Numbers of Production Occupations in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX

Occupation group

Production Occupations

Year Number
2005 33,470
2006 36,690
2007 41,010
2008 38,660
2009 37,490
2010 32,860
2011 33,420
2012 34,130
2013 35,480
2014 35,500
2015 38,180
2016 37,560
2017 37,310
2018 40,150
2019 40,530

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers

Year Number
2005 2,930
2006 2,900
2007 3,150
2008 3,060
2009 2,770
2010 2,380
2011 2,590
2012 2,910
2013 2,780
2014 2,790
2015 2,790
2016 2,940
2017 2,940
2018 3,120
2019 3,070

Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers

Year Number
2007 530
2008 360
2009 340
2010 0
2011 90
2012 190
2013 0
2014 290
2016 0
2018 0
2019 0

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers

Year Number
2005 1,030
2006 1,210
2007 1,900
2008 1,860
2009 1,220
2010 830
2011 930
2012 600
2013 920
2014 810
2015 870
2016 590

Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers

Year Number
2005 150
2006 140
2007 130
2008 0
2009 390
2010 390
2012 200
2014 140
2015 180
2016 250

Engine and Other Machine Assemblers

Year Number
2005 0
2006 110
2007 540
2008 640
2009 430
2010 80
2011 50
2012 30
2013 50
2015 0
2017 0

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters

Year Number
2005 650
2006 680
2007 850
2008 1,050
2009 920
2010 520
2011 350
2012 200
2013 210
2014 0
2015 680
2016 730
2017 490
2018 360
2019 560

Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators

Year Number
2005 180
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 80
2012 80
2013 90
2016 100
2018 0

Team Assemblers

Year Number
2005 4,070
2006 4,840
2007 5,790
2008 5,350
2009 3,810
2010 2,700
2011 3,720
2012 4,380
2013 6,270
2014 5,580
2015 4,670
2016 4,860

Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other

Year Number
2005 0
2006 350
2007 630
2008 0
2009 1,550
2010 1,560
2011 920
2012 570
2013 910
2014 1,010
2015 980
2016 770
2019 9,330

Bakers

Year Number
2005 330
2006 380
2007 300
2008 460
2009 650
2010 690
2011 670
2012 540
2013 850
2014 920
2015 920
2016 1,110
2017 1,110
2018 1,180
2019 1,050

Butchers and Meat Cutters

Year Number
2005 710
2006 590
2007 760
2008 720
2009 650
2010 720
2011 730
2012 790
2013 590
2014 540
2015 420
2016 560
2017 650
2018 810
2019 640

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers

Year Number
2005 90
2006 0
2007 0
2008 450
2009 550
2010 540
2011 380
2012 260
2013 420
2014 290
2015 310
2018 0
2019 230

Slaughterers and Meat Packers

Year Number
2005 130
2006 200
2007 550
2011 200
2012 190
2013 240
2014 410
2015 450
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 310

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

Year Number
2005 50
2007 30
2008 60
2009 70
2010 70
2011 90
2012 110
2013 180
2014 180
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 70
2019 70

Food Batchmakers

Year Number
2005 790
2006 650
2007 600
2008 580
2009 600
2010 630
2011 470
2012 570
2013 310
2014 630
2015 690
2016 1,170
2017 1,240
2018 1,300
2019 1,060

Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders

Year Number
2005 230
2006 260
2007 200
2008 190
2009 90
2010 120
2011 0
2012 280
2013 290
2014 190
2015 220
2016 280
2017 210
2018 0
2019 0

Food Processing Workers, All Other

Year Number
2012 130
2013 190
2014 230
2015 200
2016 200
2017 230
2018 480
2019 540

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

Year Number
2005 120
2006 140
2007 320
2008 600
2009 450
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 170
2014 170
2015 240
2016 150
2017 160
2018 180
2019 130

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

Year Number
2005 0
2006 110
2007 100
2008 0
2009 100
2010 0
2011 0
2013 70
2014 70
2015 80

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

Year Number
2005 250
2006 360
2007 240
2008 220
2009 0
2010 340
2011 350
2012 390
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2019 40

