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Numbers of Production Occupations in Rochester, MN

Occupation group

Production Occupations
Year Number
2005 5,110
2006 4,510
2007 4,950
2008 5,090
2009 5,350
2010 3,720
2011 4,060
2012 3,650
2013 3,940
2014 3,630
2015 4,780
2016 4,410
2017 4,680
2018 4,830
2019 4,460

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
Year Number
2005 400
2006 370
2007 350
2008 350
2009 450
2010 360
2011 350
2012 270
2013 280
2014 260
2015 360
2016 400
2017 450
2018 450
2019 430

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers
Year Number
2007 210
2014 0
2015 70
2016 70

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
Year Number
2016 40

Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators
Year Number
2015 30

Team Assemblers
Year Number
2005 1,130
2006 1,370
2007 1,000
2008 950
2009 560
2010 370
2011 230
2012 350
2013 300
2014 310
2015 160
2016 0

Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other
Year Number
2005 90
2006 140
2007 200
2008 290
2009 530
2010 500
2011 410
2012 220
2013 250
2014 280
2015 450
2016 320
2019 1,150

Bakers
Year Number
2005 90
2006 50
2007 80
2008 70
2009 80
2010 80
2011 80
2012 90
2013 70
2014 80
2015 100
2016 100
2017 120
2018 110
2019 120

Butchers and Meat Cutters
Year Number
2005 70
2006 40
2007 30
2008 30
2009 0
2010 60
2011 80
2012 40
2013 90
2014 80
2015 80
2016 60
2017 0
2018 50

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

Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 30
2016 60
2017 0
2018 40

Food Batchmakers
Year Number
2005 140
2006 90
2007 70
2008 90
2009 80
2010 70
2011 70
2012 170
2013 120
2014 100
2015 50
2016 130
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 30
2006 40
2008 40
2009 40

Food Processing Workers, All Other
Year Number
2012 120
2013 180
2014 170
2016 50
2017 0

Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2017 0

Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2011 110

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 70
2006 30
2007 90
2009 160
2010 130
2011 140
2012 150
2013 130
2014 130
2015 180
2016 240
2017 230
2018 260
2019 290

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2007 40
2008 50
2012 40
2013 50
2017 70
2018 30

Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2009 0
2010 0

Machinists
Year Number
2005 160
2006 160
2007 0
2008 380
2009 460
2010 180
2011 360
2012 350
2013 360
2014 360
2015 430
2016 380
2017 300
2018 300
2019 330

Model Makers, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2015 30

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2008 100
2009 80
2010 80
2011 70
2012 70
2013 90
2015 90

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2014 40
2015 40

Tool and Die Makers
Year Number
2005 50
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 40
2012 60
2013 50
2014 40
2015 40
2016 40

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Year Number
2005 310
2006 300
2007 450
2008 460
2009 470
2011 320
2012 250
2013 350
2014 360
2015 550
2016 480
2017 520
2018 600
2019 640

Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2008 40
2012 0
2013 0
2014 140
2015 130
2016 170
2017 170
2018 130
2019 100

Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2017 90
2018 40

Printing Press Operators
Year Number
2005 160
2007 110
2008 60
2009 150
2010 150
2011 160
2012 150
2013 130
2014 170
2015 240
2016 260
2017 120
2018 0
2019 50

Print Binding and Finishing Workers
Year Number
2007 40
2008 50

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
Year Number
2005 200
2007 180
2008 230
2009 290
2010 320
2011 170
2012 190
2013 200
2014 130
2015 110
2016 150
2017 140
2018 100
2019 80

Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials
Year Number
2011 0
2012 0

Sewing Machine Operators
Year Number
2005 40
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2018 0
2019 0

Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
Year Number
2005 200
2006 120
2007 70
2008 110
2009 110
2010 90
2011 100
2012 80
2013 120
2014 100
2015 100
2016 0
2017 90
2018 100
2019 130

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
Year Number
2007 30
2008 40
2014 0
2015 330
2016 240
2017 320
2018 310
2019 130

Power Plant Operators
Year Number
2008 30
2009 50
2010 60
2012 80
2015 70
2016 80
2017 60
2019 40

Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators
Year Number
2005 100
2006 120
2007 80
2008 90
2009 60
2010 60
2011 60
2012 50
2013 40
2015 30
2016 60
2017 40
2018 110
2019 0

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
Year Number
2005 70
2006 60
2007 70
2008 80
2009 60
2010 50
2011 80
2012 60
2013 100
2014 0
2015 170
2016 100
2017 120
2018 110
2019 110

Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 50
2006 40
2011 50
2012 40
2013 50
2014 40
2015 40
2016 0
2018 40
2019 40

Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2013 50
2014 70
2015 100

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2007 90
2008 70
2009 80
2010 60
2011 100
2012 50
2013 80
2014 50
2015 100
2016 80
2017 70
2018 90
2019 80

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 90
2006 70
2007 290
2008 260
2009 270
2010 50
2016 40

Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2007 100
2008 0
2009 30
2014 0
2015 0
2018 40
2019 30

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
Year Number
2005 200
2006 250
2007 200
2008 200
2009 100
2010 90
2011 110
2012 130
2013 190
2014 160
2015 160
2016 160
2017 160
2018 280
2019 260

Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers
Year Number
2013 30
2015 0
2017 0

Dental Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2005 90
2006 60
2007 60
2008 0
2012 40
2013 50
2014 40
2016 30
2017 30

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 410
2006 380
2007 320
2008 260
2009 440
2010 360
2011 350
2012 260
2013 240
2014 240
2015 310
2016 240
2017 260
2018 220
2019 0

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 60
2006 70
2007 120
2008 140
2009 180
2010 90
2011 150
2012 120
2013 30
2014 0
2015 120
2016 100
2017 80
2018 0
2019 230

Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators
Year Number
2005 0

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
Year Number
2005 0
2007 60
2008 40
2009 40
2012 0
2013 0
2016 40
2017 50
2018 50
2019 70

Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2018 190
2019 0

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2011 50
2013 50
2014 30

Helpers--Production Workers
Year Number
2005 430
2006 370
2007 240
2008 120
2009 180
2010 110
2011 120
2012 50
2013 60
2014 60
2015 0
2016 160
2017 150
2018 80
2019 80

Production Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 440
2006 380
2007 370
2008 460
2009 400
2012 170
2013 200
2014 190
2015 110
2016 130
2017 80
2018 60
2019 70