Numbers of Production Occupations in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

Occupation group

Production Occupations

Year Number
2005 60,110
2006 59,250
2007 61,340
2008 62,390
2009 58,010
2010 54,300
2011 51,310
2012 50,530
2013 49,790
2014 48,000
2015 47,650
2016 49,270
2017 51,210
2018 51,120
2019 51,860

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers

Year Number
2005 4,790
2006 5,110
2007 4,940
2008 5,090
2009 4,640
2010 4,400
2011 3,850
2012 4,010
2013 3,900
2014 4,120
2015 4,080
2016 4,100
2017 4,110
2018 4,330
2019 4,370

Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers

Year Number
2006 260
2007 180
2008 0
2019 40

Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers

Year Number
2007 60
2008 110
2009 140
2010 0
2011 0
2015 50

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers

Year Number
2005 1,320
2006 1,330
2007 1,620
2008 1,830
2009 1,830
2010 1,710
2011 1,330
2012 1,560
2013 1,720
2014 1,960
2015 1,650
2016 1,500

Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers

Year Number
2005 210
2006 150
2007 140
2008 150
2009 140
2010 160
2011 280
2012 270
2013 0
2014 410
2015 340
2016 290

Engine and Other Machine Assemblers

Year Number
2005 50
2006 70
2007 80
2008 0

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters

Year Number
2005 790
2006 940
2007 910
2008 1,060
2009 1,030
2010 860
2011 630
2012 560
2013 500
2014 560
2015 550
2016 500
2017 660
2018 640
2019 570

Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators

Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2009 30
2012 0
2013 50
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0

Timing Device Assemblers and Adjusters

Year Number
2015 0

Team Assemblers

Year Number
2005 4,620
2006 3,930
2007 3,200
2008 3,450
2009 3,710
2010 2,720
2011 2,330
2012 1,950
2013 2,120
2014 1,870
2015 1,980
2016 2,330

Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other

Year Number
2005 940
2006 1,200
2007 1,530
2008 1,590
2009 1,590
2010 1,390
2011 1,980
2012 2,240
2013 2,200
2014 1,900
2015 1,650
2016 1,780
2019 3,010

Bakers

Year Number
2005 2,430
2006 2,400
2007 2,730
2008 2,870
2009 2,750
2010 2,430
2011 2,500
2012 2,570
2013 2,630
2014 2,500
2015 2,440
2016 2,880
2017 3,540
2018 3,580
2019 3,850

Butchers and Meat Cutters

Year Number
2005 1,460
2006 1,580
2007 1,590
2008 1,710
2009 1,740
2010 1,910
2011 1,750
2012 2,030
2013 1,810
2014 1,730
2015 1,520
2016 1,770
2017 1,810
2018 1,820
2019 1,550

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers

Year Number
2005 700
2006 660
2007 500
2008 300
2009 560
2010 550
2011 540
2012 290
2013 360
2014 390
2015 370
2016 270
2017 230
2018 0
2019 530

Slaughterers and Meat Packers

Year Number
2007 90
2008 100
2010 120
2011 210

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

Year Number
2005 70
2006 50
2007 0
2008 60
2009 80
2010 70
2011 0
2012 0
2013 100
2014 60
2015 60
2016 0
2017 100
2018 0
2019 0

Food Batchmakers

Year Number
2005 230
2006 240
2007 470
2008 610
2009 740
2010 540
2011 340
2012 460
2013 680
2014 780
2015 1,010
2016 1,010
2017 1,260
2018 850
2019 740

Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders

Year Number
2005 130
2006 110
2007 190
2008 170
2009 160
2010 220
2011 210
2012 180
2013 70
2014 60
2017 40
2018 110
2019 0

Food Processing Workers, All Other

Year Number
2012 530
2013 0
2014 630
2015 290
2016 310
2017 390
2018 400
2019 300

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

Year Number
2005 0
2006 40
2011 0
2012 70
2013 0
2016 90
2017 0
2018 0

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

Year Number
2007 80

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

Year Number
2005 60
2006 80
2007 60
2012 40
2014 40

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

Year Number
2005 860
2006 850
2007 530
2008 340
2009 270
2010 230
2011 260
2012 190
2013 140
2014 100
2015 150
2016 180
2017 200
2018 220
2019 240

