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Numbers of Production Occupations in Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area

Occupation group

Production Occupations
Year Number
2006 40,580
2007 37,260
2008 35,220
2009 29,450
2010 25,750
2011 26,190
2012 26,100
2013 29,830
2014 29,510
2015 34,110
2016 34,990
2017 34,180
2018 34,110
2019 33,130

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
Year Number
2006 2,510
2007 2,670
2008 2,350
2009 1,960
2010 1,660
2011 1,720
2012 1,760
2013 1,730
2014 1,630
2015 1,670
2016 1,960
2017 1,970
2018 2,400
2019 2,300

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers
Year Number
2008 310
2009 280
2010 190
2011 320
2012 340
2013 380
2014 170
2015 300
2016 380

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
Year Number
2006 290
2007 320
2008 250
2009 280
2010 210
2011 280
2012 0
2013 130
2014 130
2015 160
2016 130
2017 210
2018 190
2019 260

Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators
Year Number
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2019 0

Team Assemblers
Year Number
2006 7,340
2007 5,680
2008 6,170
2009 6,230
2010 5,670
2011 5,640
2012 5,160
2013 5,970
2014 7,990
2015 9,090
2016 8,400

Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other
Year Number
2006 390
2007 510
2008 500
2009 310
2010 270
2011 330
2012 0
2013 660
2014 730
2015 280
2016 610
2019 7,600

Bakers
Year Number
2006 0
2007 40
2011 90
2012 90
2013 100
2014 70
2015 60
2016 60
2017 70
2018 60
2019 0

Butchers and Meat Cutters
Year Number
2006 130
2007 150
2008 120
2009 230
2010 0
2011 240
2012 130
2013 90
2014 70
2016 110
2017 110
2018 110

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
Year Number
2006 6,180
2007 6,740
2008 6,100
2009 4,520
2010 2,980
2012 2,540
2013 3,480
2014 3,360
2015 4,070
2016 4,130
2017 4,000
2018 3,610
2019 3,800

Slaughterers and Meat Packers
Year Number
2006 870
2007 360
2008 360
2009 230
2013 0
2014 190
2015 240
2019 0

Food Batchmakers
Year Number
2010 80
2011 80
2012 70
2015 110
2016 50
2017 0
2018 0
2019 80

Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2006 200
2007 0
2010 0
2011 0
2015 120
2016 150
2017 150
2018 0

Food Processing Workers, All Other
Year Number
2012 0
2013 70
2015 80
2017 170
2018 190
2019 0

Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 90
2007 360
2008 300
2009 260
2010 150
2011 220
2012 350
2013 0
2014 170
2015 280
2016 390
2017 310
2018 140
2019 0

Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2007 0
2010 90
2019 0

Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 0
2008 0
2009 100
2010 90
2011 150
2012 40
2014 40
2016 60
2017 60
2018 100
2019 80

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 600
2007 450
2008 570
2009 630
2010 650
2011 960
2012 1,020
2013 1,060
2014 930
2015 1,050
2016 770
2017 770
2018 640
2019 620

Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 60
2008 50
2010 30
2012 110

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 140
2007 300
2008 280
2010 100
2011 120
2012 120
2013 70
2014 100
2015 80
2016 180
2017 160
2018 200
2019 290

Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 50
2007 110
2008 170
2009 180
2010 0
2011 90
2012 70
2013 140
2014 210
2015 0
2016 0
2017 70
2018 90
2019 80

Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2008 60
2009 50
2010 40
2011 30
2012 70
2013 0
2016 70
2017 70
2018 80

Machinists
Year Number
2006 1,080
2007 840
2008 730
2009 660
2010 470
2011 460
2012 550
2013 670
2014 570
2015 730
2016 670
2017 680
2018 710
2019 680

Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2006 80
2007 0
2008 60
2009 90
2010 100
2011 60
2012 30
2016 170
2017 170
2018 230
2019 0

Pourers and Casters, Metal
Year Number
2006 180
2007 80
2008 30
2011 30
2012 40
2015 30
2016 170
2017 150
2018 160
2019 40

Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2007 50

Foundry Mold and Coremakers
Year Number
2006 140
2007 0
2008 40
2010 100
2011 130
2012 140
2013 300
2015 250

