Numbers of Production Occupations in Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area

Occupation group

Production Occupations

Year	Number
2006	40,260
2007	40,400
2008	37,800
2009	32,480
2010	28,610
2011	30,220
2012	34,100
2013	34,720
2014	33,520
2015	31,060
2016	32,150
2017	31,110
2018	32,550
2019	30,760

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers

Year	Number
2006	3,140
2007	3,040
2008	2,930
2009	2,590
2010	2,370
2011	2,240
2012	2,590
2013	2,590
2014	2,500
2015	2,040
2016	1,980
2017	2,010
2018	2,140
2019	2,070

Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers

Year	Number
2012	200
2019	60

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers

Year	Number
2006	190
2007	320
2008	440
2009	450
2010	290
2011	340
2012	430
2013	470
2014	530
2015	0
2016	300

Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers

Year	Number
2007	100
2008	50
2009	90
2010	120
2011	100

Engine and Other Machine Assemblers

Year	Number
2009	120
2010	90
2011	130
2012	160
2013	130

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters

Year	Number
2006	400
2007	360
2008	360
2009	320
2010	300
2011	380
2012	400
2013	570
2014	460
2015	330
2016	230
2017	230
2018	90
2019	70

Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators

Year	Number
2006	120
2007	210
2008	170
2009	100
2010	50
2011	110
2012	100
2013	110

Team Assemblers

Year	Number
2006	6,100
2007	6,250
2008	5,540
2009	4,380
2010	3,750
2011	4,070
2012	3,200
2013	3,910
2014	4,280
2015	3,660
2016	3,930

Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other

Year	Number
2006	740
2007	760
2009	0
2011	640
2012	2,950
2013	2,990
2014	1,810
2015	380
2016	600
2019	5,780

Bakers

Year	Number
2006	170
2007	130
2008	160
2009	210
2010	200
2011	250
2012	300
2013	340
2014	340
2015	210
2016	220
2017	200
2018	180
2019	140

Butchers and Meat Cutters

Year	Number
2006	240
2007	260
2008	190
2009	210
2010	190
2011	310
2012	340
2013	370
2014	330
2015	320
2016	270
2017	310
2018	250
2019	0

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers

Year	Number
2015	1,730
2016	1,860
2017	1,950
2018	2,530
2019	2,370

Slaughterers and Meat Packers

Year	Number
2008	490
2009	140
2010	250
2011	0
2012	0
2015	0
2016	0
2017	0
2018	280
2019	240

Food Batchmakers

Year	Number
2006	50
2007	100
2008	90
2009	0
2010	40
2012	0
2013	80
2014	80
2015	300
2016	250
2017	290
2018	320
2019	250

Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders

Year	Number
2006	60
2007	50
2013	0
2014	0

Food Processing Workers, All Other

Year	Number
2016	300
2017	290
2018	160
2019	250

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

Year	Number
2006	750
2007	630
2008	560
2009	370
2010	540
2011	610
2012	670
2013	590
2014	520
2015	460
2016	550
2017	590
2018	340
2019	240

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

Year	Number
2006	180
2007	140
2008	120
2009	50
2010	140
2011	110
2012	90
2013	0
2016	140
2017	40

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

Year	Number
2006	170
2007	110
2008	60
2009	130
2010	140
2011	190
2012	130
2013	0
2014	50
2017	70
2018	110

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

Year	Number
2006	1,110
2007	1,340
2008	1,160
2009	910
2010	560
2011	520
2012	740
2013	910
2014	890
2015	650
2016	760
2017	560
2018	430
2019	470

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

Year	Number
2006	120
2007	100
2008	60
2009	130
2010	180
2011	220
2012	110
2013	60

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

Year	Number
2006	770
2007	710
2008	690
2009	500
2010	400
2011	450
2012	500
2013	710
2014	510
2015	260
2016	240
2017	250
2018	250
2019	260

