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Numbers of Production Occupations in Sioux Falls, SD

Occupation group

Production Occupations
Year Number
2005 6,040
2006 7,020
2007 7,230
2008 7,270
2009 6,460
2010 5,350
2011 6,210
2012 6,910
2013 7,240
2014 7,480
2015 7,590
2016 7,250
2017 7,220
2018 7,480
2019 7,820

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
Year Number
2005 500
2006 490
2007 460
2008 460
2009 430
2010 400
2011 390
2012 390
2013 370
2014 380
2015 390
2016 390
2017 380
2018 430
2019 430

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers
Year Number
2006 710
2007 700
2008 680
2009 620
2011 310
2012 470
2013 370
2014 570
2015 510
2016 440

Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers
Year Number
2014 0

Engine and Other Machine Assemblers
Year Number
2014 40
2016 90
2017 80
2018 90

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
Year Number
2005 100
2006 150
2007 200
2008 210
2009 130
2010 180
2011 180
2012 180
2013 80
2014 100
2015 100
2016 110
2017 190
2018 180
2019 230

Team Assemblers
Year Number
2005 1,160
2006 1,130
2007 1,090
2008 1,110
2009 1,100
2010 920
2011 1,140
2012 1,120
2013 1,320
2014 1,200
2015 1,190
2016 960

Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other
Year Number
2016 40
2019 1,200

Bakers
Year Number
2005 100
2006 100
2007 100
2008 90
2009 80
2010 70
2011 80
2012 80
2013 70
2014 130
2015 90
2016 90
2017 90
2018 100
2019 120

Butchers and Meat Cutters
Year Number
2005 120
2006 160
2007 140
2008 150
2009 150
2010 160
2011 130
2012 130
2013 120
2014 130
2015 120
2016 220
2017 180
2018 180
2019 110

Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2007 0
2010 0
2011 90

Food Batchmakers
Year Number
2016 30
2017 60
2018 140
2019 190

Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 80
2006 70
2010 40
2019 40

Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 50
2007 50
2008 70
2009 40
2012 280
2013 170
2014 160
2015 170
2016 0
2017 0
2018 70

Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2008 30
2017 0
2019 0

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 270
2006 220
2007 280
2008 310
2009 260
2010 180
2011 190
2012 230
2013 260
2014 240
2015 220
2016 140
2017 160
2018 220
2019 180

Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 30
2007 50
2008 40
2009 40

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 40
2006 40
2008 40
2009 40
2010 50
2013 30
2014 40
2016 40
2017 50
2018 30

Machinists
Year Number
2005 140
2006 110
2007 200
2008 150
2009 120
2010 130
2011 200
2012 250
2013 220
2014 250
2015 310
2016 380
2017 400
2018 350
2019 300

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 120
2006 120
2007 110
2008 80
2009 110
2010 80
2011 130
2012 120
2013 250
2014 160
2015 140
2016 170
2017 260
2018 300
2019 290

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 0
2008 40
2009 50
2010 50
2011 90
2012 0
2013 40
2014 0
2016 70
2018 40

Tool and Die Makers
Year Number
2005 90
2006 120
2007 100
2008 100
2009 80
2010 70
2011 60
2012 60
2013 90
2014 90
2015 60
2016 40
2017 50
2018 40

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Year Number
2005 340
2006 400
2007 340
2008 410
2009 400
2010 360
2011 460
2012 470
2013 740
2014 750
2015 870
2016 760
2017 730
2018 750
2019 790

Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 60
2006 60
2007 60
2008 70
2009 90
2012 40
2013 80
2014 130
2015 130
2016 100
2017 50
2018 30

Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners
Year Number
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0

Prepress Technicians and Workers
Year Number
2005 120
2006 150
2007 140
2008 120
2009 70
2010 90
2011 100
2012 100
2013 80
2014 50
2015 60
2016 70
2017 70
2018 50
2019 60

Printing Press Operators
Year Number
2005 290
2006 280
2007 280
2008 310
2009 360
2010 320
2011 310
2012 270
2013 260
2014 310
2015 310
2016 330
2017 260
2018 240
2019 260

