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Numbers of Production Occupations in Lancaster, PA

Occupation group

Production Occupations
Year Number
2005 26,780
2006 26,680
2007 28,050
2008 25,790
2009 21,610
2010 22,170
2011 22,520
2012 22,050
2013 22,060
2014 22,900
2015 23,630
2016 23,200
2017 23,110
2018 23,460
2019 23,770

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
Year Number
2005 1,590
2006 1,700
2007 1,850
2008 1,880
2009 1,730
2010 1,540
2011 1,630
2012 1,630
2013 1,670
2014 1,690
2015 1,690
2016 1,630
2017 1,670
2018 1,730
2019 1,670

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers
Year Number
2005 680
2006 710
2007 810
2008 740
2009 620
2010 400
2011 390
2012 370
2013 410
2014 180
2015 190
2016 290

Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 40
2007 50
2008 70
2009 80
2010 50
2013 0
2014 0

Engine and Other Machine Assemblers
Year Number
2008 40
2009 30
2015 70
2016 60

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
Year Number
2005 360
2006 450
2007 260
2008 220
2009 240
2010 160
2011 310
2012 370
2013 500
2014 440
2015 410
2016 350
2017 360
2018 330
2019 240

Timing Device Assemblers and Adjusters
Year Number
2006 0

Team Assemblers
Year Number
2005 5,390
2006 4,260
2007 3,330
2008 3,110
2009 2,740
2010 2,630
2011 2,550
2012 2,450
2013 2,280
2014 2,070
2015 2,250
2016 2,840

Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other
Year Number
2005 200
2006 410
2007 520
2008 620
2009 390
2010 140
2011 170
2012 270
2013 290
2014 280
2015 290
2016 290
2019 5,690

Bakers
Year Number
2005 460
2006 390
2007 370
2008 590
2009 570
2010 610
2011 530
2012 550
2013 440
2014 410
2015 480
2016 690
2017 750
2018 650
2019 520

Butchers and Meat Cutters
Year Number
2005 250
2006 220
2007 200
2008 210
2009 210
2010 310
2011 330
2012 400
2013 270
2014 320
2015 300
2016 480
2017 380
2018 310
2019 110

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
Year Number
2005 0
2008 340
2010 390
2011 350
2012 0
2013 140
2016 190
2017 200
2018 170
2019 90

Slaughterers and Meat Packers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 310
2007 320
2008 220
2012 0
2013 300
2014 370
2015 190
2016 0

Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 250
2006 90
2007 80
2008 140
2009 130
2010 130
2011 50
2015 40
2016 50
2018 90
2019 100

Food Batchmakers
Year Number
2005 590
2006 770
2007 620
2008 0
2009 0
2010 830
2011 600
2012 860
2013 840
2014 970
2015 890
2016 920
2017 860
2018 720
2019 680

Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 160
2006 180
2007 220
2008 260
2009 260
2010 220
2011 210
2012 160
2013 200
2014 130
2015 150
2016 170
2017 210
2018 260
2019 230

Food Processing Workers, All Other
Year Number
2018 30

Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 220
2007 370
2008 460
2009 480
2010 430
2011 420
2012 470
2013 310
2014 380
2015 360
2016 210
2017 180
2018 170
2019 90

Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 0
2008 40
2011 30

Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 100
2006 110
2007 110
2008 110
2009 110
2010 170
2011 180
2012 170
2013 210
2014 180
2015 200
2016 200
2017 240
2018 260
2019 150

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 630
2006 620
2007 550
2008 550
2009 420
2010 500
2011 590
2012 690
2013 690
2014 640
2015 540
2016 600
2017 560
2018 550
2019 330

Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 50
2006 50
2007 140
2008 0
2009 140
2010 160
2011 110
2012 130
2013 90
2014 80

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 220
2006 190
2007 320
2008 310
2009 200
2010 150
2011 90
2012 90
2013 200
2014 210
2015 220
2016 200
2017 200
2018 240
2019 230

Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 120
2006 150
2007 100
2008 120
2009 80
2010 90
2011 100
2012 120
2013 100
2014 110
2015 70
2016 80
2017 40
2018 50
2019 50

Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 30
2007 80
2008 80
2009 70
2011 90
2012 80
2013 0
2014 80
2015 80
2016 70
2017 50
2018 60
2019 80

Machinists
Year Number
2005 1,050
2006 1,010
2007 930
2008 780
2009 760
2010 710
2011 710
2012 780
2013 750
2014 800
2015 820
2016 740
2017 910
2018 850
2019 920

Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 30
2006 30
2007 80
2008 70
2009 50
2010 60
2011 80
2012 90
2013 100
2014 110
2015 100
2016 70
2017 70
2018 80
2019 70

