Numbers of Production Occupations in Oklahoma City, OK

Occupation group

Production Occupations

Year Number
2005 32,470
2006 32,300
2007 30,170
2008 31,430
2009 30,380
2010 29,330
2011 28,630
2012 27,450
2013 27,930
2014 32,250
2015 29,580
2016 26,770
2017 24,150
2018 25,570
2019 26,870

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers

Year Number
2005 2,070
2006 2,140
2007 2,260
2008 2,350
2009 2,150
2010 2,020
2011 2,090
2012 2,150
2013 2,280
2014 2,500
2015 2,520
2016 2,300
2017 2,070
2018 2,470
2019 2,710

Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers

Year Number
2011 40
2014 40
2015 50
2016 60
2018 50
2019 60

Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers

Year Number
2005 30
2006 40
2011 70
2012 100
2013 0
2014 80
2015 110
2016 130
2017 80
2018 0

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers

Year Number
2005 320
2006 270
2007 320
2008 380
2009 400
2010 410
2011 640
2012 670
2013 570
2014 650
2015 890
2016 830

Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers

Year Number
2005 0
2008 170
2009 360
2010 450
2011 200
2012 0
2013 0
2014 350
2015 290
2016 190

Engine and Other Machine Assemblers

Year Number
2007 150
2008 140
2009 90
2010 40
2011 40
2012 0
2013 330
2014 470
2015 540
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 320

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters

Year Number
2005 300
2006 400
2007 760
2008 610
2009 550
2010 320
2011 330
2012 370
2013 320
2014 270
2015 210
2016 240
2017 250
2018 260
2019 200

Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators

Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 100
2011 100
2012 0
2013 0
2018 120
2019 150

Timing Device Assemblers and Adjusters

Year Number
2010 40

Team Assemblers

Year Number
2005 7,480
2006 6,850
2007 5,530
2008 5,850
2009 5,410
2010 5,450
2011 4,930
2012 3,680
2013 2,800
2014 2,460
2015 3,040
2016 2,660

Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other

Year Number
2005 370
2006 230
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 180
2012 0
2013 0
2014 470
2015 380
2016 420
2019 3,850

Bakers

Year Number
2005 300
2006 300
2007 360
2008 560
2009 670
2010 700
2011 530
2012 490
2013 540
2014 530
2015 690
2016 690
2017 670
2018 510
2019 390

Butchers and Meat Cutters

Year Number
2005 420
2006 370
2007 380
2008 410
2009 360
2010 480
2011 560
2012 530
2013 460
2014 390
2015 410
2016 530
2017 470
2018 450
2019 310

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers

Year Number
2005 120
2006 110
2007 120
2008 180
2009 210
2010 250
2011 130
2012 150
2013 130
2014 130
2015 150
2016 0
2017 0

Slaughterers and Meat Packers

Year Number
2005 70
2006 0
2007 0
2008 170
2009 140
2010 130
2012 0
2013 0
2014 640
2015 490
2016 140

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

Year Number
2010 50
2011 40
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2016 60
2017 90
2018 130
2019 70

Food Batchmakers

Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 120
2009 150
2010 90
2011 100
2012 270
2013 310
2014 290
2015 180
2016 190
2017 220
2018 280

Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders

Year Number
2005 90
2006 240
2007 300
2008 230
2009 100
2010 160
2011 170
2012 180
2013 100
2014 0
2017 220
2019 570

Food Processing Workers, All Other

Year Number
2014 200
2015 170
2019 150

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

Year Number
2005 100
2006 170
2008 200
2009 160
2010 150
2012 50
2013 60
2014 60
2015 50
2017 70
2018 0
2019 80

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

Year Number
2008 0
2009 60

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

Year Number
2005 40
2006 40
2007 70
2008 80
2009 80
2012 120
2013 150
2014 180
2015 140
2016 90
2017 70
2019 0

