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Numbers of Production Occupations in Rockford, IL

Occupation group

Production Occupations
Year Number
2005 21,470
2006 21,870
2007 24,870
2008 23,780
2009 19,090
2010 16,670
2011 18,350
2012 20,080
2013 21,300
2014 21,440
2015 19,790
2016 19,390
2017 17,370
2018 21,020
2019 22,550

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
Year Number
2005 1,450
2006 1,360
2007 1,440
2008 1,450
2009 1,300
2010 1,060
2011 1,130
2012 1,160
2013 1,250
2014 1,250
2015 1,210
2016 1,070
2017 1,010
2018 1,090
2019 1,370

Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers
Year Number
2005 0
2007 0

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 360
2007 150
2008 130
2009 140
2010 90
2011 70
2012 110
2013 250
2014 290
2015 310
2016 180

Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers
Year Number
2011 0
2012 0
2014 350

Engine and Other Machine Assemblers
Year Number
2005 70
2006 0
2007 60
2008 60
2009 60
2010 40
2012 360
2013 420
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
Year Number
2005 90
2006 230
2007 220
2008 180
2009 170
2010 160
2011 80
2012 30
2013 50
2014 80
2015 80
2016 0
2017 0
2018 160
2019 220

Timing Device Assemblers and Adjusters
Year Number
2006 0

Team Assemblers
Year Number
2005 5,270
2006 5,950
2007 4,290
2008 3,710
2009 3,180
2010 3,720
2011 4,650
2012 5,760
2013 5,730
2014 5,590
2015 5,730
2016 6,410

Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other
Year Number
2005 360
2006 390
2007 450
2008 700
2009 660
2010 560
2011 370
2012 340
2013 290
2014 220
2015 330
2016 430
2019 7,410

Bakers
Year Number
2005 140
2006 170
2007 140
2008 100
2009 70
2010 70
2011 90
2012 100
2013 160
2014 190
2015 190
2016 180
2017 170
2018 180
2019 250

Butchers and Meat Cutters
Year Number
2005 130
2006 110
2007 140
2008 220
2009 190
2010 170
2011 110
2012 150
2013 170
2014 230
2015 150
2016 60
2017 30
2018 60
2019 130

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
Year Number
2007 0
2009 30

Slaughterers and Meat Packers
Year Number
2010 40

Food Batchmakers
Year Number
2008 280
2009 300
2012 400
2013 410
2014 380
2016 320
2019 250

Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2006 0
2007 80
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0

Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 110
2006 130
2007 320
2008 350
2009 250
2010 50
2011 80
2012 150
2013 220
2014 150
2015 0

Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 150
2006 210
2007 70
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 130
2012 150
2013 210
2014 210
2015 160
2016 120
2017 210
2018 220
2019 160

Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 120
2006 180
2007 230
2008 220
2009 150
2011 70
2012 100
2013 220
2015 0
2018 60
2019 0

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 970
2006 1,030
2007 1,060
2008 1,070
2009 940
2010 780
2011 730
2012 440
2013 490
2014 430
2015 680
2016 580
2017 470
2018 300
2019 350

Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 310
2006 210
2007 220
2008 0
2009 80
2010 30
2011 60
2012 80
2013 110
2014 120
2015 100
2016 50

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 550
2006 410
2007 300
2008 290
2009 300
2010 290
2011 410
2012 430
2013 370
2014 440
2015 450
2016 410
2017 210
2018 390
2019 520

Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 850
2006 520
2007 710
2008 640
2009 560
2010 350
2011 320
2012 330
2013 300
2014 270
2015 200
2016 220
2017 160
2018 150
2019 80

Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 250
2006 210
2007 240
2008 250
2009 230
2010 160
2011 180
2012 210
2013 150
2014 90
2015 40
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0

Machinists
Year Number
2005 2,340
2006 3,650
2007 4,860
2008 4,810
2009 2,850
2010 2,470
2011 2,650
2012 2,940
2013 2,820
2014 2,590
2015 2,330
2016 2,740
2017 2,770
2018 2,480
2019 2,130

Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2006 130
2008 100
2010 0
2011 0
2015 0
2019 0

Model Makers, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2007 40
2008 0
2017 30

Foundry Mold and Coremakers
Year Number
2011 50

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 200
2006 170
2007 160
2008 190
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 590
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 450

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 410
2006 300
2007 250
2008 0
2009 460
2010 340
2011 210
2012 300
2013 370
2014 470
2015 340
2016 0
2017 1,200
2018 1,670
2019 1,660

Tool and Die Makers
Year Number
2005 750
2006 530
2007 450
2008 510
2009 760
2010 560
2011 660
2012 380
2013 570
2014 670
2015 620
2016 570
2017 450
2018 910
2019 780

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Year Number
2005 760
2006 600
2007 640
2008 590
2009 570
2010 400
2011 360
2012 350
2013 420
2014 500
2015 730
2016 720
2017 710
2018 610
2019 680

Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 170
2007 290
2008 250
2009 90
2010 60
2011 0
2012 90
2013 110
2014 110
2015 70
2016 90
2017 0
2018 120
2019 70

Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 90
2006 0
2007 80
2008 100
2009 160
2010 140
2011 120
2012 120
2013 210
2014 260
2015 250
2016 180
2017 130
2018 80
2019 150

Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 0
2007 70
2008 60

Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 160
2006 170
2007 180
2008 230
2009 0
2010 0
2011 120
2012 110
2013 160
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners
Year Number
2005 120
2006 160
2007 150
2008 90
2009 70
2010 30
2011 40
2012 50
2013 90
2014 70
2015 50

Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 60
2009 40
2010 100
2011 100
2012 50

Prepress Technicians and Workers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 100
2007 90
2008 90
2009 130
2010 110
2011 100
2012 70
2013 60
2014 80
2015 60
2016 0
2017 0

Printing Press Operators
Year Number
2005 80
2006 70
2007 70
2008 130
2009 140
2010 180
2011 110
2012 110
2013 130
2014 160
2015 170
2016 160
2017 200
2018 220
2019 180

Print Binding and Finishing Workers
Year Number
2005 150
2006 0
2007 190
2008 40
2009 40
2010 0
2011 100
2012 70
2013 0
2015 80
2017 80
2018 60

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
Year Number
2005 280
2006 330
2007 500
2008 550
2009 390
2010 260
2011 250
2012 340
2013 270
2014 270
2015 200
2016 260
2017 0
2018 240
2019 280

Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 70
2013 80
2014 0
2015 0
2016 190

Sewing Machine Operators
Year Number
2005 70
2006 60
2007 60
2011 0
2012 0
2013 110
2014 40
2016 30
2017 80
2018 90
2019 70

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
Year Number
2005 130
2006 0
2007 170
2008 130
2009 110
2010 80
2011 50
2012 40
2013 60
2014 80
2015 130
2016 130
2017 150
2018 130
2019 60

Furniture Finishers
Year Number
2005 30
2006 40
2007 30

Model Makers, Wood
Year Number
2013 40
2014 0

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
Year Number
2005 80
2006 0
2009 50
2010 30
2011 100
2014 130
2015 120
2019 270

Woodworkers, All Other
Year Number
2005 0

Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators
Year Number
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 170
2015 60

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 90
2009 0
2010 50
2011 50
2012 0
2013 130
2014 170
2015 180
2016 110
2017 80
2018 100
2019 120

Plant and System Operators, All Other
Year Number
2005 0

Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2017 80

Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2016 0

Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2019 0

Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand
Year Number
2007 50
2008 40
2009 50
2010 50
2011 70
2012 110
2013 80
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 60
2006 100
2008 120
2009 210
2010 200
2011 0
2012 30
2013 70
2014 70
2015 120
2016 80
2017 150
2018 190
2019 220

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2007 60
2008 60
2009 90
2010 100
2011 100
2012 70
2018 60

Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 40
2012 0
2013 0
2014 30

Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
Year Number
2005 1,380
2006 1,200
2007 1,330
2008 1,340
2009 1,180
2010 1,110
2011 1,120
2012 1,090
2013 1,120
2014 1,250
2015 1,260
2016 1,210
2017 1,270
2018 1,300
2019 1,400

Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers
Year Number
2005 40

Dental Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2006 50
2007 0
2011 40
2012 50
2013 50
2015 0
2016 40
2017 30
2018 0
2019 50

Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2005 0

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 620
2006 450
2007 550
2008 440
2009 440
2010 480
2011 440
2012 360
2013 580
2014 470
2015 510
2016 360
2017 370
2018 510
2019 690

Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers
Year Number
2006 50
2007 40
2008 50

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 150
2006 170
2007 260
2008 280
2009 450
2010 460
2011 480
2012 470
2013 450
2014 420
2015 260
2016 230
2017 210
2018 160
2019 170

Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators
Year Number
2005 130
2006 90
2007 90
2008 70
2009 90
2010 90
2011 60
2012 40
2013 40

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
Year Number
2005 640
2006 740
2007 630
2008 670
2009 600
2010 580
2011 600
2012 440
2013 490
2014 500
2015 390
2016 310
2017 220
2018 390
2019 590

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers
Year Number
2005 130
2006 100
2007 60
2008 80
2009 60
2010 70
2011 100
2012 100
2013 200
2014 200
2015 200
2016 0
2017 110
2018 140
2019 180

Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2008 50
2009 50
2010 30
2018 0
2019 40

Etchers and Engravers
Year Number
2007 0
2018 0
2019 0

Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2007 200
2008 250
2009 190
2010 120
2011 80
2012 40
2014 40
2015 50

Helpers--Production Workers
Year Number
2005 700
2007 1,820
2008 1,600
2009 800
2010 690
2011 1,250
2012 1,180
2013 1,060
2014 680
2015 530
2016 440
2017 0
2018 340
2019 560

Production Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 940
2006 1,140
2007 1,380
2008 1,060
2009 410
2012 710
2013 730
2014 1,130
2015 1,450
2016 1,510
2017 1,210
2018 800
2019 510