Numbers of Production Occupations in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD

Occupation group

Production Occupations

Year	Number
2005	49,450
2006	50,000
2007	47,830
2008	50,610
2009	44,570
2010	39,930
2011	37,950
2012	41,450
2013	38,250
2014	38,940
2015	37,340
2016	38,300
2017	36,610
2018	39,730
2019	39,160

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers

Year	Number
2005	4,050
2006	4,060
2007	4,310
2008	4,350
2009	3,920
2010	3,600
2011	3,340
2012	3,410
2013	3,370
2014	3,440
2015	3,430
2016	3,440
2017	3,450
2018	3,440
2019	3,320

Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers

Year	Number
2005	150
2009	350

Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers

Year	Number
2005	40
2008	0
2009	0
2019	80

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers

Year	Number
2005	660
2006	670
2007	1,140
2008	1,290
2009	1,410
2010	0
2011	0
2012	1,900
2013	1,470
2014	1,410
2015	1,480
2016	1,630

Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers

Year	Number
2005	130
2006	150
2007	100
2008	90
2009	180
2010	210
2011	200
2012	220
2013	340
2014	420
2015	320
2016	180

Engine and Other Machine Assemblers

Year	Number
2006	240
2007	190
2008	180
2010	130
2011	120
2012	80
2013	80
2014	70
2015	70
2017	40

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters

Year	Number
2005	420
2006	450
2007	400
2008	420
2009	600
2010	500
2011	480
2012	400
2013	330
2014	350
2015	260
2016	180
2017	240
2018	250
2019	380

Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators

Year	Number
2005	0
2006	490
2010	40
2016	0
2017	40
2018	0

Team Assemblers

Year	Number
2005	4,490
2006	5,290
2007	4,550
2008	5,860
2009	4,010
2010	3,530
2011	3,350
2012	3,270
2013	2,730
2014	2,120
2015	1,970
2016	2,180

Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other

Year	Number
2005	3,500
2006	2,250
2007	710
2008	1,280
2009	1,180
2010	1,420
2011	1,180
2012	1,210
2013	1,160
2014	1,310
2015	1,460
2016	1,300
2019	3,650

Bakers

Year	Number
2005	940
2006	1,010
2007	1,150
2008	1,130
2009	1,240
2010	1,940
2011	1,840
2012	1,860
2013	1,620
2014	1,840
2015	1,730
2016	1,910
2017	2,310
2018	2,350
2019	1,730

Butchers and Meat Cutters

Year	Number
2005	860
2006	900
2007	860
2008	750
2009	670
2010	780
2011	880
2012	950
2013	890
2014	800
2015	740
2016	740
2017	670
2018	680
2019	530

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers

Year	Number
2005	360
2006	350
2007	360
2008	430
2009	400
2010	350
2011	290
2012	260
2013	250
2014	140
2015	220
2016	260
2017	320
2018	200
2019	160

Slaughterers and Meat Packers

Year	Number
2007	100
2008	0
2009	130
2010	0
2011	0
2013	70
2014	0
2015	0
2016	0
2017	0
2018	0
2019	0

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

Year	Number
2005	0
2006	0
2007	80
2008	150
2009	170
2010	170
2011	210
2012	220
2013	230
2014	0
2016	0
2017	0
2018	0
2019	190

Food Batchmakers

Year	Number
2005	510
2006	400
2007	570
2008	570
2009	570
2010	480
2011	480
2012	490
2013	600
2014	630
2015	1,080
2016	1,250
2017	1,480
2018	1,760
2019	1,440

Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders

Year	Number
2005	170
2006	230
2007	200
2008	100
2009	130
2010	0
2011	170
2012	120
2013	210
2014	0
2015	560
2016	0
2017	0
2018	0
2019	0

Food Processing Workers, All Other

Year	Number
2012	480
2013	730
2014	690
2016	170
2017	190
2018	390
2019	690

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

Year	Number
2005	570
2008	0
2009	280
2010	190
2011	180
2012	130
2016	110
2017	80
2018	80
2019	60

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

Year	Number
2005	150
2006	190
2008	150
2009	150
2010	180
2011	0
2012	0
2013	100
2014	0
2015	0

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

Year	Number
2008	450
2009	460
2012	40
2013	0
2014	230
2015	170
2016	0
2018	0

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

Year	Number
2005	1,260
2006	1,070
2007	940
2008	1,150
2009	990
2010	950
2011	610
2012	600
2013	450
2014	390
2015	310
2016	420
2017	0
2018	380
2019	260

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

Year	Number
2005	80
2006	90
2007	40
2008	40
2009	70
2010	80
2011	70
2012	40
2013	40
2016	40
2017	40
2018	50