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

Year Number
2005 40
2006 30
2007 0
2012 0
2013 40
2019 40

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

Year Number
2005 90
2006 60
2007 40
2008 0
2009 0
2010 130
2011 150
2012 140
2013 110
2014 30
2016 70
2017 80
2018 90
2019 70

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

Year Number
2007 50
2008 60
2009 60
2010 50
2012 30
2019 30

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

Year Number
2008 60
2009 40
2015 0
2016 60
2017 90
2018 90
2019 90

Machinists

Year Number
2005 1,330
2006 1,240
2007 1,200
2008 1,260
2009 920
2010 780
2011 1,060
2012 1,200
2013 1,090
2014 800
2015 1,150
2016 1,190
2017 1,400
2018 1,370
2019 1,520

Model Makers, Metal and Plastic

Year Number
2007 0
2008 110
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0

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

Year Number
2005 250
2006 0
2007 360
2008 460
2009 550
2010 370
2011 0
2012 90
2013 170
2014 160
2015 150
2016 260
2017 400
2018 400
2019 420

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

Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 140
2009 180
2010 200
2011 150
2012 0
2013 0
2014 210
2015 300
2016 250
2017 100
2018 110
2019 120

Tool and Die Makers

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

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

Year Number
2005 1,400
2006 1,520
2007 1,800
2008 1,990
2009 2,000
2010 1,640
2011 1,520
2012 1,500
2013 1,560
2014 1,580
2015 1,480
2016 1,470
2017 1,510
2018 1,680
2019 1,850

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

Year Number
2005 70
2006 110
2007 60
2008 130
2009 80
2010 70
2011 50
2012 100
2013 100
2014 50
2015 50
2016 80
2017 170
2018 150
2019 150

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

Year Number
2005 60
2006 40
2007 40

Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic

Year Number
2005 50
2013 50

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

Year Number
2005 70
2006 30
2009 50
2010 30
2011 60
2012 120
2013 150
2014 140
2015 50
2016 0
2017 50
2018 50
2019 120

Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners

Year Number
2005 0
2010 0

Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other

Year Number
2005 40
2006 40
2007 40
2008 50
2011 30
2012 50
2013 50
2014 30
2017 40
2018 50
2019 100

Prepress Technicians and Workers

Year Number
2005 1,850
2006 1,660
2007 1,450
2008 1,620
2009 1,710
2010 1,630
2011 1,010
2012 800
2013 740
2014 710
2015 700
2016 660
2017 650
2018 610
2019 670

Printing Press Operators

Year Number
2005 3,490
2006 3,570
2007 3,590
2008 3,450
2009 3,170
2010 4,720
2011 4,560
2012 4,350
2013 2,950
2014 2,830
2015 2,690
2016 2,870
2017 2,530
2018 2,350
2019 2,190

Print Binding and Finishing Workers

Year Number
2005 3,170
2006 3,010
2007 3,050
2008 3,380
2009 3,010
2010 2,070
2011 1,290
2012 1,200
2013 820
2014 660
2015 720
2016 750
2017 870
2018 770
2019 940

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers

Year Number
2005 4,120
2006 3,860
2007 4,110
2008 4,130
2009 4,010
2010 4,160
2011 4,890
2012 4,620
2013 4,660
2014 4,080
2015 3,840
2016 3,870
2017 4,280
2018 5,020
2019 4,330

Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials

Year Number
2005 1,260
2006 1,080
2007 870
2008 1,020
2009 1,010
2010 1,120
2011 1,010
2012 1,090
2013 1,010
2014 820
2015 750
2016 650
2017 680
2018 800
2019 1,050

Sewing Machine Operators

Year Number
2005 840
2006 0
2007 720
2008 740
2009 640
2010 630
2011 620
2012 490
2013 420
2014 420
2015 410
2016 530
2017 760
2018 820
2019 890

Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers

Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 110
2011 0
2012 120
2013 110
2014 70
2015 70
2016 90
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers

Year Number
2005 910
2006 850
2007 820
2008 1,050
2009 940
2010 1,010
2011 690
2012 500
2013 460
2014 390
2015 650
2016 820
2017 960
2018 800
2019 810

Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders

Year Number
2005 50
2011 60
2012 50

Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year Number
2005 50
2006 30
2007 30
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 40
2012 70
2013 60
2016 80
2017 100
2018 100
2019 70

Upholsterers

Year Number
2006 250
2007 250
2008 260
2009 320
2010 290
2011 280
2012 0
2013 240
2014 0
2015 340
2016 0
2017 0
2018 340
2019 300

Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other

Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 100
2012 100
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 180

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters

Year Number
2005 830
2006 940
2007 1,080
2008 1,000
2009 1,010
2010 830
2011 770
2012 690
2013 570
2014 680
2015 930
2016 1,020
2017 910
2018 780
2019 690

Furniture Finishers

Year Number
2005 150
2006 150
2007 210
2008 210
2009 150
2010 90
2011 70
2012 90
2013 0
2014 0
2015 100
2016 140
2017 180
2018 130
2019 100

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood

Year Number
2005 280
2006 270
2007 220
2008 180
2009 100
2010 120
2011 100
2012 110
2013 150
2014 200
2015 220
2016 190
2017 130
2018 290
2019 300

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing

Year Number
2005 500
2006 490
2007 570
2008 700
2009 530
2010 430
2011 260
2012 450
2013 330
2014 0
2015 290
2016 0
2017 240
2018 260
2019 430

Woodworkers, All Other

Year Number
2005 0
2006 120
2007 140
2008 160
2009 120
2010 50
2011 50
2012 40
2013 60
2014 0
2015 90

Power Distributors and Dispatchers

Year Number
2005 90
2006 0
2007 0
2008 100
2009 120
2010 170
2011 270
2012 290
2013 220
2014 230
2015 200
2016 160
2017 100
2018 80
2019 120

Power Plant Operators

Year Number
2005 220
2006 260
2007 350
2008 320
2009 0
2010 250
2011 220
2012 620
2013 470
2014 470
2015 130
2016 170
2017 160
2018 240
2019 190

Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators

Year Number
2005 1,700
2006 1,360
2007 1,630
2008 1,420
2009 1,130
2010 1,010
2011 720
2012 780
2013 880
2014 970
2015 1,040
2016 1,260
2017 1,470
2018 1,600
2019 1,860

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators

Year Number
2005 1,610
2006 1,830
2007 1,750
2008 1,510
2009 1,310
2010 1,170
2011 1,290
2012 0
2013 1,400
2014 1,390
2015 1,290
2016 1,490
2017 1,350
2018 1,820
2019 1,460

Chemical Plant and System Operators

Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 60
2017 80
2018 0
2019 320

Gas Plant Operators

Year Number
2005 320
2006 400
2007 380
2008 190
2009 220
2010 170
2011 150
2012 150
2013 200
2014 210
2015 360
2016 460
2017 230
2018 160
2019 120

Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers

Year Number
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2019 30

Plant and System Operators, All Other

Year Number
2005 370
2006 350
2007 320
2008 290
2009 310
2010 350
2011 340
2012 330
2013 300
2014 290
2015 300
2016 330
2017 410
2018 400
2019 430

Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders

Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 90
2008 190
2009 330
2010 240
2011 380
2012 480
2013 420
2014 280
2015 170
2016 230
2017 270
2018 270
2019 260

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

Year Number
2005 50
2006 0
2007 70
2008 0
2009 290
2010 260
2011 160
2012 140
2013 170
2014 180
2015 200
2016 240
2017 310
2018 290
2019 260

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

Year Number
2005 200
2006 310
2007 290
2008 220
2009 100
2010 80
2011 110
2012 310
2013 380
2014 290
2015 140
2016 200
2017 190
2018 200
2019 170

Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand

Year Number
2005 0
2006 70
2007 50
2008 0
2009 0
2010 170
2011 0
2012 100
2013 90
2014 40
2015 40
2016 40
2017 50
2018 110
2019 110

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year Number
2005 570
2006 600
2007 530
2008 440
2009 270
2010 290
2011 370
2012 580
2013 630
2014 660
2015 570
2016 590
2017 450
2018 0
2019 710

Cutters and Trimmers, Hand

Year Number
2006 80
2007 0
2008 170
2009 160
2010 0

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year Number
2005 360
2006 330
2007 400
2008 270
2009 250
2010 250
2011 260
2012 390
2013 370
2014 460
2015 230
2016 330
2017 220
2018 230
2019 170

