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Numbers of Production Occupations in Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area

Occupation group

Production Occupations
Year Number
2006 11,170
2007 11,510
2008 11,140
2009 10,290
2010 8,870
2011 9,260
2012 8,830
2013 8,010
2014 8,710
2015 4,320
2016 4,430
2017 4,120
2018 4,720
2019 4,610

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
Year Number
2006 850
2007 780
2008 790
2009 810
2010 770
2011 800
2012 830
2013 790
2014 730
2015 430
2016 460
2017 580
2018 540
2019 550

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers
Year Number
2007 400
2008 300
2009 240
2010 200
2011 210
2012 0
2013 40
2014 80

Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers
Year Number
2006 270

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
Year Number
2006 40
2007 70
2008 60
2009 80
2010 70
2011 80
2012 0
2013 70
2014 60
2015 50

Team Assemblers
Year Number
2006 1,430
2007 1,120
2008 1,040
2009 1,070
2010 780
2011 740
2012 780
2013 470
2014 490
2015 490
2016 540

Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other
Year Number
2006 210
2007 280
2008 230
2009 160
2010 170
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 200
2015 60
2016 90
2019 910

Bakers
Year Number
2006 130
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 40
2011 60
2012 70
2013 80
2014 120
2015 70
2016 60
2017 60
2018 50
2019 40

Butchers and Meat Cutters
Year Number
2006 80
2007 80
2008 100
2009 100
2010 60
2011 100
2012 120
2013 140
2014 90
2015 70
2016 80
2017 90
2018 110
2019 0

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
Year Number
2013 0

Slaughterers and Meat Packers
Year Number
2014 50
2015 50
2016 50

Food Batchmakers
Year Number
2006 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 80
2011 130
2012 140
2013 160
2014 150
2015 50
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2006 130
2007 40
2009 40
2010 70
2011 40
2012 0
2013 60
2014 100
2015 70
2016 60
2017 80
2019 70

Food Processing Workers, All Other
Year Number
2013 230

Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2007 290
2008 440
2009 360
2010 0
2011 170
2012 170
2013 150
2014 100
2015 50
2016 50
2017 0
2018 0

Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2012 70

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 780
2007 460
2008 280
2009 280
2010 250
2011 410
2012 410
2013 410
2014 250
2015 60
2016 60

Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 90
2007 100

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 160
2007 140
2008 160
2009 100
2010 50
2012 50
2013 50
2014 110

Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2014 130

Machinists
Year Number
2006 500
2007 450
2008 450
2009 450
2010 720
2011 740
2012 600
2013 300
2014 220
2015 50
2016 0
2017 130
2018 200
2019 210

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 230
2007 0
2008 0
2009 140
2010 0
2011 0
2012 70
2014 110
2016 50
2017 50
2018 50
2019 60

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2009 190

Tool and Die Makers
Year Number
2006 100
2007 110
2008 130
2009 100
2010 70
2011 80
2012 90
2013 90
2014 100

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Year Number
2006 230
2007 200
2008 270
2009 300
2010 340
2011 430
2012 430
2013 390
2014 280
2015 140
2016 210
2017 220
2018 190
2019 190

Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2007 0
2008 0
2009 110
2010 80
2011 60
2012 70
2013 70
2014 110

Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 80
2007 90
2008 90
2009 80
2010 40
2011 40
2012 40
2013 50
2014 40

Prepress Technicians and Workers
Year Number
2006 110
2007 70
2008 60
2009 50
2010 50
2011 70
2012 70
2013 60
2014 50
2015 40

Printing Press Operators
Year Number
2006 390
2007 280
2008 210
2009 210
2010 400
2011 360
2012 360
2013 300
2014 270
2015 140
2016 0
2017 0

Print Binding and Finishing Workers
Year Number
2010 130
2011 120
2012 120
2013 50
2014 50

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
Year Number
2006 260
2007 250
2008 220
2009 260
2010 360
2011 380
2012 390
2013 240
2014 240
2015 70
2016 80
2017 100
2018 100
2019 120

Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials
Year Number
2006 170
2007 160
2008 230
2009 200
2010 0
2013 40
2014 70

Sewing Machine Operators
Year Number
2006 390
2007 200
2008 340
2009 280
2011 40
2012 0
2013 0
2014 340
2016 340
2017 0

Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers
Year Number
2006 40
2011 40

Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2007 70
2008 70

Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 0
2007 50
2008 40
2009 30

Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2007 200

Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2007 360

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
Year Number
2006 170
2007 560
2008 510
2009 400
2013 0
2014 110
2015 250
2016 170
2017 0
2018 40
2019 80

Furniture Finishers
Year Number
2006 60

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood
Year Number
2006 370
2007 280
2008 170
2009 120
2010 170
2011 190
2012 170
2013 240
2014 300
2015 350
2016 340
2017 240
2018 230
2019 240

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
Year Number
2006 930
2007 230
2008 350
2009 300
2010 300
2011 210
2012 180
2013 270
2014 270
2015 170
2016 160
2017 220
2018 320
2019 260

Power Plant Operators
Year Number
2006 40
2007 60
2011 30
2014 40

Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2014 80
2016 0
2017 30

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
Year Number
2006 190
2007 200
2008 210
2009 190
2010 200
2011 210
2012 230
2013 200
2014 210
2015 130
2016 150
2017 170
2018 170
2019 270

Chemical Plant and System Operators
Year Number
2012 30

Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 50
2007 90
2008 80
2009 80
2010 80
2011 60
2012 60
2013 60
2014 60
2018 40
2019 40

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 130
2007 240
2008 230
2009 200
2010 90
2011 90
2012 90
2013 80
2014 80
2015 60
2016 50
2017 90
2018 90
2019 60

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 130
2007 140
2008 130
2009 140
2010 160
2011 230
2012 150
2013 0
2014 60
2015 0
2016 80
2017 70
2018 60
2019 0

Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2007 150
2008 190
2009 230
2010 130
2011 120
2012 200
2013 220
2014 160
2018 50

Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2011 40
2014 90
2015 90
2016 80
2017 30

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
Year Number
2006 760
2007 780
2008 870
2009 800
2010 710
2011 580
2012 690
2013 790
2014 940
2015 550
2016 450
2017 320
2018 340
2019 330

Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2007 30
2008 50
2009 60
2011 0

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2006 790
2007 520
2008 510
2009 540
2010 670
2011 660
2012 720
2013 610
2014 560
2015 320
2016 190
2017 170
2018 170
2019 130

Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers
Year Number
2008 30
2010 30

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 230
2007 70
2008 130
2009 110
2010 130
2011 100
2012 120
2013 0
2014 0
2016 30
2017 80
2018 80
2019 80

Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators
Year Number
2007 80
2008 60
2009 50
2010 40
2011 50
2012 50
2013 60

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
Year Number
2006 160
2007 380
2008 240
2009 220
2010 180
2011 290
2012 350
2013 200
2014 170
2016 150
2017 50

Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2006 110
2007 60
2008 0
2013 300
2019 190

Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2006 40
2007 50
2008 70
2009 80
2010 50
2011 70

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 0
2007 730
2008 630
2014 390
2015 260
2016 280
2017 610
2018 690
2019 750

Helpers--Production Workers
Year Number
2006 340
2007 190
2008 480
2009 460
2010 640
2011 640
2012 550
2013 410
2014 400
2015 250
2016 170
2017 150
2018 180
2019 0

Production Workers, All Other
Year Number
2007 420
2008 690
2009 670
2012 360
2013 330
2014 250
2015 0
2016 0
2017 30
2018 30
2019 30