Numbers of Production Occupations in Jonesboro, AR

Occupation group

Production Occupations

Year Number
2005 4,150
2006 4,510
2007 4,340
2008 4,110
2009 3,650
2010 2,580
2011 3,680
2012 3,540
2013 3,600
2014 3,200
2015 3,910
2016 3,780
2017 3,410
2018 3,350
2019 4,080

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers

Year Number
2005 340
2006 300
2007 260
2008 280
2009 250
2010 190
2011 280
2012 300
2013 310
2014 260
2015 240
2016 260
2017 290
2018 290
2019 290

Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers

Year Number
2007 40

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers

Year Number
2011 70
2012 70
2013 70

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters

Year Number
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 80
2019 0

Team Assemblers

Year Number
2005 980
2006 950
2007 1,120
2008 1,060
2009 930
2010 720
2011 910
2012 840
2013 910
2014 940
2015 1,160
2016 1,210

Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other

Year Number
2005 290
2006 400
2007 510
2008 620
2009 470
2010 280
2014 0
2015 0
2016 50
2019 700

Bakers

Year Number
2011 40
2012 40
2013 40

Butchers and Meat Cutters

Year Number
2005 40
2006 40
2007 40
2008 50
2009 50
2010 50
2016 50
2017 40
2018 0
2019 60

Food Batchmakers

Year Number
2007 80
2009 0
2010 30
2011 30
2016 70
2017 50
2018 100
2019 170

Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders

Year Number
2012 50
2013 50
2014 60

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

Year Number
2005 30
2006 0
2007 0

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

Year Number
2005 350
2006 380
2007 320
2008 170
2009 210
2010 130
2011 140
2012 90
2013 100
2014 180
2015 220
2016 200
2017 60
2018 90
2019 80

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

Year Number
2008 50

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

Year Number
2005 40
2006 0

Machinists

Year Number
2005 90
2006 120
2007 120
2008 80
2010 40
2011 90
2012 250
2013 200
2014 190
2015 120
2016 110
2017 80
2018 100
2019 170

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

Year Number
2005 0
2010 50
2011 80
2012 0

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

Year Number
2007 120

Tool and Die Makers

Year Number
2005 50
2006 50
2007 40
2008 50
2011 30

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

Year Number
2005 370
2006 370
2007 340
2008 340
2009 330
2010 140
2011 110
2013 60
2014 100
2015 310
2016 310
2017 290
2018 0
2019 400

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

Year Number
2006 30

Prepress Technicians and Workers

Year Number
2005 50
2006 50
2007 60
2008 0
2009 0

Printing Press Operators

Year Number
2007 0
2008 0
2010 70
2011 220
2014 70
2015 60
2016 60
2017 60
2018 50
2019 60

Print Binding and Finishing Workers

Year Number
2005 0
2006 50
2007 50
2008 50
2009 50
2013 160

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers

Year Number
2005 100
2006 110
2007 110
2008 130
2009 120
2010 130
2011 100
2012 120
2013 110
2014 80
2015 80
2016 50
2017 100
2018 100
2019 90

Sewing Machine Operators

Year Number
2009 170

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters

Year Number
2005 70
2006 70
2007 60
2008 70
2009 50

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing

Year Number
2005 40
2006 50
2007 40
2016 40

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators

Year Number
2008 40
2009 50
2010 90
2011 100
2012 120
2013 50
2014 50
2015 60
2016 80
2017 90
2018 100
2019 70

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

Year Number
2014 210
2015 240

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

Year Number
2006 50
2007 50
2008 50
2013 50
2015 30
2017 60
2018 80
2019 70

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year Number
2005 40
2006 50
2007 30
2008 40
2009 40
2010 40
2011 60
2012 100
2013 100
2014 370
2015 350
2016 330
2017 100

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year Number
2008 60
2009 0

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

Year Number
2013 40

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers

Year Number
2005 240
2006 260
2007 260
2008 280
2009 240
2010 170
2011 280
2012 250
2013 250
2014 190
2015 190
2016 240
2017 240
2018 280
2019 230

Medical Appliance Technicians

Year Number
2008 0
2009 0

Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians

Year Number
2005 40
2011 70
2012 70
2015 30
2017 30

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders

Year Number
2006 200
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 420
2012 490
2013 350
2014 370
2015 390
2016 300
2017 0
2018 0
2019 530

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

Year Number
2005 70
2006 70
2007 90
2008 90
2009 60
2012 90
2013 80
2014 90
2015 40
2016 60
2017 60
2018 90
2019 100

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators

Year Number
2011 180
2012 210
2013 200
2014 40

Etchers and Engravers

Year Number
2005 0

Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic

Year Number
2005 30
2006 40
2007 0
2008 0
2009 60
2010 60
2015 60
2016 50
2017 80
2018 0

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year Number
2009 0
2010 60
2011 70

Helpers--Production Workers

Year Number
2005 890
2006 870
2007 410
2008 420
2009 350
2010 210
2011 290
2012 400
2013 470
2014 0
2015 330
2016 310
2017 530
2018 460
2019 440

Production Workers, All Other

Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 190
2008 180
2009 220
2012 50
2018 440
2019 530