Numbers of Production Occupations in Raleigh, NC

Occupation group

Production Occupations

Year Number
2005 23,880
2006 25,710
2007 25,330
2008 25,710
2009 22,650
2010 19,230
2011 18,710
2012 17,240
2013 20,040
2014 19,500
2015 19,560
2016 18,530
2017 18,900
2018 19,950
2019 18,860

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers

Year Number
2005 2,140
2006 2,040
2007 2,110
2008 1,760
2009 1,690
2010 1,490
2011 1,640
2012 1,590
2013 1,570
2014 1,410
2015 1,310
2016 1,320
2017 1,320
2018 1,600
2019 1,460

Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers

Year Number
2005 0
2006 100
2007 0
2010 0
2011 70
2012 70

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers

Year Number
2005 1,580
2006 1,620
2007 1,210
2008 1,260
2009 1,120
2010 970
2011 1,150
2012 1,560
2013 1,700
2014 1,730
2015 1,420
2016 1,200

Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers

Year Number
2005 300
2006 220
2007 110
2008 130
2009 190
2010 180
2011 290
2012 140
2013 200
2014 110
2015 70
2016 50

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters

Year Number
2005 180
2006 250
2007 240
2008 190
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 110
2014 90
2015 100
2016 120
2017 100
2018 0
2019 90

Team Assemblers

Year Number
2005 4,720
2006 5,810
2007 6,090
2008 5,810
2009 4,330
2010 3,350
2011 3,560
2012 2,770
2013 3,180
2014 3,860
2015 4,250
2016 3,850

Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other

Year Number
2005 860
2006 250
2007 400
2008 310
2009 220
2010 190
2011 260
2012 0
2013 580
2014 460
2015 320
2016 530
2019 3,580

Bakers

Year Number
2005 400
2006 430
2007 450
2008 570
2009 520
2010 470
2011 520
2012 590
2013 530
2014 490
2015 460
2016 500
2017 600
2018 570
2019 540

Butchers and Meat Cutters

Year Number
2005 320
2006 300
2007 330
2008 500
2009 500
2010 630
2011 530
2012 540
2013 470
2014 370
2015 430
2016 420
2017 500
2018 540
2019 590

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers

Year Number
2005 0
2006 30
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0

Slaughterers and Meat Packers

Year Number
2007 240
2014 170
2016 100
2017 140
2018 100
2019 100

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

Year Number
2010 40
2011 40
2012 30

Food Batchmakers

Year Number
2005 50
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 140
2010 90
2011 100
2012 150
2013 150
2014 160
2015 110
2016 130
2017 140
2018 120
2019 130

Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders

Year Number
2008 0
2009 50

Food Processing Workers, All Other

Year Number
2016 80
2017 70

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

Year Number
2005 360
2006 420
2007 290
2008 170
2009 150
2010 280
2011 290
2012 250
2013 180
2014 160
2015 150
2016 160
2017 200
2018 300

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

Year Number
2008 50
2009 90
2010 50

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

Year Number
2005 760
2006 750
2007 570
2008 650
2009 540
2010 490
2011 380
2012 340
2013 720
2014 750
2015 750
2016 340
2017 290
2018 240
2019 240

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

Year Number
2005 40
2008 60
2009 140
2010 0

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

Year Number
2005 160
2006 60
2007 40
2008 40
2013 70
2014 90
2015 120
2016 0
2017 140
2018 80
2019 70

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

Year Number
2005 70
2006 90
2007 60
2014 50
2015 50
2016 50
2017 30

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

Year Number
2005 0
2007 70
2008 70
2009 50
2010 40
2014 0

Machinists

Year Number
2005 1,000
2006 1,280
2007 1,180
2008 900
2009 850
2010 720
2011 820
2012 770
2013 1,040
2014 780
2015 780
2016 770
2017 730
2018 770
2019 610

Model Makers, Metal and Plastic

Year Number
2011 60
2012 60
2013 50

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

Year Number
2005 220
2006 150
2007 180
2008 0
2009 470
2010 440
2011 160
2012 130
2013 170
2014 450
2015 530
2016 460
2017 460
2018 390
2019 380