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

Year Number
2005 1,070
2006 1,000
2007 640
2008 530
2009 630
2010 390
2011 560
2012 500
2013 630
2014 670
2015 760
2016 720
2017 700
2018 590
2019 750

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

Year Number
2006 80
2007 110
2008 0
2009 100
2010 110
2011 100
2015 0

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

Year Number
2005 310
2006 340
2007 250
2008 130
2009 120
2010 160
2011 190
2012 150
2013 110
2014 110
2015 130
2016 120
2017 100
2018 80
2019 90

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

Year Number
2005 180
2006 200
2007 140
2008 240
2009 160
2010 120
2011 60
2013 50
2014 40
2015 50

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

Year Number
2005 170
2006 110
2007 90
2008 70
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 50

Machinists

Year Number
2005 940
2006 1,300
2007 1,200
2008 1,230
2009 790
2010 1,130
2011 1,170
2012 1,550
2013 1,490
2014 1,430
2015 1,250
2016 710
2017 740
2018 1,040
2019 1,240

Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders

Year Number
2009 0

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

Year Number
2005 350
2006 300
2007 370
2008 350
2009 340
2010 300
2011 240
2012 280
2013 230
2014 180
2015 180
2016 480
2017 800
2018 740
2019 0

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

Year Number
2005 0
2006 40
2007 30
2009 60
2010 110
2011 170
2012 270
2013 240
2014 320
2015 190
2016 270
2017 460
2018 650
2019 590

Tool and Die Makers

Year Number
2005 70
2006 40
2007 50
2008 70
2009 130
2010 220
2011 280
2012 280
2013 140
2014 130
2015 220
2016 220
2017 270
2018 130
2019 190

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

Year Number
2005 1,970
2006 2,000
2007 1,890
2008 1,760
2009 1,890
2010 1,880
2011 2,010
2012 2,010
2013 1,630
2014 1,940
2015 1,970
2016 2,510
2017 2,440
2018 2,450
2019 2,260

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

Year Number
2005 170
2006 130
2007 150
2008 80
2011 70
2012 100
2013 250
2014 260
2015 310
2017 50
2018 60
2019 500

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

Year Number
2005 40
2012 0
2013 0
2018 30
2019 40

Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic

Year Number
2007 90
2008 120
2009 100

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

Year Number
2005 100
2006 110
2007 80
2008 70
2009 80
2010 70
2011 60
2012 110
2013 150
2014 150
2015 90
2016 60
2017 60
2018 130

Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other

Year Number
2009 0
2015 40
2019 150

Prepress Technicians and Workers

Year Number
2005 230
2006 280
2007 240
2008 260
2009 240
2010 180
2011 170
2012 170
2013 210
2014 170
2015 120
2016 80
2017 60
2018 0
2019 100

Printing Press Operators

Year Number
2005 730
2006 840
2007 870
2008 1,080
2009 1,100
2010 1,280
2011 1,130
2012 1,070
2013 720
2014 760
2015 730
2016 590
2017 640
2018 720
2019 650

Print Binding and Finishing Workers

Year Number
2005 330
2006 490
2007 360
2008 330
2009 280
2010 240
2011 200
2012 190
2013 190
2014 200
2015 250
2016 240
2017 200
2018 200
2019 150

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers

Year Number
2005 1,470
2006 1,440
2007 1,460
2008 1,420
2009 1,730
2010 1,560
2011 1,690
2012 1,460
2013 1,360
2014 1,110
2015 1,170
2016 1,610
2017 1,630
2018 1,520
2019 1,520

Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials

Year Number
2005 700
2006 700
2007 690
2008 580
2009 460
2010 450
2011 590
2012 670
2013 910
2014 890
2015 820
2016 610
2017 620
2018 660
2019 630

Sewing Machine Operators

Year Number
2005 1,530
2006 1,210
2007 830
2008 780
2009 560
2010 520
2011 580
2012 560
2013 380
2014 780
2015 860
2016 980
2017 360
2018 460
2019 420

Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers

Year Number
2005 40
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2013 0
2018 0

