Numbers of Production Occupations in Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area

Occupation group

Production Occupations

Year Number
2006 780
2007 1,040
2008 1,010
2009 1,010
2010 970
2011 830
2012 820
2013 990
2014 1,040
2015 1,750
2016 1,770
2017 1,920
2018 1,800
2019 1,970

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers

Year Number
2006 90
2007 80
2008 90
2009 90
2010 100
2011 100
2012 90
2013 60
2014 70
2015 150
2016 160
2017 170
2018 160
2019 230

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters

Year Number
2006 70
2007 40

Bakers

Year Number
2006 130
2007 120
2008 120
2009 80
2010 100
2011 100
2012 130
2013 170
2014 160
2015 170
2016 150
2017 220
2018 150
2019 140

Butchers and Meat Cutters

Year Number
2006 70
2007 60
2008 60
2009 40
2010 30
2011 40
2012 40
2015 40
2016 110
2017 150
2018 120
2019 60

Machinists

Year Number
2017 40
2018 0
2019 0

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

Year Number
2006 0
2007 90
2008 110
2009 100
2010 90
2011 90
2012 90
2013 30
2014 60
2015 330
2016 250
2017 190
2018 170
2019 150

Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other

Year Number
2016 0
2017 0

Printing Press Operators

Year Number
2006 40
2008 50
2009 40
2013 50
2014 30
2015 40
2016 30
2017 50
2018 40
2019 50

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers

Year Number
2006 230
2007 240
2008 360
2009 370
2010 280
2011 200
2012 210
2013 290
2014 270
2015 290
2016 240
2017 300
2018 320
2019 360

Sewing Machine Operators

Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 40
2011 30
2012 40
2013 60
2014 80
2015 90
2016 60

Upholsterers

Year Number
2006 30

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters

Year Number
2007 0
2008 0
2009 50
2010 50
2011 0
2012 50
2013 80
2014 60
2015 110
2016 110
2017 110
2018 90
2019 100

Furniture Finishers

Year Number
2006 0

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood

Year Number
2010 30
2011 50
2012 30
2013 50
2014 30
2015 50
2016 40
2017 70
2018 0

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing

Year Number
2009 70
2010 50
2011 0

Power Plant Operators

Year Number
2006 0
2007 110
2008 0
2015 120
2017 80
2018 100
2019 120

Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators

Year Number
2007 0
2009 30
2013 0
2014 50
2015 0
2016 30
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators

Year Number
2006 90
2007 160
2008 120
2009 100
2010 100
2011 90
2012 140
2013 160
2014 180
2015 0
2016 230
2017 0
2018 150
2019 240

Gas Plant Operators

Year Number
2015 40
2016 0
2017 80
2018 90
2019 50

Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers

Year Number
2019 50

Plant and System Operators, All Other

Year Number
2015 60
2016 90
2017 100
2018 60
2019 80

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

Year Number
2013 0
2015 0
2016 60
2017 110
2018 130
2019 120

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

Year Number
2016 40
2017 50
2018 40
2019 30

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers

Year Number
2017 0
2018 40

Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers

Year Number
2008 30
2009 40
2010 30
2013 0
2014 50
2015 50
2016 0

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders

Year Number
2015 80
2016 70
2017 50
2018 60
2019 40

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

Year Number
2015 40
2016 50
2017 40

Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators

Year Number
2011 0
2013 40
2015 0

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators

Year Number
2019 0

Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders

Year Number
2007 40
2008 40
2010 70
2011 90
2019 70

Helpers--Production Workers

Year Number
2006 30
2007 40
2008 30
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 90
2016 50
2017 60
2018 40
2019 80

Production Workers, All Other

Year Number
2007 60