Numbers of Production Occupations in Springfield, MA-CT

Occupation group

Production Occupations

Year	Number
2005	23,020
2006	22,140
2007	22,810
2008	22,520
2009	19,900
2010	19,140
2011	19,170
2012	18,440
2013	17,730
2014	18,320
2015	18,330
2016	18,250
2017	17,190
2018	17,080
2019	17,580

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers

Year	Number
2005	1,890
2006	1,950
2007	1,940
2008	1,800
2009	1,510
2010	1,430
2011	1,430
2012	1,490
2013	1,460
2014	1,550
2015	1,540
2016	1,510
2017	1,470
2018	1,440
2019	1,420

Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers

Year	Number
2008	0
2009	0
2010	0
2011	0

Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers

Year	Number
2005	30
2018	0

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers

Year	Number
2005	320
2006	370
2007	440
2008	260
2009	210
2010	130
2011	130
2012	190
2013	200
2014	120
2015	210
2016	0

Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers

Year	Number
2005	110
2006	150
2007	170
2008	210
2009	100
2010	100
2011	60
2012	70
2013	130
2014	110
2015	120
2016	70

Engine and Other Machine Assemblers

Year	Number
2005	100

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters

Year	Number
2005	140
2006	210
2007	330
2008	300
2009	300
2010	240
2011	230
2012	240
2013	230
2014	260
2015	200
2016	170
2017	90
2018	100
2019	140

Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators

Year	Number
2005	40

Team Assemblers

Year	Number
2005	1,820
2006	1,930
2007	1,910
2008	1,930
2009	1,640
2010	1,850
2011	1,820
2012	2,070
2013	1,930
2014	2,450
2015	2,210
2016	1,980

Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other

Year	Number
2005	510
2006	470
2007	510
2008	480
2009	470
2010	290
2011	200
2012	270
2013	280
2014	380
2015	0
2016	0
2019	2,350

Bakers

Year	Number
2005	380
2006	330
2007	330
2008	310
2009	310
2010	260
2011	340
2012	320
2013	320
2014	280
2015	290
2016	320
2017	310
2018	280
2019	280

Butchers and Meat Cutters

Year	Number
2005	180
2006	140
2007	130
2008	120
2009	240
2010	240
2011	250
2012	190
2013	180
2014	180
2015	200
2016	220
2017	190
2018	210
2019	0

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers

Year	Number
2005	90
2006	70
2007	50
2008	0
2009	0
2010	180
2011	100
2012	50
2013	30
2014	40
2018	0
2019	70

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

Year	Number
2005	30
2013	0
2014	50
2015	50
2016	80
2017	80
2018	90
2019	70

Food Batchmakers

Year	Number
2005	350
2006	400
2007	410
2008	480
2009	400
2010	160
2011	130
2012	100
2013	150
2014	130
2015	230
2016	190
2017	190
2018	200
2019	180

Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders

Year	Number
2006	90
2007	30

Food Processing Workers, All Other

Year	Number
2016	50
2017	50
2018	100
2019	110

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

Year	Number
2005	320
2006	310
2007	470
2008	620
2009	490
2010	510
2011	480
2012	390
2013	330
2014	400
2015	380
2016	0
2017	0
2018	150
2019	170

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

Year	Number
2005	0
2006	0
2007	60
2008	80
2009	110
2010	50
2011	0
2012	0
2019	0

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

Year	Number
2005	140
2009	80
2010	70
2011	60
2012	50
2015	120
2016	200
2017	250
2018	170
2019	100

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

Year	Number
2005	690
2006	500
2007	380
2008	300
2009	390
2010	500
2011	520
2012	360
2013	320
2014	340
2015	330
2016	380
2017	0
2018	310
2019	280

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

Year	Number
2005	110
2006	50
2007	50
2008	40
2009	40
2010	40
2011	90
2012	90
2013	110
2014	50
2015	70
2016	50
2017	50

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

Year	Number
2005	320
2006	350
2007	410
2008	450
2009	440
2010	340
2011	370
2012	430
2013	0
2014	250
2015	240
2016	280
2017	250
2018	230
2019	290

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

Year	Number
2005	480
2006	430
2007	550
2008	350
2009	380
2010	250
2011	240
2012	260
2013	220
2014	230
2015	300
2016	200
2017	120
2018	80
2019	200

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

Year	Number
2005	160
2006	190
2007	250
2008	220
2009	0
2010	160
2011	180
2012	190
2013	260
2014	270
2015	280
2016	130
2017	80
2018	130
2019	220

Machinists

Year	Number
2005	1,510
2006	1,500
2007	1,470
2008	2,070
2009	1,670
2010	1,710
2011	1,680
2012	2,100
2013	1,710
2014	1,210
2015	990
2016	1,100
2017	1,020
2018	1,220
2019	1,160

Pourers and Casters, Metal

Year	Number
2005	30

Model Makers, Metal and Plastic

Year	Number
2005	0

Foundry Mold and Coremakers

Year	Number
2005	70
2006	60
2009	120
2010	80
2011	100
2012	80
2013	0
2014	0
2015	0
2017	140
2018	60

