Numbers of Production Occupations in Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area

Occupation group

Production Occupations

Year Number
2006 8,280
2007 12,020
2008 9,340
2009 9,580
2010 8,270
2011 8,840
2012 11,640
2013 8,620
2014 8,920
2015 11,360
2016 11,630
2017 12,760
2018 11,270
2019 11,650

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers

Year Number
2006 690
2007 640
2008 670
2009 710
2010 710
2011 720
2012 720
2013 600
2014 630
2015 650
2016 770
2017 870
2018 910
2019 900

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers

Year Number
2006 0
2007 350
2008 190
2009 170
2010 120
2011 80
2012 90
2016 60

Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers

Year Number
2006 50
2007 30

Engine and Other Machine Assemblers

Year Number
2011 70
2019 30

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters

Year Number
2006 210
2007 270
2008 250
2009 200
2010 150
2011 130
2012 100
2013 120
2014 150
2015 150
2016 110
2017 140
2018 90
2019 110

Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators

Year Number
2006 0

Team Assemblers

Year Number
2006 1,410
2007 1,860
2008 1,910
2009 1,770
2010 1,180
2011 1,190
2012 1,290
2013 1,700
2014 1,800
2015 2,070
2016 1,340

Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other

Year Number
2006 400
2007 370
2008 320
2009 290
2010 40
2011 60
2012 80
2013 50
2014 0
2019 1,000

Bakers

Year Number
2006 100
2007 100
2009 30
2010 40
2011 50
2012 40
2013 50
2014 50
2015 0
2016 110
2017 90
2018 100
2019 80

Butchers and Meat Cutters

Year Number
2006 250
2007 240
2008 220
2009 190
2010 170
2011 190
2012 190
2013 140
2014 130
2015 0
2016 250
2017 160
2018 130
2019 120

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers

Year Number
2007 2,010
2012 2,150
2015 2,070
2016 2,370
2017 2,830
2018 2,600
2019 2,510

Slaughterers and Meat Packers

Year Number
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2017 200
2019 0

Food Batchmakers

Year Number
2007 90
2008 70
2009 120
2010 150
2011 110
2012 140
2013 160
2014 0
2015 350
2016 260
2017 340
2018 0
2019 0

Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders

Year Number
2006 140
2007 70
2008 40
2009 40
2013 30
2014 40
2015 40

Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year Number
2009 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 40
2017 0
2018 0
2019 50

Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year Number
2008 100
2009 80

Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year Number
2008 150
2009 140
2010 120
2011 100
2012 110
2014 150
2015 150
2016 160
2017 150
2018 150
2019 140

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year Number
2006 490
2007 210
2008 250
2009 240
2010 230
2011 130
2012 140
2013 250
2014 230
2015 220
2016 140
2017 90
2018 120
2019 150

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year Number
2006 110
2007 120
2008 70
2009 60
2010 150
2011 160
2012 160
2013 80
2014 80
2015 70
2016 40
2017 30
2018 30

Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year Number
2006 50
2007 40
2008 40
2009 30
2010 40
2011 30

Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year Number
2006 60
2007 50
2009 60
2010 40
2011 40

Machinists

Year Number
2006 360
2007 400
2008 280
2009 320
2010 390
2011 550
2012 570
2013 460
2014 400
2015 480
2016 710
2017 580
2018 600
2019 480

Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders

Year Number
2019 0

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year Number
2006 280
2007 230
2011 50
2012 40
2014 100
2015 100
2016 90
2017 170
2018 170
2019 250

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year Number
2010 80
2013 0
2014 80
2015 70
2016 70
2017 80
2018 0
2019 50

Tool and Die Makers

Year Number
2006 160
2007 120
2008 110
2009 100
2010 110
2011 80
2012 80
2013 70
2014 90
2015 100
2016 80
2017 80
2018 70
2019 180

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

Year Number
2006 750
2007 870
2008 810
2009 960
2010 860
2011 950
2012 870
2013 920
2014 800
2015 850
2016 800
2017 830
2018 900
2019 990

Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year Number
2007 70
2008 90
2009 70
2010 180
2011 190
2012 210
2013 180
2014 0
2015 0
2019 40

Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year Number
2010 40
2012 30

Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year Number
2007 110
2008 130
2009 120
2010 100
2011 300
2012 320
2013 0
2014 100
2015 100
2016 90
2017 140
2018 160
2019 170

Prepress Technicians and Workers

Year Number
2006 80
2007 50
2008 30

Printing Press Operators

Year Number
2006 60
2007 100
2008 100
2009 130
2010 190
2011 110
2012 90
2013 60
2014 50
2015 60
2016 80
2017 80
2018 70
2019 60

Print Binding and Finishing Workers

Year Number
2008 80
2009 80
2010 0

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers

Year Number
2006 220
2007 240
2008 190
2009 180
2010 150
2011 170
2012 170
2013 170
2014 160
2015 120
2016 100
2017 110
2018 120
2019 160

Sewing Machine Operators

Year Number
2007 80
2008 70
2009 70
2010 60
2011 60
2012 90
2013 80
2014 60
2015 90
2016 30
2017 30
2018 40

Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year Number
2007 30
2009 30

Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other

Year Number
2014 0

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters

Year Number
2006 40
2007 50
2009 30
2010 30
2011 40
2012 30
2013 50
2014 80
2015 0
2016 0
2017 210
2018 270

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood

Year Number
2011 30
2013 30
2018 30

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing

Year Number
2006 0
2007 0

Power Plant Operators

Year Number
2007 40
2011 0
2012 50
2013 60
2014 40
2015 0
2016 30
2017 60
2018 60
2019 0

Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators

Year Number
2008 40
2009 50
2010 60
2011 50
2012 40
2019 50

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators

Year Number
2006 130
2007 150
2008 120
2009 130
2010 140
2011 160
2012 120
2013 90
2014 120
2015 130
2016 180
2017 210
2018 200
2019 200

Gas Plant Operators

Year Number
2017 40
2018 40
2019 0

Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders

Year Number
2010 70
2011 70
2012 90
2013 80
2014 90
2015 150
2016 0
2017 230

Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year Number
2006 130
2007 200
2008 290
2009 190
2010 0
2011 60
2012 0
2013 70
2014 80
2015 130
2016 60
2017 110
2018 100
2019 260

Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year Number
2006 120
2007 100
2008 80
2009 80
2010 0
2011 60
2012 90
2013 150
2014 170
2015 130
2016 70
2017 90
2018 100
2019 180

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year Number
2006 210
2007 150
2008 250
2009 380
2010 600
2011 580
2012 440
2013 270
2014 330
2015 320
2016 240
2017 230
2018 250
2019 370

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year Number
2007 70
2009 60
2010 100
2012 460
2014 80
2017 170
2018 170
2019 220

Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year Number
2007 40
2008 40
2009 40
2010 60
2011 190
2012 210
2013 390
2014 650
2015 640
2016 580
2017 360
2018 360
2019 770

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers

Year Number
2006 530
2007 520
2008 510
2009 500
2010 630
2011 780
2012 810
2013 770
2014 670
2015 700
2016 1,190
2017 1,320
2018 1,260
2019 900

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders

Year Number
2006 630
2007 670
2008 660
2009 640
2010 690
2011 630
2012 650
2013 510
2014 660
2015 670
2016 450
2017 350
2018 380
2019 500

Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers

Year Number
2007 40
2018 30

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year Number
2006 170
2007 110
2008 120
2009 130
2010 200
2011 150
2012 190
2013 200
2014 230
2015 150
2016 170
2017 0
2018 330
2019 240

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators

Year Number
2007 370
2008 420
2009 450
2010 190
2011 170
2012 140
2013 110
2014 80
2015 80
2016 70
2017 70
2018 0
2019 0

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers

Year Number
2012 0

Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders

Year Number
2010 30
2012 180
2015 50
2016 60
2017 70
2018 70

Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders

Year Number
2006 60
2007 0

Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic

Year Number
2009 0
2010 0

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year Number
2007 110
2008 80
2009 90
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2016 50
2017 60
2018 50

Helpers--Production Workers

Year Number
2006 390
2007 650
2008 560
2009 520
2010 170
2011 310
2012 460
2013 720
2014 510
2015 430
2016 640
2017 590
2018 490
2019 430

Production Workers, All Other

Year Number
2009 100
2014 30
2015 0
2016 180
2017 340
2018 0