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Numbers of Production Occupations in South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area

Occupation group

Production Occupations
Year Number
2006 26,420
2007 27,030
2008 25,830
2009 21,720
2010 20,180
2011 21,200
2012 21,480
2013 23,840
2014 23,060
2015 20,680
2016 21,600
2017 21,140
2018 21,630
2019 21,390

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
Year Number
2006 1,810
2007 1,750
2008 1,830
2009 1,650
2010 1,670
2011 1,710
2012 1,640
2013 1,660
2014 1,640
2015 1,670
2016 1,760
2017 1,440
2018 1,610
2019 1,760

Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers
Year Number
2007 80
2010 100
2011 140
2012 140
2013 110
2014 160
2015 140

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers
Year Number
2006 210
2007 150
2008 160
2009 120
2010 130
2011 80
2012 70
2013 110
2015 70
2016 410

Engine and Other Machine Assemblers
Year Number
2009 0
2010 0
2017 120
2018 0

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
Year Number
2006 70
2007 130
2008 210
2009 170
2011 50
2012 60
2013 120
2014 0
2015 150
2016 120
2017 60
2018 130
2019 120

Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators
Year Number
2008 40
2009 60
2010 50
2011 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0

Team Assemblers
Year Number
2006 4,510
2007 4,710
2008 4,470
2009 4,330
2010 3,980
2011 4,350
2012 3,940
2013 4,980
2014 4,990
2015 4,640
2016 5,160

Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other
Year Number
2006 1,610
2007 1,280
2008 720
2009 600
2010 690
2011 1,000
2012 950
2013 800
2014 690
2015 650
2016 640
2019 5,360

Bakers
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 340
2011 250
2012 160
2013 130
2014 140
2015 200
2016 220
2017 160
2018 110
2019 100

Butchers and Meat Cutters
Year Number
2006 200
2007 210
2008 150
2009 0
2010 320
2011 0
2012 160
2013 140
2014 180
2015 220
2016 230
2017 220
2018 190
2019 210

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
Year Number
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 40
2014 50
2015 60
2017 0
2018 0
2019 610

Slaughterers and Meat Packers
Year Number
2010 0
2016 0
2017 0
2019 40

Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2014 110
2015 80

Food Batchmakers
Year Number
2008 0
2009 230
2010 120
2011 120
2012 260
2013 290
2014 310
2015 210
2016 210
2017 210
2018 130
2019 100

Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2007 70
2008 70
2009 60

Food Processing Workers, All Other
Year Number
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 140
2018 170
2019 240

Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 720
2007 480
2008 490
2009 160
2011 430
2012 420
2013 350
2014 320
2015 250
2016 70
2018 70

Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2007 200
2008 280
2009 300
2010 230
2011 250
2012 170
2017 70

Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2009 50
2011 70
2012 60
2013 80
2014 250
2015 330
2016 360
2017 400
2018 260
2019 270

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 1,120
2007 1,020
2008 1,210
2009 630
2010 820
2011 510
2012 730
2013 420
2014 620
2015 420
2016 420
2017 500
2018 680
2019 600

Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 260
2007 320
2008 0
2009 0
2010 50
2011 60
2012 0
2013 50

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 260
2007 170
2008 220
2009 220
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 110
2014 90
2015 50
2016 50
2018 80
2019 0

Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 260
2007 130
2008 110
2009 100
2010 100
2011 100
2012 0
2015 90
2016 0
2017 70

Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2007 40
2008 70
2009 80
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 140
2015 130
2016 100
2017 0

Machinists
Year Number
2006 610
2007 490
2008 760
2009 750
2010 640
2011 730
2012 530
2013 580
2014 540
2015 0
2016 920
2017 910
2018 710
2019 640

Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2006 40
2007 50
2008 50
2010 40

Pourers and Casters, Metal
Year Number
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 1,190
2007 960
2008 1,060
2009 850
2010 810
2011 830
2012 830
2013 650
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 960
2018 1,090
2019 1,300

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 760
2007 300
2008 260
2010 0
2011 60
2012 60
2013 100
2014 140
2015 120
2016 220
2017 180
2018 170
2019 60

Tool and Die Makers
Year Number
2006 320
2007 320
2008 320
2009 200
2010 170
2011 190
2012 300
2013 270
2014 160
2015 140
2016 180
2017 190
2018 190
2019 160

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Year Number
2006 870
2007 1,120
2008 1,100
2009 850
2010 610
2011 520
2012 560
2013 730
2014 840
2015 970
2016 870
2017 960
2018 780
2019 910

Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2007 330
2008 310
2013 430
2014 400
2016 230
2017 0

Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2007 30
2008 30
2011 40
2012 120
2014 90
2015 40
2016 90

Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 40
2008 50
2009 40
2010 50
2018 0
2019 70

Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners
Year Number
2006 90
2007 60
2008 60
2009 50
2010 60
2011 70
2012 0
2013 130
2014 120
2015 60
2016 60
2017 60
2018 50
2019 60

Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
Year Number
2007 50
2008 0
2014 80
2015 0

Prepress Technicians and Workers
Year Number
2006 160
2007 160
2008 130
2009 110
2010 110
2011 100
2012 100

