Numbers of Production Occupations in Memphis, TN-MS-AR

Occupation group

Production Occupations

Year	Number
2005	37,340
2006	43,030
2007	40,640
2008	39,950
2009	36,240
2010	36,010
2011	29,550
2012	30,630
2013	34,230
2014	33,530
2015	30,480
2016	36,390
2017	32,750
2018	31,820
2019	34,080

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers

Year	Number
2005	2,780
2006	2,610
2007	2,800
2008	3,060
2009	2,770
2010	2,340
2011	2,120
2012	2,330
2013	2,250
2014	2,580
2015	2,550
2016	2,640
2017	2,440
2018	2,630
2019	2,910

Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers

Year	Number
2006	0

Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers

Year	Number
2005	0
2016	80
2017	100
2018	0
2019	0

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers

Year	Number
2005	0
2006	1,200
2007	780
2008	620
2009	160
2010	140
2011	180
2012	240
2013	600
2014	650
2015	680
2016	130

Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers

Year	Number
2007	110
2008	110

Engine and Other Machine Assemblers

Year	Number
2016	0
2017	150
2018	0
2019	240

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters

Year	Number
2005	370
2006	320
2007	320
2008	360
2009	270
2010	280
2011	340
2012	380
2013	330
2014	350
2015	240
2016	340
2017	530
2018	490
2019	390

Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators

Year	Number
2005	0
2006	80
2007	180
2008	140
2009	0
2011	0
2016	40
2017	60
2018	50
2019	30

Team Assemblers

Year	Number
2005	7,360
2006	7,500
2007	5,490
2008	5,590
2009	5,050
2010	4,470
2011	3,570
2012	4,020
2013	5,210
2014	6,060
2015	6,450
2016	6,240

Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other

Year	Number
2005	0
2006	2,050
2007	2,290
2008	1,790
2009	1,370
2010	2,320
2011	0
2012	0
2013	690
2014	1,000
2015	1,050
2016	1,210
2019	6,190

Bakers

Year	Number
2005	280
2006	290
2007	280
2008	370
2009	300
2010	250
2011	280
2012	290
2013	370
2014	250
2015	550
2016	460
2017	440
2018	280
2019	0

Butchers and Meat Cutters

Year	Number
2005	400
2006	370
2007	340
2008	320
2009	360
2010	450
2011	550
2012	590
2013	570
2014	580
2015	520
2016	560
2017	400
2018	310
2019	290

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers

Year	Number
2006	30
2008	270
2009	290
2010	320
2011	260
2012	0
2013	190
2014	0
2015	110
2016	230
2017	280
2018	370
2019	410

Slaughterers and Meat Packers

Year	Number
2015	0
2016	0
2017	0

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

Year	Number
2005	0
2011	170
2013	150
2015	60
2017	180
2018	150
2019	140

Food Batchmakers

Year	Number
2005	950
2006	540
2007	470
2008	460
2009	400
2010	380
2011	210
2012	290
2013	440
2014	570
2015	820
2016	990
2017	1,510
2018	1,420
2019	1,510

Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders

Year	Number
2005	110
2006	60
2007	60
2008	100
2009	100
2010	70
2011	140
2012	110
2013	100
2016	0
2017	50
2018	30
2019	40

Food Processing Workers, All Other

Year	Number
2012	130
2013	130
2014	100
2015	160
2016	160
2018	70
2019	230

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

Year	Number
2005	180
2006	220
2007	250
2008	170
2009	170
2010	170
2011	160
2012	110
2013	90
2014	90
2015	70
2016	0
2017	0
2018	60
2019	150

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

Year	Number
2005	100
2006	0
2007	0
2008	0
2009	0
2010	0
2011	60
2012	70
2013	120
2014	100
2015	40

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

Year	Number
2005	140
2006	140
2008	110
2009	120
2010	100
2011	80
2012	80
2013	0
2014	110
2015	130
2016	100
2017	0
2019	90

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

Year	Number
2005	1,390
2006	1,580
2007	1,500
2008	1,260
2009	1,090
2010	1,030
2011	710
2012	580
2013	600
2014	510
2015	550
2016	680
2017	840
2018	700
2019	760

