Numbers of Production Occupations in Vermont

Occupation group

Production Occupations

Year	Number
2004	19,740
2005	20,350
2006	20,100
2007	22,510
2008	22,830
2009	18,820
2010	16,250
2011	16,750
2012	17,250
2013	18,630
2014	19,020
2015	19,070
2016	17,880
2017	17,900
2018	17,410
2019	17,470

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers

Year	Number
2004	1,450
2005	1,650
2006	1,650
2007	1,720
2008	1,700
2009	1,630
2010	1,460
2011	1,500
2012	1,480
2013	1,470
2014	1,680
2015	1,790
2016	1,810
2017	1,610
2018	1,570
2019	1,440

Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers

Year	Number
2004	40
2016	30
2017	50

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers

Year	Number
2004	600
2007	1,270
2008	1,330
2011	0
2012	0
2013	0
2014	560
2015	380
2016	130

Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers

Year	Number
2004	150
2005	140
2006	180
2007	140
2008	150
2009	110
2010	60
2011	140
2012	180
2013	120
2014	30
2016	70

Engine and Other Machine Assemblers

Year	Number
2014	30
2015	50
2016	50

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters

Year	Number
2005	0
2006	60
2007	40
2008	60
2009	0
2010	70
2011	80
2012	60
2013	40
2014	40
2015	90
2016	90
2017	90
2018	40
2019	40

Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators

Year	Number
2008	30

Team Assemblers

Year	Number
2004	1,720
2005	2,330
2006	2,650
2007	2,660
2008	2,130
2009	1,790
2010	1,490
2011	1,600
2012	1,620
2013	1,630
2014	1,360
2015	1,340
2016	1,370

Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other

Year	Number
2005	120
2006	180
2007	270
2008	480
2009	330
2010	260
2011	120
2012	0
2013	230
2014	350
2015	450
2016	560
2019	1,600

Bakers

Year	Number
2004	830
2005	1,020
2006	840
2007	870
2008	760
2009	680
2010	660
2011	680
2012	700
2013	650
2014	620
2015	640
2016	680
2017	820
2018	1,020
2019	760

Butchers and Meat Cutters

Year	Number
2004	220
2005	180
2006	170
2007	180
2008	250
2009	320
2010	300
2011	240
2012	220
2013	210
2014	270
2015	210
2016	200
2017	160
2018	170
2019	180

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers

Year	Number
2004	200
2005	190
2006	210
2007	220
2008	220
2009	240
2010	180
2011	170
2012	130
2013	0
2014	260
2015	210
2016	230
2017	190
2018	120
2019	50

Slaughterers and Meat Packers

Year	Number
2004	0
2005	60
2012	40
2013	40
2014	40
2015	70
2016	50
2018	70
2019	130

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

Year	Number
2008	40
2009	60
2010	70
2011	110
2012	110
2013	280
2014	230
2015	170
2016	180
2017	410
2018	510

Food Batchmakers

Year	Number
2004	110
2005	130
2006	110
2007	200
2008	210
2009	230
2010	260
2011	320
2012	410
2013	600
2014	570
2015	630
2016	490
2017	490
2018	580
2019	840

Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders

Year	Number
2005	50
2006	40
2007	30
2009	50
2010	80
2011	40
2012	60
2013	50
2014	30
2015	30
2016	50
2017	60

Food Processing Workers, All Other

Year	Number
2012	170
2013	80
2014	120
2015	50
2016	50
2017	190
2018	210
2019	210

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

Year	Number
2004	170
2005	310
2006	300
2007	320
2008	200
2009	190
2010	200
2011	210
2012	220
2013	180
2014	130
2015	120
2016	180
2017	170
2018	160
2019	100

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

Year	Number
2005	50
2007	40
2018	50

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

Year	Number
2008	70
2009	70

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

Year	Number
2004	330
2005	270
2006	320
2007	270
2008	160
2009	150
2010	150
2011	160
2012	180
2013	170
2014	200
2015	230
2016	200
2017	200
2018	170
2019	140

