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Numbers of Production Occupations in Kalamazoo-Portage, MI

Occupation group

Production Occupations
Year Number
2005 11,830
2006 10,830
2007 12,150
2008 11,330
2009 10,750
2010 9,420
2011 8,220
2012 9,050
2013 8,640
2014 7,190
2015 12,090
2016 11,600
2017 10,760
2018 10,710
2019 11,500

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
Year Number
2005 960
2006 890
2007 800
2008 820
2009 850
2010 790
2011 820
2012 890
2013 830
2014 880
2015 860
2016 920
2017 920
2018 890
2019 900

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers
Year Number
2006 70
2007 60
2008 70
2011 130
2012 150
2013 190
2014 160
2015 180
2016 0

Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers
Year Number
2005 0

Engine and Other Machine Assemblers
Year Number
2007 30
2013 50
2015 150

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
Year Number
2005 80
2006 90
2007 150
2008 50
2011 120
2012 150
2013 210
2014 240
2015 290
2016 0

Team Assemblers
Year Number
2005 1,910
2006 1,890
2007 1,440
2008 1,500
2009 1,410
2010 1,150
2011 1,110
2012 1,420
2013 1,760
2014 0
2015 3,340
2016 3,650

Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other
Year Number
2005 390
2006 470
2007 890
2008 1,280
2009 1,590
2010 1,290
2011 1,120
2012 1,630
2013 630
2014 470
2015 140
2016 110
2019 2,490

Bakers
Year Number
2005 140
2006 140
2007 100
2008 100
2009 90
2010 120
2011 130
2012 160
2013 160
2014 150
2015 150
2016 0
2017 320
2018 0
2019 230

Butchers and Meat Cutters
Year Number
2005 80
2006 100
2007 60
2008 110
2009 130
2010 170
2011 170
2012 180
2013 160
2014 160
2015 110
2016 100
2017 70
2018 40
2019 160

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
Year Number
2011 30
2012 40
2013 40

Food Batchmakers
Year Number
2005 90
2007 40
2008 80
2009 90
2010 130
2011 90
2012 90
2013 60
2014 80
2015 100
2016 120
2017 160
2019 0

Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 30
2006 30
2011 40

Food Processing Workers, All Other
Year Number
2012 0
2013 0

Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2008 50
2009 50
2010 50
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2017 0
2018 190
2019 0

Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 340
2006 360
2007 320

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 640
2006 650
2007 610
2008 480
2009 450
2010 570
2011 460
2012 260
2013 240
2014 240
2015 170
2016 290
2017 0
2018 0
2019 1,090

Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 60
2006 60
2007 50
2008 30
2009 0

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 210
2006 290
2007 240
2008 180
2009 140
2010 100
2012 50
2015 70
2016 110
2017 80
2018 30
2019 0

Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2011 0
2017 0
2018 0

Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 30
2006 40

Machinists
Year Number
2005 870
2006 0
2007 920
2008 880
2009 850
2010 760
2011 770
2012 670
2013 620
2014 750
2015 800
2016 500
2017 530
2018 470
2019 580

Model Makers, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2015 0

Foundry Mold and Coremakers
Year Number
2012 0

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 580
2006 740
2007 300
2008 510
2009 450
2010 470
2011 0
2012 0
2013 160
2014 410
2015 530
2016 0
2017 770
2018 760
2019 800

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 50
2006 50
2007 40
2008 0
2009 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 60
2014 30
2017 0
2018 270
2019 320

Tool and Die Makers
Year Number
2005 260
2006 300
2007 270
2008 240
2009 130
2010 140
2011 0
2012 170
2013 0
2014 110
2015 0
2016 290
2017 250
2018 170
2019 130

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Year Number
2005 250
2006 270
2007 430
2008 260
2009 270
2010 310
2011 270
2012 250
2013 220
2014 210
2015 160
2016 200
2017 140
2018 310
2019 380

Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2007 40
2008 70
2009 0
2014 30
2015 40
2019 0

Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 0
2008 0
2009 70
2010 80

Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 0
2009 60
2017 90
2018 70
2019 40

Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
Year Number
2008 230
2010 60
2011 40
2012 40
2013 30
2019 0

Prepress Technicians and Workers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 70
2010 30
2011 80
2012 80
2013 60
2014 70
2015 50
2016 50
2017 40
2018 50
2019 60

