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Numbers of Production Occupations in Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area

Occupation group

Production Occupations
Year Number
2006 17,850
2007 16,100
2008 18,190
2009 16,410
2010 15,580
2011 16,030
2012 15,990
2013 15,950
2014 16,700
2015 16,930
2016 17,800
2017 17,560
2018 18,020
2019 18,080

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
Year Number
2006 1,470
2007 1,210
2008 1,120
2009 1,050
2010 1,010
2011 1,040
2012 890
2013 850
2014 840
2015 950
2016 970
2017 1,070
2018 1,050
2019 1,030

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers
Year Number
2006 430
2007 290
2008 340
2009 280
2010 240
2011 310
2012 330
2013 440
2014 450
2015 280
2016 110

Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers
Year Number
2006 110
2007 70
2008 70
2009 40
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 170
2016 150

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
Year Number
2006 110
2007 90
2008 100
2009 90
2010 90
2012 50
2013 70
2014 0
2015 140
2016 0
2017 220
2018 0
2019 140

Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators
Year Number
2008 130
2016 110
2017 100
2018 130

Team Assemblers
Year Number
2006 3,290
2007 2,830
2008 2,480
2009 1,910
2010 1,650
2011 1,870
2012 1,670
2013 1,740
2014 2,500
2015 2,580
2016 3,250

Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other
Year Number
2006 880
2007 820
2008 1,060
2009 1,200
2010 1,110
2011 1,000
2012 1,130
2013 1,100
2014 800
2015 520
2016 250
2019 3,140

Bakers
Year Number
2006 320
2007 230
2008 250
2009 340
2010 330
2011 220
2012 200
2013 220
2014 240
2015 180
2016 170
2017 180
2018 240
2019 200

Butchers and Meat Cutters
Year Number
2006 270
2007 210
2008 170
2009 210
2010 250
2011 220
2012 230
2013 240
2014 240
2015 230
2016 140
2017 100
2018 160
2019 200

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 90
2009 100
2010 100
2011 50
2012 70
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 320
2017 470
2018 560
2019 710

Slaughterers and Meat Packers
Year Number
2008 440
2009 440
2010 720
2011 760
2012 700
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 340
2017 500
2018 510
2019 640

Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2008 150
2009 140
2010 70
2012 0
2018 90
2019 50

Food Batchmakers
Year Number
2006 80
2007 160
2008 200
2009 190
2010 230
2011 260
2012 260
2013 160
2014 150
2015 210
2016 350
2017 370
2018 340
2019 120

Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2007 50
2008 60
2009 60
2010 120
2011 300
2012 370
2013 330
2015 0
2016 70
2017 80
2018 90

Food Processing Workers, All Other
Year Number
2012 360
2013 320
2014 270
2015 160
2016 180
2017 130
2018 230
2019 0

Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 120
2007 140
2015 170
2016 180
2017 240
2018 150
2019 300

Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2008 50
2009 30

Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2014 110
2015 0
2016 120
2017 80
2018 70
2019 70

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 500
2007 420
2008 470
2009 470
2010 430
2011 300
2012 710
2013 840
2014 1,170
2015 910
2016 900
2017 590
2018 530
2019 530

Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2007 70
2008 90
2009 100
2010 110
2011 70
2012 60
2013 100
2014 0
2015 180
2019 100

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 160
2007 230
2008 210
2009 210
2010 100
2011 120
2012 130
2013 230
2014 260
2015 250
2016 300
2017 330
2018 320
2019 370

Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 0
2007 230
2008 280
2009 280
2010 40
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2015 30
2016 50
2017 70
2018 80
2019 0

Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 30
2007 60
2008 50
2009 50
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 40
2015 50
2016 60
2017 0
2018 40

Machinists
Year Number
2006 590
2007 530
2008 770
2009 750
2010 820
2011 890
2012 930
2013 1,040
2014 1,270
2015 1,390
2016 1,310
2017 1,160
2018 1,170
2019 1,110

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 290
2007 250
2008 250
2009 220
2010 210
2011 270
2012 260
2013 220
2014 270
2015 330
2016 280
2017 280
2018 300
2019 350

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 100
2007 70
2008 70
2009 60
2010 30
2011 180
2012 200
2013 290
2014 0
2015 220
2016 170
2017 180
2018 270
2019 260

Tool and Die Makers
Year Number
2006 160
2007 160
2008 170
2009 150
2010 120
2011 130
2012 190
2013 230
2014 200
2015 210
2016 190
2017 160
2018 130
2019 150

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Year Number
2006 1,010
2007 1,010
2008 1,140
2009 1,140
2010 930
2011 970
2012 1,100
2013 1,240
2014 1,020
2015 1,100
2016 1,180
2017 1,390
2018 1,360
2019 1,410

Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 120
2007 90
2009 40
2010 40
2011 50
2012 50
2013 0
2014 180
2015 0
2016 90
2017 40
2018 60
2019 90

Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 60
2018 50
2019 60

Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 70
2009 30
2010 80
2011 70
2012 70
2013 80
2014 100
2015 100
2016 90
2017 50
2018 50

Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
Year Number
2007 90
2008 90
2009 90
2010 60
2015 50
2016 70
2017 70

Prepress Technicians and Workers
Year Number
2006 70
2007 70
2008 80
2009 60
2010 120
2011 110
2012 140
2013 100
2014 140
2015 100
2016 50
2017 40
2018 40
2019 50