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

Year	Number
2005	360
2006	280
2007	340
2008	310
2009	270
2010	80
2011	160
2012	150
2013	170
2014	110
2015	120
2016	140
2017	120
2018	160
2019	140

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

Year	Number
2005	220
2006	200
2007	230
2008	210
2009	110
2010	130
2011	170
2012	200
2013	0
2015	50
2016	140
2018	0
2019	80

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

Year	Number
2005	80
2006	120
2007	100
2008	160
2009	130
2010	120
2011	80
2012	140
2013	80
2014	100
2015	50
2016	40
2017	0
2018	50
2019	0

Machinists

Year	Number
2005	2,190
2006	2,550
2007	2,520
2008	2,710
2009	1,960
2010	1,990
2011	1,430
2012	1,600
2013	1,540
2014	1,710
2015	1,620
2016	1,640
2017	1,470
2018	1,580
2019	1,120

Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders

Year	Number
2008	150
2009	280
2010	0
2011	230
2012	0
2013	50

Model Makers, Metal and Plastic

Year	Number
2006	40
2007	40
2008	40
2009	50
2010	40
2011	40
2014	0
2015	0
2016	0

Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic

Year	Number
2005	0

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

Year	Number
2005	450
2006	550
2007	430
2008	560
2009	500
2010	0
2011	0
2012	330
2013	0
2014	300
2015	210
2016	0
2017	0
2018	0
2019	0

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

Year	Number
2005	0
2006	330
2007	0
2008	180
2009	90
2010	190
2011	210
2012	190
2013	0
2014	0
2015	370
2016	200
2017	0
2018	160
2019	350

Tool and Die Makers

Year	Number
2005	360
2006	310
2007	210
2008	230
2009	270
2010	290
2011	190
2012	250
2013	220
2014	210
2015	190
2016	150
2017	130
2018	100
2019	0

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

Year	Number
2005	1,010
2006	1,220
2007	1,180
2008	1,530
2009	1,520
2010	1,400
2011	1,430
2012	1,510
2013	1,370
2014	1,610
2015	1,150
2016	1,260
2017	1,040
2018	1,170
2019	1,210

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

Year	Number
2005	0
2006	0
2007	310
2008	280
2009	0
2010	120
2011	110
2012	0
2013	170
2014	230
2015	150
2016	180
2017	150
2018	180
2019	170

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

Year	Number
2008	200
2009	200
2010	190
2011	0
2012	0
2015	0
2016	0
2017	0

Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic

Year	Number
2005	30
2006	40
2007	40
2008	40
2009	30
2015	0
2016	0
2017	0
2018	50
2019	60

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

Year	Number
2005	170
2006	130
2007	0
2008	240
2009	280
2010	220
2011	210
2012	180
2013	270
2014	210
2015	120
2016	90
2017	90
2018	170
2019	190

Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners

Year	Number
2005	60
2006	60
2007	40
2008	50
2012	0
2013	0
2014	0
2015	0
2019	40

Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other

Year	Number
2005	270
2006	300
2007	350
2008	170
2009	100
2010	120
2011	170
2012	170
2013	120
2014	170
2015	230
2016	240
2017	230
2018	170
2019	140

Prepress Technicians and Workers

Year	Number
2005	570
2006	530
2007	420
2008	470
2009	460
2010	410
2011	420
2012	440
2013	440
2014	290
2015	370
2016	390
2017	570
2018	460
2019	470

Printing Press Operators

Year	Number
2005	1,820
2006	1,830
2007	1,890
2008	1,460
2009	1,220
2010	1,080
2011	1,090
2012	1,030
2013	1,080
2014	990
2015	1,060
2016	1,000
2017	890
2018	1,080
2019	1,020

Print Binding and Finishing Workers

Year	Number
2005	900
2006	960
2007	1,150
2008	1,140
2009	750
2010	370
2011	380
2012	450
2013	370
2014	530
2015	460
2016	540
2017	260
2018	220
2019	220

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers

Year	Number
2005	1,790
2006	1,840
2007	1,620
2008	1,820
2009	1,820
2010	1,840
2011	1,850
2012	2,070
2013	2,110
2014	1,880
2015	1,910
2016	2,010
2017	2,260
2018	2,420
2019	2,280

Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials

Year	Number
2005	750
2006	500
2007	540
2008	390
2009	420
2010	360
2011	490
2012	510
2013	490
2014	420
2015	400
2016	340
2017	290
2018	200
2019	340

Sewing Machine Operators

Year	Number
2005	1,200
2006	970
2007	970
2008	930
2009	830
2010	820
2011	870
2012	980
2013	930
2014	700
2015	590
2016	510
2017	650
2018	590
2019	760

Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers

Year	Number
2014	0
2015	0

Sewers, Hand

Year	Number
2008	0
2009	0
2010	0
2011	50
2013	40
2014	60

Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers

Year	Number
2005	260
2006	0
2007	520
2008	470
2009	240
2010	490
2011	430
2012	480
2013	410
2014	450
2015	370
2016	280
2017	0
2018	0
2019	350

Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year	Number
2007	70
2009	40
2010	30
2012	40
2013	40
2014	60
2015	0
2016	60
2017	50
2018	50

Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year	Number
2010	40
2011	40

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

Year	Number
2005	0

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

Year	Number
2005	80
2007	30

Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers

Year	Number
2005	30
2007	40
2008	40
2009	50
2010	40
2011	0
2014	40
2016	30

Upholsterers

Year	Number
2005	160
2006	90
2007	130
2008	170
2009	90
2010	100
2011	90
2012	90
2013	70
2014	70
2015	100
2016	160
2017	0
2018	0
2019	240

Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other

Year	Number
2005	0
2006	0
2007	0
2008	80
2009	80
2010	40
2011	40
2012	110
2013	140
2014	150
2015	140
2016	0
2017	40
2018	0
2019	0

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters

Year	Number
2005	470
2006	520
2007	520
2008	500
2009	420
2010	410
2011	370
2012	290
2013	310
2014	340
2015	360
2016	280
2017	230
2018	160
2019	120

Furniture Finishers

Year	Number
2005	180
2006	130
2007	130
2008	180
2009	130
2010	110
2011	60
2012	70
2013	80
2014	140
2015	190
2016	180
2017	120
2018	30
2019	30

Model Makers, Wood

Year	Number
2005	0
2009	0
2010	0

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood

Year	Number
2005	240
2006	110
2007	130
2008	0
2009	60
2010	0
2011	190
2012	200
2013	0
2014	0
2015	0
2016	60
2017	70
2018	110
2019	180

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing

Year	Number
2005	0
2006	190
2007	230
2008	190
2009	90
2010	50
2011	50
2012	70
2013	120
2014	190
2015	200
2016	160
2017	200
2018	190
2019	290

Woodworkers, All Other

Year	Number
2008	60
2009	0
2010	0
2011	0
2012	190
2013	200
2014	90
2015	110
2016	160
2017	0
2018	110
2019	130

Power Distributors and Dispatchers

Year	Number
2007	260
2017	60
2018	50
2019	0

Power Plant Operators

Year	Number
2005	100
2006	100
2007	0
2008	220
2014	270
2016	160
2017	320
2018	320
2019	220

Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators

Year	Number
2005	720
2006	600
2007	660
2008	720
2009	760
2010	620
2011	250
2012	210
2013	200
2014	270
2015	360
2016	380
2017	500
2018	490
2019	660

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators

Year	Number
2005	520
2006	480
2007	490
2008	770
2009	810
2010	870
2011	670
2012	750
2013	880
2014	770
2015	750
2016	780
2017	780
2018	770
2019	660

Chemical Plant and System Operators

Year	Number
2005	460
2006	260
2007	240
2008	300
2009	300
2010	210
2011	0
2012	140
2013	0
2014	300
2015	230
2016	260
2017	150
2018	90
2019	540

Gas Plant Operators

Year	Number
2006	100
2007	80
2008	120

Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers

Year	Number
2005	70
2006	80
2007	70
2008	0
2009	80
2010	60
2011	80
2013	0
2014	0
2015	120
2016	0
2017	0
2018	0
2019	0

Plant and System Operators, All Other

Year	Number
2005	130
2006	120
2007	110
2008	90
2009	70
2010	80
2011	80
2012	80
2013	80
2014	80
2015	100
2016	120
2017	120
2018	130
2019	130

Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders

Year	Number
2005	740
2006	810
2007	470
2008	480
2009	290
2010	240
2011	230
2012	200
2013	0
2014	700
2015	690
2016	540
2017	640
2018	740
2019	440

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

Year	Number
2005	220
2006	260
2007	170
2008	200
2009	130
2010	280
2011	380
2012	360
2013	200
2014	250
2015	240
2016	300
2017	260
2018	370
2019	310

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

Year	Number
2005	170
2006	150
2007	160
2008	130
2009	140
2010	110
2011	200
2012	200
2013	130
2014	190
2015	130
2016	220
2017	150
2018	140
2019	90

Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand

Year	Number
2005	80
2006	80
2007	70
2008	160
2009	110
2010	90
2011	50
2012	60
2013	180
2014	160
2015	0
2016	60
2017	60
2018	50
2019	40

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year	Number
2005	1,180
2006	1,200
2007	910
2008	1,020
2009	840
2010	700
2011	480
2012	620
2013	550
2014	590
2015	390
2016	600
2017	770
2018	950
2019	850