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

Year	Number
2004	110
2005	160
2006	170
2007	170
2008	50
2009	60
2010	50
2011	150
2012	130
2013	130
2014	40
2015	30

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

Year	Number
2004	280
2005	280
2006	270
2007	290
2008	280
2009	290
2010	310
2011	290
2012	220
2013	250
2014	170
2015	170
2016	160
2017	220
2018	210
2019	230

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

Year	Number
2004	310
2005	250
2006	270
2007	170
2008	270
2009	230
2010	150
2011	110
2012	110
2013	260
2014	220
2015	180
2016	50
2017	110
2018	100
2019	90

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

Year	Number
2004	130
2005	160
2006	210
2007	0
2008	90
2009	60
2010	40
2011	0
2012	0
2013	200
2014	150
2015	170
2016	80
2017	90
2018	60
2019	40

Machinists

Year	Number
2004	780
2005	880
2006	920
2007	1,070
2008	810
2009	760
2010	660
2011	610
2012	600
2013	730
2014	710
2015	690
2016	600
2017	580
2018	530
2019	660

Model Makers, Metal and Plastic

Year	Number
2005	0
2006	50
2007	40
2008	30
2010	40
2015	50

Foundry Mold and Coremakers

Year	Number
2006	40
2007	60
2008	0
2009	0

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

Year	Number
2004	370
2005	380
2006	280
2007	290
2008	310
2009	290
2010	330
2011	250
2012	400
2013	430
2014	400
2015	300
2016	140
2017	240
2018	330
2019	400

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

Year	Number
2004	300
2008	1,070
2009	960
2010	0
2013	790
2014	170
2015	90
2017	80
2019	300

Tool and Die Makers

Year	Number
2004	230
2005	200
2006	180
2007	220
2008	220
2009	210
2010	150
2011	170
2012	150
2013	150
2014	130
2015	130
2016	130
2017	160
2018	180
2019	190

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

Year	Number
2004	480
2005	390
2006	390
2007	330
2008	290
2009	300
2010	260
2011	330
2012	340
2013	360
2014	390
2015	410
2016	350
2017	230
2018	330
2019	390

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

Year	Number
2004	60
2005	70
2006	90
2007	80
2008	70
2009	70
2010	30
2011	80
2012	60
2013	50
2014	40
2017	30
2018	30

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

Year	Number
2004	40
2018	40

Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic

Year	Number
2013	40
2014	40
2016	0
2017	40

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

Year	Number
2004	40
2005	30
2006	40
2008	50
2009	40
2010	40
2011	80
2012	60
2013	70
2014	50
2015	60
2016	40
2017	110
2018	130
2019	110

Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners

Year	Number
2004	30
2005	40
2006	50
2007	40
2008	30
2009	40
2010	50
2011	70
2012	60
2014	40
2015	60
2016	80
2017	50
2018	50
2019	60

Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other

Year	Number
2008	80
2009	60
2010	60
2011	70
2012	60
2013	70
2014	0
2015	130
2016	100
2017	70

Prepress Technicians and Workers

Year	Number
2004	300
2005	130
2006	110
2007	150
2008	160
2009	130
2010	100
2011	140
2012	130
2013	130
2014	50
2015	60
2016	50
2017	70
2018	90
2019	100

Printing Press Operators

Year	Number
2004	370
2005	510
2006	400
2007	350
2008	210
2009	180
2010	290
2011	320
2012	280
2013	320
2014	310
2015	330
2016	270
2017	250
2018	260
2019	290

Print Binding and Finishing Workers

Year	Number
2004	360
2005	310
2006	350
2007	310
2008	350
2009	290
2010	220
2011	210
2012	250
2013	140
2014	100
2015	130
2016	0
2017	170
2018	180
2019	190

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers

Year	Number
2004	350
2005	510
2006	520
2007	430
2008	400
2009	390
2010	370
2011	340
2012	390
2013	370
2014	410
2015	490
2016	490
2017	480
2018	410
2019	350

Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials

Year	Number
2004	150
2005	70
2006	60
2007	70
2008	90
2009	80
2010	60
2011	70
2012	40
2013	50
2014	40
2015	40
2016	0

Sewing Machine Operators

Year	Number
2004	470
2005	420
2006	350
2007	230
2008	240
2009	220
2010	250
2011	170
2012	230
2013	220
2014	230
2015	180
2016	170
2017	210
2018	210
2019	130

Sewers, Hand

Year	Number
2005	0
2006	40
2007	60

Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year	Number
2004	50

Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year	Number
2004	60
2005	40
2006	30
2010	70
2011	30
2012	30

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

Year	Number
2005	30
2006	40
2007	30
2016	0
2017	60
2018	30
2019	50

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

Year	Number
2004	210
2013	100
2014	80
2015	60

Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers

Year	Number
2004	30
2005	30

Upholsterers

Year	Number
2004	0
2005	0
2011	30
2012	40
2013	30
2018	40
2019	0

Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other

Year	Number
2014	0

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters

Year	Number
2004	420
2005	590
2006	390
2007	400
2008	410
2009	430
2010	400
2011	400
2012	280
2013	370
2014	430
2015	450
2016	350
2017	370
2018	400
2019	310

Furniture Finishers

Year	Number
2006	130
2007	100
2008	110
2009	100
2012	290
2013	310
2014	320
2015	140
2016	160
2018	140
2019	120

Model Makers, Wood

Year	Number
2008	40
2013	60
2014	0

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood

Year	Number
2004	370
2005	320
2006	270
2007	280
2008	310
2009	240
2010	210
2011	170
2012	180
2013	140
2014	190
2015	210
2016	240
2017	170
2018	120
2019	170

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing

Year	Number
2004	610
2005	720
2006	680
2007	600
2008	950
2009	770
2010	660
2011	610
2012	650
2013	620
2014	500
2015	550
2016	500
2017	490
2018	420
2019	370

Woodworkers, All Other

Year	Number
2004	170
2005	140
2007	100
2008	100
2009	150
2010	110
2011	100
2012	50
2013	50
2016	0
2017	140
2018	140

Power Plant Operators

Year	Number
2004	50
2006	100
2007	0
2008	130
2009	170
2010	0
2011	240
2012	150
2013	160
2014	140
2015	130
2016	110
2017	90
2018	80
2019	90

Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators

Year	Number
2004	100
2005	90
2006	130
2007	180
2008	170
2009	130
2010	60
2011	80
2012	70
2013	60
2014	60
2015	50
2016	60
2017	70
2018	80
2019	50

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators

Year	Number
2004	260
2005	390
2006	330
2007	360
2008	300
2009	270
2010	290
2011	230
2012	210
2013	250
2014	280
2015	360
2016	350
2017	360
2018	340
2019	440

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

Year	Number
2004	120
2005	110
2006	130
2007	110
2008	90
2009	110
2010	220
2011	370
2012	330
2013	220
2014	110
2015	120
2016	110
2017	170
2018	200
2019	320

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

Year	Number
2004	260
2005	330
2006	290
2007	290
2008	240
2009	250
2010	250
2011	250
2012	200
2013	150
2014	150
2015	180
2016	190
2017	230
2018	190
2019	130

Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand

Year	Number
2004	110
2005	100
2006	130
2007	120
2008	120
2009	100
2010	60
2011	110
2012	140
2013	180
2014	170
2015	130
2016	130
2017	120
2018	100
2019	80

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year	Number
2004	160
2005	170
2006	200
2007	230
2008	470
2009	470
2010	410
2011	150
2012	150
2013	190
2014	180
2015	240
2016	270
2017	280
2018	190
2019	220

Cutters and Trimmers, Hand

Year	Number
2004	120
2005	160
2006	140
2007	250
2008	220
2009	220
2010	110
2011	90
2012	80
2013	90
2014	80
2015	80
2016	80
2017	120
2018	50
2019	60