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

Year	Number
2007	660
2008	610
2009	510
2010	230
2011	270
2012	280
2013	240
2014	150
2015	50
2016	40
2017	50

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

Year	Number
2006	260
2007	260
2008	190
2009	150
2010	180
2011	170
2012	240
2013	180
2014	190
2015	60
2016	50

Machinists

Year	Number
2006	1,630
2007	1,540
2008	1,830
2009	1,240
2010	1,310
2011	1,120
2012	1,480
2013	1,470
2014	1,390
2015	1,260
2016	1,250
2017	1,500
2018	1,200
2019	1,300

Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders

Year	Number
2007	90
2014	60
2015	80
2016	70
2017	40
2018	30
2019	40

Pourers and Casters, Metal

Year	Number
2007	40
2015	90
2016	80

Model Makers, Metal and Plastic

Year	Number
2008	190
2011	30
2012	40

Foundry Mold and Coremakers

Year	Number
2018	100
2019	120

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

Year	Number
2006	530
2007	650
2008	980
2009	720
2010	560
2011	540
2012	850
2013	860
2014	900
2015	310
2016	340
2017	460
2018	300
2019	300

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

Year	Number
2006	230
2007	210
2008	120
2009	50
2010	50
2011	140
2012	280
2015	0
2016	70
2017	120
2018	140
2019	0

Tool and Die Makers

Year	Number
2006	130
2007	130
2008	120
2009	140
2010	90
2011	100
2012	0
2013	0
2014	160
2015	60
2016	70
2017	90
2018	60
2019	70

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

Year	Number
2006	1,290
2007	1,010
2008	1,280
2009	1,030
2010	870
2011	920
2012	1,100
2013	1,130
2014	1,170
2015	1,220
2016	1,250
2017	1,270
2018	1,380
2019	1,680

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

Year	Number
2006	170
2007	120
2008	120
2009	110
2010	160
2011	140
2012	110
2013	120
2014	140
2015	300
2016	210
2017	170
2018	0
2019	40

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

Year	Number
2006	200
2007	190
2008	230
2009	190
2010	30
2011	50
2012	50
2013	120
2015	90
2016	90
2017	110
2018	80
2019	0

Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic

Year	Number
2016	30
2017	30

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

Year	Number
2006	50
2007	100
2008	70
2009	70
2010	50
2011	40
2013	30
2014	60
2015	120
2016	150
2017	120
2018	110

Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners

Year	Number
2006	100
2007	210
2008	190
2009	120
2010	120
2011	110
2012	90
2013	40
2014	50
2015	110
2016	40

Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other

Year	Number
2011	40
2012	40
2013	40

Prepress Technicians and Workers

Year	Number
2006	100
2007	100
2008	90
2009	0
2010	30
2011	60
2012	50
2013	50
2014	40
2015	110
2016	30

Printing Press Operators

Year	Number
2006	300
2007	290
2008	300
2009	260
2010	420
2011	490
2012	440
2013	590
2014	480
2015	450
2016	210
2017	230
2018	290
2019	270

Print Binding and Finishing Workers

Year	Number
2006	0
2007	0
2009	0
2010	0
2011	70
2012	50
2013	70
2014	40
2015	0
2016	70
2017	30
2018	0

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers

Year	Number
2006	190
2007	320
2008	320
2009	380
2010	0
2011	230
2012	270
2013	320
2014	290
2015	250
2016	290
2017	270
2018	260
2019	240

Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials

Year	Number
2006	230
2007	170
2008	160
2009	0
2010	110
2011	200
2012	220
2013	220
2014	150
2015	210
2016	290
2017	120
2018	50
2019	0

Sewing Machine Operators

Year	Number
2006	1,830
2007	1,350
2008	1,130
2009	880
2010	670
2011	890
2012	840
2013	820
2014	790
2015	1,140
2016	1,160
2017	1,030
2018	890
2019	980

Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers

Year	Number
2018	0

Sewers, Hand

Year	Number
2007	0

Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers

Year	Number
2014	0
2019	0

Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders

Year	Number
2006	630
2007	460
2008	250
2009	300
2010	310
2011	380
2012	280
2013	300
2014	270
2015	320
2016	180
2017	240
2018	340
2019	220

Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year	Number
2006	290
2007	260
2008	200
2009	160
2010	110
2011	80
2012	80
2013	100
2014	60
2015	140
2016	100
2017	110
2018	80
2019	110

Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year	Number
2006	1,620
2007	1,590
2008	1,140
2009	880
2010	560
2011	630
2012	860
2013	840
2014	750
2015	1,110
2016	1,000
2017	1,130
2018	1,010
2019	1,110

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

Year	Number
2006	990
2007	1,220
2008	1,420
2009	1,310
2010	1,280
2011	1,110
2012	1,150
2013	1,300
2014	1,340
2015	1,110
2016	1,190
2017	1,000
2018	1,050
2019	940

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

Year	Number
2008	390
2009	460
2010	680
2011	690
2012	790
2013	620
2014	910
2015	320
2016	370
2017	260
2018	320
2019	190

Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers

Year	Number
2006	50
2007	50
2008	40

Upholsterers

Year	Number
2006	970
2007	540
2008	480
2009	270
2010	200
2011	260
2012	270
2013	270
2014	200
2015	290
2016	310
2017	300
2018	150
2019	130

Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other

Year	Number
2007	160
2008	150
2009	170
2010	170
2011	370
2012	370
2013	290
2014	90
2015	210
2016	270
2017	300
2018	420
2019	450

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters

Year	Number
2006	600
2007	560
2008	650
2009	580
2010	490
2011	290
2012	390
2013	290
2014	270
2015	140
2016	250
2017	250
2018	280
2019	210

Furniture Finishers

Year	Number
2006	350
2007	290
2008	240
2009	170
2010	150
2011	130
2012	130
2013	120
2014	120
2015	50
2016	40
2017	50
2018	70
2019	90

Model Makers, Wood

Year	Number
2006	50
2007	60
2008	0
2009	70
2014	0

Patternmakers, Wood

Year	Number
2007	0

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood

Year	Number
2006	520
2007	390
2008	350
2009	570
2010	560
2011	550
2012	390
2013	260
2014	360
2015	620
2016	790
2017	800
2018	560
2019	480

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing

Year	Number
2006	1,280
2007	1,280
2008	1,020
2009	800
2010	690
2011	510
2012	660
2013	860
2014	890
2015	580
2016	930
2017	1,110
2018	1,080
2019	1,010

Power Distributors and Dispatchers

Year	Number
2015	180
2017	120

Power Plant Operators

Year	Number
2006	0
2007	120
2008	50
2009	50
2011	50
2012	40
2014	50
2016	0
2018	180
2019	70

Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators

Year	Number
2006	90
2007	50
2016	30
2018	30
2019	30

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators

Year	Number
2006	240
2007	290
2008	310
2009	310
2010	310
2011	300
2012	310
2013	320
2014	300
2015	310
2016	280
2017	280
2018	270
2019	340

Chemical Plant and System Operators

Year	Number
2006	370
2007	370
2008	0
2009	250
2010	160
2011	150
2012	0
2013	200
2014	150
2016	0

Gas Plant Operators

Year	Number
2008	0
2009	0

Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers

Year	Number
2016	30

Plant and System Operators, All Other

Year	Number
2018	30

Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders

Year	Number
2008	70
2009	80
2013	90
2014	250
2015	250
2016	210
2017	0
2019	70

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

Year	Number
2015	80
2016	60
2017	40
2018	60
2019	40

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

Year	Number
2006	200
2007	180
2008	240
2009	90
2010	40
2014	60
2015	110
2016	120
2017	120
2018	100
2019	80

Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand

Year	Number
2006	210
2007	210
2008	170
2009	130
2010	0
2011	160
2012	140
2013	110
2014	160
2015	130
2016	70
2017	40
2018	70
2019	70