Printing Press Operators
Year Number
2005 390
2006 280
2007 300
2008 120
2009 130
2010 150
2011 160
2012 160
2013 140
2014 150
2015 160
2016 200
2017 340
2018 300
2019 220

Print Binding and Finishing Workers
Year Number
2005 60
2006 70
2007 220
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 70
2012 70
2013 50
2014 60
2015 110
2016 170
2017 0

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
Year Number
2005 320
2006 180
2007 200
2008 280
2009 270
2010 320
2011 0
2012 0
2013 170
2014 180
2015 360
2016 330
2017 400
2018 370
2019 440

Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials
Year Number
2010 0
2014 50
2016 0

Sewing Machine Operators
Year Number
2005 30
2006 0
2007 40
2008 0
2011 40
2012 40
2013 50
2014 30
2015 40
2016 50
2017 40
2018 90

Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers
Year Number
2008 50
2009 40
2010 0
2013 40
2014 30
2015 50
2019 0

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
Year Number
2007 40
2008 30
2010 0

Furniture Finishers
Year Number
2005 0
2007 0
2014 60
2015 60
2016 60

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
Year Number
2005 40
2006 50
2007 110
2008 90
2012 0

Power Distributors and Dispatchers
Year Number
2011 40
2013 0

Power Plant Operators
Year Number
2005 50
2006 0
2008 30
2010 40
2016 80
2017 70

Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators
Year Number
2005 40
2009 30
2011 40
2013 30
2014 0
2015 0

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
Year Number
2005 70
2008 80
2009 60
2010 60
2011 60
2012 70
2013 80
2014 80
2015 90
2016 90
2017 60
2018 70
2019 100

Plant and System Operators, All Other
Year Number
2007 80

Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2012 0
2013 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 220

Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2007 40
2010 0
2011 80
2012 130
2014 50
2015 40
2016 70
2017 80
2018 80
2019 80

Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 160
2008 180

Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand
Year Number
2007 140
2008 0
2009 0

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 30
2006 0
2007 0
2008 240
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 350
2015 270
2016 310
2017 360
2018 320
2019 320

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2007 40
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2017 80
2018 60
2019 50

Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2007 60
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 70

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
Year Number
2005 680
2006 610
2007 640
2008 730
2009 740
2010 650
2011 490
2012 530
2013 470
2014 0
2015 1,180
2016 1,210
2017 1,160
2018 1,060
2019 1,110

Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers
Year Number
2007 30
2016 30
2017 40

Dental Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2006 80
2007 70
2008 0
2009 50
2010 60
2011 50
2012 60

Medical Appliance Technicians
Year Number
2007 40
2008 0
2019 60

Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2005 40
2006 40
2011 60
2012 0
2017 40

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 780
2006 660
2007 520
2008 0
2009 1,090
2010 1,250
2011 960
2012 1,200
2013 1,030
2014 1,090
2015 500
2016 560
2017 700
2018 820
2019 0

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 160
2006 100
2007 60
2008 70
2009 60
2010 90
2011 100
2012 170
2013 120
2014 80
2015 150
2016 190
2017 170
2018 140
2019 160

Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators
Year Number
2014 50

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
Year Number
2005 240
2006 280
2007 300
2008 510
2009 0
2010 0
2011 70
2012 90
2013 120
2014 160
2015 200
2016 360
2017 580
2018 420
2019 520

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers
Year Number
2007 30
2008 40
2009 30
2011 50
2012 50
2013 50
2014 30
2015 40
2016 50
2017 60
2018 50
2019 30

Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2006 40
2007 60

Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2011 0
2012 0

Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 0
2006 40
2007 40
2017 80
2018 70
2019 0

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 180
2006 180
2007 230
2008 330
2009 320
2010 320
2012 250
2013 310
2014 540
2015 650
2016 620
2017 580
2018 630
2019 630

Helpers--Production Workers
Year Number
2005 760
2006 760
2007 680
2008 500
2009 320
2010 260
2011 140
2012 0
2013 500
2014 0
2015 920
2016 840
2017 260
2018 180
2019 180

Production Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 990
2006 1,020
2007 1,230
2008 1,110
2009 910
2012 0
2013 0
2014 210
2015 130
2016 40
2017 160
2018 180
2019 200