Numbers of Production Occupations in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA NECTA Division

Occupation group

Production Occupations

Year	Number
2005	61,700
2006	60,040
2007	63,160
2008	60,740
2009	55,890
2010	55,640
2011	57,960
2012	58,840
2013	60,480
2014	60,740
2015	54,680
2016	51,140
2017	53,450

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers

Year	Number
2005	5,090
2006	4,870
2007	5,270
2008	4,820
2009	4,650
2010	4,440
2011	4,320
2012	4,110
2013	4,400
2014	4,790
2015	4,500
2016	3,830
2017	3,950

Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers

Year	Number
2005	0
2007	280
2008	260
2009	160
2010	120
2011	180

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers

Year	Number
2005	4,110
2006	3,570
2007	4,230
2008	4,030
2009	3,250
2010	2,810
2011	3,820
2012	3,200
2013	3,700
2014	2,820
2015	2,840
2016	2,480

Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers

Year	Number
2005	1,840
2006	1,940
2007	1,910
2008	2,160
2009	2,070
2010	2,450
2011	2,060
2012	1,830
2013	1,150
2014	1,230
2015	940
2016	770

Engine and Other Machine Assemblers

Year	Number
2011	0
2012	200
2013	0

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters

Year	Number
2005	530
2006	560
2007	530
2008	670
2009	400
2010	380
2011	520
2012	600
2013	610
2014	470
2015	540
2016	450
2017	400

Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators

Year	Number
2005	0
2008	70
2009	70
2010	0
2014	30
2016	0

Timing Device Assemblers and Adjusters

Year	Number
2005	0
2006	0
2009	0
2010	0

Team Assemblers

Year	Number
2005	7,660
2006	6,310
2007	5,730
2008	4,290
2009	4,430
2010	5,110
2011	5,670
2012	6,280
2013	6,870
2014	6,620
2015	5,950
2016	5,660

Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other

Year	Number
2005	1,420
2006	1,050
2007	1,130
2008	980
2009	910
2010	1,080
2011	1,530
2012	2,430
2013	1,820
2014	1,630
2015	970
2016	1,150

Bakers

Year	Number
2005	2,000
2006	1,990
2007	1,940
2008	2,230
2009	2,220
2010	2,480
2011	2,060
2012	1,850
2013	1,560
2014	1,860
2015	1,640
2016	1,790
2017	1,610

Butchers and Meat Cutters

Year	Number
2005	600
2006	600
2007	700
2008	780
2009	910
2010	940
2011	840
2012	720
2013	730
2014	750
2015	690
2016	880
2017	960

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers

Year	Number
2005	630
2006	880
2007	1,000
2008	770
2009	670
2010	590
2011	590
2012	280
2013	250
2014	480
2015	550
2016	760
2017	660

Slaughterers and Meat Packers

Year	Number
2005	70
2006	70
2007	70
2008	50
2010	0

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

Year	Number
2005	110
2006	120
2007	120
2008	120
2009	110
2010	120
2011	110
2012	90
2013	120
2014	0
2015	240
2016	0
2017	50

Food Batchmakers

Year	Number
2005	950
2006	1,030
2007	1,090
2008	1,040
2009	850
2010	810
2011	930
2012	910
2013	730
2014	860
2015	890
2016	1,510
2017	1,350

Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders

Year	Number
2005	230
2006	150
2007	160
2008	130
2009	230
2010	190
2011	290
2012	160
2013	0
2014	140
2015	130
2016	100
2017	230

Food Processing Workers, All Other

Year	Number
2012	180
2013	210
2014	250
2015	0

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

Year	Number
2005	240
2006	240
2007	500
2008	520
2009	0
2010	290
2011	500
2012	410
2013	450
2014	330
2015	290
2016	170
2017	120

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

Year	Number
2007	300
2008	280
2009	0
2010	110
2011	130
2012	190
2013	110
2014	80
2015	0
2016	80
2017	80

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

Year	Number
2005	100
2006	120
2007	90
2008	0
2009	0
2010	160
2011	220
2012	210
2013	0
2015	30
2016	40
2017	50

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

Year	Number
2005	990
2006	980
2007	990
2008	980
2009	960
2010	880
2011	930
2012	1,150
2013	1,110
2014	1,110
2015	700
2016	670
2017	670