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

Year	Number
2005	260
2006	110
2007	0
2008	0
2009	0
2010	40
2011	70
2012	40
2013	30
2016	40
2019	0

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

Year	Number
2005	320
2006	230
2007	180
2008	230
2009	440
2010	420
2011	640
2012	320
2013	330
2014	240
2015	260
2016	300
2017	210
2018	210
2019	200

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

Year	Number
2005	350
2006	340
2007	320
2008	0
2009	0
2010	0
2011	100
2012	70
2013	70
2014	40
2015	40
2016	40
2017	60
2018	0
2019	70

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

Year	Number
2007	130
2008	30
2015	30
2016	40
2017	80
2018	90
2019	160

Machinists

Year	Number
2005	1,160
2006	1,090
2007	1,110
2008	1,200
2009	1,250
2010	1,110
2011	1,050
2012	1,180
2013	1,130
2014	1,290
2015	1,430
2016	1,410
2017	970
2018	1,260
2019	0

Model Makers, Metal and Plastic

Year	Number
2009	50
2010	40
2011	40
2015	0
2016	110

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

Year	Number
2005	270
2006	340
2007	380
2008	250
2009	0
2010	40
2011	240
2012	360
2013	310
2014	190
2015	150
2016	320
2017	380
2018	250
2019	250

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

Year	Number
2005	220
2006	200
2007	100
2008	120
2009	0
2010	320
2011	350
2012	210
2013	120
2014	130
2015	200
2016	300
2017	460
2018	590
2019	800

Tool and Die Makers

Year	Number
2005	330
2006	320
2007	360
2008	260
2009	160
2010	150
2011	140
2012	190
2013	170
2014	130
2015	100
2016	160
2017	200
2018	170
2019	270

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

Year	Number
2005	1,380
2006	1,410
2007	1,270
2008	1,000
2009	860
2010	840
2011	1,130
2012	1,000
2013	1,030
2014	870
2015	900
2016	790
2017	850
2018	1,320
2019	1,440

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

Year	Number
2005	130
2006	80
2007	0
2008	0
2009	0
2010	70
2011	180
2012	0
2013	250
2014	190
2015	260
2016	260
2017	280
2018	220
2019	200

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

Year	Number
2005	40
2009	60
2010	50
2011	90
2012	70
2013	60
2014	40
2018	30
2019	80

Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic

Year	Number
2005	0
2006	0
2019	60

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

Year	Number
2006	40
2009	60
2010	60
2011	110
2012	40
2013	50
2014	30
2015	50
2016	50
2017	40
2018	40

Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners

Year	Number
2005	80
2006	60

Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other

Year	Number
2006	0
2007	0
2008	0
2010	40
2011	50
2012	60
2013	40
2014	30
2015	50
2016	70
2017	50
2018	160
2019	240

Prepress Technicians and Workers

Year	Number
2005	630
2006	570
2007	510
2008	210
2009	240
2010	240
2011	170
2012	140
2013	160
2014	150
2015	140
2016	70
2017	90
2018	90
2019	100

Printing Press Operators

Year	Number
2005	790
2006	990
2007	1,140
2008	950
2009	1,010
2010	930
2011	770
2012	630
2013	530
2014	540
2015	450
2016	540
2017	540
2018	650
2019	810

Print Binding and Finishing Workers

Year	Number
2005	1,480
2006	900
2007	570
2008	490
2009	620
2010	360
2011	300
2012	190
2013	170
2014	180
2015	130
2016	200
2017	240
2018	270
2019	240

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers

Year	Number
2005	1,050
2006	920
2007	1,060
2008	1,140
2009	1,070
2010	1,130
2011	1,120
2012	1,010
2013	1,040
2014	990
2015	1,040
2016	1,060
2017	990
2018	1,060
2019	960

Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials

Year	Number
2005	610
2006	800
2007	520
2008	550
2009	360
2010	290
2011	90
2012	130
2013	130
2014	160
2015	110
2016	110
2017	30
2018	30
2019	0

Sewing Machine Operators

Year	Number
2005	740
2006	860
2007	600
2008	470
2009	330
2010	360
2011	360
2012	420
2013	260
2014	310
2015	210
2016	320
2017	270
2018	380
2019	190

