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Numbers of Production Occupations in Central Nebraska nonmetropolitan area

Occupation group

Production Occupations
Year Number
2006 8,210
2007 9,440
2008 9,650
2009 8,690
2010 7,170
2011 8,650
2012 11,230
2013 11,720
2014 8,640
2015 9,210
2016 8,270
2017 9,290

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
Year Number
2006 700
2007 620
2008 660
2009 680
2010 680
2011 680
2012 640
2013 710
2014 690
2015 650
2016 690
2017 730

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers
Year Number
2006 110
2007 90
2008 90
2009 90
2010 70
2011 0
2016 80

Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers
Year Number
2006 110
2007 40

Engine and Other Machine Assemblers
Year Number
2006 250
2007 260
2008 210
2009 0
2015 40

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
Year Number
2006 310
2007 330
2008 360
2009 160
2010 70
2011 0
2012 100
2013 120
2014 80
2016 180
2017 230

Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators
Year Number
2006 200
2010 40
2011 40
2012 30

Team Assemblers
Year Number
2006 1,460
2007 1,470
2008 1,530
2009 1,270
2010 920
2011 1,020
2012 1,220
2013 1,710
2014 1,540
2015 1,600
2016 1,370

Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other
Year Number
2006 150
2007 150
2008 190
2009 290
2011 290

Bakers
Year Number
2006 80
2007 80
2008 100
2009 80
2010 110
2011 100
2012 100
2013 100
2014 150
2015 140
2016 140
2017 80

Butchers and Meat Cutters
Year Number
2006 0
2007 130
2008 80
2009 90
2010 80
2011 100
2012 90
2013 110
2014 100
2015 190
2016 110
2017 120

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
Year Number
2007 380
2008 610
2009 610
2012 2,480
2013 2,620
2015 2,400
2016 1,550
2017 1,640

Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2006 50

Food Batchmakers
Year Number
2006 60
2007 40
2008 30
2009 40
2011 70
2012 40
2013 250
2014 200
2015 110
2016 170
2017 120

Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2007 0
2008 70
2009 70
2010 60
2015 30
2016 50
2017 50

Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 170
2007 80
2008 160
2009 150
2010 220
2011 200
2012 210
2013 130
2017 60

Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2008 180
2011 120

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 240
2007 380
2008 650
2009 510
2011 350
2012 270
2013 210
2014 110
2015 80
2016 70
2017 0

Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2007 130
2008 130
2009 60

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2011 340
2014 50
2015 100
2016 100
2017 0

Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2007 410
2009 0
2010 30
2011 0

Machinists
Year Number
2006 430
2007 400
2008 390
2009 290
2010 400
2011 440
2012 570
2013 930
2014 1,000
2015 810
2016 720
2017 630

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 260
2007 440
2010 90
2011 130
2012 120
2013 270
2014 330
2015 220
2016 230

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 110
2007 120
2008 140
2017 220

Tool and Die Makers
Year Number
2006 150
2007 200
2008 300
2009 260
2010 220
2011 150
2012 110
2013 150
2014 140
2015 80
2016 100
2017 80

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Year Number
2006 770
2007 750
2008 830
2009 890
2010 740
2011 720
2012 950
2013 990
2014 1,050
2015 480
2016 450
2017 620

Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2007 100
2008 50
2011 90
2012 100
2013 80
2014 80

Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2008 40
2009 50

Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2009 50
2010 60
2017 100

Prepress Technicians and Workers
Year Number
2006 0
2014 0

Printing Press Operators
Year Number
2006 110
2007 130
2008 110
2009 120
2010 100
2011 100
2012 110
2013 120
2014 110
2015 110
2016 80
2017 80

Print Binding and Finishing Workers
Year Number
2010 160
2011 190
2012 210
2015 0
2016 30

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
Year Number
2006 240
2007 210
2008 210
2009 210
2010 250
2011 250
2012 220
2013 210
2014 200
2015 230
2016 290
2017 270

Sewing Machine Operators
Year Number
2006 40
2010 30
2013 40
2014 60
2015 0

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
Year Number
2006 40
2012 40
2013 50
2014 100
2015 50
2016 50

Power Distributors and Dispatchers
Year Number
2012 70
2013 60
2014 70
2015 40

Power Plant Operators
Year Number
2007 70
2008 60
2009 90
2010 70
2012 40
2014 40
2015 70
2016 80
2017 90

Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators
Year Number
2007 30
2008 30
2013 40
2014 40

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
Year Number
2006 60
2007 70
2008 170
2009 170
2010 170
2011 130
2012 110
2013 110
2014 90
2015 190
2016 200
2017 190

Chemical Plant and System Operators
Year Number
2009 70
2010 80

Gas Plant Operators
Year Number
2014 30
2015 0
2016 60
2017 50

Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2007 110
2008 130
2009 120
2011 50
2012 40
2013 70
2014 90
2015 0
2016 80
2017 110

Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2008 60
2009 60
2010 80
2011 80
2012 90
2013 60
2014 60
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0

Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 50
2007 60
2008 50
2009 60
2010 40
2011 50
2012 40
2013 0
2014 50
2015 40
2016 30
2017 0

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 260
2007 220
2008 180
2009 140
2010 400
2011 410
2012 350
2013 120
2014 150
2015 280
2016 240
2017 280

Cutters and Trimmers, Hand
Year Number
2006 0
2008 30

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 0
2007 80
2009 100
2010 60
2011 130
2012 140
2013 120
2014 60
2016 60
2017 80

Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 60
2007 100
2008 160
2009 170
2010 350
2011 530
2012 510
2013 300
2014 120
2015 120
2016 130
2017 110

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
Year Number
2006 340
2007 440
2008 370
2009 400
2010 330
2011 420
2012 470
2013 580
2014 520
2015 430
2016 380
2017 380

Dental Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2006 0
2007 30
2009 0
2010 40
2011 40
2012 30
2013 30
2014 30

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2006 300
2007 290
2008 360
2009 390
2010 540
2011 600
2012 580
2013 390
2014 290
2015 310
2016 180
2017 280

Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers
Year Number
2006 0
2007 240
2013 30

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 110
2007 180
2008 240
2009 310
2010 270
2011 220
2012 410
2013 130
2014 210
2015 80
2016 50
2017 100

Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators
Year Number
2007 50
2008 40
2009 40
2010 40
2011 40
2012 30
2013 40

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
Year Number
2006 210
2007 180
2008 190
2009 160
2010 140
2011 200
2012 350
2013 350
2014 540
2015 130
2016 140
2017 150

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers
Year Number
2008 80

Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2009 40
2010 30
2011 30
2014 40
2016 120
2017 140

Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 180
2007 180
2008 200
2009 150
2010 0
2016 60

Helpers--Production Workers
Year Number
2006 600
2007 170
2008 180
2009 200
2010 150
2011 340
2012 360
2013 490
2014 220
2015 200
2017 850

Production Workers, All Other
Year Number
2008 0
2009 50
2015 0
2017 170