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Numbers of Production Occupations in Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area

Occupation group

Production Occupations
Year Number
2006 36,550
2007 45,890
2008 44,360
2009 39,420
2010 35,420
2011 38,540
2012 39,030
2013 39,790
2014 41,120
2015 4,970
2016 3,570
2017 3,880
2018 5,230
2019 5,210

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
Year Number
2006 2,780
2007 2,710
2008 2,590
2009 2,280
2010 2,140
2011 2,110
2012 2,080
2013 2,150
2014 2,210
2015 410
2016 360
2017 380
2018 410
2019 430

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers
Year Number
2007 670
2008 630
2009 470
2010 330
2011 460
2012 440
2013 0
2014 1,080

Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers
Year Number
2006 240
2007 260
2008 170
2009 70
2010 30
2013 700
2014 720

Engine and Other Machine Assemblers
Year Number
2010 60
2011 100
2012 40
2014 0

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
Year Number
2006 270
2007 290
2008 310
2009 130
2010 120
2011 110
2012 130
2013 150
2014 160
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators
Year Number
2007 150
2015 150
2016 110
2017 180
2019 240

Team Assemblers
Year Number
2006 6,100
2007 5,290
2008 5,700
2009 4,780
2010 4,030
2011 2,710
2012 2,860
2013 3,230
2014 3,930
2015 340
2016 170

Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other
Year Number
2007 740
2008 580
2009 610
2010 1,030
2011 1,120
2012 850
2013 520
2014 440
2019 230

Bakers
Year Number
2007 210
2008 230
2009 230
2010 210
2011 190
2012 300
2013 360
2014 380
2018 30
2019 50

Butchers and Meat Cutters
Year Number
2006 650
2007 570
2008 650
2009 910
2010 890
2011 860
2012 440
2013 500
2014 520
2015 250
2016 130
2017 90
2018 0
2019 60

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
Year Number
2006 1,710
2007 2,430
2008 3,210
2009 3,120
2010 3,040
2011 4,060
2012 3,750
2013 3,620
2014 2,360
2015 740
2018 1,260
2019 1,130

Slaughterers and Meat Packers
Year Number
2006 4,450
2007 4,750
2008 3,600
2009 4,020
2010 2,650
2011 3,800
2012 7,290
2013 7,130
2014 8,300

Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2013 70
2014 120
2015 60
2016 130
2017 190
2019 0

Food Batchmakers
Year Number
2006 570
2007 280
2008 270
2009 270
2010 280
2011 290
2012 180
2013 190
2014 160
2015 0
2016 50
2017 50
2019 100

Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2006 160
2007 200
2008 180
2009 120
2010 140
2011 140
2012 100
2013 90
2014 90

Food Processing Workers, All Other
Year Number
2012 150

Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 150
2007 130
2008 200
2009 130
2010 180
2011 110
2012 160
2013 240
2014 240
2015 70

Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 190
2009 90
2011 240

Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 60
2007 0
2008 50
2015 90
2019 130

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 750
2007 860
2008 1,100
2009 840
2010 490
2011 400
2012 490
2013 440
2014 320
2015 80
2016 70
2017 90
2018 80
2019 50

Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2007 130
2008 160
2009 0
2010 0
2011 130
2012 70
2013 120
2014 60

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 120
2007 140
2008 120
2009 110
2010 100
2011 120
2012 90
2013 80
2014 80

Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 170
2007 100
2011 90
2012 80
2013 120
2014 70

Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 90
2008 70
2011 170
2012 190
2014 80

Machinists
Year Number
2006 920
2007 1,270
2008 1,210
2009 930
2010 680
2011 570
2012 660
2013 810
2014 920
2015 90
2016 110
2017 110
2018 120
2019 60

Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2009 0

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2007 580
2008 680
2009 690
2010 380
2011 320
2012 210
2013 350
2014 350
2015 90
2016 100
2018 110
2019 50

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2007 320
2009 140
2010 150
2011 150
2012 150
2013 120
2014 130

Tool and Die Makers
Year Number
2006 210
2007 190
2008 150
2009 150
2010 170
2011 260
2012 270
2013 210
2014 290

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Year Number
2006 860
2007 750
2008 800
2009 550
2010 540
2011 460
2012 500
2013 530
2014 550
2015 200
2016 190
2017 200
2018 240
2019 200

Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 90
2007 100
2008 120
2009 200
2010 190
2011 230
2012 350
2013 350
2014 400
2015 0

Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 50
2007 90
2008 80
2009 80
2010 40
2011 40
2013 40
2014 40

Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2007 580
2010 170
2011 150
2012 140
2013 40
2014 30

Prepress Technicians and Workers
Year Number
2006 60
2007 100
2008 80
2009 80
2010 50
2011 70
2012 60
2013 60
2014 60

Printing Press Operators
Year Number
2006 390
2007 420
2008 470
2009 250
2010 320
2011 400
2012 350
2013 350
2014 420
2015 60
2016 50
2017 60
2018 40
2019 40

Print Binding and Finishing Workers
Year Number
2006 0
2007 90
2008 40
2009 70
2011 40
2012 40

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
Year Number
2006 470
2007 310
2008 270
2009 350
2010 390
2011 300
2012 310
2013 370
2014 410
2015 160
2016 180
2017 280
2018 340
2019 260

Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials
Year Number
2006 420
2007 270
2008 310
2009 160
2010 160
2011 150
2012 200
2013 170
2014 140
2019 0

Sewing Machine Operators
Year Number
2006 900
2007 1,230
2008 1,170
2009 1,350
2010 940
2011 1,020
2012 920
2013 880
2014 790
2017 30

Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers
Year Number
2009 100
2010 0

Sewers, Hand
Year Number
2013 50

Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers
Year Number
2007 0
2008 80
2009 0

Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 160
2009 120
2010 90
2011 180
2013 240
2014 210

Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2007 340
2008 270
2009 170
2010 120
2011 180
2012 80
2013 80
2014 60

Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 1,160
2007 920
2008 1,130
2009 1,000
2010 970
2011 700
2012 660
2013 480
2014 530

Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 1,700
2007 1,300
2008 1,000
2009 800
2010 670
2011 870
2012 870
2013 1,110
2014 1,080
2019 0

Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers
Year Number
2006 0
2009 50
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0

Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers
Year Number
2007 60

Upholsterers
Year Number
2006 0
2007 60
2008 70
2009 50
2010 50
2011 60
2012 50
2013 0

Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other
Year Number
2007 190
2008 100
2009 80
2011 160
2012 140
2013 70
2014 90

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
Year Number
2006 430
2007 370
2008 570
2009 430
2010 330
2011 340
2012 280
2013 240
2014 240
2016 30
2019 70

Furniture Finishers
Year Number
2007 140
2008 0
2009 50
2010 70
2011 140
2014 80

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood
Year Number
2006 220
2007 160
2008 230
2009 240
2010 230
2011 200
2012 140
2013 150
2014 250
2015 130
2016 130
2017 180
2018 270
2019 280

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
Year Number
2006 440
2007 440
2008 570
2009 440
2010 350
2011 370
2012 320
2013 300
2014 260
2015 250
2016 270
2017 300
2018 340
2019 240

Power Plant Operators
Year Number
2006 70
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0

Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators
Year Number
2006 40
2007 40
2009 100
2011 70
2013 60
2015 110
2016 50

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
Year Number
2006 250
2007 260
2008 270
2009 260
2010 290
2011 350
2012 500
2013 500
2014 440
2015 180
2016 220
2017 180
2018 190
2019 170

Chemical Plant and System Operators
Year Number
2007 250
2011 130
2012 80
2013 70

Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2007 130
2008 90
2009 90
2010 130
2011 80
2012 100
2013 0
2014 0
2015 60
2016 90
2017 110
2018 110
2019 60

Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 520
2007 370
2008 350
2009 330
2010 310
2011 490
2012 530
2013 290
2014 110

Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 130
2007 60
2008 140
2009 110
2010 110
2011 30
2012 30
2013 50
2014 80
2015 0

Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand
Year Number
2007 210
2009 130
2011 70
2013 130
2014 110

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 960
2007 1,120
2008 1,090
2009 990
2010 1,490
2011 1,450
2012 1,320
2013 1,230
2014 1,130
2015 140
2016 90
2017 70
2018 60
2019 110

Cutters and Trimmers, Hand
Year Number
2006 110
2007 90
2008 110
2009 60
2010 230
2011 210
2012 170

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 450
2007 440
2008 510
2009 950
2010 1,050
2011 830
2012 530
2013 520
2014 610
2015 0
2018 60
2019 60

Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 1,070
2007 1,140
2008 1,180
2009 720
2010 480
2011 580
2012 420
2013 430
2014 720
2015 0

Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2006 240
2007 190
2008 170
2009 200
2010 250
2011 370
2012 370
2013 350
2014 390
2015 70
2016 60
2017 80
2019 30

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
Year Number
2006 2,700
2007 2,690
2008 2,660
2009 2,430
2010 2,360
2011 2,380
2012 2,350
2013 2,270
2014 2,400
2015 340
2016 270
2017 350
2018 400
2019 350

Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers
Year Number
2013 40

Dental Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2006 100
2007 120
2008 90
2009 160
2010 80
2011 80
2012 90
2013 50
2014 60

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2006 1,760
2007 1,970
2008 1,920
2009 2,180
2010 1,990
2011 1,650
2012 1,560
2013 2,090
2014 2,590
2015 400
2016 200
2017 210
2018 180
2019 210

Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers
Year Number
2006 250
2007 210
2008 0
2009 70
2010 60
2011 50
2012 90
2013 80
2014 70

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 280
2007 320
2008 500
2009 380
2010 380
2011 400
2012 440
2013 400
2014 470
2015 70
2016 140
2017 100
2018 140
2019 80

Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators
Year Number
2006 190
2007 120
2008 0
2009 80
2010 150
2011 90
2012 70
2013 100
2014 0

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
Year Number
2006 220
2007 460
2008 390
2009 350
2010 250
2011 250
2012 270
2013 250
2014 290

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers
Year Number
2014 50

Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2006 40
2007 50
2009 40
2010 30
2013 80
2014 0

Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2006 40
2007 60
2008 70
2009 150
2010 130
2011 110
2012 100
2013 100
2014 110

Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2008 150
2009 230
2010 260
2011 160
2012 100
2013 120
2014 130

Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2007 180
2008 0
2009 90
2010 90
2011 0
2012 60
2013 170
2014 170

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 210
2007 320
2008 430
2009 520
2010 500
2011 460
2012 490
2013 520
2014 510

Helpers--Production Workers
Year Number
2007 4,650
2008 4,590
2009 1,650
2010 1,580
2011 3,170
2012 2,740
2013 2,910
2014 1,810
2015 430
2016 370
2017 380
2018 300
2019 310

Production Workers, All Other
Year Number
2006 140
2007 250
2008 270
2009 440
2012 230
2013 270
2014 220
2017 40
2018 40
2019 40