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Numbers of Production Occupations in Tuscaloosa, AL

Occupation group

Production Occupations
Year Number
2005 3,260
2006 3,510
2007 4,510
2008 8,940
2009 8,950
2010 8,810
2011 9,760
2012 10,390
2013 10,090
2014 10,090
2015 12,730
2016 11,890
2017 10,790
2018 9,970
2019 10,430

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
Year Number
2005 730
2006 870
2007 840
2008 760
2009 700
2010 620
2011 950
2012 970
2013 1,170
2014 760
2015 840
2016 720
2017 570
2018 600
2019 800

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
Year Number
2008 110
2009 170
2010 160
2011 170
2012 140
2013 170
2014 30
2016 40
2017 70
2018 100

Team Assemblers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 4,740
2009 4,170
2010 3,560
2011 2,900
2012 3,610
2013 3,300
2014 4,540
2015 6,080
2016 5,670

Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other
Year Number
2005 50
2006 0
2007 0
2009 230
2010 320
2011 460
2012 390
2013 260
2014 360
2015 310
2016 0
2019 4,970

Bakers
Year Number
2007 0
2009 110
2010 160
2011 80
2012 70
2013 120
2014 140
2015 160
2016 230
2017 140
2018 110
2019 50

Butchers and Meat Cutters
Year Number
2005 50
2006 70
2007 60
2008 80
2009 80
2010 80
2011 70
2012 100
2013 100
2014 130
2015 90
2016 70
2017 0
2018 0
2019 120

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
Year Number
2007 390
2011 580
2012 730
2013 700
2014 0
2015 200
2016 230
2017 120
2018 70
2019 50

Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 60
2006 40

Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2009 60

Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2009 80
2014 100
2015 110
2016 100

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 140
2006 250
2007 0
2008 0
2009 230
2010 170
2011 100
2012 80
2013 130
2014 110
2015 120
2016 370
2017 430
2018 500
2019 300

Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2009 0
2010 40

Machinists
Year Number
2005 140
2006 200
2007 210
2008 210
2009 170
2010 210
2011 280
2012 310
2013 620
2014 670
2015 550
2016 270
2017 250
2018 300
2019 210

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2011 100
2012 100
2013 80
2014 80
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2013 60
2014 40
2015 40
2019 0

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Year Number
2005 270
2006 340
2007 270
2008 200
2009 280
2010 390
2011 320
2012 360
2013 320
2014 280
2015 320
2016 410
2017 320
2018 350
2019 320

Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2007 0
2008 0
2009 120
2010 0
2015 250
2019 0

Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners
Year Number
2005 0
2015 40
2016 50
2017 40
2018 40
2019 40

Prepress Technicians and Workers
Year Number
2007 40
2008 0
2009 30

Printing Press Operators
Year Number
2007 170
2008 150
2009 140
2010 150
2011 120
2012 90
2013 110
2014 170
2015 150
2016 0
2017 60
2018 120
2019 120

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
Year Number
2005 240
2006 260
2007 230
2008 200
2009 190
2010 190
2011 210
2012 220
2013 190
2014 190
2015 180
2016 160
2017 160
2018 180
2019 200

Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials
Year Number
2005 80
2009 30
2010 60
2011 50
2012 50

Sewing Machine Operators
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 120
2009 30
2019 180

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
Year Number
2005 140
2006 230
2007 200
2008 190
2009 160
2010 140
2011 90
2012 40
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 80
2017 80
2018 120
2019 60

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 100
2008 90
2009 80
2010 250
2011 260
2012 390
2013 320
2014 370
2015 450
2016 580
2017 510
2018 510
2019 450

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
Year Number
2005 80
2006 60
2007 70
2011 0
2012 110
2013 130
2014 100
2015 160
2016 0
2017 240
2018 220
2019 0

Woodworkers, All Other
Year Number
2015 0

Power Plant Operators
Year Number
2005 0
2011 0
2012 0

Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators
Year Number
2006 40
2007 40
2015 50
2016 70
2017 70
2018 70
2019 0

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
Year Number
2006 40
2007 70
2008 110
2009 120
2010 100
2011 80
2012 80
2013 70
2014 60
2015 80
2016 70
2017 70
2018 80
2019 70

Gas Plant Operators
Year Number
2005 0
2006 90
2007 90

Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers
Year Number
2011 160
2012 160
2013 180
2018 140
2019 110

Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2013 30
2016 30
2017 40
2018 60
2019 0

Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2011 40
2012 50
2013 40
2014 40
2016 30

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2009 210
2010 140
2011 130
2012 120
2013 150
2014 140
2015 150
2016 70
2017 0
2018 0
2019 180

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2007 40
2008 30
2009 50
2010 0
2011 0
2012 50
2013 100
2014 100
2015 70
2016 30
2017 40
2018 50

Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 250
2006 260
2007 530
2008 510
2009 430
2010 360
2011 340
2012 380
2013 170
2017 0
2018 0
2019 250

Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2008 110
2019 70

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
Year Number
2005 350
2006 290
2007 340
2008 370
2009 290
2010 500
2011 430
2012 470
2013 520
2014 760
2015 850
2016 650
2017 480
2018 540
2019 780

Dental Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2008 30

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 130
2007 100
2008 100
2009 160
2010 160
2011 180
2012 70
2013 190
2014 0
2015 380
2016 340
2017 130
2018 120
2019 50

Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers
Year Number
2005 50
2006 70
2007 0
2013 30

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 30
2007 50
2008 100
2009 70
2010 80
2011 130
2012 100
2013 210
2014 100
2015 110
2016 50
2017 110
2018 100
2019 110

Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators
Year Number
2006 50
2007 40
2008 40
2010 30

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
Year Number
2005 40
2010 50
2011 30
2012 30
2019 0

Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2019 30

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2012 30
2013 0
2014 80
2016 120

Helpers--Production Workers
Year Number
2005 430
2006 350
2007 430
2008 480
2009 560
2010 830
2011 1,500
2012 1,090
2013 620
2014 740
2015 990
2016 1,450
2017 1,330
2018 1,130
2019 910

Production Workers, All Other
Year Number
2007 200
2008 210
2009 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0