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Numbers of Production Occupations in Boulder, CO

Occupation group

Production Occupations
Year Number
2005 5,370
2006 6,310
2007 7,250
2008 6,380
2009 5,520
2010 5,910
2011 6,430
2012 7,260
2013 7,540
2014 7,440
2015 7,910
2016 7,720
2017 7,230
2018 7,750
2019 8,220

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
Year Number
2005 520
2006 510
2007 570
2008 500
2009 450
2010 500
2011 570
2012 560
2013 610
2014 580
2015 630
2016 580
2017 630
2018 680
2019 700

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers
Year Number
2006 1,080
2007 1,060
2008 910
2009 750
2010 670
2011 570
2012 560
2013 640
2014 840
2015 1,000
2016 1,110

Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers
Year Number
2005 120
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 100
2011 650
2012 680
2013 690
2016 410

Engine and Other Machine Assemblers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2015 50

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
Year Number
2007 0
2008 0

Team Assemblers
Year Number
2005 950
2006 1,030
2007 1,000
2008 650
2009 420
2010 640
2011 700
2012 770
2013 740
2014 860
2015 700
2016 510

Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other
Year Number
2005 210
2006 270
2007 190
2008 200
2009 80
2010 70
2011 120
2012 100
2013 140
2014 190
2015 460
2016 600
2019 1,220

Bakers
Year Number
2005 180
2006 160
2007 210
2008 220
2009 190
2010 160
2011 0
2012 270
2013 270
2014 260
2015 330
2016 250
2017 280
2018 390
2019 340

Butchers and Meat Cutters
Year Number
2005 90
2006 110
2007 90
2008 100
2009 80
2010 0
2011 140
2012 160
2013 190
2014 190
2015 170
2016 180
2017 160
2018 160
2019 130

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
Year Number
2018 0
2019 110

Slaughterers and Meat Packers
Year Number
2007 90
2012 40
2017 0

Food Batchmakers
Year Number
2005 110
2006 120
2007 130
2008 130
2009 100
2010 150
2011 0
2012 290
2013 340
2014 330
2015 230
2016 320
2017 330
2018 440
2019 440

Food Processing Workers, All Other
Year Number
2012 0
2013 60
2014 60
2015 50
2016 50
2017 70

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 60
2006 70
2007 60
2008 80
2009 70
2010 60
2011 70
2012 0
2013 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 30

Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2017 60
2018 50
2019 0

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 30
2006 30
2009 0
2010 0
2012 0
2016 0
2017 50

Machinists
Year Number
2005 360
2006 330
2007 280
2008 260
2009 290
2010 340
2011 420
2012 480
2013 500
2014 420
2015 460
2016 480
2017 390
2018 280
2019 320

Model Makers, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 70
2007 0
2008 50
2009 30

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 150
2006 170
2007 0
2011 0
2012 100
2013 70
2014 100
2017 50
2018 120
2019 150

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2007 230
2008 240
2009 200
2010 130
2016 0
2019 60

Tool and Die Makers
Year Number
2005 30

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Year Number
2005 100
2006 120
2007 110
2008 160
2009 100
2010 130
2011 0
2012 100
2013 130
2014 190
2015 250
2016 230
2017 300
2018 190
2019 230

Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0

Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 30
2009 0
2012 40

Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
Year Number
2016 0
2018 0

Prepress Technicians and Workers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 150
2008 90
2009 50
2011 0
2012 0
2013 130
2014 70
2015 70
2016 40
2019 30

Printing Press Operators
Year Number
2005 150
2006 220
2007 370
2008 410
2009 420
2010 220
2011 190
2012 150
2013 250
2014 280
2015 300
2016 230
2017 220
2018 240
2019 200

Print Binding and Finishing Workers
Year Number
2006 140
2007 120
2008 130
2009 70
2010 0
2011 0
2012 90
2013 160
2014 170
2015 190
2016 70
2017 50
2018 0

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
Year Number
2005 170
2006 130
2007 120
2008 230
2009 240
2010 210
2011 140
2012 160
2013 180
2014 130
2015 150
2016 120
2017 130
2018 100
2019 110

Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials
Year Number
2005 70
2006 50
2008 0
2009 0
2010 40

Sewing Machine Operators
Year Number
2005 200
2006 0
2007 160
2008 40
2009 110
2010 110
2011 150
2012 80
2013 70
2014 70
2015 50
2016 80
2017 90
2018 180
2019 130

Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2010 0

Upholsterers
Year Number
2010 0
2011 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
Year Number
2005 80
2006 160
2007 60
2008 0
2009 50
2010 70
2011 80
2012 70
2013 100
2014 110
2015 130
2016 80
2017 90
2018 110
2019 110

Furniture Finishers
Year Number
2005 0

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood
Year Number
2016 90
2017 80

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
Year Number
2005 80
2006 100
2007 130
2008 120
2009 70
2010 0
2011 0
2015 50
2016 60
2017 60
2018 50

Power Plant Operators
Year Number
2005 30
2010 0
2011 60
2018 0

Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators
Year Number
2005 30
2006 30
2010 40
2011 40
2012 40
2013 30
2014 30
2015 40
2016 40
2017 50
2018 40

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
Year Number
2005 140
2006 0
2007 320
2008 300
2009 200
2010 140
2011 160
2012 160
2013 140
2014 120
2015 140
2016 150
2017 170
2018 110
2019 160

Chemical Plant and System Operators
Year Number
2019 260

Plant and System Operators, All Other
Year Number
2014 30
2015 40
2017 0
2019 0

Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2006 130
2007 110
2008 0
2012 60
2013 50
2014 80
2015 0
2016 150
2017 140
2018 80
2019 0

Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 70
2008 40
2009 50
2010 80
2011 100
2012 50
2013 120
2014 160
2015 180
2016 130
2017 140
2018 170
2019 180

Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 30
2007 50
2008 70
2009 50
2010 70
2011 60
2014 120
2015 110
2016 0

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 0
2007 160
2008 60
2009 100
2011 60
2013 40
2014 40
2016 40
2017 50
2018 80
2019 100

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 90
2006 110
2007 80
2008 40
2011 50
2012 50
2013 0
2014 40
2018 30
2019 0

Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2010 90
2011 110
2012 80
2013 0
2015 0

Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
Year Number
2005 340
2006 280
2007 360
2008 480
2009 500
2010 600
2011 610
2012 600
2013 560
2014 560
2015 570
2016 590
2017 620
2018 680
2019 720

Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2011 0
2013 40
2014 40
2015 60
2016 80
2017 60
2018 60
2019 70

Dental Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0

Medical Appliance Technicians
Year Number
2005 0
2008 0

Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2007 150
2008 180
2009 150
2010 100
2011 110
2012 120
2013 100
2014 70
2015 100
2016 160
2017 160
2018 0
2019 80

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 270
2006 200
2007 210
2008 260
2009 290
2010 420
2011 370
2012 410
2013 440
2014 680
2015 710
2016 660
2017 470
2018 450
2019 330

Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers
Year Number
2010 0
2011 30
2012 40
2013 30
2014 30

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 30
2006 40
2007 50
2008 70
2009 30
2010 90
2011 60
2012 120
2013 140
2014 160
2015 220
2016 0
2017 60
2018 120
2019 170

Semiconductor Processing Technicians
Year Number
2007 0

Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators
Year Number
2005 50
2006 40
2007 40
2008 40
2009 70
2010 50
2011 50
2013 60
2014 0

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
Year Number
2005 210
2006 170
2007 170
2008 90
2009 120
2010 100
2011 80
2012 70
2013 110
2014 0
2015 80
2016 50
2017 100
2018 100
2019 130

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers
Year Number
2006 40

Etchers and Engravers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0

Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2014 40
2015 70
2016 0

Helpers--Production Workers
Year Number
2005 210
2006 200
2007 240
2008 160
2009 120
2010 270
2011 310
2012 390
2013 170
2014 220
2015 180
2016 180
2017 110
2018 110
2019 80

Production Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 250
2006 200
2007 110
2008 70
2009 70
2012 370
2013 240
2014 170
2015 140
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 160