Numbers of Production Occupations in Salt Lake City, UT

Occupation group

Production Occupations

Year	Number
2005	36,200
2006	39,460
2007	38,080
2008	41,690
2009	36,040
2010	32,870
2011	34,180
2012	36,020
2013	34,950
2014	36,090
2015	37,230
2016	37,390
2017	39,170
2018	37,630
2019	39,980

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers

Year	Number
2005	2,530
2006	2,840
2007	2,870
2008	3,080
2009	2,680
2010	2,460
2011	2,620
2012	2,790
2013	2,980
2014	2,780
2015	2,790
2016	2,840
2017	2,600
2018	2,510
2019	2,770

Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers

Year	Number
2013	0
2014	150
2015	160
2016	120
2017	0
2018	290

Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers

Year	Number
2005	0

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers

Year	Number
2005	570
2006	920
2007	920
2008	1,240
2009	1,510
2010	1,680
2011	1,730
2012	1,310
2013	1,180
2014	1,300
2015	1,390
2016	1,300

Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers

Year	Number
2007	170
2011	310
2012	370
2013	290
2014	180
2016	0

Engine and Other Machine Assemblers

Year	Number
2013	110
2014	0
2015	130
2016	90

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters

Year	Number
2005	320
2006	460
2007	950
2008	1,270
2009	1,130
2010	790
2011	780
2012	670
2013	630
2014	310
2015	270
2016	170
2017	0
2018	700
2019	1,010

Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators

Year	Number
2006	100
2007	140
2008	150
2009	0
2013	0
2014	0
2016	50
2017	60
2018	40

Team Assemblers

Year	Number
2005	6,600
2006	6,060
2007	5,540
2008	5,090
2009	4,340
2010	3,840
2011	4,530
2012	4,930
2013	4,940
2014	4,760
2015	5,680
2016	6,070

Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other

Year	Number
2005	1,020
2006	1,500
2007	1,170
2008	720
2009	400
2010	460
2011	520
2012	610
2013	890
2014	1,020
2015	820
2016	590
2019	7,850

Bakers

Year	Number
2005	750
2006	810
2007	740
2008	770
2009	690
2010	800
2011	1,010
2012	1,120
2013	1,190
2014	900
2015	810
2016	940
2017	1,040
2018	1,080
2019	1,460

Butchers and Meat Cutters

Year	Number
2005	560
2006	610
2007	560
2008	550
2009	620
2010	520
2011	430
2012	290
2013	300
2014	370
2015	460
2016	450
2017	520
2018	520
2019	570

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers

Year	Number
2005	70
2006	50
2007	30
2008	0
2009	0
2010	0
2011	0
2012	0
2013	0
2014	0
2015	210
2016	0
2017	40
2018	40

Slaughterers and Meat Packers

Year	Number
2007	370
2008	450
2009	240
2010	0
2012	780
2013	780
2014	790
2015	640
2016	720
2017	700
2018	460
2019	510

Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders

Year	Number
2011	40
2012	80
2013	110
2019	0

Food Batchmakers

Year	Number
2005	970
2006	790
2007	660
2008	610
2009	640
2010	590
2011	610
2012	480
2013	600
2014	890
2015	970
2016	1,100
2017	950
2018	970
2019	880

Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders

Year	Number
2005	110
2006	70
2007	50
2008	50
2010	40
2011	60
2012	80
2013	50
2014	70
2015	60
2016	80
2017	40
2018	70
2019	60

Food Processing Workers, All Other

Year	Number
2012	110
2013	130
2014	190
2015	0
2016	0
2017	0
2018	0

Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year	Number
2005	240
2006	160
2007	230
2008	160
2009	160
2013	0
2014	150
2015	250
2016	320
2017	340
2018	0
2019	0

Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year	Number
2006	0
2007	0
2008	60

Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year	Number
2005	30
2006	0
2010	30
2013	40
2014	40
2015	120
2016	90
2017	30
2018	0
2019	0

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year	Number
2005	860
2006	590
2007	490
2008	310
2009	290
2010	460
2011	370
2012	370
2013	420
2014	500
2015	420
2016	260
2017	260
2018	460
2019	530

Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year	Number
2005	0
2006	0
2007	0

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year	Number
2005	440
2006	410
2007	400
2008	140
2009	140
2010	110
2011	130
2012	130
2013	250
2014	280
2015	270
2016	280
2017	200
2018	150
2019	70

Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year	Number
2005	90
2006	40
2007	110
2008	60
2009	90
2010	40
2011	60
2012	40
2013	30
2014	50
2015	30
2016	40
2018	60
2019	110

Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year	Number
2005	0
2015	30
2017	50

Machinists

Year	Number
2005	1,520
2006	1,340
2007	1,460
2008	1,720
2009	1,580
2010	1,390
2011	1,260
2012	1,410
2013	1,560
2014	1,460
2015	1,270
2016	1,350
2017	1,380
2018	1,310
2019	1,140

Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders

Year	Number
2005	0
2006	600
2007	0
2010	100
2011	150
2012	290
2013	0
2014	950
2015	820
2016	580
2017	520
2018	450
2019	360

Model Makers, Metal and Plastic

Year	Number
2005	0
2006	0
2017	40
2018	0

Foundry Mold and Coremakers

Year	Number
2007	0
2008	0
2009	0
2010	90
2011	80
2012	60
2014	30
2015	30
2016	50
2017	80
2018	100
2019	90

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year	Number
2005	640
2006	730
2007	470
2008	470
2009	480
2010	770
2011	900
2012	880
2013	790
2014	680
2015	810
2016	670
2017	950
2018	750
2019	830

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year	Number
2005	790
2006	1,140
2007	0
2008	2,010
2009	1,640
2010	1,210
2011	1,340
2012	1,440
2013	890
2014	950
2016	640
2017	760
2018	1,000
2019	890

Tool and Die Makers

Year	Number
2005	170
2006	170
2007	120
2008	140
2009	100
2010	110
2011	120
2012	160
2013	180
2014	160
2015	70
2016	50
2017	80
2018	80
2019	100

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

Year	Number
2005	1,460
2006	1,690
2007	2,140
2008	1,990
2009	1,650
2010	1,190
2011	1,300
2012	1,250
2013	1,580
2014	1,880
2015	2,120
2016	1,950
2017	1,560
2018	1,580
2019	1,610

Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year	Number
2005	80
2006	200
2007	160
2008	130
2009	40
2010	60
2011	80
2012	50
2013	50
2014	60
2015	80
2016	60

Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year	Number
2005	30
2006	30
2007	40
2011	0
2012	0
2013	50
2014	60
2015	0
2016	0
2017	0

Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic

Year	Number
2005	70
2006	60
2007	40
2016	0
2019	0

Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year	Number
2005	140
2006	190
2007	130
2008	130
2009	0
2010	0
2011	80
2012	160
2013	200
2014	210
2015	80
2016	100
2017	210
2018	250
2019	260

Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners

Year	Number
2005	100
2006	80
2007	0
2011	70
2012	90
2013	0
2014	0
2015	0
2016	0

Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other

Year	Number
2005	0
2006	0
2010	90
2011	80
2012	0
2018	40
2019	50

Prepress Technicians and Workers

Year	Number
2005	240
2006	320
2007	310
2008	370
2009	270
2010	420
2011	350
2012	360
2013	170
2014	200
2015	230
2016	180
2017	110
2018	0
2019	220

Printing Press Operators

Year	Number
2005	930
2006	1,190
2007	1,140
2008	1,170
2009	1,240
2010	1,480
2011	1,340
2012	880
2013	920
2014	850
2015	990
2016	890
2017	910
2018	790
2019	850

Print Binding and Finishing Workers

Year	Number
2005	290
2006	610
2007	660
2008	810
2009	700
2010	0
2011	400
2012	400
2013	670
2014	680
2015	680
2016	720
2017	620
2018	560
2019	0

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers

Year	Number
2005	1,100
2006	1,140
2007	1,260
2008	1,300
2009	1,040
2010	920
2011	800
2012	880
2013	880
2014	880
2015	910
2016	830
2017	810
2018	550
2019	620

Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials

Year	Number
2005	140
2006	100
2007	0
2010	80
2011	0
2012	210
2013	180
2014	0
2015	100
2016	0
2017	0
2018	200
2019	180

Sewing Machine Operators

Year	Number
2005	700
2006	740
2007	940
2008	1,020
2009	920
2010	540
2011	430
2012	510
2013	580
2014	670
2015	580
2016	530
2017	490
2018	520
2019	590

