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Numbers of Production Occupations in Ames, IA

Occupation group

Production Occupations
Year Number
2005 1,220
2006 1,590
2007 1,820
2008 1,680
2009 1,500
2010 1,800
2011 1,680
2012 1,600
2013 1,630
2014 2,200
2015 1,940
2016 1,880
2017 1,700
2018 1,780
2019 1,160

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
Year Number
2005 160
2006 170
2007 230
2008 250
2009 200
2010 150
2011 160
2012 150
2013 130
2014 130
2015 140
2016 130
2017 250
2018 240
2019 360

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers
Year Number
2005 30
2006 40
2014 40

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
Year Number
2017 40
2018 40
2019 50

Team Assemblers
Year Number
2005 170
2006 180
2009 0
2010 320
2011 370
2012 540
2013 490
2014 530
2015 370
2016 380

Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other
Year Number
2011 60
2012 70
2013 100
2014 40
2015 40
2016 0
2019 0

Bakers
Year Number
2005 90
2006 30
2007 60
2008 40
2009 40
2010 60
2011 40
2012 60
2013 80
2014 50
2015 70
2016 80
2017 90
2018 60
2019 60

Butchers and Meat Cutters
Year Number
2005 50
2006 40
2009 0
2010 90
2011 0
2012 90
2013 70
2014 50
2017 0
2018 90
2019 70

Food Batchmakers
Year Number
2006 50
2007 50
2008 50
2012 30

Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2007 90
2008 90

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2012 40
2014 0
2015 0
2017 60
2018 50
2019 50

Machinists
Year Number
2006 100
2007 130
2008 130
2009 120
2010 90
2011 100
2012 60
2013 130
2014 120
2015 90
2016 60
2017 60
2018 40
2019 40

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2011 120
2017 0
2018 40

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2007 30
2008 40
2016 40

Tool and Die Makers
Year Number
2005 0

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Year Number
2005 130
2006 170
2007 130
2008 110
2009 80
2010 70
2011 50
2012 110
2013 90
2014 150
2015 130
2016 140
2017 120
2018 60
2019 40

Prepress Technicians and Workers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 110
2007 110
2008 110
2009 80
2010 80
2011 40
2014 40
2015 40
2016 60
2017 70
2018 80
2019 60

Printing Press Operators
Year Number
2005 120
2006 220
2007 290
2008 220
2009 150
2010 230
2011 200
2012 160
2013 120
2014 150
2015 150
2016 210
2017 140
2018 140
2019 170

Print Binding and Finishing Workers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 40
2007 40
2008 60
2009 130
2010 120
2011 90
2015 30
2017 30
2018 30

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
Year Number
2005 60
2006 50
2007 50
2011 40
2013 60
2014 50
2015 50
2016 40
2017 0
2018 60
2019 0

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
Year Number
2008 0

Power Plant Operators
Year Number
2007 50
2008 60
2009 70
2010 70

Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators
Year Number
2014 80
2016 50

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
Year Number
2005 30
2007 40
2008 40
2009 70
2010 70
2011 60
2012 40
2013 40
2014 40
2015 60
2016 50
2017 50
2018 40
2019 40

Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2016 30
2017 0

Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2009 50
2010 50
2016 60
2017 60

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2009 100
2010 110
2011 90
2018 190

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 60
2006 50
2009 30
2010 30
2015 40
2016 50

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
Year Number
2005 50
2007 90
2008 90
2009 120
2010 130
2011 130
2012 190
2013 190
2014 140
2015 130
2016 110
2017 140
2018 130
2019 130

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 180
2006 170
2007 210
2008 150
2009 170
2010 90
2011 80
2013 0
2014 250
2015 250
2016 130

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 0
2007 30
2008 50
2011 50
2013 80
2014 80
2015 80

Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators
Year Number
2005 0

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
Year Number
2006 0
2007 40
2013 0
2014 50
2015 50
2016 40
2017 50
2018 70
2019 40

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 90
2008 0
2013 0

Helpers--Production Workers
Year Number
2005 90
2006 80
2007 150
2008 140
2009 90
2010 40
2014 60
2015 70
2016 80
2017 90
2018 0
2019 0

Production Workers, All Other
Year Number
2008 50
2009 0
2012 60
2013 50
2014 150
2015 150
2016 140
2018 50
2019 50