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Numbers of Production Occupations in New Bedford, MA

Occupation group

Production Occupations
Year Number
2005 4,480
2006 2,890
2007 5,800
2008 5,330
2009 4,910
2010 4,540
2011 5,060
2012 5,970
2013 4,790
2014 4,330
2015 4,210
2016 3,710
2017 4,180
2018 4,110
2019 2,880

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
Year Number
2005 370
2006 370
2007 370
2008 420
2009 410
2010 340
2011 330
2012 370
2013 350
2014 370
2015 290
2016 280
2017 290
2018 350
2019 320

Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers
Year Number
2006 130
2007 80
2008 40
2010 50
2012 40
2013 30

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers
Year Number
2007 150
2008 190
2009 130
2010 110
2013 60

Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers
Year Number
2005 40

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
Year Number
2005 0

Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators
Year Number
2017 0
2018 30

Team Assemblers
Year Number
2005 350
2006 280
2007 630
2008 540
2009 570
2010 220
2011 300
2012 320
2013 390
2014 400
2015 470
2016 630

Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other
Year Number
2007 210
2008 190
2009 90
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 30
2014 30
2015 30
2016 40
2019 490

Bakers
Year Number
2005 70
2006 60
2007 50
2008 50
2009 80
2010 80
2011 100
2012 90
2013 90
2014 80
2015 30
2016 120
2017 0
2018 160
2019 90

Butchers and Meat Cutters
Year Number
2005 50
2010 50
2011 40
2012 80
2013 80
2014 90
2015 40
2017 30
2018 30
2019 30

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
Year Number
2005 530
2007 270
2008 200
2009 180
2010 120
2011 100
2012 130
2013 100
2014 100
2015 110
2019 80

Food Batchmakers
Year Number
2010 100
2012 60
2013 40

Food Processing Workers, All Other
Year Number
2012 0
2013 60

Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 130
2006 140
2007 120
2008 60
2009 90
2010 240
2011 190
2012 170
2013 130
2019 0

Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2007 40

Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2016 0

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 420
2006 350
2007 120
2008 40
2009 60
2010 60
2011 0
2013 90
2014 150
2015 200
2016 80
2017 200
2018 250
2019 170

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2008 70
2009 70
2010 90
2012 90
2013 70
2014 90
2015 90

Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2010 30
2013 30
2014 40

Machinists
Year Number
2005 140
2006 140
2007 220
2008 260
2009 220
2010 590
2011 510
2012 530
2013 280
2014 280
2015 260
2016 140
2017 190
2018 160
2019 120

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2008 240
2009 250
2010 460

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2007 110
2008 70
2010 90
2012 120
2016 170
2017 180
2018 130

Tool and Die Makers
Year Number
2007 40
2008 40
2009 40
2010 40
2011 40
2012 40
2015 30
2017 30

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Year Number
2005 130
2006 100
2007 80
2008 180
2009 160
2010 150
2011 140
2012 170
2013 110
2014 110
2015 110
2016 120
2017 80
2018 120
2019 130

Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2017 30

Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2008 50
2009 60
2010 70

Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2017 180
2019 0

Printing Press Operators
Year Number
2005 80
2006 100
2007 60
2008 50
2009 80
2010 90
2011 80
2013 160
2014 210
2015 200
2016 250
2017 220
2018 180
2019 190

Print Binding and Finishing Workers
Year Number
2005 30

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
Year Number
2005 330
2006 290
2007 260
2008 250
2009 250
2010 270
2011 250
2012 210
2013 260
2014 190
2015 160
2016 160
2017 190
2018 260
2019 190

Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials
Year Number
2007 160
2008 190
2014 190
2015 200
2016 210
2017 210

Sewing Machine Operators
Year Number
2005 680
2007 1,140
2008 850
2009 790
2011 980
2012 1,040
2015 530
2016 640
2017 680
2018 600

Sewers, Hand
Year Number
2006 50
2007 40
2008 60

Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers
Year Number
2015 0
2016 40
2018 0
2019 70

Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2015 0
2017 120
2018 110
2019 0

Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 40
2006 0
2010 0
2011 80
2015 50
2016 90
2019 0

Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2016 30
2017 40
2018 40
2019 40

Upholsterers
Year Number
2018 0

Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other
Year Number
2013 50
2018 60

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
Year Number
2005 60
2006 50
2007 60
2008 50
2009 60
2010 40
2011 40
2012 40
2013 50
2014 60
2015 40
2017 40
2018 40
2019 50

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood
Year Number
2005 0
2008 70
2009 0
2010 0

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
Year Number
2008 60
2009 0
2010 0

Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators
Year Number
2013 30

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
Year Number
2005 60
2006 60
2007 40
2009 30
2010 30
2012 30
2013 40
2014 40
2015 70
2016 0
2017 50
2018 0
2019 50

Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2013 40

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 50
2006 60
2009 30
2010 50
2011 40
2013 30
2014 30
2018 60
2019 60

Cutters and Trimmers, Hand
Year Number
2007 30
2008 40
2009 40
2013 60

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 30
2006 40
2007 0
2008 60
2009 50
2018 70
2019 0

Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 60
2006 60
2007 40
2018 90

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
Year Number
2005 310
2006 300
2007 440
2008 410
2009 460
2010 390
2011 330
2012 320
2013 370
2014 370
2015 320
2016 300
2017 290
2018 350
2019 290

Medical Appliance Technicians
Year Number
2012 100

Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2005 30

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 180
2006 0
2007 170
2008 130
2009 150
2010 500
2011 1,040
2012 1,250
2013 710
2014 720
2017 40
2018 90
2019 130

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 40
2006 40
2007 50
2008 90
2009 40
2010 110
2011 120
2012 100
2013 80
2014 70
2015 130
2016 50
2017 40
2019 70

Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators
Year Number
2005 40
2006 40
2007 30
2010 30
2011 30
2015 30
2016 30

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
Year Number
2005 50
2007 160
2008 180
2009 200
2010 80
2012 60
2013 110
2014 110
2015 110
2017 30
2018 40

Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2007 330
2012 50
2019 30

Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2008 130
2009 130
2010 60
2011 50
2012 80
2018 40

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0

Helpers--Production Workers
Year Number
2005 180
2006 230
2007 220
2008 0
2009 120
2010 0
2011 270
2012 250
2013 770
2014 600
2015 710
2016 190
2017 200
2018 60
2019 50

Production Workers, All Other
Year Number
2007 80
2008 70
2009 70
2012 230
2013 90
2016 140
2017 180
2018 180
2019 200