Numbers of Production Occupations in Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area

Occupation group

Production Occupations

Year Number
2006 28,130
2007 28,420
2008 28,560
2009 26,380
2010 22,510
2011 26,400
2012 26,430
2013 26,870
2014 27,550
2015 5,320
2016 5,720
2017 5,400
2018 6,420
2019 5,590

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers

Year Number
2006 1,810
2007 2,260
2008 2,350
2009 2,260
2010 1,630
2011 1,760
2012 1,760
2013 1,910
2014 2,030
2015 450
2016 480
2017 520
2018 600
2019 560

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers

Year Number
2006 600
2007 320
2008 290
2009 280
2010 0
2011 630
2012 0
2013 960
2014 770
2015 150
2016 0

Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers

Year Number
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 450
2012 480
2014 150

Engine and Other Machine Assemblers

Year Number
2006 190
2007 0
2008 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 50

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters

Year Number
2006 210
2007 230
2008 200
2009 110
2010 130
2011 120
2012 230
2013 270
2014 520
2015 170
2016 100
2017 90
2018 140
2019 120

Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators

Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2013 140
2014 120

Team Assemblers

Year Number
2006 4,550
2007 4,300
2008 3,870
2009 3,740
2010 3,310
2011 3,400
2012 2,990
2013 2,870
2014 3,580
2015 960
2016 1,260

Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other

Year Number
2006 1,040
2007 980
2008 830
2009 690
2010 660
2011 450
2012 440
2013 0
2014 340
2015 60
2019 1,080

Bakers

Year Number
2006 270
2007 260
2008 150
2009 160
2010 170
2011 190
2012 170
2013 160
2014 260
2015 50
2016 50
2017 50
2018 50
2019 80

Butchers and Meat Cutters

Year Number
2006 210
2007 200
2008 120
2009 190
2010 160
2011 200
2012 170
2013 150
2014 90
2016 0
2017 0
2018 120
2019 50

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers

Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 70
2010 140
2011 140
2012 110
2013 50
2014 90
2015 0
2016 0
2017 80
2018 100
2019 0

Slaughterers and Meat Packers

Year Number
2007 0
2010 0
2011 530
2012 550
2013 0
2014 190
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders

Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 90
2010 60
2011 50
2012 50
2013 30

Food Batchmakers

Year Number
2006 620
2007 610
2008 480
2009 370
2010 360
2011 420
2012 450
2013 450
2014 390
2015 100
2016 180
2017 0
2018 210
2019 470

Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders

Year Number
2006 80
2007 80
2008 80
2009 70
2010 90
2011 70
2012 80
2013 80
2014 140

Food Processing Workers, All Other

Year Number
2012 320
2013 330
2014 40

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

Year Number
2006 130
2007 280
2008 300
2009 170
2010 90
2011 120
2012 100
2014 30
2018 120
2019 140

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

Year Number
2006 100
2007 140
2008 0
2009 0
2014 0

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

Year Number
2006 150
2007 200
2008 80
2009 40
2010 50
2011 60
2012 50

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

Year Number
2006 1,030
2007 1,030
2008 880
2009 1,090
2010 930
2011 1,420
2012 1,080
2013 1,410
2014 1,170
2015 160
2016 200
2017 190
2018 40
2019 40

Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year Number
2006 430
2007 370
2008 210
2009 120
2010 70
2011 60
2012 70
2013 80
2014 50

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

Year Number
2006 630
2007 650
2008 590
2009 510
2010 290
2011 620
2012 680
2013 660
2014 510
2015 0
2016 0

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

Year Number
2006 240
2007 510
2008 660
2009 570
2010 350
2011 180
2012 240
2013 180
2014 90

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

Year Number
2007 60
2008 0
2009 0
2011 50
2013 30
2014 60

Machinists

Year Number
2006 1,310
2007 1,880
2008 2,260
2009 2,070
2010 1,330
2011 1,740
2012 1,890
2013 1,980
2014 2,220
2015 240
2016 130
2017 110
2018 120
2019 140

Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders

Year Number
2006 80
2007 110
2008 90
2009 90
2010 50
2011 60
2012 40
2013 70
2014 90

Pourers and Casters, Metal

Year Number
2007 100
2008 0
2009 210
2010 200
2011 120
2012 80
2013 80
2014 50

Model Makers, Metal and Plastic

Year Number
2006 40
2007 70
2008 80
2009 50
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 60
2014 40

Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic

Year Number
2006 60
2007 70
2010 30
2011 30
2012 30
2013 40
2014 40

Foundry Mold and Coremakers

Year Number
2006 280
2007 320
2008 240
2009 240
2010 150
2011 310
2012 320
2013 330
2014 220

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

Year Number
2006 1,440
2007 1,100
2008 1,140
2009 1,140
2010 1,120
2011 1,500
2012 1,410
2013 1,330
2014 850
2016 50
2017 70
2018 90
2019 130

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

Year Number
2006 490
2007 490
2008 440
2009 400
2010 340
2011 470
2012 780
2013 750
2014 0
2015 130
2016 120
2017 0

Tool and Die Makers

Year Number
2006 310
2007 320
2008 410
2009 410
2010 380
2011 440
2012 480
2013 400
2014 380
2017 30
2018 30
2019 30

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

Year Number
2006 1,180
2007 1,260
2008 1,470
2009 1,250
2010 1,160
2011 1,780
2012 1,830
2013 2,100
2014 2,290
2015 250
2016 160
2017 130
2018 160
2019 240

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

Year Number
2006 350
2007 350
2008 450
2009 260
2010 230
2011 200
2012 290
2013 210
2014 180

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

Year Number
2006 110
2007 80
2008 110
2009 100
2010 70
2011 60
2012 100
2013 80

Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic

Year Number
2008 50
2012 0

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

Year Number
2007 100
2008 150
2009 120
2011 70
2012 60
2013 140
2014 100
2017 0

Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners

Year Number
2007 290
2008 140
2009 160
2010 150
2011 120
2012 90
2013 90
2014 50

Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other

Year Number
2006 120
2007 70
2008 40
2009 50
2010 40
2011 30
2015 30

Prepress Technicians and Workers

Year Number
2006 200
2007 140
2008 150
2009 150
2010 130
2011 0
2012 0
2013 50
2014 50

Printing Press Operators

Year Number
2006 670
2007 340
2008 270
2009 280
2010 500
2011 470
2012 400
2013 570
2014 570
2015 50
2016 40
2017 40
2018 40

Print Binding and Finishing Workers

Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers

Year Number
2006 250
2007 230
2008 190
2009 180
2010 200
2011 260
2012 230
2013 180
2014 180
2016 40
2017 70
2018 90
2019 80

Sewing Machine Operators

Year Number
2006 220
2007 240
2008 220
2009 210
2010 120
2011 150
2012 130
2013 150
2014 130
2015 0
2016 40
2018 30
2019 40

Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers

Year Number
2010 40
2011 40

Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year Number
2012 60

Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers

Year Number
2009 0
2013 0
2014 50

Upholsterers

Year Number
2006 50
2007 70
2008 50
2009 50
2011 30
2012 50
2013 40
2014 30

Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other

Year Number
2011 0
2013 0

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters

Year Number
2006 120
2007 0
2008 150
2009 120
2010 100
2011 80
2012 50
2013 50
2014 90
2015 50
2016 80
2017 70
2018 150
2019 190

Furniture Finishers

Year Number
2008 0
2009 70
2010 0
2019 0

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood

Year Number
2006 240
2007 190
2008 100
2009 80
2010 50
2011 200
2012 200
2013 250
2014 150
2015 430
2016 320
2017 250
2018 190
2019 330

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing

Year Number
2006 330
2007 450
2008 510
2009 460
2010 0
2011 0
2012 140
2013 170
2014 270
2015 0
2016 610
2017 580
2018 740
2019 770

