Numbers of Production Occupations in Niles-Benton Harbor, MI

Occupation group

Production Occupations

Year Number
2005 7,230
2006 7,070
2007 6,050
2008 5,830
2009 5,310
2010 5,220
2011 5,470
2012 5,790
2013 3,650
2014 4,200
2015 5,520
2016 6,700
2017 7,260
2018 6,750
2019 6,140

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers

Year Number
2005 660
2006 680
2007 610
2008 520
2009 410
2010 380
2011 400
2012 400
2013 400
2014 420
2015 560
2016 850
2017 840
2018 770
2019 670

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers

Year Number
2007 40
2008 50
2009 70
2010 90
2011 100
2012 170
2013 100
2014 110
2015 50

Engine and Other Machine Assemblers

Year Number
2006 0

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters

Year Number
2005 60
2006 70
2007 0

Team Assemblers

Year Number
2005 1,100
2006 1,110
2007 1,130
2008 1,080
2009 930
2010 740
2011 610
2012 770
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 660

Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other

Year Number
2005 60
2006 40
2008 430
2009 460
2010 350
2011 330
2012 480
2013 460
2014 410
2015 160
2016 60
2019 1,200

Bakers

Year Number
2005 60
2006 60
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 30
2014 80
2015 70
2016 120
2017 80
2018 150
2019 140

Butchers and Meat Cutters

Year Number
2005 0
2006 50
2007 50
2008 50
2009 80
2010 80
2011 0
2012 40
2013 40
2015 40
2016 40
2017 30
2018 0
2019 0

Food Batchmakers

Year Number
2019 180

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

Year Number
2005 130
2006 80
2007 0
2008 0

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

Year Number
2011 0
2012 60
2013 0
2014 70
2015 60

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

Year Number
2005 350
2006 390
2007 330
2008 320
2009 230
2010 300
2011 570
2012 580
2013 450
2014 490
2015 540
2016 600
2017 430
2018 520
2019 530

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

Year Number
2005 80
2006 80
2013 0

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

Year Number
2005 230
2006 240
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 80
2011 50
2012 50
2014 120
2015 190
2016 260
2017 210
2018 140
2019 100

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

Year Number
2006 90
2007 50
2008 60
2014 50
2015 50
2016 0
2018 0
2019 120

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

Year Number
2007 80
2009 110
2010 80
2013 0
2014 50
2015 40

Machinists

Year Number
2005 730
2006 760
2007 450
2008 360
2009 390
2010 540
2011 760
2012 900
2013 540
2014 510
2015 500
2016 490
2017 500
2018 520
2019 540

Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders

Year Number
2014 30
2015 30
2016 40

Pourers and Casters, Metal

Year Number
2007 40
2008 50
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0

Model Makers, Metal and Plastic

Year Number
2005 0
2008 50
2009 0
2010 50
2011 30
2017 50

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

Year Number
2005 570
2006 450
2007 530
2008 290
2009 190
2010 140
2011 180
2012 240
2013 240
2014 260
2015 300
2016 440
2017 400
2018 210
2019 260

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

Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2015 40
2016 190
2017 290
2018 190
2019 0

Tool and Die Makers

Year Number
2005 310
2006 180
2007 170
2008 160
2009 240
2010 180
2011 310
2012 260
2013 210
2014 150
2015 270
2016 290
2017 330
2018 290
2019 270

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

Year Number
2005 160
2006 210
2007 240
2008 210
2009 190
2010 190
2011 170
2012 150
2013 100
2014 230
2015 250
2016 260
2017 210
2018 260
2019 290

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

Year Number
2005 0
2007 0

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

Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 170
2008 160
2012 0
2013 0
2015 0
2016 70

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

Year Number
2006 0
2007 110
2008 120
2009 90
2010 80
2011 110
2012 100
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 80
2018 110
2019 80

Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners

Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0

Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other

Year Number
2005 0

Prepress Technicians and Workers

Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2010 40
2011 50
2012 50
2017 0

Printing Press Operators

Year Number
2007 220
2008 120
2009 120
2010 150
2011 140
2012 130
2013 120
2014 140
2015 160
2016 160
2017 150
2018 160
2019 220

Print Binding and Finishing Workers

Year Number
2005 50
2006 170
2007 80
2008 0
2010 100
2011 180
2012 160
2013 100

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers

Year Number
2005 110
2006 130
2007 80
2008 140
2009 130
2010 100
2011 90
2012 110
2013 110
2014 90
2015 130
2016 140
2017 160
2018 130
2019 110

Sewing Machine Operators

Year Number
2006 30
2007 40
2008 40
2012 50
2013 60
2014 50
2017 40
2018 50
2019 50

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters

Year Number
2005 70
2007 0
2011 50
2012 0
2017 70
2018 100
2019 60

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing

Year Number
2005 50
2006 50
2012 70
2013 80
2014 90
2015 80
2016 0

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators

Year Number
2005 110
2006 80
2007 50
2008 70
2009 50
2010 80
2011 70
2012 70
2013 100
2014 110
2015 110
2016 70
2017 80
2018 80
2019 70

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

Year Number
2014 40
2015 40
2017 90
2018 70
2019 80

Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand

Year Number
2005 90
2006 60
2007 50
2008 0
2015 30
2016 50
2017 60
2018 60

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year Number
2005 100
2007 100
2008 100
2009 100
2013 30
2014 40

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year Number
2005 30
2015 90
2016 0
2017 110
2018 70
2019 60

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

Year Number
2005 40
2006 40
2009 80

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

Year Number
2005 30

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers

Year Number
2005 410
2006 330
2007 240
2008 180
2009 240
2010 250
2011 290
2012 200
2013 210
2014 230
2015 460
2016 450
2017 480
2018 590
2019 560

Dental Laboratory Technicians

Year Number
2005 30

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders

Year Number
2005 80
2007 70
2009 150
2010 140
2011 130
2012 160
2013 100
2014 50
2015 70
2016 0
2017 70
2018 80
2019 210

Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers

Year Number
2005 30

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

Year Number
2005 130
2006 130
2007 70
2008 90
2009 70
2010 150
2011 140
2012 90
2013 40
2014 40
2015 70
2016 100
2017 100
2018 120
2019 110

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators

Year Number
2005 270
2006 380
2007 470
2008 440
2009 350
2010 280
2011 250
2012 130
2013 0
2014 0
2015 590
2016 290
2017 310
2018 160
2019 230

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers

Year Number
2005 30
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2015 30
2016 60
2017 70
2018 50
2019 0

Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic

Year Number
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2013 0
2014 40

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year Number
2005 50
2006 50
2007 40
2011 70
2012 100
2013 130
2014 110
2015 100
2016 70

Helpers--Production Workers

Year Number
2005 350
2006 520
2007 370
2008 410
2009 330
2010 190
2011 170
2012 80
2013 0
2014 190
2015 410
2016 940
2017 1,090
2018 860
2019 0

Production Workers, All Other

Year Number
2005 670
2006 610
2007 170
2008 330
2009 300
2012 190
2013 0