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year	Number
2006	450
2007	400
2008	530
2009	480
2010	540
2011	450
2012	500
2013	570
2014	460
2015	1,190
2016	810
2017	750
2018	630
2019	630

Cutters and Trimmers, Hand

Year	Number
2006	290
2007	160
2008	140
2009	70
2010	60
2011	70
2012	90
2013	110
2014	110
2015	40
2016	30
2017	50
2018	40
2019	70

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year	Number
2006	330
2007	330
2008	390
2009	340
2010	250
2011	130
2012	150
2013	180
2014	210
2015	190
2016	140
2017	220
2018	180
2019	190

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

Year	Number
2007	570
2008	0
2009	480
2010	350
2011	790
2012	780
2013	680
2014	280
2015	410
2016	340
2017	600
2018	640
2019	590

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

Year	Number
2006	240
2007	250
2008	210
2009	170
2010	130
2011	0
2012	0
2013	0
2014	430
2015	490
2016	570
2017	0
2018	150
2019	80

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers

Year	Number
2006	2,140
2007	2,060
2008	2,160
2009	1,750
2010	1,570
2011	1,460
2012	1,870
2013	2,040
2014	1,950
2015	1,690
2016	1,650
2017	1,760
2018	1,950
2019	1,920

Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers

Year	Number
2012	30

Dental Laboratory Technicians

Year	Number
2006	70
2007	80
2008	180
2009	130
2010	140
2011	50
2012	0
2013	40
2014	90
2016	0
2017	30
2018	30

Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians

Year	Number
2011	0
2012	0
2013	0
2014	40

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders

Year	Number
2006	1,750
2007	1,330
2008	1,200
2009	1,290
2010	1,020
2011	970
2012	750
2013	1,010
2014	1,080
2015	1,190
2016	1,460
2017	1,470
2018	1,620
2019	1,460

Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers

Year	Number
2006	160
2007	220
2008	230
2009	130
2010	80
2011	70
2012	50
2013	60
2014	50
2016	30

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

Year	Number
2006	610
2007	780
2008	860
2009	720
2010	370
2011	440
2012	660
2013	690
2014	600
2015	440
2016	560
2017	540
2018	390
2019	520

Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators

Year	Number
2006	130
2007	180
2008	160
2009	130
2010	130
2011	100
2012	120
2013	90
2014	90
2015	40
2016	60

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators

Year	Number
2006	620
2007	400
2008	290
2009	700
2010	830
2011	810
2012	520
2013	490
2014	630
2015	340
2016	300
2017	230
2018	160
2019	0

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers

Year	Number
2006	30
2007	0
2008	40
2009	40
2010	50
2011	40
2012	100
2013	90
2014	100
2015	70
2016	80
2017	40
2018	30

Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders

Year	Number
2006	140
2007	90
2008	100
2009	120
2010	90
2011	0
2012	100
2013	0
2017	40
2018	60

Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders

Year	Number
2015	50
2016	40
2017	40
2019	30

Etchers and Engravers

Year	Number
2006	140
2007	130
2008	0

Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic

Year	Number
2007	60
2008	130
2009	150
2010	170
2011	90
2012	70
2013	80
2014	60
2016	30

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year	Number
2006	470
2007	520
2008	620
2009	640
2010	700
2011	480
2012	680
2013	700
2014	720
2015	480
2016	550
2017	450
2018	470
2019	500

Tire Builders

Year	Number
2011	150
2012	220
2018	300

Helpers--Production Workers

Year	Number
2006	2,540
2007	2,560
2008	2,220
2009	1,650
2010	1,780
2011	2,020
2012	2,080
2013	1,640
2014	1,620
2015	1,900
2016	1,670
2017	1,100
2018	1,490
2019	1,210

Production Workers, All Other

Year	Number
2006	140
2007	150
2008	170
2009	290
2012	130
2013	150
2014	410
2015	340
2016	180
2017	290
2018	280
2019	270