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Numbers of Production Occupations in Alaska

Occupation group

Production Occupations
Year Number
2004 9,470
2005 9,150
2006 10,020
2007 11,860
2008 10,150
2009 10,750
2010 11,040
2011 11,450
2012 12,380
2013 13,370
2014 12,510
2015 12,610
2016 11,670
2017 10,250
2018 9,390
2019 8,870

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
Year Number
2004 830
2005 770
2006 740
2007 790
2008 770
2009 690
2010 710
2011 890
2012 930
2013 920
2014 900
2015 1,020
2016 950
2017 840
2018 830
2019 760

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
Year Number
2005 70
2006 60
2007 90
2008 0
2009 0
2010 30
2011 60
2012 110
2013 110
2014 80
2015 40
2016 50
2017 60
2018 60
2019 0

Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators
Year Number
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2013 40
2014 40
2015 30
2016 40
2017 40

Team Assemblers
Year Number
2004 130
2005 180
2006 100
2007 110
2008 100
2009 140
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 140
2014 160
2015 250
2016 240

Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other
Year Number
2004 220
2005 120
2006 100
2007 0
2008 90
2009 160
2010 160
2011 150
2012 90
2013 70
2014 120
2015 200
2016 180
2019 210

Bakers
Year Number
2004 390
2005 300
2006 290
2007 300
2008 280
2009 320
2010 310
2011 310
2012 310
2013 390
2014 320
2015 280
2016 230
2017 260
2018 250
2019 200

Butchers and Meat Cutters
Year Number
2004 310
2005 370
2006 280
2007 280
2008 270
2009 280
2010 290
2011 270
2012 270
2013 270
2014 270
2015 240
2016 290
2017 280
2018 240
2019 180

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
Year Number
2004 1,810
2005 2,420
2006 2,700
2007 3,210
2008 3,090
2009 3,580
2010 3,580
2011 4,040
2012 5,090
2013 5,040
2014 4,550
2015 3,900
2016 3,240
2017 3,000
2018 2,550
2019 2,370

Slaughterers and Meat Packers
Year Number
2012 60

Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 30
2010 0
2015 30
2016 50
2017 60
2018 60

Food Batchmakers
Year Number
2004 0
2005 180
2006 90
2007 130
2008 140
2009 0
2010 160
2011 220
2012 200
2013 200
2014 180
2015 220
2016 180
2017 200
2018 200
2019 340

Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 90
2008 70
2013 40
2014 40
2015 30

Food Processing Workers, All Other
Year Number
2013 30

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 40
2007 40
2008 90
2009 0
2015 40
2016 70
2017 80
2018 40

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2011 70

Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2004 0

Machinists
Year Number
2004 200
2005 200
2006 200
2007 170
2008 280
2009 290
2010 230
2011 150
2012 240
2013 280
2014 330
2015 250
2016 220
2017 170
2018 160
2019 160

Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2013 40
2014 40

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2015 0

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Year Number
2004 560
2005 590
2006 740
2007 860
2008 850
2009 790
2010 720
2011 680
2012 690
2013 700
2014 700
2015 780
2016 770
2017 630
2018 510
2019 570

Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2011 40
2012 90
2013 70
2019 50

Prepress Technicians and Workers
Year Number
2004 50
2005 70
2006 90
2007 110
2008 90
2009 70
2010 40
2011 40

Printing Press Operators
Year Number
2004 190
2005 180
2006 130
2007 120
2008 130
2009 110
2010 170
2011 140
2012 170
2013 140
2014 130
2015 120
2016 130
2017 150
2018 160
2019 150

Print Binding and Finishing Workers
Year Number
2004 90
2005 90
2006 120
2007 70
2008 110
2009 90
2010 40
2011 40
2012 40
2013 30
2014 60
2015 70
2016 60
2017 40
2019 40

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
Year Number
2004 370
2005 290
2006 290
2007 340
2008 270
2009 350
2010 310
2011 400
2012 340
2013 420
2014 430
2015 460
2016 400
2017 430
2018 410
2019 530

Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials
Year Number
2004 70
2005 70
2006 120
2007 110
2008 140
2009 70
2010 80
2011 80
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0

Sewing Machine Operators
Year Number
2004 100
2005 110
2006 110
2007 110
2008 40
2009 50
2010 70
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 60
2015 40
2016 40
2018 40
2019 30

Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers
Year Number
2004 0

Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers
Year Number
2004 0
2006 30
2008 40
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2017 0
2018 0

Upholsterers
Year Number
2012 30

Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 30
2005 30
2006 100
2008 80

