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Numbers of Production Occupations in Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area

Occupation group

Production Occupations
Year Number
2006 11,590
2007 12,940
2008 12,110
2009 9,940
2010 9,420
2011 10,190
2012 9,330
2013 8,900
2014 9,550
2015 6,080
2016 6,990
2017 6,600
2018 6,690
2019 7,410

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
Year Number
2006 1,100
2007 1,150
2008 1,100
2009 990
2010 780
2011 790
2012 810
2013 700
2014 640
2015 470
2016 510
2017 580
2018 620
2019 710

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers
Year Number
2010 80
2011 80
2012 90

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
Year Number
2006 50
2008 50
2009 60
2010 50
2011 40
2012 0
2013 30

Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators
Year Number
2013 0
2014 40

Team Assemblers
Year Number
2006 1,190
2007 830
2008 770
2009 820
2010 930
2011 870
2012 900
2013 720
2014 740
2015 440
2016 610

Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other
Year Number
2007 440
2008 0
2009 0
2010 580
2011 350
2014 220
2015 250
2016 100
2019 690

Bakers
Year Number
2006 30
2007 40
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 220
2013 0
2014 100

Butchers and Meat Cutters
Year Number
2006 180
2007 180
2008 180
2009 120
2010 130
2011 120
2012 90
2013 50
2014 70
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
Year Number
2006 390
2007 390
2008 0
2009 280
2010 220
2011 500
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 120
2018 150
2019 150

Slaughterers and Meat Packers
Year Number
2008 0
2009 0

Food Batchmakers
Year Number
2010 30
2011 40
2012 50
2014 0
2016 230
2017 220
2018 160
2019 150

Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2006 110
2007 50

Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2007 0
2008 80
2009 80
2010 30

Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2008 30
2009 30
2010 40

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 320
2007 320
2008 250
2009 250
2010 210
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 270
2015 190
2016 280
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2008 70
2009 80
2010 50
2011 40
2017 40
2019 0

Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 50

Machinists
Year Number
2006 190
2007 170
2008 150
2009 160
2010 140
2011 120
2012 150
2013 220
2014 360
2015 80
2016 100
2017 70
2018 80
2019 90

Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2006 40
2007 30
2009 30
2017 140
2018 170

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2007 40
2008 90
2009 90
2010 70
2011 40
2012 50

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 50
2008 0
2009 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 70
2015 0

Tool and Die Makers
Year Number
2006 40
2007 30
2008 40

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Year Number
2006 370
2007 0
2008 0
2009 420
2010 270
2011 230
2012 250
2013 260
2014 290
2015 300
2016 280
2017 250
2018 240
2019 270

Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 0
2007 40
2008 60
2009 30

Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners
Year Number
2006 50
2007 40
2011 40
2012 40
2016 30
2019 50

Prepress Technicians and Workers
Year Number
2006 70
2007 60
2008 40
2009 40
2010 30
2014 40

Printing Press Operators
Year Number
2006 110
2007 120
2008 130
2009 180
2010 180
2011 130
2012 90
2013 80
2014 100
2015 40
2016 30
2017 40
2018 60
2019 40

Print Binding and Finishing Workers
Year Number
2006 60
2007 0

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
Year Number
2006 0
2007 110
2008 120
2009 170
2010 200
2011 250
2012 430
2013 390
2014 380
2015 130
2016 200
2017 220
2018 190
2019 120

Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials
Year Number
2006 320
2007 410
2008 290
2009 200
2010 100
2011 140
2012 80
2013 100
2014 0

Sewing Machine Operators
Year Number
2006 1,940
2007 1,490
2008 1,600
2011 690
2012 540
2013 380
2014 460
2015 400
2016 350
2017 250
2018 280
2019 230

Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers
Year Number
2006 0
2008 0

Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2008 220
2014 0
2015 0

Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2008 110
2009 120
2010 100

Upholsterers
Year Number
2006 0
2012 0
2013 0

Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other
Year Number
2007 0

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
Year Number
2006 90
2007 130
2008 130
2009 0
2010 0
2011 250
2012 120
2013 90
2014 0

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood
Year Number
2007 340
2008 350
2009 300
2010 370
2011 360
2012 400
2013 650
2014 710
2015 690
2016 890
2017 920
2018 1,010
2019 590