Printing Press Operators
Year Number
2006 330
2007 360
2008 410
2009 370
2010 420
2011 350
2012 380
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 280
2017 290
2018 280
2019 0

Print Binding and Finishing Workers
Year Number
2007 320
2016 0

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
Year Number
2006 250
2007 230
2008 230
2009 300
2010 260
2011 230
2012 150
2013 140
2014 260
2015 210
2016 0
2017 130
2018 190
2019 160

Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials
Year Number
2006 0
2007 80
2008 40
2009 60
2013 110
2014 110
2015 120
2016 60
2017 50

Sewing Machine Operators
Year Number
2006 1,490
2007 1,360
2008 1,120
2009 1,090
2010 1,080
2011 1,330
2012 1,190
2013 1,150
2014 1,200
2015 990
2016 760
2017 650
2018 800
2019 920

Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers
Year Number
2012 0

Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2017 30
2018 130

Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers
Year Number
2013 0
2014 0

Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other
Year Number
2014 60
2015 40
2016 0

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
Year Number
2006 340
2007 330
2008 290
2009 150
2010 250
2011 260
2012 320
2013 320
2014 310
2015 340
2016 130
2017 150
2018 100
2019 90

Furniture Finishers
Year Number
2006 50
2007 70
2008 0
2017 100
2019 50

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood
Year Number
2006 630
2007 580
2008 570
2009 0
2010 340
2011 430
2012 620
2013 540
2014 540
2015 470
2016 580
2017 780
2018 780
2019 770

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
Year Number
2006 1,030
2007 1,500
2008 1,370
2009 1,040
2010 820
2011 810
2012 550
2013 410
2014 540
2015 720
2016 670
2017 910
2018 880
2019 770

Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators
Year Number
2006 70
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 60
2011 80
2012 80
2013 50
2014 40
2015 50

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
Year Number
2006 340
2007 270
2008 240
2009 260
2010 310
2011 350
2012 380
2013 340
2014 240
2015 140
2016 230
2017 280
2018 400
2019 310

Gas Plant Operators
Year Number
2014 30
2019 0

Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2009 0
2010 0
2015 30
2016 40
2019 280

Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 50
2007 60
2009 120
2010 90
2011 110
2012 30
2013 40
2015 0

Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand
Year Number
2006 50
2007 60
2008 120
2009 90
2010 80
2011 70
2012 40
2015 70
2016 60
2017 40

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 240
2007 230
2008 270
2009 260
2010 210
2011 180
2012 250
2013 240
2014 230
2015 360
2016 320
2017 410
2018 340
2019 330

Cutters and Trimmers, Hand
Year Number
2007 150
2008 40
2009 30
2012 50

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 220
2007 530
2008 510
2009 430
2011 60
2012 110
2013 90
2014 220
2015 150
2016 170
2017 160
2018 160
2019 130

Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 1,200
2007 1,710
2008 1,140
2009 860
2010 690
2011 360
2012 380
2015 360
2016 370
2017 600
2018 560
2019 620

Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2007 130
2008 120
2009 90
2010 70
2011 70
2012 60
2013 70
2014 0
2015 40

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
Year Number
2006 1,610
2007 1,310
2008 1,830
2009 1,610
2010 1,590
2011 950
2012 1,270
2013 1,540
2014 1,560
2015 1,250
2016 1,330
2017 1,420
2018 1,760
2019 1,830

Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers
Year Number
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0

Dental Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2006 40
2007 0
2008 60
2009 50
2011 40
2012 60
2013 60
2014 40
2015 50
2016 30
2017 30

Medical Appliance Technicians
Year Number
2019 0

Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2008 30
2013 0

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2006 520
2007 600
2008 740
2009 500
2010 490
2011 350
2012 1,300
2013 2,030
2014 2,040
2015 1,160
2016 1,210
2017 1,340
2018 1,660
2019 1,250

Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers
Year Number
2006 70
2007 120
2008 140
2009 120
2016 0
2017 30
2018 40

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 380
2007 490
2008 500
2009 520
2010 340
2011 370
2012 290
2013 220
2014 150
2015 140
2016 120
2017 110
2018 200
2019 180

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
Year Number
2006 210
2007 250
2008 320
2009 260
2010 0
2011 200
2012 170
2013 380
2014 260
2015 410
2016 170
2017 170
2018 140
2019 130

Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2006 120
2007 90
2008 60
2010 70
2011 100
2012 90
2014 410
2019 0

Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2007 0
2008 0
2009 200
2010 0
2019 180

Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2017 60
2019 70

Etchers and Engravers
Year Number
2017 0

Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 260
2007 0
2008 100
2009 70
2010 50
2011 110
2012 90
2013 100

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0

Tire Builders
Year Number
2008 0
2011 60
2012 70
2013 60
2014 50
2015 160
2016 120
2017 70
2018 90

Helpers--Production Workers
Year Number
2006 1,500
2007 1,290
2008 1,050
2009 1,040
2010 1,300
2011 1,860
2012 1,680
2013 2,820
2014 2,710
2015 2,730
2016 1,380
2017 780
2018 800
2019 0

Production Workers, All Other
Year Number
2006 310
2007 300
2008 370
2009 590
2012 610
2013 850
2014 0
2015 0
2016 1,250
2017 710
2018 0
2019 370