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Numbers of Production Occupations in New Orleans-Metairie, LA

Occupation group

Production Occupations
Year Number
2005 27,840
2006 22,370
2007 23,780
2008 24,930
2009 25,180
2010 23,880
2011 22,820
2012 20,330
2013 21,890
2014 22,540
2015 24,160
2016 24,490
2017 23,440
2018 22,070
2019 20,000

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
Year Number
2005 2,270
2006 2,120
2007 2,440
2008 2,240
2009 2,350
2010 1,970
2011 2,160
2012 2,160
2013 2,440
2014 2,290
2015 2,730
2016 2,780
2017 2,420
2018 2,140
2019 2,280

Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 50
2007 0
2012 0

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers
Year Number
2005 380
2006 340
2007 100
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 30
2013 60
2014 70
2015 70
2016 90

Engine and Other Machine Assemblers
Year Number
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
Year Number
2005 700
2006 540
2007 0
2008 800
2009 780
2010 410
2011 700
2012 750
2013 680
2014 500
2015 520
2016 580
2017 640
2018 380
2019 360

Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators
Year Number
2005 130
2007 0
2013 90
2014 60

Team Assemblers
Year Number
2005 1,140
2006 860
2007 790
2008 800
2009 860
2010 1,000
2011 780
2012 570
2013 920
2014 1,140
2015 1,230
2016 1,120

Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other
Year Number
2005 610
2007 480
2008 510
2009 640
2010 850
2011 820
2012 0
2013 290
2014 370
2015 430
2016 540
2019 900

Bakers
Year Number
2005 870
2006 450
2007 430
2008 470
2009 440
2010 560
2011 600
2012 620
2013 570
2014 460
2015 450
2016 530
2017 620
2018 510
2019 0

Butchers and Meat Cutters
Year Number
2006 290
2007 410
2008 620
2009 610
2010 610
2011 450
2012 460
2013 400
2014 360
2015 530
2016 550
2017 520
2018 320
2019 420

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
Year Number
2005 220
2006 160
2007 250
2008 490
2009 550
2010 660
2011 480
2012 440
2013 470
2014 380
2015 420
2016 440
2017 520
2018 400
2019 320

Slaughterers and Meat Packers
Year Number
2005 0
2015 90
2016 130
2017 140
2018 90
2019 80

Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 210
2006 110
2007 0
2008 70
2009 50
2010 60

Food Batchmakers
Year Number
2005 420
2006 170
2007 230
2008 220
2009 420
2010 360
2011 410
2012 390
2013 370
2014 410
2015 370
2016 300
2017 220
2018 240
2019 280

Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 110
2006 90
2007 90
2008 80
2009 60
2010 40
2011 40
2014 0
2015 70
2016 0
2019 0

Food Processing Workers, All Other
Year Number
2012 180
2013 230
2015 110
2016 110
2017 110
2019 260

Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 40
2006 40
2007 70
2008 60
2009 50
2015 70
2016 70
2017 90
2018 40
2019 90

Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 70
2007 90
2018 100

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 200
2006 160
2007 200
2008 170
2009 130
2010 80
2011 60
2012 80
2013 110
2014 130
2015 120
2016 100
2017 80
2018 60
2019 180

Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 50
2013 50
2014 70

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 50
2007 0
2008 0
2009 80
2010 90
2011 40
2012 40
2015 0
2019 0

Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 160
2007 90
2008 60

Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2010 100
2011 110

Machinists
Year Number
2005 780
2006 980
2007 1,180
2008 1,430
2009 1,370
2010 1,000
2011 850
2012 680
2013 820
2014 940
2015 970
2016 850
2017 860
2018 780
2019 520

Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2019 40

Model Makers, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 0

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2007 250
2008 270

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 100
2006 80
2007 30
2013 0

Tool and Die Makers
Year Number
2005 0
2012 40

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Year Number
2005 4,140
2006 3,590
2007 3,630
2008 3,760
2009 3,840
2010 3,400
2011 2,900
2012 2,680
2013 2,520
2014 2,930
2015 2,790
2016 2,840
2017 2,690
2018 2,480
2019 1,840

Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2007 40
2008 60
2009 0
2010 0
2011 140
2012 50
2013 120
2014 80
2015 100
2016 0
2017 0

Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 80
2006 0
2013 70
2015 70

Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2013 270
2014 200
2016 0

Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
Year Number
2006 80
2007 90
2008 80
2017 0

Prepress Technicians and Workers
Year Number
2005 100
2006 0
2007 140
2008 140
2009 90
2010 110
2011 90
2012 60
2013 30
2014 70
2015 90
2016 0

Printing Press Operators
Year Number
2005 570
2006 410
2007 560
2008 520
2009 400
2010 500
2011 290
2012 320
2013 320
2014 330
2015 290
2016 250
2017 290
2018 390
2019 360

Print Binding and Finishing Workers
Year Number
2005 110
2006 150
2007 140
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 100
2012 170
2013 120
2014 120
2015 0
2016 60
2018 80
2019 70

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
Year Number
2005 1,760
2006 810
2007 1,200
2008 1,190
2009 1,280
2010 1,050
2011 970
2012 900
2013 1,010
2014 980
2015 1,080
2016 970
2017 1,450
2018 1,760
2019 2,000

Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials
Year Number
2005 560
2006 260
2007 250
2008 240
2009 160
2010 0
2011 0
2012 90
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2019 0

Sewing Machine Operators
Year Number
2005 560
2006 360
2007 210
2008 180
2009 120
2010 160
2011 140
2012 200
2013 170
2014 160
2015 120
2016 130
2017 0
2018 0
2019 120