Print Binding and Finishing Workers
Year Number
2005 60
2006 60
2007 70
2008 80
2009 0
2010 50
2011 30
2013 50
2014 0
2015 80
2016 0
2017 30
2019 50

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
Year Number
2005 240
2006 230
2007 280
2008 260
2009 250
2010 230
2011 210
2012 180
2013 190
2014 220
2015 250
2016 240
2017 210
2018 220
2019 190

Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials
Year Number
2008 30
2009 0

Sewing Machine Operators
Year Number
2005 60
2006 80
2007 30
2008 30
2009 50
2010 50
2011 60
2012 40
2013 60
2014 40
2015 50
2016 80
2017 90
2018 70
2019 60

Sewers, Hand
Year Number
2010 0

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
Year Number
2005 460
2006 560
2007 540
2008 460
2009 350
2010 290
2011 270
2012 290
2013 370
2014 360
2015 500
2016 390
2017 410
2018 370
2019 410

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood
Year Number
2005 120
2006 100
2007 100
2008 130
2009 120
2010 110
2011 110
2012 130
2013 130
2014 180
2015 130
2016 150
2017 130
2018 120
2019 110

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
Year Number
2005 110
2006 130
2007 140
2008 190
2009 180
2010 180
2011 150
2012 190
2013 160
2014 220
2015 200
2016 250
2017 270
2018 290
2019 290

Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators
Year Number
2005 30
2011 40
2012 50
2013 40
2014 40
2016 40
2017 50
2018 50
2019 50

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
Year Number
2005 90
2006 80
2007 110
2008 80
2009 100
2010 90
2011 100
2012 100
2013 90
2014 110
2015 130
2016 140
2017 150
2018 150
2019 150

Chemical Plant and System Operators
Year Number
2014 40
2015 30

Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 30
2007 40
2008 50
2009 40
2010 80
2011 60
2012 50
2013 40
2014 40
2015 50
2016 60
2017 70
2018 70
2019 80

Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2016 40
2017 40

Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 30
2006 30
2011 70
2012 70
2013 90
2014 40
2016 100
2019 40

Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand
Year Number
2005 80
2006 100
2007 80
2008 60
2010 30

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 60
2006 60
2007 60
2008 60
2009 60
2010 50
2011 60
2012 70
2013 60
2014 80
2015 80
2016 70
2017 50
2018 50
2019 50

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2007 110
2008 110
2009 110
2010 110
2011 110
2012 100
2013 120
2014 120
2015 170
2016 140
2017 120
2018 140
2019 140

Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 120
2006 120
2007 120
2008 110
2009 120
2010 130
2011 190
2012 250
2013 260
2014 280
2015 310
2016 290
2017 330
2018 220
2019 340

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
Year Number
2005 340
2006 390
2007 330
2008 320
2009 300
2010 280
2011 300
2012 340
2013 320
2014 350
2015 350
2016 260
2017 270
2018 280
2019 320

Dental Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2006 40
2007 40
2008 30
2012 30

Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2005 30
2006 30
2007 50
2008 40
2009 40
2010 40
2011 50
2012 60
2013 0
2014 0
2016 30

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 180
2006 180
2007 220
2008 210
2009 160
2010 140
2011 160
2012 240
2013 190
2014 180
2015 140
2016 140
2017 150
2018 190
2019 170

Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers
Year Number
2010 50
2011 50
2012 60
2019 70

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 280
2006 350
2007 330
2008 390
2009 300
2010 200
2011 190
2012 270
2013 370
2014 320
2015 320
2016 320
2017 310
2018 360
2019 380

Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators
Year Number
2006 60
2007 150
2008 160
2009 110
2010 80
2011 80
2012 80
2013 40
2016 40
2018 40

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
Year Number
2005 110
2006 110
2007 130
2010 60
2011 60
2012 60
2013 70
2014 80
2015 70
2016 0
2017 50
2018 40
2019 70

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2009 0
2011 0
2012 60
2013 40
2014 50
2015 60
2018 80
2019 110