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 190
2007 180
2008 240
2009 210
2010 230
2011 210
2012 280
2013 320
2014 180
2015 200
2016 460
2017 470
2018 620
2019 610

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 200
2007 260
2008 0
2009 0
2010 60
2011 290
2012 540
2013 630
2014 470
2015 500
2016 410
2017 420
2018 330
2019 360

Tool and Die Makers
Year Number
2006 70
2007 90
2008 80
2009 60
2010 110
2011 100
2012 180
2013 280
2014 250
2015 190
2016 140
2017 140
2018 240
2019 190

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Year Number
2006 1,090
2007 1,110
2008 1,290
2009 1,160
2010 910
2011 880
2012 890
2013 790
2014 940
2015 1,300
2016 1,240
2017 1,080
2018 1,170
2019 1,180

Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2007 310
2008 400
2009 110
2010 90
2011 160
2012 260
2013 320
2014 200
2015 120
2016 50
2017 80
2018 110
2019 100

Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 70
2012 40

Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2014 100
2016 80
2018 40

Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2009 30
2010 30
2012 40
2013 50
2014 70
2019 0

Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners
Year Number
2009 0
2011 60
2012 70
2013 50
2014 40
2015 30
2016 50
2017 50
2018 50
2019 50

Prepress Technicians and Workers
Year Number
2006 70
2007 70
2008 30
2013 50
2014 70
2015 80
2016 50
2017 30
2018 70
2019 50

Printing Press Operators
Year Number
2006 470
2007 440
2008 290
2011 90
2012 80
2013 80
2014 190
2015 210
2016 210
2017 150
2018 130
2019 90

Print Binding and Finishing Workers
Year Number
2007 50
2008 70
2009 30
2010 30

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
Year Number
2006 160
2007 140
2008 200
2009 210
2010 200
2011 160
2012 170
2013 210
2014 210
2015 210
2016 150
2017 170
2018 140
2019 120

Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials
Year Number
2006 340
2007 400
2008 560
2009 260
2010 160
2011 0
2012 380
2013 360
2014 230
2015 140
2016 120
2017 0
2018 90
2019 120

Sewing Machine Operators
Year Number
2006 2,090
2007 1,470
2008 1,380
2009 1,270
2010 1,170
2011 1,060
2012 1,210
2013 1,180
2014 890
2015 940
2016 940
2017 930
2018 810
2019 530

Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers
Year Number
2006 40
2007 30
2010 40
2011 30
2014 30

Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2015 0

Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2006 560
2007 630
2008 510
2009 220
2011 690
2013 340
2014 270
2015 510
2016 310
2017 210
2018 90
2019 70

Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 500
2007 520
2008 500
2010 150
2011 220
2012 170
2013 300
2016 60
2017 80
2018 90
2019 150

Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 2,590
2007 2,090
2008 1,860
2009 1,240
2010 750
2011 920
2012 660
2013 680
2014 600
2015 660
2016 560
2017 500
2018 620
2019 710

Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 1,960
2007 1,630
2008 870
2009 760
2010 870
2011 1,170
2012 1,280
2013 1,340
2014 1,400
2015 1,350
2016 1,460
2017 1,120
2018 930
2019 1,140

Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers
Year Number
2006 310
2007 320
2008 580
2009 360
2010 320
2011 360
2012 370
2013 250
2014 250
2016 160
2017 120
2018 260
2019 250

Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers
Year Number
2007 40

Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other
Year Number
2007 540
2008 270
2009 180
2010 130
2011 120
2012 160
2013 230
2014 180
2015 220
2017 0
2018 0
2019 160

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
Year Number
2006 1,330
2007 1,380
2008 600
2009 460
2010 350
2011 490
2012 410
2013 530
2014 670
2015 710
2016 680
2017 790
2018 840
2019 840

Furniture Finishers
Year Number
2008 50
2009 0
2010 0
2012 60
2013 60
2014 50
2015 70
2016 40
2017 130
2018 0
2019 150

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood
Year Number
2006 130
2007 240
2008 210
2009 180
2010 110
2011 170
2012 130
2013 220
2014 230
2015 270
2016 280
2017 330
2018 270
2019 230