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
Year Number
2004 90
2005 130
2006 180
2007 230
2008 180
2009 120
2010 70
2011 70
2012 90
2013 70
2014 0
2015 110
2016 90
2017 80
2018 60
2019 0

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood
Year Number
2005 0
2006 50
2007 60
2008 60
2009 30
2015 30
2016 50
2017 50
2018 0
2019 0

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
Year Number
2009 60
2010 60
2011 50
2012 80
2017 60
2018 60
2019 40

Woodworkers, All Other
Year Number
2007 40
2010 40

Power Distributors and Dispatchers
Year Number
2004 60
2005 80
2006 70
2007 70
2008 60
2009 40
2010 40
2011 50
2012 40
2013 40
2015 30
2016 60
2017 60
2018 60
2019 100

Power Plant Operators
Year Number
2004 410
2005 450
2006 500
2007 360
2008 300
2009 350
2010 520
2011 530
2012 630
2013 630
2014 560
2015 600
2016 560
2017 490
2018 520
2019 460

Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators
Year Number
2004 150
2005 130
2006 140
2007 100
2008 80
2009 60
2010 80
2011 120
2012 110
2013 100
2014 100
2015 140
2016 110
2017 110
2018 100
2019 110

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
Year Number
2004 590
2005 540
2006 590
2007 530
2008 550
2009 640
2010 730
2011 810
2012 760
2013 620
2014 620
2015 600
2016 680
2017 640
2018 570
2019 500

Gas Plant Operators
Year Number
2008 0
2009 70
2010 40
2011 0
2012 50
2013 130
2014 130
2015 100
2016 120
2017 70
2018 70
2019 60

Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers
Year Number
2004 1,060
2007 1,260
2008 0
2009 810
2010 880
2011 690
2012 500
2013 430
2014 550
2015 560
2016 490
2017 350
2018 540
2019 550

Plant and System Operators, All Other
Year Number
2004 60
2005 90
2006 100
2007 110
2008 80
2009 160
2010 150
2011 130
2012 50
2013 110
2014 170
2015 190
2016 140
2017 80
2018 110
2019 110

Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2004 60
2005 60
2006 70
2007 140
2008 180
2009 110
2010 110
2011 100
2012 160
2013 190
2014 230
2015 320
2016 210
2017 220
2018 120
2019 110

Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 100
2006 180
2007 210
2008 140
2009 80
2010 130
2011 140
2012 160
2013 80
2014 80
2015 100
2019 100

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2004 30
2005 30
2006 90
2007 110
2008 70
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2014 80
2015 90
2016 70
2017 60
2019 40

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2004 0
2005 0
2007 30
2009 30

Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2013 60

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
Year Number
2004 440
2005 340
2006 400
2007 280
2008 230
2009 250
2010 350
2011 510
2012 500
2013 410
2014 550
2015 570
2016 610
2017 420
2018 370
2019 220

Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers
Year Number
2004 60
2005 60
2006 60
2007 60
2008 50
2010 0
2012 50
2013 60
2014 50
2017 0
2018 0
2019 40

Dental Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2004 40
2005 40
2006 70
2007 90
2008 90
2009 80
2010 60
2011 70
2012 60
2013 70
2014 70
2015 60
2016 60
2017 0
2018 40
2019 0

Medical Appliance Technicians
Year Number
2018 60
2019 70

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2004 440
2005 400
2006 410
2007 520
2008 570
2009 190
2010 190
2011 200
2012 230
2013 160
2014 250
2015 370
2016 460
2017 570
2018 380
2019 260

Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers
Year Number
2007 40
2008 50

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2004 50
2005 70
2006 60
2007 90
2008 110
2009 110
2010 50
2011 50
2012 60
2013 60
2014 50
2016 40
2017 40
2018 80
2019 90

Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators
Year Number
2004 150
2005 100
2006 100
2007 90
2009 90
2010 130
2011 110
2012 80
2013 70
2014 110
2015 120
2016 120
2017 60

Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2004 50
2005 110
2006 130
2007 100
2008 40
2009 30
2010 40
2011 40

Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2015 50
2016 40

Helpers--Production Workers
Year Number
2004 290
2005 270
2006 380
2007 280
2008 290
2009 280
2010 310
2011 200
2012 110
2013 190
2014 230
2015 310
2016 290
2017 140
2018 310
2019 260

Production Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 90
2005 80
2006 110
2007 130
2008 90
2009 170
2013 960
2014 270
2015 260
2016 330
2017 160
2018 230
2019 160