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Numbers of Production Occupations in West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area

Occupation group

Production Occupations
Year Number
2006 20,840
2007 21,940
2008 21,030
2009 17,960
2010 19,200
2011 20,340
2012 18,280
2013 16,820
2014 17,940
2015 10,940
2016 12,710
2017 8,850
2018 9,070
2019 8,760

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
Year Number
2006 1,750
2007 1,650
2008 1,600
2009 1,610
2010 1,520
2011 1,630
2012 1,650
2013 1,560
2014 1,530
2015 1,140
2016 1,010
2017 1,040
2018 1,120
2019 1,330

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers
Year Number
2006 0
2007 80
2008 50
2009 60
2010 40
2011 0
2014 40
2015 50
2016 50

Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers
Year Number
2006 70
2014 110
2015 70
2016 70

Engine and Other Machine Assemblers
Year Number
2012 30

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
Year Number
2006 250
2007 320
2008 270
2009 350
2010 290
2011 190
2012 180
2013 110
2014 130
2015 0
2016 0
2017 100
2018 150
2019 0

Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators
Year Number
2010 80
2011 80
2012 0

Team Assemblers
Year Number
2006 640
2007 720
2008 590
2009 430
2010 540
2011 520
2012 720
2013 640
2014 650
2015 450
2016 420

Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other
Year Number
2007 30
2009 140
2010 160
2011 210
2012 180
2013 0
2014 180
2015 70
2016 90
2019 360

Bakers
Year Number
2006 120
2007 170
2008 160
2009 100
2010 100
2011 100
2012 110
2013 110
2014 130
2015 120
2016 180
2017 220
2018 300
2019 250

Butchers and Meat Cutters
Year Number
2006 170
2007 150
2008 0
2009 0
2010 540
2011 360
2012 330
2013 250
2014 240
2015 330
2016 350
2017 200
2018 0

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
Year Number
2007 1,280
2008 1,760
2014 1,550
2015 0
2016 2,430
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Slaughterers and Meat Packers
Year Number
2006 5,830
2007 4,710
2008 3,500
2009 4,420
2010 4,030
2011 4,050
2012 2,370
2013 1,920
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2007 40
2008 50
2009 0
2011 0
2012 160
2013 130
2014 0
2015 0
2016 100
2018 60
2019 80

Food Batchmakers
Year Number
2006 290
2007 250
2008 130
2009 120
2010 170
2011 0
2012 150
2013 0
2014 160
2015 290
2016 300
2017 320
2018 160
2019 160

Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2006 50
2007 50
2008 60
2009 80
2010 70
2011 70
2012 60
2013 70
2014 0
2015 0
2016 50
2017 50
2018 80

Food Processing Workers, All Other
Year Number
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 310
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2008 280
2010 60
2011 60
2012 40
2013 140
2014 100

Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2007 30

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 140
2007 100
2008 190
2009 160
2010 200
2011 150
2012 170
2013 270
2014 320
2015 150
2016 70
2017 70
2018 30

Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 140
2007 230
2008 130
2009 80
2011 90
2012 80
2013 70

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 150
2007 180
2008 120
2009 80
2011 80
2012 90
2013 110
2014 130
2015 50
2016 40
2017 40
2018 40
2019 50

Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 150
2007 110
2008 80
2009 0
2010 0
2011 190
2012 170
2013 150
2014 70
2015 80
2016 40

Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2007 40
2011 60
2012 50
2013 0

Machinists
Year Number
2006 590
2007 1,020
2008 850
2009 750
2010 390
2011 570
2012 700
2013 770
2014 650
2015 430
2016 330
2017 250
2018 280
2019 280

Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2012 30
2014 30

Foundry Mold and Coremakers
Year Number
2007 60
2009 80
2014 70

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 130
2007 70
2008 120
2009 0
2010 90
2011 70
2012 70
2013 40
2018 80
2019 120

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 0
2007 70
2010 80
2011 110
2012 40
2014 80
2019 0

Tool and Die Makers
Year Number
2007 80
2008 80
2009 80

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Year Number
2006 1,680
2007 1,810
2008 1,670
2009 1,600
2010 1,410
2011 1,500
2012 1,660
2013 1,500
2014 1,980
2015 1,610
2016 1,330
2017 1,080
2018 1,190
2019 1,240

Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 210
2007 170
2008 240
2009 0
2010 0
2011 50
2012 450
2013 340
2014 270
2015 0
2018 0
2019 0

Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 0
2007 30
2008 40

Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2008 50
2009 30
2013 70
2014 100
2015 0

Prepress Technicians and Workers
Year Number
2006 140
2007 80
2008 100
2009 70
2010 0
2011 0
2012 40

Printing Press Operators
Year Number
2006 120
2007 130
2008 140
2009 110
2010 140
2011 140
2012 120
2013 110
2014 90
2015 40
2016 40
2017 50
2018 50
2019 30