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

Year Number
2005 770
2006 1,020
2007 1,030
2008 940
2009 850
2010 520
2011 570
2012 710
2013 790
2014 1,170
2015 1,110
2016 1,030
2017 450
2018 530
2019 520

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

Year Number
2005 160
2006 260
2007 210
2008 190
2009 190
2010 100
2011 100
2012 110
2013 110
2014 160
2015 0
2016 0

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

Year Number
2005 240
2006 310
2007 300
2008 250
2009 200
2010 140
2011 130
2012 160
2013 150
2014 130
2015 100
2016 110
2017 70
2018 140
2019 180

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

Year Number
2005 80
2006 300
2007 0
2008 0
2009 270
2011 280
2012 390
2013 430
2014 440
2015 220
2016 150
2017 0
2018 110
2019 60

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

Year Number
2005 0
2006 140
2007 140
2008 110
2009 110
2010 70
2011 70
2012 50
2013 70
2014 80
2015 50
2016 40
2017 60
2018 80
2019 40

Machinists

Year Number
2005 2,190
2006 2,280
2007 2,120
2008 1,760
2009 1,510
2010 1,590
2011 1,870
2012 2,220
2013 2,230
2014 2,190
2015 1,940
2016 1,540
2017 1,340
2018 1,340
2019 1,190

Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic

Year Number
2005 0

Foundry Mold and Coremakers

Year Number
2009 0
2018 40
2019 0

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

Year Number
2005 430
2006 300
2008 290
2009 330
2010 260
2014 340
2015 350
2016 410
2017 420
2018 430
2019 370

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

Year Number
2005 450
2006 410
2007 490
2008 330
2009 250
2010 180
2011 140
2012 150
2013 380
2014 410
2015 710
2016 820
2017 880
2018 610
2019 360

Tool and Die Makers

Year Number
2005 170
2006 140
2007 160
2008 160
2009 170
2010 150
2011 160
2012 200
2013 200
2014 220
2015 200
2016 150
2017 140
2018 150
2019 150

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

Year Number
2005 2,210
2006 2,370
2007 2,920
2008 3,410
2009 3,000
2010 2,690
2011 2,690
2012 2,300
2013 2,540
2014 2,520
2015 2,410
2016 2,090
2017 2,300
2018 2,660
2019 3,110

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

Year Number
2005 0
2006 210
2007 190
2008 250
2009 180
2010 180
2011 170
2012 240
2013 220
2014 180
2015 150
2016 100
2017 90
2018 50
2019 0

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

Year Number
2005 60
2006 80
2007 40
2008 40
2009 50
2010 40
2011 30
2013 50
2014 90
2015 60
2016 50
2017 40
2018 70
2019 80

Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic

Year Number
2005 0
2012 0

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

Year Number
2005 270
2006 310
2007 250
2008 260
2009 180
2010 180
2011 130
2012 140
2013 130
2014 150
2015 130
2016 170
2017 0
2018 270
2019 0

Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners

Year Number
2005 50
2007 0
2008 60
2009 50
2010 30
2013 30
2015 30
2016 30

Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other

Year Number
2011 110
2012 110
2013 130
2014 100
2015 140
2016 120
2017 110
2018 0
2019 120

Prepress Technicians and Workers

Year Number
2005 320
2006 260
2007 150
2008 260
2009 260
2010 200
2011 200
2012 170
2013 200
2014 140
2015 120
2016 0
2017 170
2018 170
2019 100

Printing Press Operators

Year Number
2005 660
2006 760
2007 590
2008 590
2009 580
2010 740
2011 750
2012 670
2013 570
2014 410
2015 460
2016 400
2017 440
2018 480
2019 680

Print Binding and Finishing Workers

Year Number
2005 610
2006 650
2007 290
2008 290
2009 210
2010 140
2011 160
2012 190
2013 200
2014 160
2015 180
2016 0
2017 70
2018 70
2019 150

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers

Year Number
2005 830
2006 900
2007 1,030
2008 1,090
2009 1,050
2010 1,130
2011 1,160
2012 1,340
2013 1,360
2014 1,100
2015 970
2016 920
2017 1,010
2018 1,220
2019 1,160

Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials

Year Number
2005 1,200
2006 1,360
2007 0
2008 330
2009 210
2010 300
2011 190
2012 180
2013 140
2014 150
2015 160
2016 190
2017 170
2018 160
2019 0

Sewing Machine Operators

Year Number
2005 390
2006 530
2007 490
2008 450
2009 360
2010 360
2011 490
2012 480
2013 460
2014 510
2015 430
2016 350
2017 360
2018 330
2019 290

Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers

Year Number
2011 70

Sewers, Hand

Year Number
2005 0

Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers

Year Number
2005 60
2006 60
2007 90
2008 0
2011 50
2012 0
2013 60
2014 80
2015 60
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0

Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year Number
2005 0
2013 40
2014 70
2015 80
2016 40

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

Year Number
2017 0
2018 0

Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers

Year Number
2005 0
2007 60
2008 40

Upholsterers

Year Number
2005 80
2006 60
2007 110
2008 120
2009 130
2010 170
2011 160
2012 170
2013 0
2014 280
2015 0
2017 180
2018 190
2019 200

Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other

Year Number
2006 0
2013 0
2019 0

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters

Year Number
2005 460
2006 350
2007 550
2008 680
2009 640
2010 350
2011 370
2012 310
2013 530
2014 640
2015 650
2016 540
2017 550
2018 630
2019 530

Furniture Finishers

Year Number
2005 40
2006 30
2007 0
2008 50
2009 40
2011 40
2012 40
2015 60
2016 60
2017 0
2018 50
2019 40

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood

Year Number
2005 30
2006 40
2007 70
2008 70
2009 0
2010 150
2011 300
2012 130
2013 150
2014 40
2015 50
2016 50
2017 40
2018 40

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing

Year Number
2005 200
2006 220
2007 100
2008 150
2009 90
2010 110
2011 70
2012 70
2013 90
2014 210
2015 270
2016 160
2017 0
2018 110
2019 130

Woodworkers, All Other

Year Number
2006 60
2007 50
2008 30
2009 60
2010 30
2011 40
2012 40
2013 50
2014 50

Power Distributors and Dispatchers

Year Number
2014 60
2015 70
2016 60

Power Plant Operators

Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2014 0
2015 60
2016 80
2017 80
2018 80
2019 0

Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators

Year Number
2005 90
2006 90
2007 90
2008 40
2010 90
2011 150
2012 150
2013 160
2014 150
2015 100
2016 90
2017 60
2018 80
2019 90

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators

Year Number
2006 400
2007 290
2008 300
2009 320
2010 290
2011 310
2012 260
2013 280
2014 310
2015 280
2016 290
2017 260
2018 280
2019 280

Gas Plant Operators

Year Number
2006 160
2007 120
2008 0
2009 70
2010 130
2011 130
2012 130
2014 430
2015 270
2016 240
2017 80
2018 160
2019 120

Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers

Year Number
2005 100
2006 90
2007 50
2008 0
2009 250
2010 270
2011 170
2012 100
2013 90
2014 320
2015 0
2016 250
2017 90
2018 200
2019 0

Plant and System Operators, All Other

Year Number
2005 30
2006 30
2007 30
2013 50
2014 40
2015 40
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0

Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders

Year Number
2005 260
2006 0
2011 0
2012 90
2013 80
2014 130
2015 150
2016 230
2017 190
2018 180
2019 180

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

Year Number
2005 60
2007 150
2008 60
2009 90
2010 130
2011 100
2014 110
2015 90
2016 40
2018 0
2019 0

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

Year Number
2005 90
2006 110
2007 140
2008 110
2009 110
2010 90
2011 80
2012 110
2013 110
2014 0
2015 150
2016 130
2017 180
2018 190
2019 140

Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand

Year Number
2005 50
2006 80
2007 120
2008 140
2009 120
2010 70
2012 50
2013 0
2014 80
2015 60
2016 110
2017 90
2018 120
2019 70

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year Number
2005 280
2006 290
2007 230
2008 260
2009 320
2010 240
2011 240
2012 180
2013 270
2014 320
2015 220
2016 310
2017 270
2018 320
2019 240

Cutters and Trimmers, Hand

Year Number
2005 60
2006 60
2007 70
2008 80
2019 0

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year Number
2005 420
2006 210
2007 80
2008 90
2009 70
2010 70
2011 40
2012 40
2013 40
2014 310
2015 0
2016 0
2017 40

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

Year Number
2007 0
2009 30
2010 110
2011 150
2012 0
2013 80
2014 100
2015 70
2016 0
2017 0
2018 80
2019 60

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

Year Number
2008 30
2015 70
2016 60
2017 60
2019 50

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers

Year Number
2005 2,040
2006 1,690
2007 2,150
2008 1,850
2009 1,970
2010 1,750
2011 1,830
2012 1,960
2013 2,060
2014 2,070
2015 1,790
2016 1,470
2017 1,280
2018 1,560
2019 1,810

Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers

Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2013 30
2014 50
2015 0
2016 100
2017 0
2018 150
2019 0

Dental Laboratory Technicians

Year Number
2005 180
2006 0
2007 0
2008 60
2009 80
2010 80
2011 140
2012 120
2013 120
2014 130
2015 0
2016 80
2017 70
2018 110
2019 50

Medical Appliance Technicians

Year Number
2009 50
2011 30
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2018 40
2019 40

Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians

Year Number
2005 110
2006 220
2007 90
2008 160
2009 0
2010 120
2011 110
2012 120
2013 100
2014 90
2015 0
2016 210
2017 0
2018 180
2019 110

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders

Year Number
2005 1,260
2006 880
2007 850
2008 810
2009 870
2010 1,060
2011 970
2012 1,120
2013 770
2014 960
2015 860
2016 960
2017 1,040
2018 650
2019 960

Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers

Year Number
2005 70
2007 100
2008 110
2009 120
2010 70
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 50
2015 40
2016 50

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

Year Number
2005 740
2006 670
2007 730
2008 770
2009 750
2010 560
2011 530
2012 540
2013 620
2014 740
2015 630
2016 510
2017 510
2018 190
2019 930

Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators

Year Number
2005 480
2006 0
2007 500
2008 240
2009 230
2010 260
2011 290
2012 270
2013 250
2014 210
2015 140
2016 230
2017 190
2018 210

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators

Year Number
2005 360
2006 530
2007 400
2008 450
2009 580
2010 500
2011 410
2012 620
2013 910
2014 1,060
2015 630
2016 690
2017 580
2018 950
2019 780

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers

Year Number
2005 30
2009 40
2010 50
2011 50
2012 60
2013 40
2014 40
2016 30
2017 30
2018 120
2019 110

Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders

Year Number
2012 90
2013 130
2014 140
2015 150
2016 130
2018 110
2019 90

Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders

Year Number
2005 50
2006 40
2007 40
2008 70
2009 70
2010 80
2011 0
2018 0
2019 0

Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic

Year Number
2006 60
2007 90
2008 0
2009 260
2010 190
2012 120
2013 270
2014 460
2015 390
2016 170
2017 160
2018 110
2019 110

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year Number
2005 130
2007 110
2008 90
2009 90
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 310
2017 310
2018 190
2019 160

Helpers--Production Workers

Year Number
2005 1,540
2006 1,910
2007 1,880
2008 2,060
2009 2,030
2010 1,590
2011 1,750
2012 1,510
2013 1,960
2014 2,160
2015 1,920
2016 1,340
2017 760
2018 560
2019 530

Production Workers, All Other

Year Number
2005 370
2006 210
2007 80
2008 0
2009 0
2012 480
2013 150
2014 0
2015 0
2016 550
2017 380
2018 430
2019 470