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Numbers of Production Occupations in Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area

Occupation group

Production Occupations
Year Number
2006 12,040
2007 11,850
2008 12,710
2009 10,780
2010 9,480
2011 9,510
2012 8,920
2013 9,950
2014 11,290
2015 11,490
2016 11,680
2017 11,220
2018 11,790
2019 12,220

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
Year Number
2006 750
2007 740
2008 860
2009 740
2010 650
2011 650
2012 720
2013 720
2014 670
2015 760
2016 800
2017 830
2018 890
2019 950

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 70
2013 610
2014 700
2015 830
2016 850

Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers
Year Number
2011 60

Engine and Other Machine Assemblers
Year Number
2006 80
2007 0
2010 0

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
Year Number
2006 200
2007 110
2008 130
2009 210
2010 170
2011 120
2012 60
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators
Year Number
2007 170
2011 60

Team Assemblers
Year Number
2006 3,400
2007 2,500
2008 2,620
2009 2,200
2010 1,800
2011 1,390
2012 1,220
2013 1,350
2014 1,460
2015 1,450
2016 1,990

Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other
Year Number
2006 30
2007 90
2008 130
2009 270
2010 0
2011 210
2012 0
2013 860
2014 1,050
2015 510
2016 420
2019 1,460

Bakers
Year Number
2006 70
2007 60
2008 60
2010 90
2011 90
2012 110
2013 70
2014 80
2015 100
2016 110
2017 90
2018 70
2019 60

Butchers and Meat Cutters
Year Number
2006 310
2007 300
2008 220
2009 260
2010 300
2011 310
2012 270
2013 190
2014 250
2015 260
2016 360
2017 320
2018 300
2019 180

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
Year Number
2006 250
2007 0
2008 360
2009 0
2010 0
2015 90
2016 110
2017 250
2018 250
2019 300

Slaughterers and Meat Packers
Year Number
2009 0
2010 0
2014 140
2015 130
2016 90
2017 130
2018 310
2019 440

Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2008 40
2014 120
2015 100
2016 100
2018 40

Food Batchmakers
Year Number
2006 170
2007 150
2008 180
2009 160
2010 200
2011 160
2012 110
2013 220
2014 210
2015 240
2016 210
2017 270
2018 280
2019 200

Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2006 60
2007 40
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 50
2018 60

Food Processing Workers, All Other
Year Number
2013 110
2014 170
2015 150
2016 160
2017 120
2018 130
2019 60

Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2007 70
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2012 40
2013 60
2014 120
2015 160
2016 160
2017 0
2019 40

Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2008 130

Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2012 100
2013 90
2014 80
2018 60
2019 60

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 800
2007 1,000
2008 860
2009 610
2010 270
2011 280
2012 280
2013 190
2014 250
2015 240
2016 220
2017 140
2018 90
2019 140

Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2007 110
2008 130
2009 80
2010 70
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2018 0
2019 0

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 50
2007 100
2008 60
2009 110
2010 150
2011 190
2012 120
2013 80
2014 110
2015 90
2016 120
2017 90
2018 120
2019 150

Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 50
2007 70
2008 40
2009 30
2010 50
2012 50

Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2018 90
2019 100

Machinists
Year Number
2006 500
2007 340
2008 410
2009 390
2010 340
2011 430
2012 470
2013 570
2014 520
2015 410
2016 380
2017 340
2018 390
2019 480

Pourers and Casters, Metal
Year Number
2010 0

Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2009 0
2010 40

Foundry Mold and Coremakers
Year Number
2011 30
2012 40

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 370
2007 220
2008 330
2009 190
2010 140
2011 100
2012 50
2013 90
2014 100
2015 140
2016 180
2017 230
2018 270
2019 350

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2007 220
2008 260
2009 270
2011 190
2012 110
2013 110
2014 270
2015 270
2016 260
2017 190
2018 190
2019 140

Tool and Die Makers
Year Number
2006 220
2007 190
2008 200
2009 160
2010 120
2011 90
2012 120
2013 100
2014 90
2015 100
2016 150
2017 130
2018 110
2019 140

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Year Number
2006 1,400
2007 1,270
2008 1,400
2009 1,180
2010 1,030
2011 870
2012 950
2013 880
2014 1,000
2015 1,150
2016 1,110
2017 1,110
2018 830
2019 800

Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2007 190
2010 80
2011 90
2012 90
2013 50
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 180
2019 210

Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2007 50
2008 50
2009 60
2010 50
2011 50
2012 50
2013 40
2014 40
2015 0
2016 0
2017 50
2018 40
2019 50

Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 50
2007 30
2008 30
2009 30
2011 30
2012 50
2013 40
2014 110
2015 90
2016 70

Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
Year Number
2006 0
2007 100
2008 60
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0

Prepress Technicians and Workers
Year Number
2006 60
2007 50
2010 0
2011 80
2012 60
2013 30
2017 0
2019 50

Printing Press Operators
Year Number
2006 190
2007 170
2008 270
2009 290
2010 320
2011 300
2012 210
2013 190
2014 90
2015 80
2016 100
2017 110
2018 0
2019 180

Print Binding and Finishing Workers
Year Number
2007 80
2017 0

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
Year Number
2006 270
2007 270
2008 180
2009 180
2010 190
2011 210
2012 170
2013 180
2014 140
2015 190
2016 210
2017 260
2018 170
2019 120

Sewing Machine Operators
Year Number
2006 100
2007 80
2008 80
2009 60
2010 90
2011 150
2012 120
2013 120
2014 60
2015 50
2016 40

Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers
Year Number
2012 0
2013 0

Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other
Year Number
2016 30

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
Year Number
2006 460
2007 150
2008 180
2009 100
2010 130
2011 150
2012 130
2013 190
2014 220
2015 240
2016 230
2017 180
2018 280
2019 180

Furniture Finishers
Year Number
2008 0
2010 0
2017 120
2019 30

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood
Year Number
2007 50
2010 60
2012 70
2013 40
2014 0
2016 60
2018 40

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
Year Number
2006 0
2007 80
2008 80
2010 140
2013 150
2014 310
2015 320
2016 270
2017 160
2018 150
2019 130

Power Plant Operators
Year Number
2009 30
2014 80
2015 110
2016 0

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
Year Number
2006 190
2007 210
2008 230
2009 190
2010 180
2011 170
2012 200
2013 220
2014 220
2015 230
2016 280
2017 280
2018 230
2019 140

Chemical Plant and System Operators
Year Number
2017 0

Plant and System Operators, All Other
Year Number
2008 0
2009 0
2015 40
2016 40

Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2009 90
2011 110
2012 70
2013 180
2015 170
2016 50
2017 70
2018 60
2019 180

Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2007 180
2008 210
2009 310
2010 80
2011 100
2012 60
2013 140
2014 120
2015 120
2016 110
2017 110
2018 160
2019 190

Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 130
2007 90
2008 90
2009 120
2010 80
2011 0
2012 180
2013 200
2014 230
2015 170
2016 120
2017 130
2018 0
2019 0

Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand
Year Number
2006 30
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 300
2007 250
2008 200
2009 110
2010 470
2011 430
2012 420
2013 200
2014 300
2015 260
2016 270
2017 290
2018 200
2019 400

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2009 40
2010 40
2011 40
2017 50
2018 60
2019 50

Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2017 0

Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2008 80
2009 80
2012 50
2013 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
Year Number
2006 400
2007 380
2008 380
2009 450
2010 410
2011 450
2012 550
2013 520
2014 380
2015 370
2016 390
2017 390
2018 460
2019 600

Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2011 30

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2007 330
2008 170
2009 170
2010 220
2011 230
2012 300
2013 0
2014 760
2015 670
2016 410
2017 260
2018 460
2019 600

Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers
Year Number
2006 0

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 230
2007 160
2008 260
2009 180
2010 120
2011 170
2012 110
2013 110
2014 210
2015 320
2016 270
2017 250
2018 300
2019 280

Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators
Year Number
2016 30

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
Year Number
2006 210
2007 270
2008 240
2009 210
2010 300
2011 370
2012 320
2013 180
2014 130
2015 180
2016 140
2017 140
2018 210
2019 590

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers
Year Number
2016 40
2017 40
2018 60
2019 50

Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2007 0
2008 80

Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2007 40
2008 50
2009 60
2019 70

Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 50
2010 80
2011 100
2012 0

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2011 80
2012 70
2013 0
2018 0

Helpers--Production Workers
Year Number
2006 450
2007 680
2008 660
2009 450
2010 210
2011 180
2012 200
2013 220
2014 140
2015 280
2016 290
2017 390
2018 540
2019 540

Production Workers, All Other
Year Number
2006 210
2007 210
2008 710
2009 640
2012 620
2013 650
2014 360
2015 420
2016 450
2017 610
2018 550
2019 560