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Numbers of Production Occupations in Framingham, MA NECTA Division

Occupation group

Production Occupations
Year Number
2005 6,130
2006 5,400
2007 5,900
2008 6,190
2009 6,300
2010 5,980
2011 5,340
2012 5,810
2013 5,570
2014 5,330
2015 5,190
2016 5,590
2017 5,260

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
Year Number
2005 680
2006 660
2007 690
2008 610
2009 540
2010 500
2011 510
2012 670
2013 750
2014 710
2015 720
2016 650
2017 690

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers
Year Number
2005 530
2006 320
2007 170
2008 200
2009 280
2010 330
2011 370
2012 600
2013 740
2014 570
2015 610
2016 490

Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers
Year Number
2005 320
2007 130
2008 50
2009 130
2010 60
2011 110
2012 180
2013 170
2014 110
2015 170
2016 260

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
Year Number
2007 0
2010 0
2011 50
2012 70

Team Assemblers
Year Number
2005 740
2006 720
2007 810
2008 1,430
2009 1,410
2010 1,620
2011 1,030
2012 740
2013 410
2014 550
2015 650
2016 580

Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other
Year Number
2005 280
2006 290
2007 230
2008 200
2009 360
2010 430
2011 550
2012 230
2013 230
2014 80
2015 0
2016 0

Bakers
Year Number
2005 210
2006 140
2007 150
2008 150
2009 130
2010 100
2011 80
2012 100
2013 140
2014 130
2015 160
2016 200
2017 200

Butchers and Meat Cutters
Year Number
2005 30
2006 30
2007 40
2008 40
2009 60
2010 40
2011 40
2012 40
2013 50
2014 50
2015 90
2016 110
2017 110

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2009 70
2010 0
2012 40
2013 50
2014 50
2016 40

Food Batchmakers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 260
2007 360
2009 80
2013 130
2014 130
2015 140

Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2007 40
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 30

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 200
2006 240
2007 210
2008 120
2009 110
2010 90
2011 90
2012 100
2013 110
2014 150
2015 160
2016 140
2017 120

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 70
2006 60
2007 60
2008 60
2009 50
2010 50
2011 50
2012 70
2013 50
2014 30
2015 40
2017 100

Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 60
2006 40

Machinists
Year Number
2005 410
2006 320
2007 370
2008 480
2009 520
2010 530
2011 450
2012 670
2013 490
2014 340
2015 320
2016 270
2017 250

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 110
2006 90
2007 100
2008 80
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 90
2006 100
2009 40
2010 30
2011 100
2012 0
2013 190
2014 100
2015 50
2016 30
2017 40

Tool and Die Makers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 60
2009 30
2011 50
2012 40
2013 30
2017 0

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Year Number
2005 90
2006 70
2007 60
2008 80
2009 80
2010 70
2011 30
2012 80
2013 130
2014 200
2015 130
2016 50
2017 100

Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 50
2012 60
2013 0
2014 0

Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 330
2008 130
2009 0
2010 90
2011 100
2012 120
2013 0
2014 130
2015 140
2016 140

Prepress Technicians and Workers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 50

Printing Press Operators
Year Number
2005 300
2006 160
2007 150
2008 240
2009 200
2010 270
2011 200
2012 130
2013 110
2014 130
2015 120
2016 130
2017 120

Print Binding and Finishing Workers
Year Number
2005 0
2007 100
2008 50
2009 30
2011 0
2012 40
2013 30
2016 40

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
Year Number
2005 170
2006 310
2007 190
2008 240
2009 210
2010 170
2011 130
2012 40
2013 50
2014 90
2015 120
2016 120
2017 100

Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials
Year Number
2005 0
2012 40
2013 40
2014 30

Sewing Machine Operators
Year Number
2009 40
2010 40
2017 30

Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers
Year Number
2005 110
2006 50
2007 50
2008 0
2009 80
2010 0
2011 50
2012 0

Upholsterers
Year Number
2011 0
2012 30
2013 40

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
Year Number
2006 0
2007 50
2008 80
2009 80
2010 80
2011 100
2012 190
2013 210
2014 190
2015 110
2016 90
2017 100

Furniture Finishers
Year Number
2007 0
2008 60

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
Year Number
2008 60
2009 50

Power Distributors and Dispatchers
Year Number
2009 40
2010 50

Power Plant Operators
Year Number
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0

Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 80
2008 40

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
Year Number
2005 70
2006 60
2007 50
2008 50
2009 80
2010 80
2011 100
2012 70
2013 80
2014 60
2015 0
2016 30
2017 40

Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2008 120
2009 220
2010 260
2011 0
2012 190
2015 50
2016 40
2017 70

Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2016 0
2017 0

Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 0
2017 40

Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand
Year Number
2005 60

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 30
2006 40
2008 90
2009 80
2014 70
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0

Cutters and Trimmers, Hand
Year Number
2009 50
2010 60

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 40
2014 0
2015 0

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
Year Number
2005 640
2006 530
2007 490
2008 360
2009 350
2010 270
2011 210
2012 300
2013 370
2014 370
2015 440
2016 460
2017 460

Dental Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2008 100
2009 0
2014 60
2015 150
2016 100
2017 30

Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2016 0
2017 0

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 150
2006 140
2007 170
2008 120
2009 0
2010 0
2011 450
2012 150
2013 150
2014 310
2015 410
2016 480
2017 260

Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers
Year Number
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2016 0

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 100
2006 80
2007 80
2008 120
2009 140
2010 160
2011 80
2012 70
2013 50
2014 40
2015 110
2016 120
2017 110

Semiconductor Processing Technicians
Year Number
2009 0
2010 0
2015 0
2016 70
2017 40

Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators
Year Number
2005 60
2006 40
2007 70
2008 70
2009 70
2010 70
2011 60
2012 60
2013 60
2014 60
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
Year Number
2005 230
2006 190
2007 260
2008 260
2009 220
2010 150
2011 110
2012 170
2013 140
2014 140
2015 140
2016 160
2017 130

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers
Year Number
2005 0
2012 50
2013 50

Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2009 0

Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2010 60
2011 60

Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2008 110
2009 100
2010 0
2012 0

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 0

Helpers--Production Workers
Year Number
2005 390
2006 320
2007 240
2008 330
2009 320
2010 230
2011 180
2012 390
2013 470
2014 360
2015 0
2016 600
2017 500

Production Workers, All Other
Year Number
2007 110
2008 60
2009 50
2012 80
2013 50
2014 90
2015 160
2016 160
2017 120