Pourers and Casters, Metal
Year Number
2005 130
2006 130
2007 110
2008 90
2009 60
2010 40
2011 40
2012 0
2013 90
2014 90
2015 230
2018 190
2019 190

Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2012 0
2013 50
2014 60
2015 60
2016 0
2017 40

Foundry Mold and Coremakers
Year Number
2005 0
2008 30
2009 40
2010 40
2011 40
2012 30
2013 50
2014 60
2015 60
2016 30
2017 40
2018 130
2019 120

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 670
2006 580
2007 920
2008 0
2009 0
2010 260
2011 200
2012 190
2013 0
2014 630
2015 770
2016 410
2017 350
2018 500
2019 390

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 100
2008 180
2009 230
2010 210
2011 220
2012 130
2013 170
2014 240
2015 290
2016 580
2017 580
2018 560
2019 400

Tool and Die Makers
Year Number
2005 270
2006 290
2007 350
2008 350
2009 280
2010 200
2011 180
2012 270
2013 210
2014 250
2015 230
2016 220
2017 170
2018 190
2019 150

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Year Number
2005 1,060
2006 980
2007 950
2008 880
2009 1,010
2010 820
2011 1,040
2012 970
2013 1,140
2014 1,150
2015 1,150
2016 1,040
2017 990
2018 1,070
2019 920

Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 0
2006 110
2007 140
2008 130
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 90
2014 90
2015 120
2016 60
2017 0

Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 100
2006 80
2007 50
2008 50
2009 50
2010 100
2011 100
2013 140
2014 110
2015 100
2016 90
2017 90
2018 100
2019 50

Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 40
2011 40
2012 30

Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 70
2006 50
2007 50
2008 60
2009 70
2010 140
2011 160
2012 130
2013 170
2014 170
2015 190
2016 130
2017 100
2018 100
2019 110

Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners
Year Number
2005 60
2006 40
2007 70
2008 50
2009 70
2010 40
2011 30

Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2013 70
2014 90
2015 130
2016 70
2017 60
2018 50
2019 70

Prepress Technicians and Workers
Year Number
2005 480
2006 440
2007 340
2008 320
2009 260
2010 290
2011 250
2012 250
2013 150
2014 170
2015 190
2016 170
2017 190
2018 160
2019 170

Printing Press Operators
Year Number
2005 1,170
2006 1,020
2007 1,100
2008 1,220
2009 1,030
2010 1,350
2011 1,060
2012 1,090
2013 1,080
2014 970
2015 940
2016 770
2017 840
2018 860
2019 900

Print Binding and Finishing Workers
Year Number
2005 900
2006 780
2007 720
2008 730
2009 680
2010 700
2011 720
2012 570
2013 620
2014 610
2015 780
2016 930
2017 840
2018 590
2019 290

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
Year Number
2005 330
2006 270
2007 280
2008 270
2009 340
2010 380
2011 420
2012 360
2013 340
2014 320
2015 400
2016 450
2017 380
2018 310
2019 290

Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials
Year Number
2005 240
2006 200
2007 190
2008 50
2011 110
2012 50
2013 50
2014 30
2018 80
2019 120

Sewing Machine Operators
Year Number
2005 170
2006 200
2007 250
2008 310
2009 230
2010 250
2011 260
2012 260
2013 190
2014 220
2015 200
2016 130
2017 230
2018 230
2019 240

Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers
Year Number
2015 30
2017 50
2018 70
2019 50

Sewers, Hand
Year Number
2005 0
2006 100
2007 0

Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers
Year Number
2005 70
2006 90
2007 0
2008 50

Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2007 60
2019 40

Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2007 0
2008 40

Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 0
2009 60
2010 60
2011 0

Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers
Year Number
2012 0

Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers
Year Number
2005 60
2006 30

Upholsterers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 50
2009 30
2010 50
2011 0
2012 0
2013 130
2017 50
2018 30

Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 140
2006 140

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
Year Number
2005 440
2006 440
2007 450
2008 600
2009 570
2010 460
2011 520
2012 490
2013 370
2014 510
2015 560
2016 690
2017 840
2018 850
2019 750

Furniture Finishers
Year Number
2005 0
2007 140
2008 130
2009 130
2010 100
2011 140
2012 100
2013 80
2014 120
2015 190
2016 180
2017 210
2018 160
2019 180

Model Makers, Wood
Year Number
2005 0

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood
Year Number
2005 180
2006 190
2007 180
2008 110
2009 100
2010 80
2011 130
2012 110
2013 150
2014 180
2015 170
2016 130
2017 110
2018 120
2019 110

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
Year Number
2005 870
2006 710
2007 660
2008 500
2011 220
2012 250
2013 300
2014 490
2015 670
2016 540
2017 240
2018 270
2019 350

