Numbers of Production Occupations in Greensboro-High Point, NC

Occupation group

Production Occupations

Year Number
2005 46,560
2006 47,470
2007 46,300
2008 43,060
2009 38,570
2010 36,300
2011 38,100
2012 36,760
2013 35,840
2014 38,150
2015 39,400
2016 40,000
2017 39,990
2018 37,920
2019 35,920

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers

Year Number
2005 3,350
2006 3,190
2007 3,110
2008 2,910
2009 2,760
2010 2,670
2011 2,650
2012 2,650
2013 2,570
2014 2,560
2015 2,450
2016 2,570
2017 2,580
2018 2,560
2019 2,430

Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers

Year Number
2019 80

Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers

Year Number
2005 0

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers

Year Number
2007 680
2008 710
2009 630
2010 640
2011 740
2012 760
2013 540
2014 350
2015 250
2016 110

Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers

Year Number
2007 50
2008 80
2009 40
2011 60
2012 70
2013 70

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters

Year Number
2005 380
2006 290
2007 210
2008 210
2009 180
2010 220
2011 240
2012 170
2013 90
2014 90
2015 180
2016 170
2017 230
2018 340
2019 310

Team Assemblers

Year Number
2005 7,940
2006 8,180
2007 7,180
2008 7,440
2009 5,840
2010 5,250
2011 4,850
2012 4,140
2013 4,140
2014 5,100
2015 5,560
2016 6,870

Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other

Year Number
2006 0
2009 170
2010 300
2011 430
2012 560
2013 670
2014 910
2015 810
2016 580
2019 6,680

Bakers

Year Number
2006 200
2007 290
2008 250
2009 310
2010 330
2011 380
2012 340
2013 280
2014 190
2015 270
2016 270
2017 240
2018 190
2019 180

Butchers and Meat Cutters

Year Number
2005 260
2006 310
2007 200
2008 160
2009 180
2010 180
2011 180
2012 230
2013 220
2014 220
2018 250
2019 200

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers

Year Number
2007 60

Slaughterers and Meat Packers

Year Number
2008 140

Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders

Year Number
2011 230
2012 160
2013 230
2014 170
2015 430
2016 400

Food Batchmakers

Year Number
2005 90
2006 40
2007 60
2008 60
2009 0
2010 140
2011 150
2012 260
2013 160
2014 180
2015 230
2016 500
2017 430
2018 260
2019 80

Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders

Year Number
2007 40
2008 40
2009 40
2016 80
2017 70
2018 70

Food Processing Workers, All Other

Year Number
2018 0
2019 0

Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year Number
2005 570
2006 500
2007 460
2008 430
2009 290
2010 340
2011 290
2012 520
2013 450
2014 400
2015 450
2016 670
2017 570
2018 350
2019 200

Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year Number
2008 110
2012 50
2013 50

Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 40
2009 30
2011 40
2013 30
2014 0
2015 90
2016 140
2017 40
2018 100
2019 0

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year Number
2005 720
2006 1,060
2007 1,190
2008 1,170
2009 800
2010 530
2011 590
2012 680
2013 720
2014 790
2015 860
2016 990
2017 1,040
2018 940
2019 800

Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year Number
2006 60
2007 30
2008 60
2009 50
2010 40
2011 40
2012 100
2013 110
2014 100
2017 60
2018 0

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year Number
2005 100
2006 100
2007 100
2008 150
2009 160
2010 80
2011 120
2012 140
2013 210
2014 200
2015 150
2016 120
2017 120
2018 180
2019 330

Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year Number
2005 180
2006 190
2007 220
2008 160
2009 120
2010 150
2011 120
2012 140
2013 80
2014 70
2015 110
2016 110
2017 120

Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year Number
2005 120
2006 150
2007 0
2008 0
2009 50
2010 40
2011 50
2012 70
2013 60
2014 50
2015 50
2016 60
2017 60