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

Year Number
2005 160
2007 0
2009 80
2010 110
2011 170
2014 140
2015 130
2016 110
2019 0

Tool and Die Makers

Year Number
2005 120
2006 80
2007 60
2008 50
2009 80
2010 70
2011 60
2012 50
2013 60
2014 70
2015 60
2016 50
2017 40
2018 40
2019 60

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

Year Number
2005 690
2006 620
2007 480
2008 890
2009 920
2010 850
2011 700
2012 570
2013 490
2014 550
2015 640
2016 630
2017 540
2018 650
2019 990

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

Year Number
2009 40
2010 40
2011 40
2012 0
2013 120
2014 0
2015 50
2019 0

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

Year Number
2005 30

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

Year Number
2010 50
2011 70
2012 60
2013 80
2014 130
2015 0
2016 0
2017 130
2018 0
2019 200

Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners

Year Number
2005 30

Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other

Year Number
2011 0
2012 70

Prepress Technicians and Workers

Year Number
2005 130
2006 210
2007 250
2008 140
2009 150
2010 120
2011 120
2012 80
2013 60
2014 60
2015 50
2016 60
2017 0
2019 40

Printing Press Operators

Year Number
2005 660
2006 600
2007 660
2008 520
2009 480
2010 530
2011 510
2012 410
2013 430
2014 370
2015 300
2016 340
2017 370
2018 380
2019 440

Print Binding and Finishing Workers

Year Number
2005 160
2006 210
2007 250
2008 200
2009 250
2010 140
2011 140
2012 70
2013 120
2014 150
2015 170
2016 160
2017 70
2018 70
2019 110

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers

Year Number
2005 680
2006 620
2007 660
2008 690
2009 520
2010 430
2011 510
2012 460
2013 490
2014 400
2015 400
2016 310
2017 470
2018 570
2019 560

Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials

Year Number
2005 130
2006 90
2007 130
2008 0
2009 170
2010 100
2011 80
2012 120
2013 160
2014 260
2015 170
2016 130
2017 0
2018 0
2019 170

Sewing Machine Operators

Year Number
2005 290
2006 260
2007 430
2008 640
2009 650
2010 560
2011 360
2012 280
2013 310
2014 260
2015 280
2016 230
2017 170
2018 170
2019 180

Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers

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

Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders

Year Number
2007 0
2013 30

Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year Number
2005 40
2009 40
2010 40
2011 40

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

Year Number
2008 100
2009 180
2010 240

Upholsterers

Year Number
2005 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 50
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0

Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other

Year Number
2013 0

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters

Year Number
2005 310
2006 300
2008 440
2009 230
2010 200
2011 170
2012 130
2013 160
2014 170
2015 250
2016 260
2017 200
2018 210
2019 240

Furniture Finishers

Year Number
2005 90
2006 80
2009 40
2010 0

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood

Year Number
2005 110
2006 100
2007 120
2008 110
2009 70
2010 60
2011 60
2012 70
2013 90
2014 40
2015 40
2016 0
2017 210
2018 260
2019 0

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing

Year Number
2005 230
2006 210
2007 200
2008 320
2009 240
2010 210
2011 170
2012 250
2013 210
2014 260
2015 430
2016 480
2017 400
2018 380
2019 310

Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators

Year Number
2005 70
2006 120
2007 100
2008 140
2009 70
2010 70
2012 40
2013 40
2014 30
2015 30

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators

Year Number
2005 170
2006 200
2007 200
2008 190
2009 200
2010 220
2011 270
2012 250
2013 230
2015 210
2016 200
2017 200
2018 250
2019 320

Chemical Plant and System Operators

Year Number
2006 90
2014 50
2016 290
2017 270
2018 0

Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders

Year Number
2006 130
2008 650
2009 590
2010 480
2011 370
2012 340
2017 60
2018 50

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

Year Number
2005 830
2006 800
2007 650
2008 310
2009 290
2010 340
2011 470
2012 420
2013 610
2014 0
2015 0
2016 70
2017 310
2018 310
2019 370