Sewers, Hand

Year Number
2014 0
2015 0

Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers

Year Number
2005 0
2006 210
2007 240
2008 180
2009 120
2010 0
2011 150
2012 0
2015 80
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 50

Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year Number
2005 190
2007 50
2009 30
2010 30
2011 40
2017 0
2018 70
2019 0

Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year Number
2010 0
2012 110
2013 120
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year Number
2005 100
2006 0
2007 120

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

Year Number
2006 60
2007 40
2009 60

Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers

Year Number
2005 60
2006 60
2007 50

Upholsterers

Year Number
2005 240
2006 130
2007 230
2008 140
2009 0
2010 0
2011 320
2012 130
2013 150
2014 190
2015 280
2016 350
2017 220
2018 200

Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other

Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2009 60
2010 0
2011 240
2012 0
2013 40
2014 40
2015 70
2016 50
2017 40
2018 30
2019 30

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters

Year Number
2005 430
2006 510
2007 580
2008 660
2009 1,300
2010 1,420
2011 0
2012 840
2013 590
2014 630
2015 800
2016 990
2017 780
2018 710
2019 550

Furniture Finishers

Year Number
2005 0
2006 150
2007 160
2008 110
2009 40
2012 50
2013 60
2014 30
2015 50
2016 40
2017 50
2018 80

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood

Year Number
2005 0
2006 220
2007 280
2008 260
2009 180
2010 160
2011 0
2012 190
2013 140
2014 0
2016 30
2017 80
2018 90
2019 80

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing

Year Number
2005 1,000
2006 730
2007 800
2008 660
2009 450
2010 320
2011 0
2012 180
2013 180
2014 0
2015 0
2016 160
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Woodworkers, All Other

Year Number
2019 30

Power Distributors and Dispatchers

Year Number
2007 30
2012 290
2013 320
2014 320
2015 380
2016 350
2017 360
2018 330
2019 240

Power Plant Operators

Year Number
2006 90
2009 30
2010 0
2011 0
2012 100
2014 60
2015 340
2016 330
2017 330
2018 310

Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators

Year Number
2005 90
2006 150
2007 170
2008 160
2009 140
2010 120
2011 120
2012 100
2013 80
2014 80
2015 70
2016 30
2017 0
2018 0
2019 120

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators

Year Number
2005 360
2006 580
2007 610
2008 600
2009 710
2010 700
2011 1,010
2012 780
2013 790
2014 480
2015 520
2016 590
2017 550
2018 590
2019 440

Gas Plant Operators

Year Number
2009 50

Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers

Year Number
2005 60
2007 140
2008 190
2009 190
2010 120
2011 50
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 170
2016 130
2017 200
2018 190
2019 200

Plant and System Operators, All Other

Year Number
2005 90
2006 40
2007 50
2008 40
2009 60
2010 150
2011 160
2012 120
2015 70
2016 160
2017 200
2018 230
2019 180

Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders

Year Number
2014 0
2015 200
2016 200
2017 0
2018 60

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

Year Number
2007 80
2008 70
2009 100
2010 120
2011 70
2012 80
2013 100
2014 110
2015 100
2016 100
2017 170
2018 130
2019 110

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

Year Number
2005 220
2006 290
2007 270
2008 300
2009 260
2010 180
2011 130
2012 130
2013 210
2014 130
2015 150
2016 50
2017 180
2018 230
2019 240

Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand

Year Number
2006 270
2007 250
2008 220
2009 140
2010 60
2011 50
2012 90
2013 100
2014 170
2015 120
2016 90
2017 60

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year Number
2005 580
2006 600
2007 480
2008 620
2009 710
2010 610
2011 430
2012 320
2013 0
2014 600
2015 810
2016 570
2017 510
2018 670
2019 540

Cutters and Trimmers, Hand

Year Number
2005 100
2006 110
2007 160
2008 200
2009 160
2010 160
2012 40
2015 0
2016 0

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year Number
2005 380
2006 190
2007 180
2008 240
2009 230
2010 220
2011 210
2012 160
2013 150
2014 230
2015 200
2016 200
2017 100
2018 100

