Numbers of Production Occupations in Rochester, NY

Occupation group

Production Occupations

Year	Number
2005	36,880
2006	38,930
2007	43,650
2008	36,650
2009	34,050
2010	32,550
2011	31,930
2012	32,420
2013	35,020
2014	33,050
2015	32,140
2016	32,340
2017	30,930
2018	31,760
2019	32,820

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers

Year	Number
2005	2,780
2006	3,090
2007	2,930
2008	2,790
2009	2,500
2010	2,350
2011	2,340
2012	2,350
2013	2,480
2014	2,460
2015	2,670
2016	2,750
2017	2,650
2018	2,680
2019	2,560

Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers

Year	Number
2007	0
2008	60
2009	60
2012	0
2013	0
2014	0
2015	60
2019	30

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers

Year	Number
2005	1,170
2006	1,780
2007	2,200
2008	2,570
2009	2,730
2010	2,280
2011	2,460
2012	2,150
2013	2,100
2014	1,700
2015	2,070
2016	1,870

Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers

Year	Number
2008	0
2009	390
2010	160
2011	190
2012	110
2013	0
2014	520
2015	530
2016	130

Engine and Other Machine Assemblers

Year	Number
2013	90
2014	150
2015	80
2016	0
2017	0
2018	100
2019	100

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters

Year	Number
2005	200
2006	210
2007	150
2008	180
2009	210
2010	210
2011	140
2012	100
2013	110
2014	100
2015	180
2016	170
2017	150
2018	110
2019	170

Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators

Year	Number
2005	0

Team Assemblers

Year	Number
2005	8,320
2006	5,110
2007	4,190
2008	3,690
2009	3,020
2010	2,740
2011	2,630
2012	3,030
2013	3,410
2014	3,770
2015	3,670
2016	4,120

Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other

Year	Number
2005	90
2006	460
2007	570
2008	820
2009	820
2010	670
2011	930
2012	1,280
2013	1,100
2014	670
2015	490
2016	660
2019	4,600

Bakers

Year	Number
2005	940
2006	810
2007	760
2008	630
2009	630
2010	560
2011	540
2012	450
2013	520
2014	450
2015	420
2016	300
2017	0
2018	560
2019	640

Butchers and Meat Cutters

Year	Number
2005	440
2006	340
2007	370
2008	350
2009	330
2010	290
2011	260
2012	310
2013	330
2014	340
2015	380
2016	330
2017	420
2018	310
2019	0

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers

Year	Number
2005	320
2006	410
2007	690
2008	580
2009	590
2010	330
2011	290
2012	120
2013	150
2014	90
2015	100
2016	60
2017	70
2018	0
2019	0

Slaughterers and Meat Packers

Year	Number
2005	0
2014	90
2015	0

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

Year	Number
2005	80
2006	40
2007	70
2008	0
2009	0
2010	0
2013	0
2014	0
2018	150
2019	150

Food Batchmakers

Year	Number
2005	600
2006	750
2007	670
2008	750
2009	610
2010	490
2011	240
2012	270
2013	320
2014	420
2015	530
2016	620
2017	580
2018	650
2019	520

Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders

Year	Number
2005	180
2006	220
2007	170
2008	100
2009	110
2010	130
2011	260
2012	310
2013	480
2014	290
2015	180
2016	190

Food Processing Workers, All Other

Year	Number
2012	60
2013	60
2014	50

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

Year	Number
2005	320
2006	210
2007	200
2008	130
2009	90
2010	170
2011	0
2012	0
2013	350
2014	390
2015	170
2016	180
2017	200

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

Year	Number
2007	50
2008	40
2009	70
2010	80
2011	110
2012	190
2013	0
2014	0
2015	40
2016	50
2017	70
2018	50
2019	50

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

Year	Number
2005	120
2006	0
2007	70
2008	80
2009	70
2010	0
2014	0
2015	0
2016	0
2019	0

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

Year	Number
2005	1,130
2006	1,020
2007	950
2008	890
2009	990
2010	750
2011	880
2012	690
2013	680
2014	540
2015	460
2016	400
2017	490
2018	590
2019	680

