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Numbers of Production Occupations in Billings, MT

Occupation group

Production Occupations
Year Number
2005 2,910
2006 2,800
2007 2,660
2008 2,600
2009 2,300
2010 1,800
2011 1,930
2012 2,100
2013 2,250
2014 2,000
2015 2,420
2016 2,730
2017 2,590
2018 2,460
2019 2,880

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
Year Number
2005 270
2006 280
2007 220
2008 200
2009 150
2010 190
2011 200
2012 260
2013 280
2014 280
2015 330
2016 320
2017 260
2018 250
2019 300

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
Year Number
2005 120
2006 120
2007 140
2008 180
2009 150
2010 80

Team Assemblers
Year Number
2005 400
2006 280
2007 240
2008 250
2009 190
2010 140
2011 200
2012 140
2013 140
2014 100
2015 130
2016 230

Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other
Year Number
2005 40
2008 30
2015 40
2016 60
2019 330

Bakers
Year Number
2005 100
2006 140
2007 170
2008 140
2009 130
2010 160
2011 150
2012 120
2013 120
2014 130
2015 90
2016 90
2017 120
2018 160
2019 190

Butchers and Meat Cutters
Year Number
2005 30
2006 50
2007 90
2008 110
2009 60
2010 70
2011 80
2012 80
2013 100
2014 90
2015 80
2016 70
2017 70
2018 70
2019 80

Food Batchmakers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2011 170
2012 100
2013 50
2014 0
2015 0
2016 70
2019 30

Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2009 0
2010 0

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 60
2007 50
2012 30
2015 40
2016 80
2017 60
2018 0
2019 70

Machinists
Year Number
2005 160
2006 130
2007 150
2008 190
2009 210
2010 130
2011 100
2012 110
2013 80
2014 100
2015 70
2016 60
2017 70
2018 80
2019 140

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2008 110

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Year Number
2005 230
2006 310
2007 190
2008 300
2009 170
2010 170
2011 200
2012 250
2013 200
2014 380
2015 450
2016 470
2017 420
2018 380
2019 420

Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2016 50

Prepress Technicians and Workers
Year Number
2006 30
2007 30

Printing Press Operators
Year Number
2005 120
2006 100
2007 110
2008 50
2009 50
2010 80
2011 60
2012 80
2013 100
2014 90
2015 70
2016 60
2017 60
2018 70
2019 70

Print Binding and Finishing Workers
Year Number
2008 60
2009 50

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
Year Number
2005 170
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 260
2010 150
2011 250
2012 230
2013 210
2014 150
2015 130
2016 130
2017 150
2018 190
2019 190

Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials
Year Number
2007 50

Sewing Machine Operators
Year Number
2005 110
2006 100
2007 120
2008 60
2009 60
2010 80
2011 60
2014 30
2015 40
2016 40
2017 40
2018 80
2019 70

Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers
Year Number
2006 0

Upholsterers
Year Number
2005 30

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
Year Number
2005 80
2006 100
2007 70
2008 80
2009 70
2010 90
2011 170
2012 210
2013 210
2014 200
2015 130
2016 120
2017 130
2018 110
2019 100

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
Year Number
2015 0
2018 0
2019 0

Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators
Year Number
2005 0
2006 30
2007 40
2008 50
2009 40
2010 40

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
Year Number
2005 50
2006 60
2007 50
2008 40
2012 110
2013 110
2014 70
2015 60
2016 40
2017 60
2018 50
2019 70

Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers
Year Number
2005 420
2006 380
2007 280
2008 310
2009 160
2013 240
2015 340
2016 350
2017 410
2018 380
2019 420

Plant and System Operators, All Other
Year Number
2017 40
2018 30

Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2009 150
2010 0
2019 30

Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 50
2017 60
2018 70
2019 110

Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2010 30

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 30
2007 60
2008 70
2009 60
2010 40
2011 70
2012 120
2013 70
2014 70
2015 30
2016 60
2017 40
2018 0
2019 0

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2018 0

Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
Year Number
2005 70
2006 50
2007 50
2008 60
2009 60
2010 80
2011 50
2012 80
2013 60
2014 70
2015 70
2016 70
2017 40
2018 40
2019 50

Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers
Year Number
2019 0

Dental Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2010 30
2012 0
2013 0
2016 70
2017 50
2018 0
2019 50

Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2011 0
2012 0
2015 30
2016 30

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 110
2006 130
2007 130
2008 120
2009 90
2010 110
2011 50
2012 0
2013 120
2014 110
2015 100
2016 50
2017 40
2018 60
2019 40

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2008 30
2009 50
2010 50
2011 40
2012 40
2013 40
2014 0
2015 30
2016 40
2017 50
2018 60
2019 70

Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators
Year Number
2009 30
2011 30
2012 60
2013 0

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
Year Number
2005 0
2007 30

Helpers--Production Workers
Year Number
2005 370
2006 450
2007 390
2008 160
2009 110
2010 80
2011 50
2012 80
2013 120
2014 130
2015 120
2016 70
2019 0

Production Workers, All Other
Year Number
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 40
2016 50
2017 60
2019 50