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Numbers of Production Occupations in Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area

Occupation group

Production Occupations
Year Number
2006 5,260
2007 4,420
2008 3,810
2009 3,620
2010 3,220
2011 3,870
2012 3,900
2013 4,100
2014 4,610
2015 4,200
2016 4,670
2017 4,580
2018 4,750
2019 5,120

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
Year Number
2006 530
2007 440
2008 410
2009 370
2010 300
2011 320
2012 360
2013 400
2014 360
2015 300
2016 350
2017 390
2018 500
2019 480

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers
Year Number
2007 0

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
Year Number
2006 0
2007 60
2008 70
2009 40
2012 40
2013 40
2018 50

Team Assemblers
Year Number
2006 1,020
2007 650
2008 670
2009 670
2010 590
2011 710
2012 720
2013 910
2014 1,090
2015 1,150
2016 1,060

Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other
Year Number
2006 180
2007 250
2008 220
2009 110
2010 100
2011 190
2012 190
2013 180
2014 100
2015 100
2016 0
2019 840

Bakers
Year Number
2006 80
2007 80
2008 90
2009 0
2010 80
2011 70
2012 90
2013 130
2014 120
2015 160
2016 150
2017 160
2018 80
2019 70

Butchers and Meat Cutters
Year Number
2006 160
2007 150
2008 100
2009 130
2010 100
2011 130
2012 130
2013 140
2014 160
2015 160
2016 140
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
Year Number
2006 50
2007 0
2008 70
2009 0
2012 30
2013 40
2016 30

Food Batchmakers
Year Number
2006 60
2007 50

Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2007 60
2017 0
2018 0
2019 180

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

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 340
2007 280
2008 330
2009 340
2010 210
2011 230
2012 200
2013 170
2014 130
2015 110
2016 130
2017 530
2018 480
2019 670

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 0
2007 160
2008 130
2009 100
2010 0
2011 40
2012 100
2013 0
2015 60
2016 60
2017 60
2018 60
2019 180

Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2007 0
2008 30

Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2007 30

Machinists
Year Number
2006 450
2007 430
2008 230
2009 160
2010 230
2011 430
2012 530
2013 510
2014 500
2015 550
2016 710
2017 610
2018 630
2019 490

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 140
2012 190
2013 110
2014 90
2015 0
2016 330
2017 370
2018 300
2019 290

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2007 100
2012 130
2013 190
2014 240
2016 90
2017 60

Tool and Die Makers
Year Number
2006 150
2007 0
2008 140
2009 120
2010 120
2011 170
2012 0
2013 0
2014 200
2015 160
2016 110
2017 40
2018 50
2019 70

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Year Number
2006 350
2007 320
2008 270
2009 310
2010 280
2011 280
2012 300
2013 280
2014 280
2015 300
2016 280
2017 430
2018 480
2019 450

Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2008 110
2009 90
2010 70
2012 60
2013 60
2014 80
2015 40
2016 40

Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2018 0
2019 0

Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2019 50

Printing Press Operators
Year Number
2008 50
2009 40
2010 40
2012 30
2013 60
2014 60
2015 80
2016 50
2017 40
2018 60
2019 80

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
Year Number
2006 180
2007 160
2008 70
2009 50
2010 80
2011 120
2012 110
2013 100
2014 90
2015 100
2016 90
2017 80
2018 70
2019 80

Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials
Year Number
2010 0

Sewing Machine Operators
Year Number
2008 40
2014 40
2016 30
2019 40

Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood
Year Number
2006 200
2007 140
2008 90
2009 110
2010 110
2011 140
2012 90
2013 120
2014 110
2015 0
2016 90
2017 130
2018 150
2019 0

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
Year Number
2006 100
2007 100
2008 60
2011 80
2012 0
2013 0
2014 80
2015 110
2016 90
2017 90
2018 80
2019 100

Power Plant Operators
Year Number
2008 0
2009 120
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 90
2015 30
2017 50
2018 50
2019 0

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
Year Number
2006 60
2007 50
2008 60
2009 60
2010 50
2011 40
2012 50
2013 60
2014 90
2015 80
2016 70
2017 140
2018 120
2019 140

Gas Plant Operators
Year Number
2013 60
2014 130
2015 110
2016 50

Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers
Year Number
2011 40
2012 40
2013 0

Plant and System Operators, All Other
Year Number
2006 70

Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2009 30
2014 70
2015 0
2018 0
2019 70

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2017 0
2018 0
2019 30

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2019 30

Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 140
2007 80
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2019 60

Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2014 60
2016 30
2019 0

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
Year Number
2006 310
2007 240
2008 270
2009 230
2010 190
2011 230
2012 250
2013 260
2014 220
2015 190
2016 170
2017 170
2018 260
2019 340

Dental Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2009 0

Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2010 0

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2006 0
2007 100
2008 70
2010 50
2011 30
2014 0
2015 110
2016 110
2019 70

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 0
2007 30
2008 0
2009 0
2010 60
2011 0
2012 60
2013 100
2014 40
2015 30
2016 40
2018 110
2019 80

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
Year Number
2006 230
2007 150
2008 110
2009 180
2010 190
2011 240
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 170
2016 180
2017 140
2018 100
2019 50

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers
Year Number
2006 70
2007 70
2012 0
2013 80
2014 70
2015 30
2016 30

Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0

Helpers--Production Workers
Year Number
2006 330
2007 240
2008 120
2009 120
2010 160
2011 160
2012 150
2013 100
2014 110
2015 70
2016 160
2017 190
2018 170
2019 120

Production Workers, All Other
Year Number
2006 200
2007 0
2008 0
2009 240
2012 50
2018 50
2019 60