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Numbers of Production Occupations in Topeka, KS

Occupation group

Production Occupations
Year Number
2005 4,200
2006 3,290
2007 3,080
2008 2,930
2009 3,050
2010 2,650
2011 2,670
2012 3,130
2013 3,790
2014 3,090
2015 4,120
2016 3,180
2017 3,670
2018 3,360
2019 3,170

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
Year Number
2005 420
2006 430
2007 380
2008 430
2009 460
2010 410
2011 390
2012 430
2013 360
2014 350
2015 260
2016 290
2017 340
2018 350
2019 350

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
Year Number
2005 30
2008 40
2009 70
2010 80
2011 120
2012 90
2013 90
2014 50
2015 30
2016 0
2017 0

Team Assemblers
Year Number
2005 350
2006 290
2007 290
2008 310
2009 380
2010 210
2011 110
2012 100
2013 90
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0

Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other
Year Number
2005 50
2006 90
2007 140
2008 160
2009 80
2011 40
2012 0
2013 70
2014 40
2015 60
2016 60
2019 460

Bakers
Year Number
2005 80
2006 70
2007 60
2008 50
2009 30
2011 40
2012 80
2013 100
2014 160
2015 140
2016 150
2017 110
2018 70
2019 80

Butchers and Meat Cutters
Year Number
2005 100
2006 80
2007 90
2008 120
2009 130
2010 70
2011 60
2012 50
2013 60
2014 50
2015 90
2016 70
2017 50
2018 30
2019 40

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
Year Number
2007 60
2008 60
2009 30
2015 0
2016 40
2019 50

Food Batchmakers
Year Number
2010 0
2012 0
2013 220
2014 220
2015 210
2018 230
2019 300

Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 80
2006 80
2012 60

Food Processing Workers, All Other
Year Number
2019 0

Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2012 70
2013 70
2014 70

Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2012 60
2013 60

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 140
2006 80
2007 100
2008 80
2009 80
2010 40
2011 30
2012 170
2013 180
2014 200
2015 190
2016 180
2017 180
2018 40
2019 50

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0

Machinists
Year Number
2005 0
2006 180
2007 110
2008 90
2009 60
2010 60
2011 40
2012 0
2013 120
2014 0
2015 200
2016 190
2017 120
2018 90
2019 80

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2013 50
2014 0
2015 70

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Year Number
2005 80
2006 160
2007 190
2008 230
2009 160
2010 150
2011 150
2012 170
2013 140
2014 210
2015 310
2016 330
2017 340
2018 200
2019 130

Prepress Technicians and Workers
Year Number
2005 70
2006 150
2007 180
2008 150
2009 80
2010 60
2011 60
2012 50
2016 30
2018 40
2019 30

Printing Press Operators
Year Number
2005 370
2006 0
2007 230
2008 230
2009 280
2010 210
2011 210
2012 0
2013 240
2014 250
2015 170
2016 180
2017 170
2018 170
2019 130

Print Binding and Finishing Workers
Year Number
2005 240
2006 120
2007 130
2008 110
2009 40
2010 120
2011 160
2012 200
2013 180
2015 100
2016 80
2017 70
2018 120

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
Year Number
2005 110
2006 110
2007 120
2008 160
2009 160
2010 230
2011 220
2012 190
2013 140
2014 130
2015 120
2016 110
2017 210
2018 160
2019 190

Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials
Year Number
2013 40
2014 60
2015 0

Sewing Machine Operators
Year Number
2005 0

Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers
Year Number
2012 0

Upholsterers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
Year Number
2005 40
2006 0
2007 80
2008 60
2009 70
2010 60
2011 60
2012 80
2013 80
2014 50
2015 30
2016 40
2017 680
2018 220
2019 220

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood
Year Number
2008 0

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
Year Number
2005 0
2014 40
2015 30
2017 40

Power Distributors and Dispatchers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0

Power Plant Operators
Year Number
2007 60
2008 60
2009 80
2010 0
2011 0

Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators
Year Number
2012 60

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
Year Number
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 130
2014 160
2015 170
2016 190
2017 160
2018 250
2019 220

Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 30
2006 70
2007 0
2008 0
2018 60
2019 40

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 100
2007 50
2008 50
2009 0
2010 50
2011 0
2012 50
2015 40
2016 0
2017 0

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 190
2006 0
2007 0
2008 50
2009 0
2010 90
2011 110
2012 0
2013 0
2017 0
2018 0

Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 290
2006 160
2009 140
2012 110
2013 110
2014 120
2015 120

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
Year Number
2005 340
2006 170
2007 160
2008 130
2009 220
2010 170
2011 210
2012 260
2013 320
2014 0
2015 660
2016 590
2017 390
2018 330
2019 400

Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers
Year Number
2017 40
2018 30

Dental Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2008 50
2009 30
2010 40
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 40
2015 40
2016 40
2018 40
2019 40

Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2008 50
2009 80
2010 0
2011 40
2014 30
2015 40
2016 40
2017 80
2018 40

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 840
2006 700
2007 590
2009 350
2010 280
2011 330
2012 580
2013 590
2014 660
2015 510
2016 390
2017 340
2018 220
2019 240

Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 40

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 0
2006 30
2009 40
2010 60
2011 70
2012 90
2013 70
2014 60
2015 120
2016 130
2017 110

Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators
Year Number
2005 30
2010 30
2011 30
2012 50
2013 30

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
Year Number
2008 0
2013 60
2014 60
2015 70
2016 50
2017 50

Etchers and Engravers
Year Number
2018 0

Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 30
2006 40
2017 90

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0

Helpers--Production Workers
Year Number
2005 290
2006 180
2007 60
2008 100
2009 0
2010 230
2011 190
2012 130
2013 130
2014 0
2015 270
2016 0
2017 100
2019 0

Production Workers, All Other
Year Number
2007 0
2008 120
2009 0
2013 60
2014 80
2015 70
2018 130
2019 120