Machinists

Year Number
2005 1,020
2006 1,250
2007 1,250
2008 1,180
2009 1,600
2010 1,550
2011 1,680
2012 850
2013 770
2014 880
2015 900
2016 910
2017 920
2018 950
2019 1,010

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year Number
2005 900
2006 1,020
2007 1,140
2008 760
2009 830
2010 950
2011 1,030
2012 1,010
2013 1,070
2014 1,250
2015 1,450
2016 1,220
2017 1,320
2018 1,250
2019 1,270

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year Number
2005 200
2006 270
2007 240
2008 190
2009 190
2010 180
2011 110
2012 200
2013 180
2014 150
2015 330
2016 370
2017 370
2018 180
2019 200

Tool and Die Makers

Year Number
2005 350
2006 320
2007 320
2008 320
2009 240
2010 260
2011 260
2012 280
2013 250
2014 230
2015 220
2016 180
2017 180
2018 170
2019 120

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

Year Number
2005 780
2006 1,000
2007 870
2008 940
2009 860
2010 690
2011 660
2012 850
2013 1,010
2014 990
2015 830
2016 740
2017 920
2018 1,090
2019 1,130

Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year Number
2005 90
2006 120
2007 80
2008 90
2009 50
2010 50
2011 70
2012 150
2013 140
2014 110
2015 40
2016 30
2017 40
2018 50
2019 0

Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year Number
2011 40
2012 0
2013 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0

Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year Number
2005 50
2008 540
2009 40
2011 90
2013 80
2014 120
2015 110
2016 80
2017 80
2018 130
2019 200

Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners

Year Number
2005 40
2006 70
2008 40
2014 50
2015 40
2016 70
2017 0

Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other

Year Number
2017 50
2018 60

Prepress Technicians and Workers

Year Number
2005 0
2006 370
2007 250
2008 150
2009 150
2010 120
2011 110
2012 140
2013 140
2014 110
2015 70
2016 60
2017 70
2018 110
2019 130

Printing Press Operators

Year Number
2005 1,010
2006 900
2007 1,010
2008 970
2009 880
2010 810
2011 700
2012 730
2013 760
2014 690
2015 780
2016 690
2017 820
2018 840
2019 890

Print Binding and Finishing Workers

Year Number
2005 240
2006 360
2007 500
2008 360
2009 430
2010 380
2011 340
2012 410
2013 250
2014 330
2015 240
2016 180
2017 180
2018 260
2019 260

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers

Year Number
2005 500
2006 410
2007 520
2008 400
2009 320
2010 270
2011 330
2012 340
2013 290
2014 260
2015 380
2016 380
2017 400
2018 360
2019 280

Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials

Year Number
2005 560
2006 660
2007 750
2008 540
2009 370
2010 280
2011 310
2012 280
2013 280
2014 330
2015 250
2016 260
2017 150
2018 150
2019 0

Sewing Machine Operators

Year Number
2005 2,420
2006 2,130
2007 2,260
2008 2,170
2009 2,290
2010 2,090
2011 2,310
2012 2,350
2013 2,200
2014 2,170
2015 2,180
2016 2,270
2017 2,200
2018 1,800
2019 1,670

Sewers, Hand

Year Number
2009 50
2010 40
2013 30
2015 30

Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers

Year Number
2005 60
2006 80
2007 70
2008 0
2009 30
2010 60
2011 50
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders

Year Number
2005 720
2006 630
2007 690
2008 470
2009 500
2010 530
2011 550
2012 600
2013 420
2014 410
2015 430
2016 440
2017 510
2018 450
2019 300

Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year Number
2005 390
2006 420
2007 470
2008 240
2009 200
2010 180
2011 170
2012 210
2013 280
2014 300
2015 330
2016 150
2017 280
2018 260
2019 300

Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year Number
2005 1,450
2006 1,460
2007 1,330
2008 1,200
2009 1,220
2010 1,090
2011 940
2012 590
2013 720
2014 660
2015 730
2016 730
2017 870
2018 710
2019 920

Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year Number
2005 2,180
2006 2,040
2007 1,910
2008 1,760
2009 1,140
2010 960
2011 1,080
2012 1,120
2013 1,130
2014 970
2015 1,100
2016 1,050
2017 1,330
2018 1,060
2019 940

Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers

Year Number
2005 280
2007 180
2009 140
2011 340
2012 360
2013 110
2014 180
2015 210
2016 130
2018 80
2019 80

Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers

Year Number
2005 310
2006 220
2007 150
2008 160
2009 160
2010 170
2011 130
2012 120
2013 90
2014 90
2015 100
2016 50
2017 80
2018 60
2019 50

Upholsterers

Year Number
2005 1,390
2006 1,370
2007 1,410
2008 1,310
2009 1,380
2010 1,020
2011 1,450
2012 1,390
2013 1,440
2014 1,230
2015 1,170
2016 1,360
2017 2,020
2018 1,910
2019 1,590

Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other

Year Number
2005 360
2006 180
2007 140
2008 150
2009 270
2010 230
2011 240
2012 0
2013 0
2014 220
2015 90
2016 80
2017 220
2018 200
2019 200

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters

Year Number
2005 1,120
2006 1,020
2007 780
2008 460
2009 400
2010 630
2011 630
2012 790
2013 550
2014 430
2015 300
2016 570
2017 630
2018 610
2019 540

Furniture Finishers

Year Number
2005 390
2006 480
2007 390
2008 330
2009 330
2010 280
2011 310
2012 210
2013 0
2014 460
2015 600
2016 280
2017 270
2018 260
2019 280

Model Makers, Wood

Year Number
2005 70
2006 90
2007 60
2008 60
2009 50
2010 40
2011 0

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood

Year Number
2005 510
2006 480
2007 330
2008 410
2009 390
2010 340
2011 290
2012 370
2013 370
2014 320
2015 290
2016 380
2017 480
2018 440
2019 350

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing

Year Number
2005 810
2006 790
2007 910
2008 830
2009 770
2010 750
2011 710
2012 550
2013 480
2014 560
2015 640
2016 810
2017 660
2018 650
2019 600

Power Plant Operators

Year Number
2012 50
2014 70
2015 70
2017 50
2018 70

Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators

Year Number
2005 70
2006 50
2007 40
2008 40
2009 30
2010 50
2011 50
2012 0

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators

Year Number
2005 230
2006 280
2007 210
2008 170
2009 110
2010 150
2011 210
2012 210
2013 200
2014 170
2015 290
2016 290
2017 320
2018 200
2019 260

Chemical Plant and System Operators

Year Number
2005 0
2006 260
2007 280
2008 220
2009 220
2010 190
2011 150
2012 150
2013 130
2014 180
2015 80
2016 0
2019 0

Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers

Year Number
2009 60
2017 30
2018 90
2019 0

Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders

Year Number
2005 220
2006 110
2009 50
2010 80
2011 160
2012 130
2013 230
2014 400
2015 560
2016 600
2017 570
2018 890
2019 890

Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year Number
2007 90
2008 70
2009 70
2010 120
2011 190
2012 260
2015 50
2016 80
2017 70
2018 130
2019 70

Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year Number
2005 150
2006 100
2007 90
2008 90
2009 80
2010 60
2017 30
2018 40

Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand

Year Number
2005 330
2006 250
2007 180
2008 150
2009 140
2010 180
2011 190
2012 250
2013 260
2014 210
2015 190
2016 160
2017 140
2018 70
2019 110

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year Number
2005 780
2006 750
2007 770
2008 890
2009 780
2010 770
2011 630
2012 740
2013 800
2014 790
2015 680
2016 840
2017 960
2018 1,150
2019 610

Cutters and Trimmers, Hand

Year Number
2005 410
2006 370
2007 480
2008 410
2009 370
2010 310
2011 280
2012 210
2013 200
2014 200
2015 200
2016 220
2017 260
2018 210
2019 160