Woodworkers, All Other
Year Number
2006 70
2007 50

Power Plant Operators
Year Number
2015 40
2016 30

Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators
Year Number
2007 50
2008 50
2009 40
2013 30
2014 40
2017 0
2019 50

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
Year Number
2005 270
2006 200
2007 190
2008 200
2009 170
2010 180
2011 240
2012 250
2013 390
2014 290
2015 300
2016 290
2017 270
2018 250
2019 200

Plant and System Operators, All Other
Year Number
2014 50
2015 30

Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 0
2016 80
2017 60
2018 0

Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2008 90
2009 70
2010 90
2011 0
2012 80
2013 30
2014 50
2015 90
2016 140
2017 120
2018 170
2019 140

Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 70
2006 110
2007 120
2008 120
2009 80
2010 60
2011 70
2012 80
2013 120
2014 110
2015 80
2016 40
2017 50
2018 90
2019 210

Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand
Year Number
2005 0
2006 100
2007 60
2008 90
2009 80
2010 80
2011 50
2012 60
2013 50
2014 50
2015 50
2016 50
2017 60
2018 70
2019 50

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 430
2006 360
2007 450
2008 500
2009 390
2010 370
2011 270
2012 250
2013 270
2014 290
2015 330
2016 340
2017 320
2018 250
2019 260

Cutters and Trimmers, Hand
Year Number
2005 40
2006 30
2007 40
2008 0
2009 0
2014 0
2015 0

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 70
2006 180
2007 110
2008 140
2009 100
2010 260
2011 290
2012 280
2013 170
2014 150
2015 110
2016 50
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 150
2006 200
2007 160
2010 0
2011 180
2012 180
2013 140
2014 160
2016 0
2017 0
2019 50

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
Year Number
2005 1,380
2006 1,500
2007 1,760
2008 1,540
2009 1,370
2010 1,160
2011 1,150
2012 930
2013 1,030
2014 1,020
2015 1,230
2016 1,270
2017 1,350
2018 1,550
2019 1,400

Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers
Year Number
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 70
2015 0
2017 40

Dental Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2007 70
2008 50
2009 40
2013 50
2014 60
2015 80
2016 90
2017 70
2018 50
2019 80

Medical Appliance Technicians
Year Number
2006 70
2009 0
2013 70
2014 70
2016 50
2018 40

Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2005 0
2006 330
2007 190
2008 170
2009 110
2010 0
2011 50
2012 60
2013 90
2014 0
2015 80
2016 110
2017 60
2018 60
2019 0

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 1,360
2006 1,750
2007 2,460
2008 1,760
2009 1,500
2010 1,640
2011 1,590
2012 1,490
2013 860
2014 920
2015 940
2016 870
2017 930
2018 1,290
2019 1,390

Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers
Year Number
2005 70
2006 90
2007 120
2008 90
2009 100
2010 0
2011 70
2014 30
2015 40

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 320
2006 420
2007 270
2008 320
2009 270
2010 340
2011 280
2012 330
2013 380
2014 450
2015 410
2016 280
2017 220
2018 340
2019 370

Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators
Year Number
2005 270
2006 250
2007 320
2008 310
2009 50
2010 170
2011 200
2012 210
2013 100
2014 50
2015 50
2016 50
2017 0

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
Year Number
2005 190
2006 350
2007 550
2008 490
2009 340
2010 180
2011 200
2012 150
2013 320
2014 370
2015 470
2016 410
2017 570
2018 570
2019 510

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers
Year Number
2005 80
2006 70
2007 40
2008 0
2011 50
2012 40
2013 60
2014 50
2015 100
2016 70
2017 70
2018 30

Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2006 0
2007 60
2008 50
2009 60
2010 60
2011 70
2012 30
2014 40
2015 50
2016 0

Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 130
2007 60
2008 0
2009 110
2010 90
2011 90
2012 60
2013 100
2014 70
2015 160
2016 150
2017 150
2018 70
2019 40

Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2008 50
2010 60
2011 80
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 50
2019 40

Etchers and Engravers
Year Number
2012 0
2013 0

Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 150
2012 170
2013 230
2014 250
2015 0
2016 0
2017 270
2018 220
2019 260

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 80
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 140
2011 160
2012 220
2013 220
2014 250
2015 250
2016 240
2017 250
2018 160
2019 220

Helpers--Production Workers
Year Number
2005 1,620
2006 1,590
2007 1,990
2008 2,150
2009 2,180
2010 2,000
2011 1,780
2012 1,960
2013 1,710
2014 1,840
2015 1,610
2016 1,590
2017 1,020
2018 950
2019 960

Production Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 450
2006 420
2007 510
2008 460
2012 190
2013 210
2014 230
2015 330
2016 250
2017 240
2018 110
2019 0