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Numbers of Production Occupations in North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area

Occupation group

Production Occupations
Year Number
2006 16,360
2007 15,470
2008 16,050
2009 11,800
2010 12,200
2011 13,860
2012 12,990
2013 13,410
2014 13,270
2015 12,380
2016 13,190
2017 13,830
2018 12,870
2019 12,990

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
Year Number
2006 1,030
2007 940
2008 880
2009 830
2010 790
2011 930
2012 1,120
2013 980
2014 1,030
2015 750
2016 930
2017 1,080
2018 1,170
2019 1,070

Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers
Year Number
2012 30
2014 50
2016 40

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers
Year Number
2006 150
2007 220
2008 0
2009 0
2010 30
2011 30
2012 80
2013 100
2014 210
2016 420

Engine and Other Machine Assemblers
Year Number
2017 30

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
Year Number
2006 0
2007 50
2008 0
2016 40
2017 80
2018 60

Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators
Year Number
2010 30
2013 50
2014 50
2015 40
2016 0
2017 70
2018 50
2019 50

Team Assemblers
Year Number
2006 3,950
2007 3,140
2008 3,950
2009 2,970
2010 2,860
2011 2,150
2012 3,010
2013 4,380
2014 4,750
2015 4,480
2016 4,100

Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other
Year Number
2006 240
2007 1,380
2008 1,480
2009 980
2010 510
2011 1,070
2012 960
2013 380
2014 220
2015 70
2016 130
2019 3,650

Bakers
Year Number
2006 90
2007 100
2008 30
2010 0
2011 70
2012 80
2013 110
2014 120
2015 300
2016 260
2017 600

Butchers and Meat Cutters
Year Number
2006 140
2007 140
2008 0
2009 100
2010 110
2011 120
2012 0
2013 180
2014 180
2015 90
2016 100
2017 60
2018 50
2019 40

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
Year Number
2011 120
2012 90
2013 100
2014 0
2015 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Slaughterers and Meat Packers
Year Number
2017 70

Food Batchmakers
Year Number
2011 60
2012 50
2013 50
2014 0
2016 60

Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2006 50
2010 0
2011 0

Food Processing Workers, All Other
Year Number
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 50
2007 40
2010 50
2015 0
2016 90
2017 160
2018 190
2019 0

Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 0

Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2015 50
2016 40
2017 40

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 570
2007 290
2008 210
2009 230
2010 290
2011 430
2012 400
2013 300
2014 190
2015 470
2016 590
2017 720
2018 620
2019 840

Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 120
2007 40
2009 50
2010 50
2011 70
2012 40

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 200
2007 180
2008 150
2009 280
2010 230
2011 220
2012 30
2013 50
2014 0
2015 60
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 110

Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2007 110
2008 130
2009 120
2010 100
2011 70
2012 0
2013 60
2014 60

Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 0
2010 60
2011 130
2012 130
2013 100
2014 40
2015 40
2016 50
2017 50

Machinists
Year Number
2006 510
2007 530
2008 660
2009 670
2010 980
2011 770
2012 0
2013 510
2014 520
2015 500
2016 510
2017 510
2018 550
2019 300

Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2008 0
2009 0

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 480
2007 280
2008 150
2009 0
2010 260
2011 350
2012 440
2013 380
2014 200
2015 290
2016 310
2017 410
2018 490
2019 620

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 80
2007 70
2011 200
2012 210
2013 190
2014 180
2016 0
2017 460
2018 620
2019 370

Tool and Die Makers
Year Number
2006 170
2007 130
2008 160
2009 130
2010 150
2011 160
2012 110
2013 200
2014 180
2015 250
2016 180
2017 170
2018 170
2019 190

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Year Number
2006 480
2007 440
2008 530
2009 390
2010 390
2011 540
2012 660
2013 430
2014 270
2015 380
2016 470
2017 560
2018 480
2019 510

Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 190
2007 150
2008 210
2009 170
2010 180
2011 140
2012 0
2013 170
2014 320
2015 320
2016 320
2017 100
2018 0
2019 130

Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2010 0
2011 0
2012 30
2019 40

Printing Press Operators
Year Number
2006 70
2007 70
2008 80
2009 70
2010 0
2011 220
2012 230
2013 130
2014 130
2015 90
2016 130
2017 180
2018 210
2019 110