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

Year	Number
2005	180
2006	230
2007	260
2008	140
2009	70
2010	60
2011	70
2012	110
2013	100
2014	90
2015	50
2016	30
2017	60

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

Year	Number
2005	630
2006	560
2007	640
2008	680
2009	660
2010	510
2011	300
2012	330
2013	770
2014	850
2015	730
2016	280
2017	470

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

Year	Number
2005	490
2006	380
2007	490
2008	520
2009	500
2010	440
2011	270
2012	300
2013	280
2014	260
2015	260
2016	230
2017	300

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

Year	Number
2005	240
2006	290
2007	400
2008	370
2009	290
2010	230
2011	230
2012	220
2013	240
2014	190
2015	170
2016	80
2017	120

Machinists

Year	Number
2005	2,970
2006	2,760
2007	2,720
2008	3,010
2009	3,220
2010	2,850
2011	2,600
2012	2,900
2013	3,280
2014	3,520
2015	2,500
2016	2,370
2017	2,560

Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders

Year	Number
2011	0
2016	0
2017	0

Pourers and Casters, Metal

Year	Number
2005	0
2007	0

Model Makers, Metal and Plastic

Year	Number
2005	80
2007	80
2008	50
2009	0
2014	30
2015	40
2017	30

Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic

Year	Number
2005	0

Foundry Mold and Coremakers

Year	Number
2005	0
2006	0
2007	60

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

Year	Number
2005	670
2006	710
2007	800
2008	620
2009	640
2010	520
2011	670
2012	540
2013	560
2014	390
2015	340
2016	360
2017	370

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

Year	Number
2005	350
2006	380
2007	430
2008	520
2009	510
2010	930
2011	940
2012	840
2013	570
2014	750
2015	550
2016	730
2017	700

Tool and Die Makers

Year	Number
2005	330
2006	370
2007	390
2008	320
2009	170
2010	210
2011	290
2012	330
2013	330
2014	250
2015	200
2016	130
2017	250

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

Year	Number
2005	1,320
2006	1,300
2007	1,180
2008	1,070
2009	870
2010	780
2011	860
2012	960
2013	870
2014	950
2015	1,010
2016	1,180
2017	1,180

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

Year	Number
2005	0
2006	230
2007	330
2008	190
2009	210
2010	140
2011	180
2012	200
2013	360
2014	430
2015	300
2016	190
2017	270

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

Year	Number
2005	100
2006	120
2007	110
2008	140
2009	70
2010	70
2011	110
2012	100
2013	190
2014	140
2015	0
2016	0

Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic

Year	Number
2009	40
2010	40
2011	50
2014	30

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

Year	Number
2005	300
2006	370
2007	330
2008	630
2009	540
2010	590
2011	520
2012	470
2013	360
2014	290
2015	260
2016	220
2017	210

Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners

Year	Number
2005	160
2006	150
2007	70
2008	40
2013	50
2014	60
2015	50

Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other

Year	Number
2005	0
2006	60
2007	50
2008	40
2009	0
2010	0
2011	100
2012	110
2013	80
2014	70
2015	70

Prepress Technicians and Workers

Year	Number
2005	1,230
2006	980
2007	850
2008	830
2009	800
2010	650
2011	510
2012	430
2013	570
2014	470
2015	420
2016	310
2017	400

Printing Press Operators

Year	Number
2005	1,990
2006	2,040
2007	2,590
2008	2,560
2009	2,320
2010	2,250
2011	1,770
2012	1,320
2013	1,190
2014	1,670
2015	1,710
2016	1,630
2017	1,570

Print Binding and Finishing Workers

Year	Number
2005	640
2006	1,090
2007	1,250
2008	1,220
2009	1,330
2010	1,020
2011	790
2012	680
2013	510
2014	330
2015	260
2016	240
2017	280

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers

Year	Number
2005	2,680
2006	2,340
2007	1,900
2008	2,160
2009	2,220
2010	2,680
2011	2,710
2012	2,830
2013	2,850
2014	2,850
2015	2,760
2016	2,620
2017	2,410

Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials

Year	Number
2007	460
2008	400
2009	440
2010	510
2011	410
2012	280
2013	140
2014	0
2015	0
2016	0
2017	0

Sewing Machine Operators

Year	Number
2005	1,300
2006	1,090
2007	810
2008	820
2009	640
2010	620
2011	530
2012	600
2013	500
2014	680
2015	550
2016	780
2017	640