Print Binding and Finishing Workers
Year Number
2006 60
2007 0

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
Year Number
2006 480
2007 460
2008 490
2009 440
2010 550
2011 530
2012 510
2013 420
2014 480
2015 520
2016 530
2017 520
2018 470
2019 460

Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials
Year Number
2006 210
2007 220
2008 210
2009 230
2010 200
2011 150
2012 0
2013 150
2014 0
2015 0

Sewing Machine Operators
Year Number
2006 260
2007 180
2008 140
2009 100
2010 100
2011 80
2012 140
2013 130
2014 120
2015 50
2016 50
2017 50
2018 40
2019 0

Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers
Year Number
2007 60
2008 100
2009 100

Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2008 50
2009 40
2010 30

Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers
Year Number
2008 200

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
Year Number
2006 90
2007 40
2009 80
2010 60
2011 60
2012 0
2013 70

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
Year Number
2006 210
2007 170
2008 150
2009 60
2013 0

Power Distributors and Dispatchers
Year Number
2019 0

Power Plant Operators
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2012 0
2013 230
2014 180
2015 250
2016 140
2017 160
2018 150
2019 0

Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators
Year Number
2006 30
2007 30
2009 30
2010 30
2012 0
2014 0
2016 60
2017 50
2018 80

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
Year Number
2006 490
2007 620
2008 580
2009 0
2010 910
2011 930
2012 550
2013 560
2014 570
2015 530
2016 510
2017 610
2018 700
2019 600

Chemical Plant and System Operators
Year Number
2006 370
2007 310
2008 430
2009 0
2012 110
2013 100
2014 120
2015 70
2019 70

Gas Plant Operators
Year Number
2006 460
2007 470
2008 420
2009 490
2010 340
2011 290
2012 180
2013 180
2014 270
2015 430
2016 380
2017 260
2018 230
2019 180

Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers
Year Number
2006 580
2007 590
2008 550
2009 810
2010 1,090
2011 1,110
2012 1,020
2013 1,170
2014 1,350
2015 1,160
2016 710
2017 600
2018 550
2019 780

Plant and System Operators, All Other
Year Number
2011 0
2012 180
2013 0
2014 0
2017 30
2018 60
2019 50

Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2006 190
2007 200
2008 170
2009 450
2010 430
2011 590
2012 370
2013 420
2014 370
2015 350
2016 450
2017 500
2018 440
2019 280

Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 190
2007 150
2008 180
2009 0
2010 130
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 60
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 360
2007 300
2008 210
2009 290
2010 250
2011 160
2012 180
2013 230
2014 210
2015 140
2016 100
2017 130
2018 150
2019 150

Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2010 60
2011 70

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 870
2007 830
2008 790
2009 470
2010 490
2011 400
2012 330
2013 310
2014 310
2015 200
2016 220
2017 260
2018 430
2019 400

Cutters and Trimmers, Hand
Year Number
2006 50
2007 40

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 220
2007 250
2008 200
2009 150
2011 120
2012 150
2013 50
2014 50
2019 60

Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 230
2007 460
2008 320
2009 250
2010 190
2011 190
2012 210
2013 0
2014 310
2016 0
2017 50
2018 50
2019 0

Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2006 0
2007 100
2008 110
2010 60
2011 50
2012 60
2013 90
2014 90
2015 30
2018 30
2019 40

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
Year Number
2006 890
2007 650
2008 1,020
2009 1,180
2010 1,070
2011 1,260
2012 1,120
2013 1,130
2014 1,200
2015 1,070
2016 1,050
2017 860
2018 980
2019 860

Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers
Year Number
2007 30

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2006 490
2007 550
2008 640
2009 970
2010 1,220
2011 1,140
2012 880
2013 860
2014 1,090
2015 0
2016 790
2017 440
2018 400
2019 570

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 420
2007 330
2008 340
2009 370
2010 370
2011 410
2012 300
2013 0
2014 810
2015 60
2016 140
2017 180
2018 150
2019 160

Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators
Year Number
2007 80
2008 80
2009 80
2010 60
2013 40

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
Year Number
2006 130
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 210
2011 50
2012 40
2013 110
2014 170
2015 90
2017 70
2018 110
2019 80

Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2006 40
2013 40

Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2007 130
2008 220
2009 0
2010 0
2016 0
2018 0
2019 80

Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2015 0

Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2013 0
2018 30

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2008 100

Helpers--Production Workers
Year Number
2006 900
2007 820
2008 850
2009 780
2010 1,250
2011 2,100
2012 2,120
2013 1,960
2014 1,400
2015 800
2016 680
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Production Workers, All Other
Year Number
2007 210
2008 220
2009 240
2012 180
2013 210
2014 170
2018 50
2019 0