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year	Number
2004	850
2005	740
2006	630
2007	560
2008	570
2009	550
2010	240
2011	250
2012	240
2013	330
2014	280
2015	360
2016	300
2017	370
2018	310
2019	230

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

Year	Number
2004	190
2005	250
2006	210
2007	210
2008	170
2009	160
2010	90
2011	120
2012	210
2013	120
2014	120
2015	120
2016	210
2017	200
2018	200
2019	250

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

Year	Number
2004	40
2005	50
2006	50
2007	60
2008	40
2009	50
2010	30
2011	30
2014	0
2015	70
2017	40

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers

Year	Number
2004	950
2005	950
2006	1,020
2007	1,030
2008	990
2009	850
2010	870
2011	990
2012	960
2013	890
2014	950
2015	880
2016	890
2017	1,060
2018	1,050
2019	1,080

Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers

Year	Number
2004	30
2005	0
2006	60
2007	50
2008	50
2009	40
2010	60
2011	60
2012	70
2013	60
2014	90
2015	170
2016	200
2017	70
2018	50
2019	70

Dental Laboratory Technicians

Year	Number
2004	0
2006	60
2007	0
2008	0
2009	130
2010	60
2011	70
2014	30
2015	90
2016	170
2017	50

Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians

Year	Number
2004	40
2005	30
2009	60
2011	40
2014	40
2016	50
2017	90
2018	0
2019	0

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders

Year	Number
2004	1,120
2005	1,040
2006	1,060
2007	1,140
2008	1,420
2009	1,260
2010	980
2011	910
2012	1,740
2013	1,760
2014	1,460
2015	1,360
2016	1,500
2017	1,220
2018	840
2019	820

Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers

Year	Number
2004	90
2005	50
2006	40
2008	30
2009	50
2010	30
2013	30
2014	30
2015	80
2016	0
2017	40
2018	40
2019	40

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

Year	Number
2004	300
2005	530
2006	530
2007	490
2008	390
2009	330
2010	250
2011	280
2012	260
2013	260
2014	320
2015	280
2016	270
2017	210
2018	190
2019	270

Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators

Year	Number
2004	70
2005	30
2006	90
2007	100
2008	50
2013	50
2014	50
2015	0

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators

Year	Number
2004	270
2005	350
2006	430
2007	430
2008	430
2009	390
2010	320
2011	600
2012	560
2013	370
2014	1,090
2015	1,110
2016	1,150
2017	1,000
2018	1,100
2019	1,290

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers

Year	Number
2004	50
2005	50
2006	70
2007	70
2008	80
2009	80
2010	110
2011	140
2012	120
2013	110
2014	90
2015	150
2016	100
2017	100
2018	80
2019	90

Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders

Year	Number
2004	100
2005	70
2014	0
2015	50
2017	0
2018	60
2019	90

Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders

Year	Number
2004	80
2005	30
2006	40
2007	30
2008	30
2015	0
2016	0

Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders

Year	Number
2004	50
2005	70
2006	80
2007	70
2009	30
2012	0
2014	80
2015	110
2016	120
2017	120
2018	80

Etchers and Engravers

Year	Number
2013	30
2019	0

Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic

Year	Number
2004	200
2005	440
2006	240
2007	320
2008	260
2009	190
2010	160
2011	180
2012	130
2013	0
2014	300
2015	170
2016	0
2017	130
2018	250
2019	0

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year	Number
2004	320
2005	200
2006	230
2007	230
2008	110
2009	150
2011	260
2012	220
2013	100
2014	110
2015	120
2016	330
2017	380
2018	420
2019	300

Helpers--Production Workers

Year	Number
2004	690
2005	960
2006	770
2007	760
2008	580
2009	580
2010	430
2011	520
2012	430
2013	570
2014	640
2015	690
2016	550
2017	200
2018	240
2019	290

Production Workers, All Other

Year	Number
2004	220
2007	1,320
2008	1,080
2012	370
2013	460
2014	440
2015	400
2016	360
2017	470
2018	320
2019	360