Sewers, Hand
Year Number
2005 0
2007 0
2016 40
2017 0

Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers
Year Number
2006 150
2007 250
2008 130
2009 70
2010 30
2011 0
2012 0
2013 40
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2017 0
2018 0

Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 0

Upholsterers
Year Number
2005 50
2006 40
2008 0
2009 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2018 40
2019 40

Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other
Year Number
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
Year Number
2005 70
2006 110
2007 100
2008 120
2009 130
2010 110
2011 140
2012 120
2013 200
2014 100
2015 0
2016 0
2017 60
2018 70
2019 60

Furniture Finishers
Year Number
2005 50
2006 40
2008 0
2009 50
2019 0

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
Year Number
2005 70
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0

Woodworkers, All Other
Year Number
2005 0
2019 0

Nuclear Power Reactor Operators
Year Number
2013 510

Power Distributors and Dispatchers
Year Number
2010 130
2011 120
2012 140
2013 40

Power Plant Operators
Year Number
2005 60
2007 70
2010 0
2011 0
2012 130
2013 160
2014 160
2015 60
2016 100
2017 100
2018 100
2019 50

Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators
Year Number
2005 210
2006 210
2007 170
2008 150
2009 90
2010 100
2011 90
2012 80
2013 100
2014 80
2015 150
2016 170
2017 160
2018 110
2019 100

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
Year Number
2005 330
2006 190
2007 390
2008 360
2009 0
2010 230
2011 210
2012 380
2013 430
2014 610
2015 560
2016 640
2017 560
2018 500
2019 340

Chemical Plant and System Operators
Year Number
2005 2,360
2006 1,720
2007 870
2008 700
2009 1,320
2010 1,070
2011 890
2012 210
2013 0
2014 830
2015 920
2016 630
2017 930
2018 1,440
2019 1,750

Gas Plant Operators
Year Number
2005 0
2007 30
2011 250
2013 130
2014 0
2015 70
2016 80
2018 40
2019 0

Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers
Year Number
2005 1,280
2006 1,200
2007 1,600
2008 1,990
2009 1,800
2010 2,020
2011 2,090
2012 2,140
2013 1,660
2014 1,690
2015 2,230
2016 2,550
2017 2,180
2018 1,520
2019 1,800

Plant and System Operators, All Other
Year Number
2005 60
2006 140
2007 0
2008 270
2009 150
2010 100
2011 140
2012 160
2013 150
2014 130
2015 90
2016 190
2017 150
2018 150
2019 70

Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2006 180
2007 410
2008 320
2009 290
2010 300
2011 340
2012 450
2013 350
2014 310
2015 300
2016 250
2017 140
2018 170

Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 0
2007 40
2010 40
2011 60
2012 50
2013 40
2014 50
2015 170
2016 70
2017 40
2018 420
2019 0

Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2007 130
2008 210
2009 140
2010 160
2015 150
2016 180
2017 250
2018 260
2019 200

Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand
Year Number
2005 40
2006 0
2007 60
2012 30
2016 80
2017 70
2018 70
2019 60

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 220
2006 200
2007 70
2008 120
2009 90
2010 110
2011 180
2012 200
2013 180
2014 600
2016 790

Cutters and Trimmers, Hand
Year Number
2005 40
2006 0

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 80
2007 40
2008 40
2009 40
2010 30
2014 60
2015 0
2016 100
2019 30

Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0

Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 60
2006 80
2008 40
2015 40
2016 50

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
Year Number
2005 1,440
2006 1,270
2007 1,170
2008 1,480
2009 1,730
2010 1,750
2011 1,750
2012 1,750
2013 1,990
2014 2,200
2015 2,210
2016 1,940
2017 1,970
2018 1,900
2019 1,670

Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 100
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 170
2011 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 90
2018 0
2019 0

Dental Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2005 160
2006 120
2007 160
2008 160
2009 140
2010 190
2011 160
2012 200
2013 150
2014 150
2015 90
2016 0
2017 40
2018 50
2019 40

Medical Appliance Technicians
Year Number
2007 0
2015 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2006 90
2007 0
2008 140
2009 0
2010 150
2011 90
2012 120
2014 0
2015 270
2016 210
2017 170
2018 0
2019 0

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 920
2006 620
2007 630
2008 760
2009 940
2010 890
2011 890
2012 740
2013 790
2014 450
2015 620
2016 670
2017 730
2018 650
2019 590

Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers
Year Number
2009 70
2010 0
2011 40
2013 30
2014 30
2015 40
2016 40

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 270
2006 250
2007 120
2008 170
2009 200
2010 260
2011 250
2012 180
2013 140
2014 150
2015 170
2016 150
2017 240
2018 180
2019 160

Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators
Year Number
2005 470
2006 440
2007 230
2008 200
2009 200
2010 250
2011 250
2012 160
2013 160
2014 100
2015 90
2016 80
2017 30
2019 0

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
Year Number
2005 140
2006 90
2007 90
2009 0
2010 0
2011 30
2012 50
2015 190
2016 90
2017 50

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers
Year Number
2010 40
2011 90
2012 110
2013 110
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2016 40
2017 0
2018 50

Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2014 120
2015 0
2016 0

Etchers and Engravers
Year Number
2005 0
2007 50
2010 0
2011 80
2012 60
2013 0
2018 0

Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 0

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

Helpers--Production Workers
Year Number
2005 1,950
2006 1,740
2007 1,910
2008 1,200
2009 1,350
2010 1,120
2011 1,050
2012 750
2013 910
2014 940
2015 1,040
2016 1,030
2017 1,110
2018 1,000
2019 720

Production Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 1,170
2006 1,240
2007 1,800
2008 1,910
2009 2,100
2012 1,210
2013 1,490
2014 1,730
2015 1,980
2016 1,880
2017 2,260
2018 2,150
2019 2,200