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Numbers of Production Occupations in Erie, PA

Occupation group

Production Occupations
Year Number
2005 12,220
2006 13,190
2007 15,320
2008 12,500
2009 11,420
2010 10,650
2011 11,980
2012 12,030
2013 11,960
2014 11,530
2015 11,860
2016 10,780
2017 11,020
2018 10,960
2019 11,610

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
Year Number
2005 1,110
2006 1,090
2007 1,050
2008 1,150
2009 1,000
2010 870
2011 850
2012 830
2013 910
2014 1,270
2015 1,290
2016 1,090
2017 910
2018 950
2019 1,010

Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers
Year Number
2008 0
2009 0
2010 70

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers
Year Number
2005 240
2006 160
2007 200
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 280
2012 350
2013 430
2014 520
2015 440
2016 380

Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 60
2008 70
2009 90
2010 0
2011 0

Engine and Other Machine Assemblers
Year Number
2005 0
2014 30
2015 30
2016 0

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
Year Number
2005 210
2006 190
2007 0
2008 150
2009 80
2010 60
2011 40
2012 90
2013 70
2014 70
2015 80
2016 80
2017 70
2018 80
2019 70

Team Assemblers
Year Number
2005 900
2006 1,120
2007 1,300
2008 1,540
2009 1,200
2010 1,250
2011 1,500
2012 1,280
2013 790
2014 740
2015 1,080
2016 1,110

Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other
Year Number
2007 1,760
2008 0
2009 170
2010 120
2011 0
2012 150
2013 110
2014 140
2015 160
2016 100
2019 1,800

Bakers
Year Number
2005 270
2006 300
2007 260
2008 210
2009 170
2010 220
2011 190
2012 0
2013 270
2014 260
2015 190
2016 190
2017 200
2018 230
2019 240

Butchers and Meat Cutters
Year Number
2005 190
2006 180
2007 140
2008 90
2009 60
2010 70
2011 80
2012 130
2013 120
2014 140
2015 100
2016 0
2017 50
2018 80
2019 110

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
Year Number
2008 60
2009 60

Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 0
2006 40

Food Batchmakers
Year Number
2005 40
2006 60
2007 120
2008 70
2009 90
2010 80
2011 130
2012 170
2013 240
2014 220
2015 240
2016 310
2017 380
2018 390
2019 360

Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 0
2013 50
2014 0
2015 90
2017 70

Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 200
2006 190
2007 190
2008 140
2009 160
2010 170
2011 350
2012 0
2014 180
2015 350
2016 360
2017 220
2018 200
2019 0

Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 100
2006 120
2007 150
2008 200
2009 140
2010 130
2011 70
2013 90
2014 90
2015 110
2016 30
2017 40
2018 40

Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 70
2006 60
2007 50
2014 40
2015 50
2016 40

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 500
2006 550
2007 630
2008 650
2009 640
2010 590
2011 470
2012 620
2013 720
2014 810
2015 580
2016 430
2017 350
2018 370
2019 350

Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 140
2006 130
2007 100
2008 110
2009 90
2010 60
2011 50
2012 60
2013 70
2014 70
2015 60
2016 40
2019 30

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 260
2006 210
2007 180
2008 200
2009 170
2010 160
2011 220
2012 210
2013 290
2014 210
2015 270
2016 220
2017 230
2018 240
2019 370

Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 0
2006 110
2007 150
2008 170
2009 130
2010 130
2011 160
2012 170
2013 190
2014 180
2015 140
2016 130
2017 60
2018 0
2019 50

Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 70
2006 50
2007 80
2008 60
2009 50
2013 40
2015 50
2016 40
2017 40

Machinists
Year Number
2005 930
2006 940
2007 1,150
2008 660
2009 680
2010 680
2011 990
2012 1,110
2013 1,030
2014 930
2015 790
2016 680
2017 650
2018 720
2019 610

Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 50
2006 50
2007 40
2008 40
2009 40
2010 70
2011 70
2012 70
2013 60
2014 50
2015 60

Pourers and Casters, Metal
Year Number
2005 0
2006 30
2007 50
2008 60
2012 30
2017 0
2019 60

Model Makers, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2012 0

Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0

Foundry Mold and Coremakers
Year Number
2005 70
2006 40
2007 30
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 70
2017 70
2018 40

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 890
2006 890
2007 1,080
2008 910
2009 550
2010 500
2011 570
2012 720
2013 660
2014 700
2015 620
2016 400
2017 330
2018 490
2019 1,070

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2007 410
2008 440
2009 480
2010 480
2011 390
2012 320
2013 290
2014 330
2015 350
2016 410
2017 460
2018 480
2019 620

Tool and Die Makers
Year Number
2005 470
2006 500
2007 450
2008 360
2009 320
2010 280
2011 230
2012 240
2013 260
2014 290
2015 250
2016 250
2017 330
2018 280
2019 250

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Year Number
2005 1,020
2006 1,130
2007 1,090
2008 740
2009 690
2010 560
2011 1,140
2012 1,280
2013 1,400
2014 530
2015 620
2016 540
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2007 0
2008 40
2009 90
2010 90
2011 120
2012 80
2013 70
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 70
2019 40

Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2007 180
2008 30
2010 30
2013 70
2014 70
2015 90

Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 30

Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 160
2006 170
2007 180
2008 150
2009 160
2010 220
2011 230
2012 210
2013 130
2014 150
2015 140
2016 50
2017 40
2018 0
2019 180

Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners
Year Number
2005 30
2006 40
2008 40
2009 30

Prepress Technicians and Workers
Year Number
2005 60
2006 0
2008 50
2009 60
2010 80
2011 50
2012 50
2013 50
2014 40
2015 30

Printing Press Operators
Year Number
2005 210
2006 360
2007 240
2008 250
2009 190
2010 220
2011 190
2012 240
2013 240
2014 0
2015 120
2016 170
2017 160
2018 190
2019 110

Print Binding and Finishing Workers
Year Number
2005 70
2007 30
2008 60
2009 30
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 40

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
Year Number
2005 230
2006 270
2007 170
2008 220
2009 220
2010 240
2011 230
2012 190
2013 150
2014 220
2015 180
2016 180
2017 140
2018 200
2019 240

Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials
Year Number
2005 0
2008 40
2009 40
2010 0
2018 40

Sewing Machine Operators
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 110
2014 40
2015 40
2016 40

Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers
Year Number
2005 30

Upholsterers
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
Year Number
2005 30
2006 50
2007 0
2008 0
2009 80
2010 60
2011 40
2012 80
2017 0
2018 60
2019 40

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood
Year Number
2005 0
2006 80
2007 60
2008 50
2009 40
2010 30
2011 50
2012 60
2013 0
2014 0
2015 40
2016 40
2019 30

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
Year Number
2005 100
2006 50
2007 70
2008 70
2009 100
2010 50
2011 80
2012 50
2013 110
2014 60
2015 60
2016 60
2017 100
2018 100
2019 30

Power Plant Operators
Year Number
2007 30
2019 40

Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators
Year Number
2009 30
2016 0
2017 40
2018 0

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
Year Number
2005 80
2006 80
2007 80
2008 90
2009 110
2010 90
2011 70
2012 60
2013 110
2014 110
2015 130
2016 70
2017 70
2018 70
2019 90

Chemical Plant and System Operators
Year Number
2007 80
2014 70

Gas Plant Operators
Year Number
2008 0
2009 0
2010 100
2011 100
2012 140
2013 140
2014 0

Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2012 0
2013 40
2014 60
2015 90
2016 120
2017 220
2018 180
2019 120

Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 40
2006 40
2007 40
2009 50
2010 50
2011 70
2012 50
2013 30
2014 40
2015 50
2016 50
2017 50
2018 40
2019 40

Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 0
2006 40
2007 0
2008 90
2009 80

Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand
Year Number
2005 110
2006 60
2007 40
2009 0
2010 0
2011 70
2012 30
2014 40
2015 40
2016 30
2017 40
2018 40
2019 50

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 90
2006 160
2007 120
2008 80
2009 60
2010 60
2011 50
2012 80
2013 0
2014 180
2015 180
2016 140
2017 150
2018 160
2019 160

Cutters and Trimmers, Hand
Year Number
2005 40

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2007 50
2008 50
2009 50
2013 30
2016 0
2017 30
2018 40
2019 60

Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 160
2007 200
2008 230
2009 90
2012 140
2013 160
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 110
2018 100
2019 90

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
Year Number
2005 910
2006 890
2007 940
2008 820
2009 740
2010 730
2011 880
2012 910
2013 840
2014 820
2015 860
2016 730
2017 640
2018 660
2019 750

Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers
Year Number
2005 50
2006 40
2010 30

Dental Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 30
2010 60
2011 80
2012 80
2013 60
2015 40
2016 30

Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2005 0
2006 50
2007 50
2008 40
2011 40
2012 60
2015 0
2016 0

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 470
2006 540
2007 450
2008 490
2009 520
2010 490
2011 430
2012 180
2013 110
2014 260
2015 330
2016 390
2017 460
2018 430
2019 420

Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers
Year Number
2007 40
2010 40
2011 50
2012 50

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 140
2006 150
2007 250
2008 170
2009 140
2010 140
2011 80
2012 70
2013 110
2014 230
2015 240
2016 250
2017 200
2018 190
2019 440

Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
Year Number
2005 800
2006 850
2007 460
2008 590
2009 590
2010 500
2011 440
2012 430
2013 280
2014 350
2015 330
2016 680
2017 860
2018 1,040
2019 850

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers
Year Number
2007 40
2008 30
2009 40
2010 100
2011 120
2012 120
2013 60
2014 70
2015 80
2016 120
2017 90
2018 70
2019 50

Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2012 30
2019 40

Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2013 30
2014 50
2015 50
2016 40
2017 30
2019 40

Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2015 40

Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 50
2012 50
2013 50
2014 50
2018 50
2019 50

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 40

Helpers--Production Workers
Year Number
2005 670
2006 820
2007 690
2008 640
2009 770
2010 660
2011 700
2012 700
2013 760
2014 690
2015 540
2016 550
2017 560
2018 510
2019 250

Production Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 140
2006 110
2007 80
2008 50
2009 50
2012 60
2013 130
2014 130
2015 160
2016 140
2017 140
2019 60