Sewers, Hand

Year	Number
2007	0
2008	0
2016	0
2018	200
2019	200

Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers

Year	Number
2005	90
2006	80
2007	50
2008	0
2009	0
2010	0
2011	30
2012	0
2013	110
2014	0
2015	0
2016	0
2017	0
2018	0
2019	70

Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year	Number
2006	0
2007	0
2008	170
2009	140
2010	120
2011	60
2012	40
2013	70
2014	0
2015	0
2016	0
2017	30

Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers

Year	Number
2006	0

Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers

Year	Number
2005	0

Upholsterers

Year	Number
2005	90
2006	0
2007	0
2008	0
2009	0
2010	0
2011	90
2012	90
2013	80
2014	90
2015	60
2016	90
2017	70
2018	50
2019	90

Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other

Year	Number
2005	0
2006	0
2007	40
2013	80
2014	120
2015	80
2019	130

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters

Year	Number
2005	870
2006	860
2007	1,100
2008	1,230
2009	1,130
2010	650
2011	580
2012	780
2013	930
2014	980
2015	940
2016	1,100
2017	1,050
2018	840
2019	750

Furniture Finishers

Year	Number
2005	0
2006	50
2007	100
2008	120
2009	70
2010	60
2011	70
2012	100
2013	110
2014	80
2015	120
2016	110
2017	80
2018	0
2019	60

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood

Year	Number
2005	180
2006	160
2007	230
2008	230
2009	170
2010	90
2011	0
2012	70
2013	70
2014	110
2015	50
2018	30
2019	80

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing

Year	Number
2005	360
2006	620
2007	0
2008	1,280
2009	890
2010	590
2011	360
2012	280
2013	310
2014	260
2015	350
2016	420
2017	520
2018	390
2019	360

Woodworkers, All Other

Year	Number
2009	50
2010	40
2011	30

Power Distributors and Dispatchers

Year	Number
2005	40
2006	30
2018	60

Power Plant Operators

Year	Number
2005	0
2007	0
2009	0
2010	0
2011	170
2012	150
2016	40
2017	40

Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators

Year	Number
2005	110
2006	90
2007	120
2008	130
2009	110
2010	100
2011	110
2012	110
2013	100
2014	130
2015	100
2016	60
2017	0
2018	40
2019	0

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators

Year	Number
2005	450
2006	370
2007	400
2008	390
2009	310
2010	310
2011	470
2012	520
2013	470
2014	380
2015	500
2016	540
2017	390
2018	430
2019	400

Chemical Plant and System Operators

Year	Number
2010	0
2011	0
2014	40

Gas Plant Operators

Year	Number
2009	0
2013	40
2015	50
2016	60
2017	60
2018	120
2019	120

Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers

Year	Number
2005	0
2006	0
2007	0
2008	0
2009	0
2010	0
2011	210
2012	220
2015	210
2016	0
2017	0
2018	0
2019	140

Plant and System Operators, All Other

Year	Number
2005	110
2006	100
2007	60
2014	40
2019	40

Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders

Year	Number
2006	130
2007	210
2008	120
2009	110
2010	300
2011	360
2012	380
2013	160
2014	0
2015	500
2016	530
2017	600
2018	620
2019	640

Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year	Number
2005	110
2006	120
2007	60
2008	90
2009	100
2010	90
2011	100
2012	120
2013	0
2014	80
2015	150
2016	0
2017	260
2018	0
2019	220

Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year	Number
2005	100
2006	120
2007	170
2008	150
2009	100
2010	60
2011	40
2012	60
2013	80
2014	80
2015	40
2016	130
2017	140
2018	160
2019	150

Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand

Year	Number
2005	310
2006	140
2007	140
2008	50
2009	0
2010	140
2011	290
2012	230
2013	0
2014	100
2016	0
2017	110
2018	260
2019	230

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year	Number
2005	280
2006	170
2007	340
2008	640
2009	580
2010	450
2011	310
2012	390
2013	470
2014	600
2015	940
2016	820
2017	740
2018	340
2019	0

Cutters and Trimmers, Hand

Year	Number
2005	30
2006	40
2007	30
2008	50
2009	90
2010	110
2011	0
2012	0
2015	0
2016	160
2017	130
2018	70

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year	Number
2005	160
2006	260
2007	200
2008	260
2009	240
2010	240
2011	220
2012	150
2013	160
2014	200
2015	160
2016	200
2017	160
2018	260
2019	310

Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year	Number
2005	350
2006	490
2007	530
2008	560
2009	490
2010	470
2011	400
2012	340
2013	280
2014	240
2015	180
2016	230
2017	290
2018	220
2019	0

Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders

Year	Number
2005	60
2006	40
2007	50
2009	0
2010	80
2011	50
2013	30
2015	0
2019	40

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers

Year	Number
2005	1,390
2006	1,480
2007	1,690
2008	2,010
2009	1,930
2010	2,020
2011	1,860
2012	2,070
2013	2,150
2014	2,550
2015	2,680
2016	2,910
2017	2,950
2018	3,060
2019	3,150

Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers

Year	Number
2007	90
2008	90
2009	120
2010	180
2011	160
2012	110
2013	0
2014	0
2015	0
2016	0
2017	0
2018	0
2019	120

Dental Laboratory Technicians

Year	Number
2006	880
2007	1,300
2008	1,160
2009	650
2010	340
2011	350
2012	330
2013	0
2014	0
2015	190
2016	510
2017	520
2018	470
2019	430

Medical Appliance Technicians

Year	Number
2007	80
2008	270
2009	650
2010	640
2011	550
2012	410
2013	490
2014	530
2015	190
2016	100
2017	100
2018	390
2019	410

Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians

Year	Number
2008	0
2010	0
2011	50
2012	80
2013	0
2014	110
2015	130
2017	430
2018	0
2019	360

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders

Year	Number
2005	1,590
2006	1,620
2007	2,380
2008	2,040
2009	1,780
2010	1,630
2011	1,590
2012	1,710
2013	1,360
2014	1,590
2015	1,660
2016	1,540
2017	1,480
2018	1,420
2019	1,700

Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers

Year	Number
2005	140
2006	200
2007	210
2008	370
2009	300
2010	310
2011	140
2012	100
2013	70
2015	0
2016	40
2017	60
2018	0
2019	80

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year	Number
2005	510
2006	470
2007	540
2008	550
2009	370
2010	470
2011	510
2012	520
2013	540
2014	450
2015	590
2016	610
2017	880
2018	580
2019	730

Semiconductor Processing Technicians

Year	Number
2011	0
2012	0
2013	100
2014	30
2015	30

Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators

Year	Number
2005	310
2006	250
2007	190
2008	180
2009	260
2010	190
2011	120
2012	70
2013	60
2014	80
2015	90
2016	140
2017	140
2018	90
2019	50

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators

Year	Number
2005	370
2006	310
2007	210
2008	350
2009	310
2010	350
2011	230
2012	290
2013	330
2014	290
2015	690
2016	640
2017	730
2018	0
2019	750

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers

Year	Number
2005	30
2006	40
2007	0
2008	40
2009	0
2010	30
2011	40
2015	40
2016	40
2017	30
2019	40

Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders

Year	Number
2005	40
2006	60
2007	60
2008	50
2018	130
2019	150

Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders

Year	Number
2008	70
2009	90
2010	90
2011	0
2013	30
2014	60
2015	100
2016	70
2017	40
2018	40
2019	30

Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders

Year	Number
2010	0
2011	90
2013	90
2014	50

Etchers and Engravers

Year	Number
2007	110
2008	140
2009	150
2010	0
2014	0
2015	0
2016	0
2017	60
2018	70
2019	0

Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic

Year	Number
2005	80
2006	190
2007	210
2008	260
2009	210
2010	280
2011	260
2012	230
2013	200
2014	270
2015	380
2016	380
2017	370
2018	330
2019	380

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year	Number
2005	760
2006	780
2007	560
2008	200
2009	220
2010	230
2011	240
2012	300
2013	290
2014	300
2015	250
2016	190
2017	320
2018	0
2019	0

Helpers--Production Workers

Year	Number
2005	2,860
2006	2,630
2007	1,910
2008	2,020
2009	1,390
2010	1,500
2011	1,570
2012	1,820
2013	1,290
2014	1,070
2015	1,160
2016	1,620
2017	1,750
2018	1,790
2019	910

Production Workers, All Other

Year	Number
2005	860
2006	940
2007	440
2008	450
2009	440
2012	760
2013	780
2014	730
2015	340
2016	0
2017	880
2018	1,190
2019	1,690