Sewers, Hand

Year	Number
2005	0
2006	0
2007	170
2008	110
2009	170
2010	200
2011	210
2012	130
2013	140
2014	0
2015	230
2016	120
2017	0

Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers

Year	Number
2005	280
2006	350
2007	590
2008	440
2009	0
2010	0
2011	370
2012	520
2013	390
2014	270
2015	270
2016	200
2017	120

Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders

Year	Number
2006	0
2016	0
2017	50

Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year	Number
2005	170
2006	50
2007	40
2009	40
2010	70
2011	70
2012	50
2013	0
2014	60
2015	70
2016	60
2017	70

Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year	Number
2005	0
2006	70
2007	80
2010	110
2011	40
2012	60
2013	0
2015	0
2016	100

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

Year	Number
2005	160
2006	200
2007	110
2009	0
2010	0
2011	160
2012	0
2013	70
2014	70

Upholsterers

Year	Number
2005	100
2006	60
2007	70
2008	90
2009	130
2010	140
2011	200
2012	200
2013	190
2014	140
2015	80
2016	200
2017	130

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters

Year	Number
2005	630
2006	750
2007	780
2008	660
2009	690
2010	570
2011	660
2012	560
2013	630
2014	400
2015	540
2016	440
2017	530

Furniture Finishers

Year	Number
2005	100
2006	50
2007	70
2008	90
2009	140
2010	100
2011	70
2014	50
2015	0
2016	80

Model Makers, Wood

Year	Number
2005	0

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood

Year	Number
2008	0
2009	0
2010	0
2013	0
2014	0
2015	0
2016	0
2017	0

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing

Year	Number
2005	0
2006	190
2007	190
2008	290
2009	330
2010	320
2011	0
2012	110
2013	90
2014	140
2015	150
2016	0
2017	0

Woodworkers, All Other

Year	Number
2017	0

Power Distributors and Dispatchers

Year	Number
2006	40
2008	80
2009	0
2013	90
2015	80
2016	120
2017	130

Power Plant Operators

Year	Number
2005	150
2007	220
2008	260
2009	320
2010	0
2011	240
2012	190
2013	280
2014	250
2015	340
2016	350
2017	310

Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators

Year	Number
2005	610
2006	500
2007	490
2008	520
2009	490
2010	430
2011	400
2012	360
2013	380
2014	490
2015	420
2016	240
2017	290

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators

Year	Number
2005	490
2006	590
2007	700
2008	790
2009	840
2010	880
2011	980
2012	1,080
2013	970
2014	790
2015	550
2016	520
2017	500

Chemical Plant and System Operators

Year	Number
2005	260
2006	100
2007	0
2009	50
2010	40
2011	50
2012	40
2014	70
2015	160
2016	210

Gas Plant Operators

Year	Number
2005	0
2006	0
2007	0
2008	610
2009	0
2010	0
2011	0
2012	70
2013	0
2014	0

Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers

Year	Number
2009	0
2010	100
2011	120
2012	40
2013	50
2015	50
2017	0

Plant and System Operators, All Other

Year	Number
2005	0
2006	40
2007	50
2008	40
2009	40
2011	40
2013	40
2017	0

Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders

Year	Number
2005	350
2006	350
2007	400
2008	310
2009	470
2010	400
2011	360
2012	360
2013	0
2014	0
2015	0
2016	790
2017	800

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

Year	Number
2005	140
2006	140
2007	90
2008	260
2009	480
2010	340
2011	340
2012	180
2013	480
2014	570
2015	610
2016	430
2017	420

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

Year	Number
2005	170
2006	180
2007	0
2008	100
2009	70
2010	120
2011	120
2012	130
2013	90
2014	60
2017	0

Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand

Year	Number
2005	240
2006	190
2007	280
2008	170
2009	150
2010	120
2011	180
2012	200
2013	240
2014	250
2015	290
2016	240
2017	260

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year	Number
2005	620
2006	700
2007	710
2008	750
2009	570
2010	580
2011	530
2012	530
2013	680
2014	910
2015	870
2016	770
2017	870

Cutters and Trimmers, Hand

Year	Number
2005	160
2006	170
2007	180
2008	150
2009	0
2010	0
2011	0
2012	80
2013	50
2014	50
2015	50
2016	50
2017	30