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
Year Number
2006 160
2007 180
2008 140
2009 150
2010 200
2011 210
2012 220
2013 130
2014 130
2015 130
2016 140
2017 170
2018 160
2019 130

Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials
Year Number
2013 30

Sewing Machine Operators
Year Number
2006 1,580
2007 1,400
2008 1,360
2009 1,040
2010 990
2011 970
2012 850
2013 660
2014 880
2015 480
2016 460
2017 450
2018 630
2019 800

Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2008 40
2009 30
2010 30
2013 80
2014 110
2015 70

Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers
Year Number
2006 0

Upholsterers
Year Number
2006 60
2007 70
2008 0
2011 30
2012 50
2013 60
2014 50
2015 60
2016 40
2017 50
2019 50

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
Year Number
2006 350
2007 210
2008 0
2009 170
2010 110
2011 0
2012 170
2013 0
2014 40
2015 80
2016 130
2017 190
2018 190
2019 160

Furniture Finishers
Year Number
2006 30
2007 50
2008 40

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood
Year Number
2006 330
2007 230
2008 110
2009 130
2010 140
2011 170
2012 120
2013 190
2014 200
2015 150
2016 90
2017 100
2018 110
2019 120

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
Year Number
2006 840
2007 530
2008 150
2009 100
2010 70
2011 120
2012 150
2013 210
2014 190
2015 280
2016 230
2017 270
2018 290
2019 0

Woodworkers, All Other
Year Number
2019 190

Power Plant Operators
Year Number
2018 90
2019 80

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
Year Number
2006 130
2007 0
2008 300
2009 350
2010 300
2011 250
2012 260
2013 140
2014 130
2015 150
2016 150
2017 140
2018 160
2019 170

Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 70
2009 0
2010 0
2016 0
2018 40
2019 0

Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand
Year Number
2006 40
2007 0
2008 0
2011 150
2013 90
2014 50

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2007 240
2008 140
2009 170
2012 90
2013 110
2014 90
2015 40
2016 120
2017 130
2018 160
2019 50

Cutters and Trimmers, Hand
Year Number
2006 0
2007 150
2008 170
2010 60
2011 70
2012 60
2014 40
2015 0

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2008 180
2012 80
2013 70
2014 90
2015 110
2016 240
2017 200
2018 230
2019 160

Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 340
2007 350
2008 160
2010 250
2011 300
2013 370
2014 590
2015 690
2018 190
2019 220

Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2006 180
2007 170
2008 120
2009 150
2010 240
2011 320
2012 0
2015 50
2016 80
2017 80
2018 40
2019 90

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
Year Number
2006 1,020
2007 970
2008 890
2009 910
2010 730
2011 650
2012 640
2013 680
2014 900
2015 800
2016 860
2017 740
2018 780
2019 830

Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers
Year Number
2018 0
2019 0

Dental Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2007 80
2014 30
2015 50
2016 60

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2006 460
2007 410
2008 150
2009 140
2010 0
2011 990
2012 890
2013 620
2014 300
2015 220
2016 230
2017 220
2018 220
2019 150

Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers
Year Number
2007 30
2010 50
2011 60
2012 50
2013 50

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 220
2007 210
2008 210
2009 210
2010 160
2011 190
2012 190
2013 190
2014 140
2015 110
2016 220
2017 270
2018 340
2019 260

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
Year Number
2006 550
2007 180
2008 150
2009 140
2010 180
2011 240
2012 350
2013 230
2016 240
2017 170
2018 170
2019 190

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers
Year Number
2012 40
2013 40
2014 90
2015 70
2016 50
2017 0
2018 0
2019 120

Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2007 50
2008 40
2012 30

Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2008 0
2009 0
2017 150
2018 160

Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 50
2007 50
2008 60
2009 30
2017 50
2018 50

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2017 40

Helpers--Production Workers
Year Number
2006 1,380
2007 1,610
2008 1,230
2009 1,090
2010 590
2011 870
2012 780
2013 610
2014 400
2015 400
2016 660
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Production Workers, All Other
Year Number
2007 0
2008 1,790
2009 0
2012 270
2014 120
2015 260
2016 420
2017 310
2018 420
2019 630