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

Year Number
2005 150
2006 210
2007 330
2008 270
2009 220
2010 250
2011 210
2012 200
2013 170
2014 140
2015 0
2016 80
2017 180
2018 270
2019 240

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

Year Number
2005 30
2006 50
2007 30
2018 40
2019 60

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers

Year Number
2005 2,920
2006 2,770
2007 3,780
2008 3,850
2009 3,740
2010 2,590
2011 2,690
2012 2,620
2013 2,740
2014 2,590
2015 2,550
2016 2,680
2017 2,620
2018 2,510
2019 3,090

Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers

Year Number
2005 180
2007 100
2008 190
2009 270
2010 260
2011 160
2012 0
2015 170
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 110

Dental Laboratory Technicians

Year Number
2005 740
2006 680
2007 530
2008 580
2009 640
2010 650
2011 550
2012 450
2013 390
2014 590
2015 730
2016 570
2017 620
2018 600
2019 550

Medical Appliance Technicians

Year Number
2005 40
2006 0
2008 0
2009 100
2010 70
2011 90
2012 140
2013 160
2014 170
2015 290
2016 390
2017 250
2018 140
2019 0

Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians

Year Number
2005 430
2006 390
2007 460
2008 500
2009 420
2010 310
2011 710
2012 760
2013 780
2014 800
2015 710
2016 590
2017 690
2018 690
2019 570

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders

Year Number
2005 2,270
2006 2,210
2007 1,900
2008 2,160
2009 1,760
2010 1,600
2011 1,230
2012 1,260
2013 1,030
2014 1,240
2015 1,660
2016 1,720
2017 1,740
2018 1,320
2019 2,170

Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers

Year Number
2005 190
2006 250
2007 230
2008 260
2009 150
2010 130
2011 180
2012 190
2013 200
2014 170
2015 160
2016 140
2017 140
2018 140
2019 150

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

Year Number
2005 1,000
2006 1,090
2007 960
2008 900
2009 920
2010 950
2011 870
2012 790
2013 720
2014 680
2015 790
2016 770
2017 900
2018 760
2019 770

Semiconductor Processing Technicians

Year Number
2006 700
2008 800

Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators

Year Number
2005 1,760
2006 2,230
2007 2,460
2008 1,280
2009 1,180
2010 1,120
2011 1,130
2012 1,070
2013 1,050
2014 950
2015 760
2016 470
2017 310
2018 180
2019 0

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators

Year Number
2005 270
2006 190
2007 190
2008 270
2009 340
2010 450
2011 0
2012 0
2013 310
2014 170
2015 130
2016 120
2017 110
2018 130
2019 140

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers

Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 50
2010 30
2011 30
2012 40
2013 50
2017 50
2018 70
2019 120

Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders

Year Number
2016 80
2017 80
2018 90
2019 90

Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders

Year Number
2005 0
2006 0

Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders

Year Number
2005 40
2008 40
2009 40
2010 60
2011 30

Etchers and Engravers

Year Number
2005 110
2006 80
2007 160
2008 0
2009 90
2010 50
2011 0
2012 0
2013 120
2014 100
2015 120
2016 0
2018 80
2019 70

Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic

Year Number
2005 780
2006 610
2007 570
2008 370
2009 220
2010 230
2011 190
2012 250
2013 240
2014 320
2015 300
2016 380
2017 250
2018 360
2019 350

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 400
2008 240
2009 250
2010 230
2011 250
2012 190
2013 230
2014 280
2015 350
2016 0
2017 0
2018 270
2019 180

Helpers--Production Workers

Year Number
2005 2,450
2006 2,280
2007 2,310
2008 2,570
2009 2,000
2010 2,060
2011 2,190
2012 2,090
2013 2,190
2014 1,990
2015 1,800
2016 1,950
2017 1,710
2018 1,610
2019 1,420

Production Workers, All Other

Year Number
2005 1,610
2006 1,500
2007 1,330
2008 1,270
2009 1,100
2012 1,360
2013 1,700
2014 1,370
2015 1,340
2016 1,710
2017 1,870
2018 1,690
2019 1,250