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Numbers of Production Occupations in Brownsville-Harlingen, TX

Occupation group

Production Occupations
Year Number
2005 3,940
2006 5,110
2007 5,340
2008 4,760
2009 3,720
2010 3,160
2011 2,910
2012 3,110
2013 4,750
2014 5,050
2015 4,900
2016 4,210
2017 4,200
2018 4,170
2019 4,470

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
Year Number
2005 390
2006 430
2007 310
2008 390
2009 350
2010 400
2011 420
2012 410
2013 300
2014 300
2015 290
2016 410
2017 430
2018 450
2019 460

Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers
Year Number
2005 80
2006 90
2007 120

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2012 0
2015 140
2016 0

Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers
Year Number
2011 100

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
Year Number
2005 100
2006 200
2007 390
2008 410
2009 330
2010 240
2011 80
2012 200
2013 690
2014 590
2015 570
2016 200
2017 110

Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators
Year Number
2005 70
2006 60
2007 70
2008 70
2013 140
2014 150
2015 110

Team Assemblers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 530
2007 590
2008 230
2009 180
2010 120
2011 120
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 220
2016 440

Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2011 40
2012 40
2013 40
2014 40
2015 60
2016 0
2019 160

Bakers
Year Number
2005 30
2006 0
2007 110
2008 160
2009 110
2010 0
2011 160
2012 180
2013 150
2014 160
2015 140
2016 240
2017 170
2018 150
2019 60

Butchers and Meat Cutters
Year Number
2006 100
2007 130
2008 120
2009 150
2010 160
2011 150
2012 180
2013 130
2014 140
2015 80
2016 70
2017 100
2018 120
2019 260

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
Year Number
2006 260
2007 210
2008 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0

Food Batchmakers
Year Number
2005 70
2006 50
2008 60
2009 80
2010 60
2011 40
2014 60
2015 70
2016 110
2017 130
2018 160
2019 200

Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2011 0
2012 0

Food Processing Workers, All Other
Year Number
2012 0
2013 70
2014 40
2015 40

Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2019 0

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 120
2006 120
2007 170
2008 160
2009 70
2010 70
2011 50
2012 70
2013 60
2014 120
2015 130
2016 150
2017 140
2018 110
2019 120

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 80
2006 70
2007 60
2008 40
2009 40
2011 30
2018 30
2019 40

Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 0
2006 30

Machinists
Year Number
2005 290
2006 220
2007 200
2008 260
2009 200
2010 150
2011 160
2012 290
2013 230
2014 370
2015 180
2016 170
2017 120
2018 130
2019 170

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 60
2008 40
2009 50
2010 40
2011 50
2015 60
2016 100
2017 150
2018 210
2019 230

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2018 110
2019 110

Tool and Die Makers
Year Number
2006 30
2008 30
2010 60
2012 30
2013 30
2014 30
2015 90
2016 130
2017 110
2018 50
2019 60

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Year Number
2005 700
2006 800
2007 1,110
2008 970
2009 740
2010 670
2011 570
2012 780
2013 1,340
2014 1,210
2015 980
2016 480
2017 490
2018 410
2019 490

Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2007 230
2008 160
2009 0

Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 0

Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
Year Number
2017 0

Prepress Technicians and Workers
Year Number
2005 50
2006 40

Printing Press Operators
Year Number
2005 50
2006 60
2007 60
2008 70
2009 50
2010 60
2011 40
2014 30
2015 40
2016 80
2017 70
2018 70
2019 50

Print Binding and Finishing Workers
Year Number
2005 60
2006 30

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
Year Number
2005 140
2006 160
2007 140
2008 150
2009 90
2010 150
2011 130
2012 110
2013 80
2014 100
2015 110
2016 160
2017 190
2018 180
2019 230

Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials
Year Number
2005 100
2006 50
2009 50
2010 30
2011 30
2012 0
2014 50
2015 50
2016 60
2017 0
2018 40

Sewing Machine Operators
Year Number
2008 40
2013 100
2014 80
2015 100
2016 100
2017 110
2018 190
2019 130

Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers
Year Number
2011 40
2012 0
2013 100

Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2018 60
2019 40

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
Year Number
2005 50
2006 90
2007 50
2008 40
2012 70
2013 70
2014 70
2016 0

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
Year Number
2005 0
2006 40
2007 30
2008 60
2009 60
2010 30

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
Year Number
2005 200
2006 270
2007 170
2008 190
2009 150
2010 100
2011 110
2012 140
2013 130
2014 130
2015 180
2016 240
2017 230
2018 310
2019 260

Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 60
2006 60
2007 50

Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand
Year Number
2005 40
2006 30
2019 0

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 80
2006 80
2007 40
2009 30
2010 50
2011 50
2012 70
2013 50
2014 70
2018 50
2019 80

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2008 80
2013 120
2014 0
2015 0
2018 90

Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 30
2006 30
2007 40
2016 60
2017 60
2018 50

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
Year Number
2005 560
2006 460
2007 440
2008 360
2009 270
2010 250
2011 240
2012 300
2013 730
2014 800
2015 650
2016 250
2017 280
2018 0
2019 600

Medical Appliance Technicians
Year Number
2013 0

Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2012 30
2018 30

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 250
2006 330
2007 240
2008 380
2009 370
2010 240
2011 120
2013 0
2014 270
2015 340
2016 230
2017 140
2018 260
2019 230

Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers
Year Number
2005 0

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 100
2006 120
2007 100
2008 60
2009 50
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 110
2017 90
2018 210
2019 200

Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators
Year Number
2010 0

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
Year Number
2005 120
2006 130
2007 40
2015 0
2016 90
2017 110

Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2019 30

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2009 60
2010 30
2017 60
2018 50
2019 40

Helpers--Production Workers
Year Number
2005 120
2006 140
2007 180
2008 200
2009 240
2010 180
2011 180
2012 210
2013 190
2014 240
2015 270
2016 260
2017 170
2018 140
2019 140

Production Workers, All Other
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 30
2016 70
2017 70
2018 120
2019 80