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Numbers of Production Occupations in Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area

Occupation group

Production Occupations
Year Number
2006 10,620
2007 14,220
2008 13,560
2009 14,540
2010 13,970
2011 14,410
2012 14,700
2013 13,990
2014 14,300
2015 10,370
2016 11,600
2017 11,430
2018 14,090
2019 12,670

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
Year Number
2006 980
2007 960
2008 1,010
2009 820
2010 800
2011 800
2012 850
2013 820
2014 810
2015 830
2016 790
2017 800
2018 700
2019 650

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers
Year Number
2006 420
2007 410
2008 220
2009 190
2010 200
2011 230
2012 260
2013 240
2014 240
2015 260
2016 230

Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers
Year Number
2011 0
2015 0

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
Year Number
2006 50
2007 90
2008 70
2009 50
2013 40
2014 60
2015 50
2016 70
2017 150
2018 100
2019 70

Team Assemblers
Year Number
2006 1,600
2007 1,550
2008 1,270
2009 1,160
2010 870
2011 540
2012 890
2013 930
2014 930
2015 560
2016 860

Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other
Year Number
2006 610
2007 390
2008 180
2009 300
2010 590
2011 620
2012 730
2013 220
2014 380
2015 360
2016 380
2019 1,680

Bakers
Year Number
2006 100
2007 100
2008 70
2009 0
2010 70
2011 100
2012 120
2013 150
2014 100
2015 100
2016 50
2017 100
2018 0
2019 100

Butchers and Meat Cutters
Year Number
2006 170
2007 170
2008 300
2009 250
2010 240
2011 150
2012 0
2013 230
2014 200
2015 150
2016 120
2017 90
2018 0
2019 280

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
Year Number
2010 350
2011 360
2012 450
2013 270
2014 390
2015 0
2016 910
2017 760
2018 2,170

Slaughterers and Meat Packers
Year Number
2007 2,790
2008 2,800
2009 2,830
2010 3,130
2011 3,150
2012 3,150
2013 3,690
2014 3,810
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 1,120
2019 2,050

Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2006 120
2007 90
2008 100
2009 110
2010 50
2011 80
2012 90
2013 40
2016 40
2018 70
2019 70

Food Batchmakers
Year Number
2007 140
2009 140
2010 140
2011 180
2012 160
2013 70
2014 80
2015 130
2016 280
2017 240
2018 220
2019 100

Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2007 110
2008 100
2009 80
2010 190
2011 210
2012 180
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 80
2017 40
2018 40

Food Processing Workers, All Other
Year Number
2012 240
2013 280
2014 300
2015 0
2016 140
2017 140
2018 180
2019 180

Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2011 100
2012 80
2015 90
2016 270
2017 230
2018 190
2019 90

Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2016 50
2017 40
2018 60
2019 40

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 200
2007 240
2008 0
2009 340
2010 250
2011 150
2012 160
2013 0
2014 350
2015 420
2016 340
2017 300
2018 170
2019 180

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 90
2007 90
2008 110
2009 110
2010 120
2011 90
2012 90
2013 80
2014 80
2015 110
2016 90
2017 120
2018 120
2019 120

Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2008 40
2009 50

Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2009 0
2010 30

Machinists
Year Number
2006 450
2007 390
2008 570
2009 420
2010 500
2011 410
2012 420
2013 230
2014 270
2015 540
2016 740
2017 730
2018 500
2019 400

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 100
2007 200
2008 450
2009 470
2011 110
2012 120
2013 110
2014 160
2015 130
2016 120
2017 160
2018 270
2019 320

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2007 40
2008 60
2015 60
2016 50
2017 110
2018 110
2019 120

Tool and Die Makers
Year Number
2007 0
2008 220
2009 230
2011 80
2012 50
2013 50
2014 0
2015 90
2016 70
2017 80
2018 70
2019 100

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Year Number
2006 890
2007 810
2008 910
2009 830
2010 810
2011 950
2012 1,010
2013 1,030
2014 950
2015 870
2016 980
2017 980
2018 900
2019 910

Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2007 110
2008 140
2009 220
2010 140
2011 220
2012 230
2013 230
2014 140
2015 140
2017 30
2018 30
2019 50

Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2011 40
2012 50
2013 50
2014 50
2015 60
2016 80
2017 70
2018 60
2019 50

Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners
Year Number
2010 0
2011 0
2015 30
2016 30
2017 30
2018 40

Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
Year Number
2007 0
2009 290
2010 230
2016 40
2017 50

Prepress Technicians and Workers
Year Number
2006 60
2009 30
2010 40
2014 40
2015 70
2016 160
2017 0
2018 0

Printing Press Operators
Year Number
2006 130
2007 190
2008 170
2009 160
2010 160
2011 180
2012 200
2013 200
2014 160
2015 160
2016 110
2017 190
2018 200
2019 220