Sewers, Hand

Year	Number
2005	0
2006	0
2009	0
2010	0

Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers

Year	Number
2005	130
2006	210
2007	230
2008	160
2009	110
2010	110
2011	160
2012	100
2013	160
2014	90
2015	90
2016	0
2017	30
2018	0
2019	0

Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year	Number
2005	30
2006	30
2012	40
2017	50
2019	100

Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers

Year	Number
2009	0

Upholsterers

Year	Number
2005	220
2006	240
2007	0
2008	110
2009	100
2010	80
2011	90
2012	80
2013	0
2014	110
2015	0
2016	0
2017	0
2018	80
2019	70

Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other

Year	Number
2005	0
2011	0
2013	0
2014	70
2015	90
2016	0
2017	0
2018	30
2019	0

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters

Year	Number
2005	360
2006	350
2007	370
2008	390
2009	290
2010	180
2011	140
2012	120
2013	160
2014	140
2015	120
2016	190
2017	270
2018	360
2019	240

Furniture Finishers

Year	Number
2005	70
2006	70
2007	40
2008	30
2009	30
2015	0
2016	0
2017	50
2018	50

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood

Year	Number
2005	0
2006	150
2007	160
2008	170
2009	0
2010	80
2011	60
2012	50
2013	70
2014	70
2015	0
2016	0
2017	0
2018	0
2019	180

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing

Year	Number
2005	250
2006	220
2007	160
2008	80
2009	70
2010	0
2011	90
2012	80
2013	50
2014	0
2015	180
2016	0
2017	310
2018	270
2019	170

Woodworkers, All Other

Year	Number
2007	230
2008	0
2009	0
2011	120
2012	160
2013	220

Power Plant Operators

Year	Number
2005	70
2006	60
2007	50
2008	40
2009	120
2010	150
2011	170
2012	130
2013	130
2014	0
2016	70
2017	80
2018	90
2019	100

Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators

Year	Number
2005	140
2006	130
2007	170
2008	260
2009	320
2010	310
2011	260
2012	230
2013	270
2014	270
2015	240
2016	200
2017	190
2018	120
2019	90

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators

Year	Number
2005	350
2006	320
2007	320
2008	340
2009	200
2010	210
2011	180
2012	200
2013	240
2014	250
2015	240
2016	250
2017	330
2018	490
2019	490

Chemical Plant and System Operators

Year	Number
2007	260
2008	490
2009	540
2010	660
2011	630
2012	340
2013	320
2014	310
2015	460
2016	310
2017	290
2018	290
2019	220

Gas Plant Operators

Year	Number
2016	80
2017	70
2018	80
2019	70

Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers

Year	Number
2007	0
2010	130
2016	0
2017	0
2018	0
2019	250

Plant and System Operators, All Other

Year	Number
2005	0
2010	40
2011	50
2012	120
2013	80
2015	40
2016	40
2019	0

Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders

Year	Number
2005	460
2006	670
2007	600
2008	520
2009	490
2010	470
2011	0
2012	370
2013	350
2014	560
2015	320
2016	500
2017	370
2018	400
2019	0

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

Year	Number
2005	260
2006	280
2007	0
2008	310
2009	330
2010	0
2011	0
2012	0
2013	0
2014	150
2015	220
2016	230
2017	260
2018	250
2019	160

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

Year	Number
2005	120
2006	140
2007	150
2008	120
2009	100
2010	100
2011	170
2012	180
2013	210
2014	130
2015	160
2016	70
2017	50
2018	50
2019	60

Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand

Year	Number
2005	40
2006	60
2007	140
2008	250
2009	230
2010	0
2011	40
2012	0
2013	40
2017	0
2018	0
2019	0

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year	Number
2005	1,050
2006	920
2007	860
2008	1,220
2009	980
2010	970
2011	0
2012	0
2013	2,140
2014	1,620
2015	1,070
2016	840
2017	460
2018	410
2019	650

Cutters and Trimmers, Hand

Year	Number
2005	0
2006	0
2007	50
2008	40
2015	40

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year	Number
2005	300
2006	410
2007	360
2008	0
2009	700
2010	550
2011	290
2012	330
2013	300
2014	200
2015	240
2016	250
2017	200
2018	270
2019	260

