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
Year Number
2006 300
2007 310
2008 300
2009 130
2010 200
2011 210
2012 320
2013 260
2014 210
2015 170
2016 190
2017 0
2018 90
2019 170

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers
Year Number
2007 30
2012 60
2013 60
2014 60
2015 30
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2006 70
2007 160

Etchers and Engravers
Year Number
2019 0

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2015 90
2016 90
2017 80

Helpers--Production Workers
Year Number
2006 530
2007 410
2008 210
2009 240
2010 340
2011 270
2012 460
2013 290
2014 460
2015 500
2016 500
2017 380
2018 330
2019 300

Production Workers, All Other
Year Number
2006 710
2007 460
2008 660
2009 770
2013 210
2014 240
2015 220
2016 250
2017 310
2018 190
2019 230