Print Binding and Finishing Workers
Year Number
2006 60
2007 40
2008 0
2009 0
2019 40

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
Year Number
2006 230
2007 250
2008 230
2009 270
2010 230
2011 250
2012 230
2013 230
2014 220
2015 220
2016 190
2017 200
2018 190
2019 220

Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials
Year Number
2010 0

Sewing Machine Operators
Year Number
2006 40
2007 50
2008 60
2009 60
2010 80
2011 0
2012 130
2013 140
2014 130
2015 140
2016 80
2017 110
2018 90
2019 110

Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers
Year Number
2009 0
2010 0

Upholsterers
Year Number
2008 40
2009 30

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
Year Number
2007 350
2008 160
2009 200
2010 240
2011 280
2012 290
2013 160
2014 110
2015 120
2016 120
2017 150
2018 180
2019 220

Furniture Finishers
Year Number
2006 40
2016 30
2017 40
2018 40
2019 0

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood
Year Number
2006 50
2007 50
2008 60
2009 30
2010 50
2011 60
2012 0
2013 0
2014 100
2015 90
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 60

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
Year Number
2006 130
2007 140
2008 120
2009 110
2010 80
2011 100
2012 140
2013 150
2014 120
2015 130
2016 160
2017 110
2018 160
2019 220

Power Plant Operators
Year Number
2009 40
2010 40
2011 50
2012 50
2013 50
2014 40
2015 50
2016 40
2017 40
2018 50
2019 40

Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators
Year Number
2006 100
2007 90
2008 70
2009 70
2010 90
2011 130
2012 150
2013 150
2014 90
2015 100
2016 110
2017 150
2018 150
2019 140

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
Year Number
2006 230
2007 300
2008 310
2009 320
2010 290
2011 300
2012 350
2013 390
2014 350
2015 320
2016 230
2017 370
2018 390
2019 340

Chemical Plant and System Operators
Year Number
2015 0
2016 40

Plant and System Operators, All Other
Year Number
2017 30
2018 40

Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2008 90
2009 70
2010 90
2011 50
2012 50
2013 30
2017 60
2018 170
2019 240

Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 110
2007 0
2008 0
2009 40
2010 60
2011 50
2012 50
2013 80
2014 90
2015 120
2016 60
2017 80
2018 40
2019 40

Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 190
2007 190
2008 110
2009 80
2010 70
2011 60
2012 0
2013 140
2014 170
2015 130
2016 90
2017 70
2018 30
2019 0

Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand
Year Number
2013 50

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 90
2007 0
2008 270
2009 230
2010 200
2011 180
2012 190
2013 180
2014 230
2015 220
2016 240
2017 260
2018 290
2019 260

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2007 310
2011 310
2015 330
2016 330
2018 330
2019 330

Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 130
2007 170
2008 150
2009 90
2011 40
2012 50
2013 90
2014 0
2015 100
2016 0
2017 50
2019 40

Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2009 50
2010 50
2011 40
2017 0

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
Year Number
2006 480
2007 530
2008 520
2009 520
2010 440
2011 390
2012 430
2013 410
2014 580
2015 490
2016 460
2017 450
2018 560
2019 510

Dental Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2007 0

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2006 950
2007 900
2008 610
2009 700
2010 790
2011 1,030
2012 1,300
2013 960
2014 860
2015 660
2016 550
2017 600
2018 510
2019 540

Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers
Year Number
2008 30
2009 30
2010 60
2011 0
2012 0

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 270
2007 360
2008 370
2009 350
2010 320
2011 370
2012 400
2013 410
2014 450
2015 470
2016 450
2017 390
2018 350
2019 380

Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators
Year Number
2007 60
2008 50
2009 210
2010 0
2011 40
2013 30
2014 50
2015 40
2016 40

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
Year Number
2006 180
2007 200
2008 200
2009 210
2010 220
2011 240
2012 260
2013 310
2014 350
2015 520
2016 360
2017 400
2018 220
2019 300

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers
Year Number
2014 40
2015 30
2016 40

Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2013 40

Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2007 40
2008 60
2009 70
2010 60
2011 60
2012 60

Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2015 0
2016 50
2017 0
2018 120
2019 80

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2008 50
2009 50
2010 90
2011 80
2012 110
2013 90
2014 60

Helpers--Production Workers
Year Number
2006 480
2007 410
2008 280
2009 280
2010 240
2011 240
2012 260
2013 280
2014 290
2015 300
2016 350
2017 300
2018 360
2019 280

Production Workers, All Other
Year Number
2006 890
2007 910
2008 930
2009 1,350
2012 670
2013 660
2014 470
2015 580
2016 500
2017 510
2018 330
2019 500