Cutters and Trimmers, Hand

Year	Number
2005	290
2006	200
2007	260
2008	210
2009	150
2010	110
2011	50
2012	90
2013	100
2014	130
2015	0
2016	0

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year	Number
2005	310
2006	230
2007	360
2008	370
2009	350
2010	190
2011	90
2012	260
2013	270
2014	230
2015	100
2016	80
2017	90
2018	130
2019	190

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

Year	Number
2005	380
2006	320
2007	340
2008	310
2009	240
2010	280
2011	380
2012	280
2013	260
2014	0
2015	0
2016	0
2017	0
2018	0
2019	0

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

Year	Number
2005	130
2006	140
2007	50
2008	80
2009	80
2010	90
2011	70
2012	50
2013	40
2014	40
2015	40
2016	60
2017	90
2018	110
2019	80

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers

Year	Number
2005	2,920
2006	2,840
2007	3,290
2008	2,500
2009	2,180
2010	2,070
2011	2,170
2012	2,300
2013	2,440
2014	2,400
2015	2,250
2016	2,060
2017	1,920
2018	1,930
2019	2,250

Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers

Year	Number
2005	0
2006	230
2007	230
2008	140
2009	0
2010	0
2011	0
2012	0
2013	0
2014	0
2015	0
2016	190
2017	150
2018	0
2019	0

Dental Laboratory Technicians

Year	Number
2005	220
2006	180
2007	0
2008	280
2009	220
2010	270
2011	330
2012	450
2013	300
2014	280
2015	220
2016	230
2017	200
2018	150
2019	270

Medical Appliance Technicians

Year	Number
2005	40
2006	70
2007	110
2008	60
2009	60
2010	40
2011	70
2012	90
2013	80
2014	200
2015	340
2016	360
2017	300
2018	0
2019	0

Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians

Year	Number
2005	0
2006	330
2007	250
2008	150
2009	120
2010	270
2011	330
2012	320
2014	0
2015	0
2016	220
2017	290
2018	230
2019	290

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders

Year	Number
2005	3,520
2006	4,300
2007	3,670
2008	3,210
2009	2,400
2010	2,280
2011	2,090
2012	2,290
2013	1,970
2014	1,970
2015	1,700
2016	2,550
2017	2,570
2018	2,570
2019	2,250

Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers

Year	Number
2005	160
2006	0
2007	0
2008	0
2009	190
2010	140
2011	130
2012	50
2013	60
2014	60
2015	70
2016	120
2017	140
2018	180
2019	120

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

Year	Number
2005	660
2006	660
2007	650
2008	640
2009	530
2010	550
2011	600
2012	540
2013	490
2014	530
2015	430
2016	410
2017	410
2018	420
2019	380

Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators

Year	Number
2005	330
2006	480
2007	570
2008	420
2009	440
2010	430
2011	420
2012	560
2013	400
2014	290
2015	170
2016	240
2017	230
2018	180
2019	50

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators

Year	Number
2005	500
2006	520
2007	240
2008	210
2009	180
2010	220
2011	420
2012	430
2013	330
2014	330
2015	290
2016	320
2017	440
2018	490
2019	690

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers

Year	Number
2005	40
2006	60
2007	50
2008	50
2009	40
2010	60
2011	100
2012	120
2013	80
2014	110
2015	110
2016	160
2017	210
2018	180
2019	120

Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders

Year	Number
2005	70
2006	40
2007	50
2008	60
2009	90
2010	60
2013	50
2014	50
2015	70
2016	50
2017	80
2018	0
2019	0

Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders

Year	Number
2008	240
2009	250
2010	240
2015	30
2017	40
2018	40

Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders

Year	Number
2019	0

Etchers and Engravers

Year	Number
2005	0
2006	0
2007	0
2008	0
2009	80
2010	0
2011	80
2018	30
2019	0

Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic

Year	Number
2005	0
2006	0
2007	120
2008	150
2009	130
2010	90
2011	90
2012	180
2013	150
2014	130
2015	160
2016	160
2017	120
2018	90
2019	150

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year	Number
2005	370
2006	360
2007	390
2008	330
2009	400
2010	360
2011	420
2012	200
2013	210
2014	210
2015	220
2016	420
2017	0
2018	960
2019	1,020

Helpers--Production Workers

Year	Number
2005	1,940
2006	2,130
2007	2,620
2008	2,750
2009	2,800
2010	2,490
2011	2,640
2012	2,330
2013	2,150
2014	2,270
2015	2,320
2016	1,970
2017	1,440
2018	1,170
2019	890

Production Workers, All Other

Year	Number
2005	1,190
2006	1,030
2007	1,010
2008	890
2009	710
2012	870
2013	1,160
2014	1,240
2015	1,490
2016	1,230
2017	1,220
2018	1,600
2019	2,100