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

Year	Number
2005	750
2006	640
2007	620
2008	480
2009	360
2010	370
2011	500
2012	710
2013	680
2014	320
2015	260
2016	290
2017	430
2018	490
2019	470

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

Year	Number
2005	370
2007	300
2008	360
2009	430
2010	210
2011	280
2012	0
2013	240
2014	110
2015	0
2016	140
2017	150
2018	170
2019	200

Tool and Die Makers

Year	Number
2005	410
2006	310
2007	310
2008	420
2009	460
2010	390
2011	340
2012	230
2013	250
2014	240
2015	330
2016	290
2017	0
2018	210
2019	270

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

Year	Number
2005	610
2006	600
2007	320
2008	230
2009	270
2010	280
2011	260
2012	0
2013	0
2014	650
2015	610
2016	330
2017	0
2018	290
2019	360

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

Year	Number
2005	80
2006	110
2007	120
2008	60
2009	120
2010	120
2011	110
2012	0
2013	0
2014	0
2015	150
2016	160
2017	190
2018	190
2019	160

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

Year	Number
2005	100
2006	80
2007	100
2008	90
2009	90
2010	90
2011	110
2012	100
2013	90
2014	80
2015	130
2016	140
2017	140
2018	110
2019	90

Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic

Year	Number
2005	30
2008	40
2012	40
2013	50

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

Year	Number
2005	340
2006	340
2007	320
2008	260
2009	240
2010	250
2011	260
2012	220
2013	270
2014	340
2015	330
2016	340
2017	200
2018	200
2019	200

Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners

Year	Number
2005	90
2006	0
2007	0
2008	0
2009	40
2010	60
2011	60
2012	70
2013	80
2014	60
2015	60
2017	40

Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other

Year	Number
2005	130
2006	70
2007	40
2009	30
2010	0
2012	0
2013	0
2016	60
2017	50
2018	50

Prepress Technicians and Workers

Year	Number
2005	170
2006	210
2007	260
2008	250
2009	270
2010	210
2011	170
2012	100
2013	90
2014	190
2015	180
2016	180
2017	100
2018	110
2019	150

Printing Press Operators

Year	Number
2005	900
2006	940
2007	730
2008	770
2009	600
2010	710
2011	650
2012	570
2013	570
2014	530
2015	500
2016	500
2017	520
2018	520
2019	510

Print Binding and Finishing Workers

Year	Number
2005	590
2006	410
2007	380
2008	320
2009	240
2010	150
2011	200
2012	210
2013	230
2014	230
2015	230
2016	0
2017	190
2018	170
2019	150

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers

Year	Number
2005	400
2006	420
2007	450
2008	490
2009	500
2010	460
2011	390
2012	440
2013	280
2014	320
2015	480
2016	460
2017	400
2018	0
2019	450

Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials

Year	Number
2005	60
2006	0
2007	0
2008	0
2009	0
2010	0
2011	80
2012	60
2013	50
2014	0
2017	80
2018	0
2019	110

Sewing Machine Operators

Year	Number
2005	400
2006	230
2007	220
2008	290
2009	340
2010	330
2011	250
2012	240
2013	260
2014	230
2015	180
2016	130
2017	210
2018	240
2019	230

Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers

Year	Number
2005	90
2006	80
2007	70
2008	0
2009	0
2010	40
2013	0
2014	0
2015	0

Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year	Number
2005	30
2006	0
2007	0
2008	30
2010	30
2011	80
2012	90
2013	100
2014	60
2015	40
2016	60

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

Year	Number
2005	130
2006	80
2007	50

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

Year	Number
2005	30

Upholsterers

Year	Number
2009	30
2015	40
2016	30
2017	40
2018	60

Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other

Year	Number
2005	0
2006	0
2007	0

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters

Year	Number
2005	260
2006	360
2007	340
2008	200
2009	150
2010	140
2011	210
2012	180
2013	220
2014	200
2015	240
2016	160
2017	190
2018	180
2019	190

Furniture Finishers

Year	Number
2005	0
2006	100
2007	0
2018	40
2019	40

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood

Year	Number
2005	120
2006	90
2007	80
2008	80
2009	70
2010	40
2011	40
2012	30
2014	40
2017	0
2018	80
2019	80

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing

Year	Number
2007	40
2008	60
2009	40
2010	50
2014	30
2019	0

Power Plant Operators

Year	Number
2008	0
2009	230
2010	80
2011	70
2012	70
2013	90
2014	90
2015	90
2016	130
2017	250
2018	240
2019	260

Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators

Year	Number
2005	180
2006	220
2007	140
2008	100
2009	100
2010	200
2011	170
2012	170
2013	0
2014	0
2015	180
2016	170
2017	110
2018	90
2019	100

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators

Year	Number
2005	170
2006	240
2007	190
2008	230
2009	220
2010	260
2011	330
2012	300
2013	310
2014	240
2015	270
2016	230
2017	240
2018	260
2019	290

