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Numbers of Production Occupations in Owensboro, KY

Occupation group

Production Occupations
Year Number
2005 3,330
2006 4,200
2007 4,660
2008 4,730
2009 3,590
2010 3,090
2011 2,800
2012 3,260
2013 2,550
2014 3,160
2015 3,770
2016 4,090
2017 4,590
2018 5,180
2019 3,940

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
Year Number
2005 450
2006 450
2007 490
2008 530
2009 540
2010 450
2011 450
2012 460
2013 510
2014 460
2015 460
2016 440
2017 400
2018 510
2019 450

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers
Year Number
2007 60

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
Year Number
2005 60
2006 0
2015 50
2016 40
2017 50

Team Assemblers
Year Number
2005 290
2006 480
2007 400
2008 350
2009 210
2010 0
2011 670
2012 940
2014 480
2015 780
2016 1,060

Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other
Year Number
2005 130
2006 150
2007 100
2008 130
2009 100
2010 170
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 130
2015 70
2016 0

Bakers
Year Number
2005 90
2006 90
2007 0
2008 120
2010 50
2011 0
2012 50
2013 70
2015 70
2016 60
2017 60

Butchers and Meat Cutters
Year Number
2014 40
2015 50
2016 60
2017 30
2018 40
2019 50

Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2014 40
2015 40
2016 0
2017 30
2018 30

Food Batchmakers
Year Number
2007 50
2008 0
2009 0
2012 0
2015 40
2016 80
2017 90
2018 190
2019 0

Food Processing Workers, All Other
Year Number
2018 30
2019 30

Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 40
2006 60
2007 90
2008 0
2009 160
2012 50
2013 50
2014 130
2016 0

Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 140
2006 240
2007 290
2008 340
2015 130
2017 110
2018 90

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 210
2006 260
2007 350
2008 270
2009 150
2010 90
2011 60
2013 130
2014 160
2015 0
2017 80
2019 220

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 30
2006 50
2007 50
2008 0
2011 40
2013 60
2014 0

Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 50
2008 90

Machinists
Year Number
2005 110
2006 120
2007 200
2008 240
2009 240
2010 110
2011 70
2012 80
2013 100
2014 100
2015 110
2016 130
2017 170
2018 130
2019 160

Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2006 90
2007 100
2014 400

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 320
2006 370
2007 420
2008 0
2010 110
2011 140
2012 150
2015 170
2016 200
2017 190
2018 160
2019 190

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2019 0

Tool and Die Makers
Year Number
2005 70
2006 110
2007 80
2008 70
2009 70
2010 60
2011 40
2015 0
2017 70
2018 80
2019 80

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Year Number
2005 450
2006 660
2007 540
2008 550
2009 390
2010 290
2011 280
2012 310
2013 440
2014 460
2015 350
2016 270
2017 130
2018 200
2019 360

Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2007 40
2008 60
2009 50

Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0

Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 80
2006 100
2007 100
2008 80
2009 60
2015 50
2016 60
2017 40
2018 50
2019 50

Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners
Year Number
2008 50
2009 50
2010 40

Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
Year Number
2006 50
2007 110
2008 80

Printing Press Operators
Year Number
2005 0
2007 30
2008 60
2009 60
2010 80
2011 40
2012 50
2013 30

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
Year Number
2005 140
2006 110
2007 110
2008 150
2009 0
2010 0
2011 50
2012 70
2013 80
2014 70
2015 40
2016 40
2017 50
2018 50
2019 50

Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials
Year Number
2005 40

Sewing Machine Operators
Year Number
2006 40
2008 180
2010 180
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2016 0

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood
Year Number
2007 60
2013 0
2014 50
2017 50
2018 60

Power Plant Operators
Year Number
2010 50
2012 0

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
Year Number
2005 0
2006 60
2007 50
2009 30
2010 40
2011 40
2012 30
2014 50
2015 50
2016 70
2017 40
2018 40
2019 50

Plant and System Operators, All Other
Year Number
2005 40

Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2008 50
2009 80
2010 120
2014 60
2015 70
2016 0

Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2011 0
2017 0

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 90
2006 80
2007 60
2012 70
2013 100
2014 40
2015 50
2016 40
2018 30
2019 70

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 60
2006 50
2009 0
2011 70
2013 60
2017 60
2019 80

Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2017 70
2019 70

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
Year Number
2005 240
2006 310
2007 380
2008 380
2009 310
2010 250
2011 250
2012 260
2013 340
2014 320
2015 350
2016 320
2017 320
2018 420
2019 490

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2008 220
2009 260
2010 360
2011 200
2014 0
2015 0
2016 210
2017 270
2018 560
2019 560

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 60
2007 60
2008 70
2009 50
2010 50
2014 50
2015 70
2016 70
2017 0
2018 80
2019 110

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
Year Number
2005 50

Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2008 0
2010 0

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 0
2013 180
2017 520
2018 550
2019 460

Helpers--Production Workers
Year Number
2005 200
2006 210
2007 320
2008 520
2009 640
2010 510
2011 400
2012 530
2013 260
2014 0
2015 770
2016 940
2017 470
2018 290
2019 250

Production Workers, All Other
Year Number
2007 70
2008 140
2009 140
2012 210
2013 140
2014 120
2015 0
2017 100
2018 240
2019 160