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

Year Number
2005 40
2006 80
2007 130
2008 0
2009 190
2010 140
2012 80
2013 90
2014 90
2015 0
2016 90
2017 100
2018 100
2019 0

Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand

Year Number
2005 80
2006 60
2007 60
2008 0
2009 0
2010 100
2011 60
2012 80
2013 50
2014 130
2015 130
2016 140
2017 70
2018 50
2019 60

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year Number
2005 130
2006 270
2007 230
2008 310
2009 120
2010 110
2011 70
2012 90
2013 110
2014 180
2015 190
2016 340
2017 340
2018 410
2019 390

Cutters and Trimmers, Hand

Year Number
2005 0
2008 60
2009 90
2010 50
2011 0

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year Number
2005 140
2006 190
2007 230
2008 260
2009 230
2010 130
2011 110
2012 70
2013 100
2014 110
2015 130
2016 90
2017 180
2018 230
2019 380

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

Year Number
2005 40
2006 70
2007 340
2008 510
2010 220
2011 70
2016 60
2017 90
2018 90
2019 150

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

Year Number
2005 40
2011 60

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers

Year Number
2005 1,660
2006 1,590
2007 1,250
2008 1,290
2009 1,250
2010 1,040
2011 990
2012 1,080
2013 1,460
2014 1,270
2015 1,110
2016 880
2017 1,050
2018 1,240
2019 1,360

Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers

Year Number
2006 0
2010 0
2011 80
2012 30
2015 0
2016 90
2017 0
2018 110
2019 40

Dental Laboratory Technicians

Year Number
2005 50
2006 0
2007 260
2008 80
2009 80
2010 100
2011 140
2012 70
2013 70
2014 110
2015 200
2016 180
2017 130
2018 100
2019 110

Medical Appliance Technicians

Year Number
2011 70
2012 70
2013 60
2014 60
2015 60
2016 50

Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians

Year Number
2018 0
2019 0

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders

Year Number
2005 1,550
2006 2,830
2007 2,770
2008 2,380
2009 1,480
2010 1,060
2011 1,050
2012 960
2013 1,030
2014 790
2015 780
2016 850
2017 1,060
2018 1,090
2019 1,230

Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers

Year Number
2005 60
2006 90
2007 80
2008 60
2009 50
2010 50
2011 40
2012 50
2013 60
2014 50
2017 30

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

Year Number
2005 230
2006 200
2007 210
2008 370
2009 300
2010 240
2011 190
2012 160
2013 200
2014 310
2015 330
2016 350
2017 280
2018 270
2019 150

Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators

Year Number
2005 180
2006 360
2007 210
2008 390
2009 440
2010 210
2011 180
2012 170
2013 180
2014 160
2015 130
2016 90
2017 90
2018 0
2019 0

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators

Year Number
2005 250
2006 140
2007 130
2008 230
2009 190
2010 140
2011 160
2012 170
2013 120
2014 90
2015 90
2016 170
2017 210
2018 140
2019 120

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers

Year Number
2011 30
2012 50
2013 40
2014 50
2015 50
2016 70
2017 90
2018 60
2019 50

Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders

Year Number
2005 90
2007 60
2008 70
2014 30

Etchers and Engravers

Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 80

Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic

Year Number
2007 170
2008 200
2009 120
2010 120
2012 50
2013 0
2014 70
2015 70
2016 90
2017 80
2018 0
2019 0

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year Number
2005 290
2006 240
2007 0
2008 160
2009 470
2010 310
2011 220
2012 110
2013 130
2014 170
2015 310
2016 320
2017 310
2018 390

Helpers--Production Workers

Year Number
2005 680
2006 780
2007 990
2008 1,200
2009 960
2010 650
2011 840
2012 970
2013 1,640
2014 1,530
2015 1,760
2016 1,230
2017 1,380
2018 1,100
2019 1,110

Production Workers, All Other

Year Number
2005 280
2006 180
2007 260
2008 280
2009 230
2012 260
2013 240
2014 230
2015 120
2016 0
2017 260
2018 210
2019 0