Chemical Plant and System Operators

Year	Number
2013	60
2014	70
2015	30

Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers

Year	Number
2005	0
2007	0
2017	30
2019	50

Plant and System Operators, All Other

Year	Number
2005	30

Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders

Year	Number
2005	0
2006	40
2008	90
2009	70
2010	60
2016	120
2017	160
2018	150
2019	140

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

Year	Number
2005	40
2006	40
2016	50
2017	40
2018	40
2019	0

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

Year	Number
2005	0
2006	40
2007	70
2008	40
2011	30
2012	30
2013	40
2014	30
2015	0
2016	50
2017	60
2018	60
2019	110

Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand

Year	Number
2005	150
2006	150
2007	140
2008	70
2009	100
2010	80
2011	80
2012	80
2013	100
2014	110
2015	60
2016	170
2017	170
2018	170
2019	90

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year	Number
2005	170
2006	210
2007	340
2008	240
2009	180
2010	200
2011	220
2012	220
2013	150
2014	160
2015	190
2016	230
2017	160
2018	190
2019	210

Cutters and Trimmers, Hand

Year	Number
2005	30
2007	100
2008	130
2009	120
2010	40
2011	0
2012	40
2013	50
2014	60
2015	40

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year	Number
2005	420
2006	310
2007	320
2008	340
2009	270
2010	220
2011	150
2012	140
2013	290
2014	360
2015	310
2016	140
2017	200
2018	200
2019	420

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

Year	Number
2006	0
2007	530
2008	680
2010	0
2011	0
2013	0
2014	280
2015	440
2016	560
2017	510
2018	390
2019	110

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

Year	Number
2005	40
2011	30

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers

Year	Number
2005	1,230
2006	1,380
2007	1,200
2008	1,200
2009	1,070
2010	1,120
2011	1,280
2012	1,340
2013	1,320
2014	1,040
2015	1,130
2016	1,440
2017	1,770
2018	1,560
2019	1,490

Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers

Year	Number
2005	70
2006	70
2007	80
2008	70
2009	50
2010	40
2011	50
2012	50
2013	50
2016	0

Dental Laboratory Technicians

Year	Number
2010	40
2011	30
2012	50
2014	70
2015	50
2016	0

Medical Appliance Technicians

Year	Number
2008	0
2012	0
2017	40
2018	0
2019	60

Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians

Year	Number
2006	0
2007	0
2008	0
2009	160
2010	150
2011	130
2012	40
2013	40
2014	40
2015	50
2016	40

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders

Year	Number
2005	900
2006	840
2007	750
2008	830
2009	750
2010	750
2011	850
2012	750
2013	970
2014	1,040
2015	1,070
2016	970
2017	620
2018	600
2019	520

Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers

Year	Number
2008	70
2009	90
2010	60
2016	0
2017	100
2018	130
2019	130

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

Year	Number
2005	400
2006	540
2007	630
2008	560
2009	430
2010	370
2011	450
2012	350
2013	400
2014	370
2015	430
2016	480
2017	480
2018	370
2019	370

Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators

Year	Number
2005	130
2006	100
2007	100
2008	140
2009	0
2010	170
2011	150
2012	80
2013	50
2014	60
2015	100
2016	90
2017	50
2018	40
2019	40

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators

Year	Number
2005	690
2006	720
2007	570
2008	640
2009	710
2010	680
2011	720
2012	630
2013	670
2014	520
2015	480
2016	860
2017	820
2018	740
2019	480

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers

Year	Number
2005	110
2006	90
2007	90
2009	40
2010	70
2011	100
2012	100
2013	0
2014	90
2015	100
2016	120
2017	130
2018	110
2019	90

Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders

Year	Number
2007	120
2008	0
2010	30
2013	0
2014	0
2015	0
2016	0
2017	0
2018	0
2019	0

Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders

Year	Number
2010	0
2011	0
2012	70
2013	50
2014	50
2015	80
2016	60
2017	70

Etchers and Engravers

Year	Number
2005	0
2006	60
2007	40
2010	30
2011	40
2012	70
2014	70
2015	70
2016	70
2017	60
2018	100
2019	110

Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic

Year	Number
2007	160
2008	90
2009	100
2010	100
2011	150
2012	0
2013	0
2014	0
2015	300
2016	540

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year	Number
2005	910
2006	890
2007	850
2008	800
2009	510
2010	470
2011	430
2012	380
2013	550
2014	440
2015	300
2016	300
2017	490
2018	680
2019	660

Helpers--Production Workers

Year	Number
2005	1,070
2006	1,300
2007	1,340
2008	1,340
2009	1,150
2010	1,000
2011	1,010
2012	980
2013	1,020
2014	950
2015	790
2016	950
2017	910
2018	720
2019	560

Production Workers, All Other

Year	Number
2005	370
2006	330
2007	410
2008	410
2009	370
2012	270
2013	200
2014	250
2015	250
2016	280
2017	310
2018	330
2019	350