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
Year Number
2006 480
2007 270
2008 320
2009 190
2010 220
2011 240
2012 0
2013 820
2014 840
2015 0
2016 80
2017 40
2018 70
2019 0

Power Distributors and Dispatchers
Year Number
2006 30
2007 40
2008 40
2009 30
2016 50
2017 0
2018 0

Power Plant Operators
Year Number
2007 140
2008 140
2009 170
2010 150
2012 60
2013 100
2014 110
2015 200
2016 210
2017 200
2018 0
2019 180

Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators
Year Number
2006 130
2007 160
2008 170
2009 120
2010 80
2011 90
2012 110
2013 70
2014 80
2015 70
2016 60
2017 60
2018 80
2019 100

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
Year Number
2006 230
2007 230
2008 220
2009 220
2010 260
2011 270
2012 310
2013 260
2014 250
2015 120
2016 110
2017 160
2018 170
2019 200

Chemical Plant and System Operators
Year Number
2007 400
2008 560
2009 560
2010 560
2011 550
2012 560
2013 290
2014 270

Gas Plant Operators
Year Number
2008 40
2009 50
2010 0
2011 0
2016 70
2017 0
2018 0

Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers
Year Number
2011 50
2012 60
2016 40
2017 40
2018 50

Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2007 110
2008 160
2009 140
2010 180
2011 150
2012 270
2013 300
2014 320
2015 190
2016 340
2017 350
2018 330
2019 260

Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 80
2007 70
2008 80
2009 130
2010 0
2011 0
2015 0
2017 0

Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2007 30
2010 100
2011 190
2012 160
2017 60
2018 0
2019 0

Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand
Year Number
2006 0
2007 50
2008 90
2009 50
2013 70
2014 50

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 180
2007 160
2008 130
2009 120
2010 110
2011 150
2012 140
2013 180
2014 170
2015 230
2016 140
2017 180
2018 220
2019 150

Cutters and Trimmers, Hand
Year Number
2006 0
2007 120
2008 70
2009 80
2011 40
2012 40
2013 70
2014 50
2017 0

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2007 230
2008 90
2009 130
2010 170
2011 170
2012 150
2013 90
2014 90
2015 90
2016 90
2017 80
2018 100
2019 100

Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2007 390
2008 380
2009 500
2010 470
2011 710
2012 650
2013 630
2014 520
2015 460
2016 380
2017 400
2018 580
2019 570

Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2006 140
2007 170
2008 180
2009 140
2010 150
2011 110
2012 110
2013 100
2014 130
2015 170
2016 160
2017 130
2018 130
2019 80

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
Year Number
2006 560
2007 520
2008 590
2009 520
2010 440
2011 380
2012 430
2013 400
2014 540
2015 440
2016 400
2017 410
2018 450
2019 520

Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers
Year Number
2014 30

Dental Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2013 0
2014 0

Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2006 510
2007 570
2008 410
2009 450
2010 350
2011 410
2012 210
2013 220
2014 210
2015 130
2016 260
2017 410
2018 340
2019 270

Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers
Year Number
2009 40
2011 0

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 0
2007 140
2008 160
2009 120
2010 80
2011 140
2012 180
2013 110
2014 90
2015 50
2016 40
2017 80
2018 70
2019 90

Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators
Year Number
2010 60
2011 60
2012 60

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
Year Number
2006 80
2007 80
2008 100
2009 90
2010 60
2013 40
2014 70
2017 30
2018 40
2019 30

Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2007 0
2008 60
2009 80
2010 50
2011 60
2013 0

Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2012 50
2013 50
2014 60
2016 50

Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 150
2007 0
2013 70
2014 80

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 1,050
2007 1,000
2008 830
2009 400
2010 320
2011 310
2012 320
2013 390
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 960

Helpers--Production Workers
Year Number
2006 1,040
2007 1,180
2008 1,090
2009 920
2010 980
2011 870
2012 1,020
2013 820
2014 850
2015 640
2016 710
2017 580
2018 500
2019 560

Production Workers, All Other
Year Number
2006 180
2007 470
2008 340
2009 240
2012 130
2013 150
2014 250
2015 300
2016 190
2017 120
2018 0
2019 250