Printing Press Operators
Year Number
2006 350
2007 340
2008 370
2009 300
2010 370
2011 360
2012 380
2013 320
2014 270
2015 280
2016 300
2017 330
2018 300
2019 550

Print Binding and Finishing Workers
Year Number
2006 210
2007 200
2008 260
2009 120
2010 60
2011 50
2012 50
2013 110
2014 140
2016 70
2017 0
2018 90
2019 110

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
Year Number
2006 350
2007 350
2008 360
2009 350
2010 320
2011 260
2012 240
2013 250
2014 300
2015 270
2016 300
2017 300
2018 300
2019 350

Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials
Year Number
2007 40
2008 40
2009 40
2010 30
2011 40
2012 40

Sewing Machine Operators
Year Number
2006 300
2007 330
2008 380
2009 320
2010 250
2011 220
2012 250
2013 260
2014 160
2015 180
2016 370
2017 360
2018 500
2019 150

Upholsterers
Year Number
2008 30
2011 40
2013 60
2014 60
2015 60
2019 70

Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other
Year Number
2007 90
2008 70
2011 50

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
Year Number
2006 420
2007 370
2008 310
2009 390
2010 340
2011 270
2012 170
2013 200
2014 200
2015 150
2016 140
2017 150
2018 260
2019 290

Furniture Finishers
Year Number
2016 50
2017 0
2018 90
2019 30

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood
Year Number
2006 280
2007 260
2008 270
2009 270
2010 340
2011 310
2012 220
2013 170
2014 200
2015 260
2016 250
2017 230
2018 100
2019 80

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 450
2009 330
2010 250
2011 160
2012 250
2013 210
2014 190
2015 190
2016 210
2017 240
2018 310
2019 310

Woodworkers, All Other
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2009 60
2010 60
2011 60
2012 0
2013 0
2019 0

Power Plant Operators
Year Number
2008 50
2009 100
2010 90
2013 0
2014 0

Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators
Year Number
2006 120
2007 100
2008 120
2009 110
2010 100
2011 80
2012 110
2013 110
2014 130
2015 90
2016 100
2017 90
2018 110
2019 120

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
Year Number
2006 360
2007 320
2008 450
2009 430
2010 480
2011 440
2012 380
2013 380
2014 420
2015 400
2016 360
2017 590
2018 540
2019 600

Gas Plant Operators
Year Number
2008 40
2017 0

Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers
Year Number
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2010 40

Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 70
2009 40
2010 40
2012 40
2013 90
2014 80
2015 100
2016 80
2017 0
2019 40

Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 50
2007 50
2008 50
2009 30
2011 40
2012 50
2013 0
2014 250
2015 210
2016 110
2017 50
2018 60
2019 40

Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand
Year Number
2006 190
2007 180
2008 120
2010 50
2011 50
2012 80
2013 90
2014 100
2015 80
2016 30
2019 0

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 110
2007 100
2008 70
2009 80
2010 90
2011 90
2012 130
2013 180
2014 210
2015 130
2016 90
2017 170
2018 160
2019 190

Cutters and Trimmers, Hand
Year Number
2006 80
2007 50
2008 50
2009 50
2010 40
2011 30
2012 50
2013 60
2014 50
2015 60
2016 90

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 50
2007 0
2008 200
2009 200
2010 100
2011 80
2012 70
2013 90
2014 160
2015 150
2016 200
2017 210
2018 240
2019 230

Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 210
2007 160
2008 0
2009 0
2010 190
2011 110
2012 0
2014 60
2015 130
2016 130
2017 100
2018 120
2019 200

Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2016 0
2018 80
2019 60

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
Year Number
2006 450
2007 440
2008 500
2009 480
2010 560
2011 630
2012 620
2013 600
2014 570
2015 560
2016 690
2017 730
2018 730
2019 940

Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers
Year Number
2015 30

Dental Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2007 0
2008 30
2009 40
2010 0
2011 100
2012 0
2019 0

Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2006 0

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2006 320
2007 500
2008 570
2009 620
2010 570
2011 520
2012 490
2013 470
2014 690
2015 790
2016 930
2017 840
2018 860
2019 780

Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers
Year Number
2006 30
2009 50
2010 50
2011 100
2012 0
2013 110
2014 40
2015 40

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 370
2007 440
2008 410
2009 360
2010 320
2011 400
2012 440
2013 350
2014 340
2015 410
2016 310
2017 380
2018 340
2019 470

Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators
Year Number
2006 70
2007 50
2008 50
2009 60
2010 70
2011 70
2012 70
2013 40

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
Year Number
2006 740
2007 910
2008 810
2009 490
2010 410
2011 350
2012 470
2013 590
2014 570
2015 440
2016 330
2017 380
2018 510
2019 520

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers
Year Number
2006 90
2007 100
2008 110
2009 80
2010 90
2011 90
2012 130
2013 80
2014 30
2016 50
2017 70
2018 70
2019 0

Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2011 80
2012 120
2013 130
2014 110
2015 110

Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0

Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 110
2012 0
2013 0
2014 40
2016 0

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 30
2011 380

Helpers--Production Workers
Year Number
2006 850
2007 590
2008 470
2009 420
2010 430
2011 540
2012 470
2013 620
2014 670
2015 860
2016 860
2017 520
2018 430
2019 350

Production Workers, All Other
Year Number
2006 1,630
2007 750
2008 1,000
2009 860
2012 570
2013 540
2014 410
2015 440
2016 300
2017 220
2018 120
2019 190