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year	Number
2005	530
2006	810
2007	880
2008	680
2009	520
2010	490
2011	510
2012	400
2013	400
2014	280
2015	230
2016	210
2017	480

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

Year	Number
2005	60
2006	230
2007	420
2008	520
2009	530
2010	400
2011	340
2012	110
2013	80
2014	160
2015	210
2016	220
2017	210

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

Year	Number
2009	60
2010	70
2011	60
2012	30
2013	0

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers

Year	Number
2005	3,890
2006	3,450
2007	3,130
2008	2,550
2009	2,610
2010	2,450
2011	2,850
2012	3,410
2013	3,650
2014	3,810
2015	3,300
2016	3,220
2017	3,810

Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers

Year	Number
2005	190
2006	0
2007	380
2008	340
2009	310
2010	200
2011	370
2012	450
2013	650
2014	340
2015	190
2016	0
2017	0

Dental Laboratory Technicians

Year	Number
2005	520
2006	520
2007	380
2008	620
2009	570
2010	400
2011	0
2012	410
2013	440
2014	360
2015	220
2016	400
2017	510

Medical Appliance Technicians

Year	Number
2005	0
2006	0
2007	110
2008	130
2009	150
2010	410
2011	450
2012	200
2013	130
2014	90
2015	230
2016	270
2017	310

Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians

Year	Number
2005	440
2006	480
2007	0
2008	160
2009	80
2010	130
2011	120
2012	240
2013	180
2014	210
2015	0
2016	0
2017	130

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders

Year	Number
2005	1,910
2006	2,070
2007	2,540
2008	2,380
2009	2,480
2010	2,190
2011	2,560
2012	3,670
2013	4,400
2014	4,210
2015	4,190
2016	3,610
2017	3,690

Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers

Year	Number
2005	150
2006	190
2007	0
2008	140
2009	170
2010	170
2011	110
2012	100
2013	50
2017	60

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

Year	Number
2005	620
2006	910
2007	870
2008	1,030
2009	750
2010	630
2011	340
2012	360
2013	440
2014	600
2015	800
2016	750
2017	790

Semiconductor Processing Technicians

Year	Number
2005	190
2007	0
2008	0
2009	0
2010	0
2011	0
2012	280
2013	260
2014	330
2015	0

Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators

Year	Number
2005	590
2006	750
2007	640
2008	430
2009	490
2010	560
2011	500
2012	340
2013	380
2014	330
2015	310
2016	130
2017	80

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators

Year	Number
2005	1,080
2006	1,010
2007	940
2008	930
2009	830
2010	840
2011	930
2012	900
2013	740
2014	670
2015	700
2016	720
2017	720

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers

Year	Number
2005	100
2006	200
2007	170
2008	140
2009	0
2010	0
2011	0
2012	140
2013	210
2014	350
2015	260
2016	0
2017	120

Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders

Year	Number
2005	150
2006	180
2007	100
2008	80
2009	80
2010	70
2011	70
2013	0
2014	0
2017	50

Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders

Year	Number
2005	130
2006	180
2007	190
2008	220
2009	0
2010	240
2011	280
2012	170
2013	130
2014	100
2015	70
2016	90
2017	130

Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders

Year	Number
2005	0
2006	60
2007	70
2008	90
2009	0
2010	0
2011	0
2014	30
2017	0

Etchers and Engravers

Year	Number
2005	40
2006	130
2007	120
2008	100
2009	0
2010	120
2011	170
2012	170
2013	210
2014	180
2015	180
2016	190
2017	260

Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic

Year	Number
2005	340
2006	0
2007	280
2008	240
2009	330
2010	310
2011	440
2012	340
2013	330
2014	220
2015	170
2016	220
2017	190

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year	Number
2005	790
2006	740
2007	680
2008	550
2009	400
2010	480
2011	560
2012	800
2013	700
2014	550
2015	330
2016	240
2017	290

Helpers--Production Workers

Year	Number
2005	2,610
2006	2,680
2007	2,980
2008	2,410
2009	2,480
2010	2,370
2011	2,770
2012	2,450
2013	3,740
2014	4,300
2015	4,120
2016	2,900
2017	2,050

Production Workers, All Other

Year	Number
2005	510
2006	800
2007	820
2008	770
2009	640
2012	630
2013	880
2014	1,300
2015	1,280
2016	1,330
2017	1,410