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year Number
2005 460
2006 380
2007 410
2008 400
2009 490
2010 450
2011 480
2012 390
2013 390
2014 480
2015 550
2016 460
2017 410
2018 320
2019 380

Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year Number
2005 600
2006 500
2007 600
2008 530
2009 550
2010 350
2011 490
2012 210
2013 370
2014 320
2015 410
2016 210
2017 260
2018 340
2019 300

Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders

Year Number
2005 80
2006 40
2007 60
2008 60
2009 40
2011 40
2012 40
2013 50
2014 90
2015 90
2016 110
2017 0
2018 0
2019 50

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers

Year Number
2005 2,800
2006 2,810
2007 2,590
2008 2,380
2009 2,040
2010 2,150
2011 2,500
2012 2,610
2013 2,790
2014 2,840
2015 2,860
2016 2,800
2017 2,680
2018 2,350
2019 2,390

Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers

Year Number
2005 0
2007 40
2008 70
2009 90
2010 90
2011 60
2012 60
2013 80
2017 0
2018 70
2019 50

Dental Laboratory Technicians

Year Number
2006 160
2007 130
2008 100
2009 110
2010 120
2011 100
2012 70
2013 80
2014 70
2015 80
2016 90
2017 80
2018 70
2019 100

Medical Appliance Technicians

Year Number
2010 430
2012 250
2017 0
2018 30
2019 0

Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians

Year Number
2006 220
2007 100
2013 70
2014 90
2015 0

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders

Year Number
2005 2,350
2006 3,010
2007 3,880
2008 2,920
2009 2,460
2010 2,130
2011 2,420
2012 2,270
2013 2,200
2014 2,470
2015 2,750
2016 2,400
2017 1,570
2018 860
2019 1,250

Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers

Year Number
2005 70
2006 130
2007 160
2008 160
2009 130
2010 140
2011 120
2012 110
2013 110
2014 130
2015 100
2016 60
2017 40
2018 30
2019 40

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year Number
2005 760
2006 600
2007 700
2008 560
2009 540
2010 420
2011 460
2012 460
2013 480
2014 500
2015 500
2016 510
2017 630
2018 650
2019 580

Semiconductor Processing Technicians

Year Number
2014 490
2015 300

Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators

Year Number
2005 340
2006 330
2007 360
2008 300
2009 230
2010 150
2011 140
2012 110
2013 80
2014 50
2015 40
2016 90
2017 80
2018 60
2019 40

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators

Year Number
2005 310
2006 410
2007 260
2008 270
2009 120
2010 110
2011 70
2012 0
2013 340
2014 410
2015 460
2016 440
2017 410
2018 450
2019 210

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers

Year Number
2005 30
2008 60
2009 50
2010 40
2012 60
2013 80
2014 100
2015 90
2016 80
2017 80
2018 50
2019 50

Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders

Year Number
2005 330
2006 300
2007 180
2008 170
2009 180
2010 200
2011 190
2012 190
2013 150
2014 180
2015 130
2016 170
2017 190
2018 200
2019 170

Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders

Year Number
2005 110
2007 50
2017 40

Etchers and Engravers

Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0

Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic

Year Number
2005 0
2006 70
2007 0
2008 60
2009 70
2010 110
2011 0
2012 0

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year Number
2005 690
2006 600
2007 490
2008 400
2009 410
2010 540
2011 610
2012 430
2013 420
2014 620
2015 710
2016 690
2017 730
2018 840
2019 740

Tire Builders

Year Number
2014 110
2015 110

Helpers--Production Workers

Year Number
2005 3,190
2006 2,850
2007 2,260
2008 2,430
2009 2,090
2010 1,890
2011 2,160
2012 2,270
2013 2,240
2014 1,680
2015 1,620
2016 1,830
2017 2,190
2018 1,950
2019 1,650

Production Workers, All Other

Year Number
2005 340
2006 480
2007 0
2009 130
2012 290
2013 370
2014 620
2015 750
2016 760
2017 560
2018 260
2019 430