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

Year Number
2005 230
2006 280
2007 300
2008 250
2009 290
2010 190
2011 170
2012 140
2013 100
2014 180
2015 250
2016 310
2017 260
2018 180
2019 210

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

Year Number
2005 150
2006 150
2007 100
2008 110
2009 110
2010 70
2013 70
2014 80
2015 0
2016 50
2017 60
2018 50
2019 50

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers

Year Number
2005 1,730
2006 1,630
2007 2,130
2008 2,010
2009 2,200
2010 2,040
2011 2,370
2012 2,480
2013 2,370
2014 2,620
2015 3,190
2016 3,040
2017 2,900
2018 2,470
2019 2,540

Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers

Year Number
2005 50
2006 140
2007 110
2008 70
2009 0
2010 210
2011 250
2012 250
2013 170
2014 120
2015 210
2016 200
2017 330
2018 260
2019 200

Dental Laboratory Technicians

Year Number
2005 240
2006 190
2007 200
2008 150
2009 200
2010 220
2011 290
2012 300
2013 270
2014 250
2015 240
2016 250
2017 450
2018 360
2019 390

Medical Appliance Technicians

Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 40
2008 0
2009 0
2010 110
2011 0
2012 30
2013 50
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 50
2018 40
2019 30

Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians

Year Number
2005 530
2006 990
2007 700
2008 570
2009 380
2010 540
2011 640
2012 670
2013 430
2014 300
2015 330
2016 330
2017 560
2018 550
2019 530

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders

Year Number
2005 1,630
2006 1,750
2007 1,960
2008 1,500
2009 1,270
2010 1,090
2011 1,320
2012 1,350
2013 1,680
2014 1,950
2015 1,690
2016 1,150
2017 720
2018 1,250
2019 1,750

Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers

Year Number
2005 0
2006 150
2007 170
2008 180
2009 180
2010 100
2011 40
2012 0
2013 140
2014 90
2015 0
2016 160
2017 240
2018 220
2019 120

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

Year Number
2005 640
2006 760
2007 950
2008 1,070
2009 850
2010 630
2011 630
2012 540
2013 560
2014 740
2015 860
2016 870
2017 930
2018 990
2019 1,200

Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators

Year Number
2005 240
2006 210
2008 170
2009 180
2010 260
2011 330
2012 320
2013 330
2014 140
2015 70
2016 60
2017 50
2018 70
2019 60

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators

Year Number
2005 290
2006 270
2007 200
2008 200
2009 270
2010 240
2011 250
2012 0
2014 0
2015 290
2016 0
2017 290
2018 420
2019 500

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers

Year Number
2005 50
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 80
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 40
2017 40
2018 50
2019 130

Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders

Year Number
2007 70
2008 50
2009 40
2011 0
2015 40
2016 30

Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders

Year Number
2005 60
2006 70
2007 90
2008 90
2009 200
2010 180
2011 180
2012 120
2013 90
2014 60
2017 80
2018 130
2019 240

Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders

Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2019 70

Etchers and Engravers

Year Number
2005 0
2006 90
2007 0
2008 80
2009 0
2010 40
2011 50
2013 30
2014 50
2015 0

Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic

Year Number
2005 0
2006 200
2007 170
2008 160
2010 60
2011 60
2012 50
2013 0
2015 0
2016 400
2017 280
2018 260
2019 0

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year Number
2005 290
2006 340
2007 310
2008 300
2009 270
2010 0
2011 170
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 160
2017 230
2018 200
2019 150

Tire Builders

Year Number
2015 50
2016 80

Helpers--Production Workers

Year Number
2005 1,330
2006 1,550
2007 2,000
2008 2,130
2009 2,240
2010 1,890
2011 2,320
2012 2,180
2013 2,700
2014 2,210
2015 3,450
2016 2,860
2017 2,700
2018 1,110
2019 1,130

Production Workers, All Other

Year Number
2007 380
2008 220
2009 430
2012 200
2013 230
2014 250
2015 220
2016 280
2017 410
2018 920
2019 940