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Numbers of Production Occupations in Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area

Occupation group

Production Occupations
Year Number
2006 4,660
2007 6,090
2008 5,580
2009 4,440
2010 4,730
2011 3,860
2012 3,520
2013 3,560
2014 3,150
2015 2,650
2016 3,970
2017 2,570
2018 3,850
2019 3,340

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
Year Number
2006 380
2007 390
2008 500
2009 460
2010 390
2011 370
2012 380
2013 380
2014 360
2015 340
2016 340
2017 370
2018 390
2019 430

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers
Year Number
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 160
2015 80
2016 160

Engine and Other Machine Assemblers
Year Number
2011 30
2012 30

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
Year Number
2008 0
2009 0
2010 150
2013 80
2014 80
2016 50
2017 60

Team Assemblers
Year Number
2008 0
2009 0
2010 680
2011 450
2012 470
2013 540
2014 0
2016 170

Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other
Year Number
2007 60
2008 60
2009 60
2010 260
2013 50
2014 30
2016 50
2019 0

Bakers
Year Number
2006 40
2007 40
2008 60
2009 70
2010 100
2011 0
2012 150
2013 140
2014 110
2015 70
2016 80
2017 80
2018 70
2019 0

Butchers and Meat Cutters
Year Number
2006 80
2007 100
2008 120
2009 90
2010 70
2011 110
2012 90
2013 130
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 160
2019 130

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
Year Number
2009 30
2010 140
2011 130
2012 140
2013 160
2014 170
2015 160
2016 150
2017 0
2018 360
2019 0

Slaughterers and Meat Packers
Year Number
2017 40
2018 0

Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2007 50

Food Batchmakers
Year Number
2006 900
2007 900
2008 970
2009 1,020
2010 0
2011 220
2012 130
2013 160
2014 0
2015 80
2016 50
2017 90
2018 0
2019 0

Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2009 40
2010 70
2011 0
2012 0

Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2007 80
2018 100

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 270
2007 150
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 120
2012 100
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2019 0

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 50
2007 40
2011 30
2018 50
2019 50

Machinists
Year Number
2006 190
2007 170
2008 150
2009 140
2010 80
2011 90
2012 50
2013 110
2014 140
2015 120
2016 90
2017 110
2018 220
2019 240

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 130
2007 170
2008 120
2009 100
2010 40
2011 100
2012 90
2013 70
2016 70
2018 80
2019 160

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2007 100
2008 70
2009 70
2010 40
2012 40
2016 160
2017 190
2018 190
2019 100

Tool and Die Makers
Year Number
2006 80
2007 70
2008 50
2012 40

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Year Number
2006 320
2007 530
2008 440
2009 390
2010 220
2011 150
2012 160
2013 220
2014 270
2015 280
2016 310
2017 420
2018 420
2019 340

Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 110
2007 60
2008 50
2009 60
2010 40
2016 0
2017 0

Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
Year Number
2011 0

Printing Press Operators
Year Number
2006 140
2007 170
2008 130
2009 120
2010 120
2011 90
2012 120
2013 110
2014 130
2015 130
2016 140
2017 170
2018 90
2019 70

Print Binding and Finishing Workers
Year Number
2006 50
2007 60
2008 0
2011 50

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
Year Number
2006 170
2007 180
2008 220
2009 220
2010 200
2011 170
2012 160
2013 190
2014 220
2015 260
2016 250
2017 210
2018 220
2019 240

Sewing Machine Operators
Year Number
2006 140
2007 140
2008 230
2009 190
2010 220
2011 210
2012 180
2013 120
2014 50
2016 30
2017 40
2018 50
2019 50

Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers
Year Number
2013 0
2014 310
2015 410
2016 380

Upholsterers
Year Number
2011 30

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
Year Number
2006 0
2007 140
2008 0
2009 50
2010 50
2011 50
2013 40
2016 50
2017 40
2018 30
2019 70

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood
Year Number
2007 40
2008 50
2009 50
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 40
2014 50
2015 0
2016 70
2017 90
2018 0
2019 0

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
Year Number
2008 0
2009 50
2010 0
2012 40
2013 40
2014 40
2019 70

Power Plant Operators
Year Number
2016 40
2017 40
2018 40

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
Year Number
2006 0
2007 180
2008 160
2009 120
2010 140
2011 100
2012 140
2013 110
2014 120
2015 80
2016 80
2017 80
2018 80
2019 100

Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2016 60
2017 70
2018 50

Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2009 0
2010 80
2011 60
2016 40
2017 40
2018 70
2019 30

Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2007 120
2008 30
2009 40
2017 50
2018 40

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 140
2007 270
2008 480
2009 0
2010 150
2011 60
2012 110
2013 140
2014 140

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2007 70
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0

Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2008 80
2009 60

Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2007 70

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
Year Number
2006 190
2007 170
2008 130
2009 140
2010 170
2011 200
2012 140
2013 150
2014 160
2015 200
2016 220
2017 210
2018 170
2019 140

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2006 650
2007 690
2008 660
2009 590
2010 500
2011 310
2012 260
2013 300
2014 200
2015 200
2016 120
2017 0
2018 300
2019 360

Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers
Year Number
2006 50
2007 40
2008 30
2009 30

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 160
2007 140
2008 130
2009 0
2011 100
2012 70
2013 90
2014 270
2016 0
2019 340

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
Year Number
2006 0
2007 130
2008 120
2009 70
2012 70
2013 60
2014 100
2015 30
2016 590
2019 90

Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2007 0
2008 80

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2007 140
2010 0
2011 0
2012 40

Helpers--Production Workers
Year Number
2006 250
2007 280
2008 280
2009 180
2010 330
2011 340
2012 320
2013 130
2014 200
2015 210
2016 220
2017 90
2018 100
2019 150

Production Workers, All Other
Year Number
2006 170
2007 150
2008 180
2012 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 380
2019 0