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

Year	Number
2005	210
2006	160
2007	80
2008	80
2009	90
2010	0
2011	150
2012	0
2013	0
2014	0
2015	70
2016	90
2017	0
2018	0

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

Year	Number
2005	470
2006	540
2007	310
2008	500
2009	650
2010	510
2011	380
2012	490
2013	480
2014	390
2015	370
2016	380
2017	460
2018	370
2019	390

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

Year	Number
2005	570
2006	330
2007	360
2008	360
2009	500
2010	410
2011	390
2012	400
2013	480
2014	470
2015	510
2016	450
2017	470
2018	460
2019	250

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

Year	Number
2005	300
2006	180
2007	160
2008	140
2009	130
2010	70
2011	130
2012	160
2013	170
2014	0
2015	60
2016	110
2017	160
2018	190

Machinists

Year	Number
2005	2,050
2006	1,780
2007	2,120
2008	2,210
2009	2,030
2010	1,880
2011	1,890
2012	2,180
2013	1,970
2014	2,210
2015	2,150
2016	2,790
2017	2,840
2018	2,730
2019	2,610

Model Makers, Metal and Plastic

Year	Number
2005	100
2006	110
2007	50
2008	40
2009	50
2010	50
2011	30
2012	40
2013	30
2015	50
2016	50
2017	60

Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic

Year	Number
2005	0

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

Year	Number
2005	810
2006	960
2007	990
2008	1,120
2009	1,390
2010	1,220
2011	1,350
2012	1,070
2013	1,040
2014	920
2015	850
2016	740
2017	380
2018	620
2019	720

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

Year	Number
2005	830
2006	830
2007	730
2008	800
2009	580
2010	610
2011	490
2012	410
2013	410
2014	400
2015	380
2016	600
2017	670
2018	800
2019	740

Tool and Die Makers

Year	Number
2005	980
2006	1,060
2007	1,030
2008	1,030
2009	660
2010	560
2011	610
2012	720
2013	670
2014	570
2015	600
2016	440
2017	380
2018	410
2019	440

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

Year	Number
2005	1,080
2006	810
2007	690
2008	690
2009	660
2010	650
2011	600
2012	800
2013	890
2014	1,020
2015	970
2016	890
2017	760
2018	840
2019	930

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

Year	Number
2007	200
2008	160
2009	170
2010	90
2011	120
2012	90
2013	110
2014	80
2015	120
2016	100
2017	100
2018	40
2019	80

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

Year	Number
2007	0
2009	60
2010	60
2011	60
2014	80
2016	140
2017	0
2018	0
2019	80

Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic

Year	Number
2005	0

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

Year	Number
2005	160
2006	190
2007	330
2008	310
2009	270
2010	190
2011	160
2012	200
2013	100
2014	150
2015	170
2016	130
2017	0
2018	200
2019	220

Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners

Year	Number
2005	30
2008	30
2009	60
2010	80
2011	70
2012	70
2013	50
2014	50
2015	0
2016	0

Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other

Year	Number
2019	60

Prepress Technicians and Workers

Year	Number
2005	190
2006	200
2007	110
2008	180
2009	260
2010	280
2011	300
2012	260
2013	260
2014	190
2015	190
2016	190
2017	190
2018	170
2019	130

Printing Press Operators

Year	Number
2005	1,050
2006	870
2007	780
2008	790
2009	740
2010	850
2011	1,030
2012	1,270
2013	1,130
2014	930
2015	870
2016	1,020
2017	1,150
2018	1,030
2019	1,180

Print Binding and Finishing Workers

Year	Number
2005	270
2006	460
2007	560
2008	440
2009	440
2010	180
2011	160
2012	180
2013	310
2014	240
2015	240
2016	260
2017	200
2018	440
2019	220

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers

Year	Number
2005	530
2006	680
2007	650
2008	710
2009	670
2010	680
2011	590
2012	520
2013	320
2014	330
2015	430
2016	470
2017	670
2018	660
2019	720

Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials

Year	Number
2005	190
2006	220
2007	240
2008	220
2009	160
2010	140
2011	180
2012	170
2013	180
2014	250
2015	140
2016	150
2017	50
2018	100
2019	70

Sewing Machine Operators

Year	Number
2005	0
2006	700
2007	610
2008	410
2009	430
2010	360
2011	500
2012	640
2013	570
2014	530
2015	310
2016	380
2017	350
2018	500
2019	560

Sewers, Hand

Year	Number
2011	70
2012	70
2016	0

Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers

Year	Number
2005	30
2006	0
2010	0
2011	0
2012	0
2013	0
2014	30
2015	60
2016	40
2017	0
2018	40
2019	0

Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year	Number
2007	110
2013	0
2014	60
2018	40

Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year	Number
2013	130
2014	170
2015	130

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

Year	Number
2016	0

Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers

Year	Number
2010	0

Upholsterers

Year	Number
2005	80
2006	80
2007	40
2014	30
2015	40
2016	40
2019	0

Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other

Year	Number
2011	50
2013	0
2015	0

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters

Year	Number
2005	290
2006	320
2007	360
2008	330
2009	230
2010	250
2011	330
2012	440
2013	450
2014	0
2015	250
2016	170
2017	270
2018	150
2019	190

Furniture Finishers

Year	Number
2005	40
2006	50
2007	50
2008	70
2009	40
2014	30
2015	40
2016	30
2017	40
2018	50
2019	40

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood

Year	Number
2005	50
2006	0
2007	50
2008	40
2009	30
2012	30
2014	50
2016	60
2017	50
2018	50
2019	50

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing

Year	Number
2005	190
2006	160
2007	90
2008	70
2009	30
2010	60
2011	110
2012	100
2013	60
2014	60
2015	0
2017	40
2018	60
2019	90

Power Plant Operators

Year	Number
2007	180
2008	0
2016	60
2017	0
2018	70
2019	70

Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators

Year	Number
2005	240
2006	300
2007	320
2008	280
2009	250
2010	210
2011	180
2012	170
2013	160
2014	170
2015	170
2016	180
2017	170
2018	200
2019	230

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators

Year	Number
2005	480
2006	260
2007	330
2008	330
2009	330
2010	250
2011	270
2012	270
2013	270
2014	270
2015	260
2016	240
2017	330
2018	370
2019	430

Chemical Plant and System Operators

Year	Number
2005	0
2007	0
2009	50
2015	0
2019	40

Gas Plant Operators

Year	Number
2010	40

Plant and System Operators, All Other

Year	Number
2005	40
2009	0

Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders

Year	Number
2007	80
2011	170
2012	0
2013	0
2014	0
2015	260
2016	200
2017	190
2018	180
2019	0

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

Year	Number
2005	90
2006	110
2007	90
2008	0
2009	0
2010	90
2011	120
2012	0
2013	0
2014	0
2015	0
2016	150
2017	190
2018	280
2019	350

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

Year	Number
2005	70
2006	130
2007	260
2008	230
2009	240
2010	240
2011	210
2012	290
2013	330
2014	340
2015	170
2016	70
2017	120
2018	100
2019	110

Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand

Year	Number
2005	70
2006	70
2007	100
2008	70
2009	70
2010	70
2011	80
2012	80
2013	40
2014	70
2015	90
2016	100
2017	100
2018	80
2019	0

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year	Number
2005	0
2006	0
2007	3,490
2008	0
2009	1,260
2010	2,130
2011	0
2012	0
2013	2,020
2014	1,770
2015	0
2016	360
2017	420
2018	290
2019	310

Cutters and Trimmers, Hand

Year	Number
2007	0
2008	0
2009	0
2010	50
2011	30
2012	30
2013	50
2014	50
2015	30
2016	40
2017	60
2018	80
2019	60

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year	Number
2005	0
2006	0
2007	1,030
2008	790
2009	330
2010	280
2011	270
2012	170
2013	140
2014	0
2015	420
2016	470
2017	430
2018	360
2019	300

