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Numbers of Production Occupations in Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area

Occupation group

Production Occupations
Year Number
2006 15,470
2007 16,730
2008 15,660
2009 13,850
2010 12,950
2011 14,100
2012 14,020
2013 13,180
2014 11,230
2015 12,090
2016 12,340
2017 13,600
2018 11,810
2019 12,540

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
Year Number
2006 1,150
2007 1,230
2008 1,090
2009 1,070
2010 1,050
2011 1,050
2012 1,220
2013 1,110
2014 1,020
2015 1,010
2016 960
2017 1,070
2018 1,010
2019 1,120

Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers
Year Number
2006 70
2007 0
2008 0
2009 40
2011 60

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers
Year Number
2006 220
2007 0
2008 0
2009 440
2010 220
2011 290
2012 320
2013 410
2014 310
2015 230
2016 0

Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers
Year Number
2009 0
2010 0
2012 40
2013 40

Engine and Other Machine Assemblers
Year Number
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2011 50
2012 40
2013 90

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2012 90
2013 90
2014 130
2015 90
2016 90
2017 50
2018 40
2019 40

Team Assemblers
Year Number
2006 2,460
2007 2,920
2008 2,750
2009 2,430
2010 2,680
2011 3,090
2012 3,480
2013 2,730
2014 2,180
2015 1,650
2016 2,310

Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other
Year Number
2007 220
2008 300
2009 290
2010 160
2011 180
2012 160
2013 130
2014 340
2015 320
2016 0
2019 1,700

Bakers
Year Number
2006 170
2007 220
2008 260
2009 190
2010 130
2011 170
2012 190
2013 210
2014 200
2015 170
2016 160
2017 150
2018 190
2019 190

Butchers and Meat Cutters
Year Number
2006 0
2007 350
2008 280
2009 190
2010 140
2011 230
2012 180
2013 220
2014 190
2015 220
2016 330
2017 250
2018 260
2019 130

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
Year Number
2006 0
2007 290
2008 230
2009 230
2012 0
2013 100
2014 120
2015 200
2016 100

Food Batchmakers
Year Number
2006 270
2007 460
2008 340
2009 380
2010 370
2011 240
2012 220
2013 100
2014 80
2015 80
2016 140
2017 150
2018 0
2019 320

Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2006 50
2007 70
2008 60
2009 70
2010 0
2012 30
2017 70

Food Processing Workers, All Other
Year Number
2019 50

Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 100
2007 0
2008 410
2009 530
2010 190
2011 130
2012 60
2013 0
2014 0
2015 170
2016 110
2017 70

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

Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2007 80
2008 90
2009 60
2010 30
2011 30
2012 100
2013 110

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 400
2007 570
2008 590
2009 530
2010 490
2011 570
2012 590
2013 480
2014 490
2015 470
2016 350
2017 560
2018 650
2019 540

Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 130
2007 130
2008 80
2009 60
2010 50
2011 40
2012 50
2013 160
2014 140
2015 160

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 120
2007 130
2008 120
2009 0
2010 280
2011 270
2012 140
2013 210
2014 170
2015 160
2016 60
2017 80
2018 110
2019 120

Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 90
2007 120
2008 150
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 100
2013 70

Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 60
2007 80
2008 50
2009 40
2010 0
2012 50
2013 60
2014 40
2015 40
2019 90

Machinists
Year Number
2006 860
2007 870
2008 900
2009 1,090
2010 990
2011 1,020
2012 720
2013 630
2014 760
2015 1,020
2016 1,220
2017 1,060
2018 810
2019 1,410

Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2010 120
2011 120

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 110
2007 130
2008 210
2009 150
2010 150
2011 200
2012 230
2013 160
2014 0
2015 110
2016 170
2017 180
2018 260
2019 330

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 180
2007 270
2008 190
2010 0
2011 60
2012 60
2013 190
2014 150
2015 190
2016 0
2017 410
2018 460
2019 260

Tool and Die Makers
Year Number
2006 170
2007 190
2008 170
2009 170
2010 150
2011 190
2012 220
2013 240
2014 190
2015 130
2016 190
2017 220
2018 270
2019 250

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Year Number
2006 1,220
2007 1,010
2008 1,080
2009 760
2010 840
2011 840
2012 770
2013 850
2014 810
2015 1,050
2016 870
2017 770
2018 810
2019 870

Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 110
2007 190
2008 160
2009 90
2010 0
2011 0
2012 100
2013 110
2014 190
2015 260
2016 210
2017 170
2018 80
2019 0

Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2007 40
2008 40
2009 30
2010 40
2011 60
2012 50
2013 50

Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 60
2009 40
2010 70
2011 40
2012 40
2013 0
2014 100
2015 90
2016 100
2018 0
2019 110

Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2012 40
2013 40

Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
Year Number
2006 220
2007 70
2008 0
2009 0

Prepress Technicians and Workers
Year Number
2006 370
2007 460
2008 350
2009 0
2010 70
2011 60
2012 70
2013 40
2014 40
2017 40
2018 50
2019 30

Printing Press Operators
Year Number
2006 160
2007 140
2008 170
2009 230
2010 370
2011 380
2012 260
2013 190
2014 140
2015 140
2016 120
2017 210
2018 230
2019 230

Print Binding and Finishing Workers
Year Number
2006 100
2007 280
2008 260
2009 70
2010 0
2011 0
2012 100
2013 0
2015 0
2016 40
2017 30
2018 30

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
Year Number
2006 290
2007 220
2008 220
2009 250
2010 200
2011 250
2012 320
2013 320
2014 290
2015 150
2016 150
2017 150
2018 170
2019 210

Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0

Sewing Machine Operators
Year Number
2006 70
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
Year Number
2006 50
2007 40
2011 0
2012 0
2013 70
2014 60
2015 40
2017 40
2018 60
2019 70

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood
Year Number
2014 120

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
Year Number
2011 30
2012 0
2013 0
2016 40
2017 60

Woodworkers, All Other
Year Number
2009 60
2011 40

Nuclear Power Reactor Operators
Year Number
2013 370
2016 0
2017 0
2018 40
2019 120

Power Plant Operators
Year Number
2009 140
2011 240
2012 0
2014 0
2016 0
2017 40
2018 40

Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators
Year Number
2006 50
2007 40
2008 30
2010 40
2011 0
2012 50
2013 50
2014 50

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
Year Number
2006 230
2007 190
2008 220
2009 220
2010 200
2011 230
2012 210
2013 180
2014 150
2015 170
2016 260
2017 240
2018 190
2019 130

Chemical Plant and System Operators
Year Number
2006 170
2007 130
2008 160
2009 110
2010 90
2012 90
2013 110
2014 160
2015 150
2016 150
2017 110
2018 40

Gas Plant Operators
Year Number
2018 40

Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2006 170
2007 150
2010 230
2011 310
2012 370
2013 260
2014 210
2019 0

Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2011 0
2012 160
2013 220
2014 100
2015 0
2016 0
2019 40

Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 60
2017 0
2018 0
2019 60

Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand
Year Number
2007 30
2009 0
2010 40
2011 60
2012 40

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 310
2007 250
2008 310
2009 200
2010 190
2011 200
2012 260
2013 160
2014 140
2015 220
2016 250
2017 230
2018 200
2019 220

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2007 120
2010 130
2011 80
2012 100
2013 110
2014 0
2015 40

Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 110
2008 180
2009 190
2010 170
2011 140
2012 170
2013 0
2016 320
2017 270
2018 260

Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2006 50
2007 40
2014 130
2018 30
2019 30

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
Year Number
2006 710
2007 590
2008 580
2009 580
2010 590
2011 520
2012 450
2013 590
2014 740
2015 670
2016 570
2017 750
2018 860
2019 940

Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers
Year Number
2006 0
2007 50
2008 40
2009 40
2012 70
2013 70
2014 60

Dental Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2006 90
2007 50
2008 70
2012 40
2016 0
2017 0
2019 40

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2006 880
2007 690
2008 820
2009 930
2010 960
2011 810
2012 550
2013 390
2014 240
2015 510
2016 760
2017 990
2018 680
2019 500

Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers
Year Number
2006 80
2007 80
2008 40
2009 60

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 190
2007 120
2008 100
2009 110
2010 110
2011 100
2012 180
2013 240
2014 230
2015 170
2016 110
2017 70
2018 50
2019 60

Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators
Year Number
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 60
2011 50
2012 40
2013 30
2016 40

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
Year Number
2006 240
2007 350
2008 310
2009 370
2010 380
2011 450
2012 430
2013 260
2014 270
2015 260
2016 160
2017 110
2019 220

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers
Year Number
2012 40
2013 50
2014 40
2018 0
2019 0

Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2016 40

Etchers and Engravers
Year Number
2007 0

Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2009 50
2011 30
2013 40
2014 40
2015 40
2016 40
2017 50
2018 40

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 50

Helpers--Production Workers
Year Number
2006 1,500
2007 1,340
2008 850
2009 340
2010 260
2011 260
2012 220
2013 290
2014 410
2015 480
2016 430
2017 410
2018 0
2019 440

Production Workers, All Other
Year Number
2006 1,440
2007 1,700
2008 1,340
2009 1,020
2012 450
2013 550
2014 0
2015 1,230
2016 1,490
2017 1,350
2018 840
2019 480