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
Year Number
2006 260
2007 390
2008 400
2009 330
2010 230
2011 320
2012 340
2013 340
2014 160
2015 260
2016 290
2017 410
2018 400
2019 520

Woodworkers, All Other
Year Number
2016 70
2017 80
2018 110

Power Plant Operators
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 100
2011 70
2014 30

Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators
Year Number
2006 0
2018 30

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
Year Number
2006 300
2007 260
2008 250
2009 350
2010 340
2011 360
2012 220
2013 250
2014 250
2015 360
2016 310
2017 420
2018 320
2019 330

Plant and System Operators, All Other
Year Number
2010 130

Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2006 230
2007 0
2011 70
2012 0
2013 120
2014 190
2015 240
2016 270
2017 190
2018 320
2019 330

Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 0
2007 60
2008 100
2009 130
2010 100
2011 130
2013 60

Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2007 180
2008 0
2009 120
2010 60
2011 140
2012 110
2013 140
2014 90
2016 70
2019 150

Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand
Year Number
2006 280
2007 230
2008 180
2009 120
2010 100
2011 70
2012 50
2013 50
2014 0
2015 160
2016 180
2017 0
2018 80
2019 110

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 220
2007 160
2008 130
2009 200
2010 170
2011 190
2012 90
2013 60
2014 80
2015 80
2016 160
2017 210
2018 220
2019 220

Cutters and Trimmers, Hand
Year Number
2008 40
2009 30
2016 80
2017 80

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2007 120
2008 130
2009 0
2011 0
2012 120
2013 120
2014 240
2015 210
2016 420
2017 380
2018 450
2019 260

Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 220
2007 210
2008 210
2009 230
2010 190
2011 180
2013 110
2016 470
2017 500
2018 500
2019 0

Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2006 0
2007 50
2008 60
2009 50
2010 0
2011 160
2012 370
2013 380
2014 340
2015 210
2017 70
2018 40
2019 30

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
Year Number
2006 2,270
2007 2,130
2008 1,910
2009 1,330
2010 1,020
2011 1,070
2012 1,190
2013 1,530
2014 1,580
2015 1,630
2016 1,800
2017 2,250
2018 2,290
2019 2,350

Dental Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2006 60
2007 50
2010 30
2011 40

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2006 970
2007 410
2008 860
2009 530
2010 680
2011 500
2012 480
2013 460
2014 490
2015 410
2016 320
2017 300
2018 300
2019 260

Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers
Year Number
2006 70
2010 90
2011 70
2015 140
2016 90
2017 0

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 210
2007 330
2008 450
2009 310
2010 350
2011 270
2012 270
2013 340
2014 270
2015 370
2016 500
2017 350
2018 420
2019 470

Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators
Year Number
2008 70
2009 60

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
Year Number
2006 340
2007 380
2008 430
2009 330
2010 360
2011 350
2012 340
2013 0
2014 150
2015 370
2016 590
2017 540
2018 510
2019 340

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers
Year Number
2006 0
2007 50
2008 0
2010 30
2015 110
2016 80
2017 70
2018 0
2019 40

Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2014 50
2015 60
2016 0
2017 0

Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2006 200
2009 140
2010 110
2011 0
2012 0
2013 90
2014 110
2015 120
2016 150
2017 110
2018 100

Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2013 40
2014 50
2015 60
2016 80
2017 100
2018 190
2019 130

Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2009 50
2010 60
2011 0
2014 0
2015 0
2019 70

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 210
2009 200
2010 200
2011 230
2012 270
2013 230
2014 0
2015 50
2016 120
2017 180
2018 160
2019 160

Helpers--Production Workers
Year Number
2006 1,860
2007 1,080
2008 1,350
2009 1,780
2010 2,300
2011 3,630
2012 2,140
2013 2,170
2014 1,330
2015 2,060
2016 2,280
2017 3,450
2018 3,730
2019 3,790

Production Workers, All Other
Year Number
2006 590
2007 570
2008 0
2009 410
2012 100
2013 220
2014 220
2015 900
2016 750
2017 850
2018 690
2019 420