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

Year	Number
2010	480
2011	230
2012	340
2013	300
2014	250
2015	140
2016	180
2017	360
2018	430
2019	350

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

Year	Number
2005	0
2010	70
2011	60
2012	70
2013	60
2014	60
2015	60
2016	30
2017	40
2019	70

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers

Year	Number
2005	3,360
2006	3,750
2007	3,530
2008	3,430
2009	2,480
2010	2,010
2011	2,320
2012	2,360
2013	2,610
2014	2,600
2015	2,900
2016	2,670
2017	2,490
2018	2,710
2019	2,880

Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers

Year	Number
2005	70
2006	0
2007	0
2008	0
2009	50
2010	50
2011	70
2012	0
2013	80
2014	0
2015	200
2016	160
2017	100
2018	80
2019	30

Dental Laboratory Technicians

Year	Number
2005	0
2006	0
2007	120
2008	60
2009	80
2010	60
2011	90
2012	80
2013	90
2014	80
2015	110
2016	100
2017	80
2018	160
2019	170

Medical Appliance Technicians

Year	Number
2007	0
2008	0
2013	40

Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians

Year	Number
2006	800
2007	950
2008	0
2009	0
2010	300
2011	600
2012	560
2013	670
2014	480
2015	720
2016	730
2017	660
2018	640
2019	850

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders

Year	Number
2005	2,080
2006	2,970
2007	2,800
2008	2,320
2009	1,670
2010	1,730
2011	1,780
2012	2,040
2013	2,020
2014	2,000
2015	1,900
2016	1,770
2017	1,730
2018	1,850
2019	1,990

Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers

Year	Number
2005	60
2006	100
2007	80
2008	0
2009	0
2010	0
2011	70
2012	50
2013	50
2014	60
2015	70
2016	80
2017	50
2018	60
2019	120

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

Year	Number
2005	320
2006	480
2007	370
2008	530
2009	600
2010	480
2011	400
2012	400
2013	440
2014	370
2015	310
2016	330
2017	390
2018	420
2019	430

Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators

Year	Number
2005	200
2007	150
2008	70
2009	0
2011	0
2012	0
2013	140
2014	70
2015	70
2016	100
2017	80
2018	40

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators

Year	Number
2005	540
2006	660
2007	810
2008	870
2009	850
2010	910
2011	1,070
2012	1,020
2013	1,090
2014	980
2015	1,010
2016	830
2017	870
2018	790
2019	900

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers

Year	Number
2005	0
2006	300
2007	320
2008	160
2009	180
2010	180
2011	220
2012	240
2013	210
2014	200
2015	210
2016	260
2017	220
2018	220
2019	160

Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders

Year	Number
2005	50
2010	50
2011	60
2012	70

Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders

Year	Number
2007	40
2008	70
2009	110
2010	80
2011	30
2012	40
2013	60
2014	80
2015	40
2016	40
2017	40
2018	50
2019	80

Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders

Year	Number
2016	50
2017	70
2018	50

Etchers and Engravers

Year	Number
2005	0
2006	0
2007	0
2008	0
2010	0
2011	60
2012	70
2013	0
2014	0
2015	0
2018	0
2019	30

Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic

Year	Number
2005	30
2006	70
2009	0
2010	110
2011	120
2012	110
2013	60
2014	110
2015	130
2016	130
2017	80
2018	0
2019	0

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year	Number
2005	0
2006	1,390
2007	1,470
2008	1,080
2009	580
2010	350
2011	470
2012	460
2013	530
2014	280
2015	460
2016	440
2017	480
2018	0
2019	460

Helpers--Production Workers

Year	Number
2005	1,990
2006	1,890
2007	1,870
2008	1,500
2009	1,370
2010	1,460
2011	1,370
2012	1,130
2013	890
2014	870
2015	970
2016	870
2017	780
2018	650
2019	600

Production Workers, All Other

Year	Number
2006	510
2007	520
2008	470
2009	0
2012	640
2013	680
2014	620
2015	410
2016	150
2017	230
2018	0
2019	410