Woodworkers, All Other

Year Number
2006 50

Power Distributors and Dispatchers

Year Number
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0

Power Plant Operators

Year Number
2006 30
2008 0
2009 80
2010 30
2011 30
2012 40
2013 30

Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators

Year Number
2006 40
2007 60
2008 80
2009 60
2010 60
2011 40
2012 40
2013 40
2014 50

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators

Year Number
2006 170
2007 180
2008 220
2009 250
2010 310
2011 230
2012 190
2013 200
2014 200
2015 120
2016 150
2017 140
2018 120
2019 60

Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders

Year Number
2007 50
2008 120
2009 100
2010 120
2011 110
2012 130
2013 110
2014 110

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

Year Number
2006 90
2007 230
2008 300
2009 230
2010 150
2011 70
2012 120
2013 0
2014 380
2019 0

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

Year Number
2006 150
2007 140
2008 180
2009 150
2010 140
2011 100
2012 130
2013 100
2014 140

Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand

Year Number
2006 140
2007 120
2008 210
2009 190
2010 200
2011 150
2012 160
2013 160
2014 100

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year Number
2006 260
2007 280
2008 510
2009 350
2010 380
2011 230
2012 260
2013 300
2014 380
2017 60
2018 50

Cutters and Trimmers, Hand

Year Number
2006 160
2007 130
2008 120
2009 90
2010 90
2011 40
2018 50

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year Number
2006 170
2007 320
2008 300
2009 300
2010 170
2011 230
2012 190
2013 200
2014 210
2015 120
2016 150

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

Year Number
2006 110
2007 80
2008 140
2009 150
2010 220
2011 240
2012 310
2013 280
2014 260
2015 40

Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders

Year Number
2006 50
2007 50
2008 70
2009 60
2012 60
2013 50
2014 0
2015 60
2016 50
2017 50

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers

Year Number
2006 1,380
2007 1,420
2008 1,310
2009 1,120
2010 910
2011 1,050
2012 1,150
2013 1,410
2014 1,500
2015 250
2016 270
2017 300
2018 380
2019 380

Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers

Year Number
2007 0
2010 30

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders

Year Number
2006 1,150
2007 860
2008 1,330
2009 1,450
2010 1,810
2011 1,610
2012 1,660
2013 1,560
2014 1,650
2015 580
2016 510
2017 560
2018 480
2019 0

Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers

Year Number
2009 60
2010 60
2011 70
2014 40

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

Year Number
2006 670
2007 590
2008 700
2009 630
2010 700
2011 610
2012 550
2013 450
2014 600
2015 110
2016 90
2017 90
2018 110
2019 120

Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators

Year Number
2007 40
2008 0
2010 50
2011 40
2012 40

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators

Year Number
2006 760
2007 710
2008 850
2009 740
2010 750
2011 670
2012 930
2013 1,250
2014 1,300
2015 50
2016 220
2017 270
2018 290
2019 230

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers

Year Number
2006 110
2007 110
2008 120
2009 110
2010 130
2011 170
2012 160
2013 140
2014 160
2015 30
2016 60
2017 60
2018 50

Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders

Year Number
2006 40
2007 50
2008 40
2009 50
2010 60
2011 50
2012 40
2013 0

Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders

Year Number
2007 0
2008 30
2009 30
2010 30

Etchers and Engravers

Year Number
2013 0
2014 40

Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic

Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 130
2009 130
2010 90
2011 50
2012 0
2013 170
2014 190
2018 60
2019 40

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year Number
2006 630
2007 350
2008 400
2009 200
2010 170
2011 180
2012 210
2013 190
2014 170
2019 70

Helpers--Production Workers

Year Number
2006 1,380
2007 1,210
2008 1,120
2009 790
2010 690
2011 710
2012 860
2013 750
2014 860
2015 460
2016 240
2017 180
2018 150
2019 160

Production Workers, All Other

Year Number
2006 450
2007 690
2008 480
2009 380
2012 520
2013 550
2014 560
2015 220
2016 120
2018 30
2019 40