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

Year	Number
2005	260
2006	230
2007	180
2008	310
2009	360
2010	330
2011	150
2012	80
2013	0
2014	90
2016	170
2017	170
2018	160
2019	240

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

Year	Number
2005	150
2006	130
2011	30
2013	40
2014	0
2015	150
2016	140
2017	130

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers

Year	Number
2005	0
2006	2,030
2007	2,080
2008	2,310
2009	2,360
2010	2,260
2011	2,000
2012	2,060
2013	2,650
2014	2,770
2015	2,520
2016	2,440
2017	2,140
2018	2,110
2019	2,460

Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers

Year	Number
2008	40
2009	0
2011	40
2012	50
2013	50

Dental Laboratory Technicians

Year	Number
2005	140
2006	120
2007	150
2008	130
2009	210
2010	180
2011	140
2012	0
2013	50
2014	0
2015	60
2016	90
2017	80
2018	50
2019	0

Medical Appliance Technicians

Year	Number
2005	0
2010	0
2011	40
2012	60
2013	0
2014	0
2015	190
2016	0
2017	0
2018	0
2019	0

Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians

Year	Number
2005	0
2006	150
2007	180
2008	170
2009	160
2010	130
2011	150
2012	300
2013	230
2014	230
2015	0
2016	0
2017	0
2018	100
2019	70

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders

Year	Number
2005	2,740
2006	2,390
2007	2,480
2008	2,940
2009	2,660
2010	3,070
2011	3,460
2012	4,830
2013	3,870
2014	2,900
2015	1,860
2016	2,270
2017	1,620
2018	2,630
2019	2,130

Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers

Year	Number
2005	50
2006	70
2007	70
2008	150
2009	150
2010	120
2011	50
2019	50

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

Year	Number
2005	610
2006	570
2007	420
2008	320
2009	290
2010	340
2011	400
2012	550
2013	580
2014	430
2015	270
2016	200
2017	190
2018	230
2019	450

Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators

Year	Number
2005	130
2007	130
2008	200
2009	130
2010	230
2011	170
2012	180
2013	150
2014	170
2015	160
2016	0
2017	0
2018	0
2019	60

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators

Year	Number
2005	390
2006	310
2007	230
2008	200
2009	200
2010	210
2011	0
2012	280
2013	370
2014	440
2015	280
2016	190
2017	180
2018	170
2019	190

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers

Year	Number
2006	0
2007	0
2008	0
2009	0
2010	50
2011	60
2012	30
2013	40
2014	90
2015	90
2016	70
2018	50
2019	50

Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders

Year	Number
2005	120
2006	70
2007	80
2008	110
2009	80
2010	50
2011	30
2012	60
2013	50
2015	50
2016	70
2017	100
2018	50
2019	50

Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders

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

Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders

Year	Number
2005	0
2008	50
2017	80
2018	0

Etchers and Engravers

Year	Number
2007	0
2008	30
2009	60
2010	70
2011	60
2012	0
2013	0
2014	0
2019	0

Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic

Year	Number
2005	110
2006	0
2007	0
2008	0
2009	70
2010	60
2011	80
2012	80
2013	70
2016	100
2017	140
2018	190
2019	250

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year	Number
2005	440
2006	500
2007	530
2008	0
2009	0
2010	410
2011	0
2012	0
2013	0
2014	720
2015	700
2016	540
2017	0
2018	480
2019	790

Tire Builders

Year	Number
2005	0
2006	0
2007	0
2008	0
2019	0

Helpers--Production Workers

Year	Number
2005	2,730
2006	3,550
2007	4,760
2008	4,620
2009	3,810
2010	3,290
2011	2,250
2012	2,730
2013	2,420
2014	1,860
2015	0
2016	5,870
2017	5,430
2018	0
2019	1,080

Production Workers, All Other

Year	Number
2005	1,690
2006	2,350
2007	2,010
2008	2,170
2009	2,130
2012	1,480
2013	1,200
2014	1,400
2015	1,110
2016	1,080
2017	1,220
2018	2,520
2019	3,650