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Numbers of Production Occupations in South Illinois nonmetropolitan area

Occupation group

Production Occupations
Year Number
2006 11,880
2007 10,370
2008 9,710
2009 8,090
2010 7,300
2011 8,610
2012 8,160
2013 7,270
2014 5,050
2015 3,940
2016 3,660
2017 3,170
2018 3,630
2019 4,450

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
Year Number
2006 660
2007 690
2008 740
2009 810
2010 770
2011 880
2012 840
2013 1,010
2014 890
2015 760
2016 630
2017 610
2018 600
2019 510

Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers
Year Number
2010 40

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers
Year Number
2006 80
2007 60
2008 110
2009 90
2012 340
2013 170
2014 210
2015 50
2016 170

Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers
Year Number
2007 40
2008 30
2009 40

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 70
2009 50
2010 50
2012 40
2018 150
2019 120

Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators
Year Number
2006 180
2007 150
2008 140

Team Assemblers
Year Number
2006 3,220
2007 2,720
2008 2,280
2009 1,690
2010 1,720
2011 1,740
2012 1,690
2013 1,540
2014 0
2015 220
2016 270

Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other
Year Number
2007 370
2008 320
2009 310
2010 300
2011 270
2012 220
2013 0
2014 590
2015 0
2016 0
2019 890

Bakers
Year Number
2006 140
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 160
2013 210
2014 140
2015 60
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Butchers and Meat Cutters
Year Number
2006 140
2007 160
2008 140
2009 170
2010 80
2011 120
2012 0
2013 100
2014 70
2015 0
2016 90
2017 130
2018 140
2019 110

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
Year Number
2006 80
2007 0
2008 0

Slaughterers and Meat Packers
Year Number
2014 0

Food Batchmakers
Year Number
2007 0
2008 50
2009 60

Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0

Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 140
2007 140
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 480
2007 360
2008 400
2009 380
2010 300
2011 160
2012 110
2013 0
2014 40
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2008 40
2009 50
2011 30
2012 30

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 140
2007 70
2008 80
2009 60
2010 60
2011 40
2012 30
2013 50
2015 40
2016 50
2017 0

Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 210
2007 60
2010 0
2011 0
2013 30
2016 0

Machinists
Year Number
2006 380
2007 380
2008 350
2009 380
2010 370
2011 460
2012 610
2013 620
2014 450
2015 370
2016 320
2017 360
2018 330
2019 570

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 460
2007 440
2008 450
2010 210
2011 280
2012 240
2013 180
2014 110
2015 130
2017 0
2018 130
2019 150

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2008 30
2009 30
2010 90
2011 90
2015 0
2017 60
2018 40

Tool and Die Makers
Year Number
2006 110
2007 150
2008 160
2009 130
2010 130
2011 150
2012 160
2013 140
2014 90
2016 0
2017 0
2018 300
2019 270

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Year Number
2006 300
2007 310
2008 270
2009 330
2010 230
2011 360
2012 380
2013 400
2014 350
2015 320
2016 270
2017 280
2018 420
2019 460

Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2007 30
2008 0

Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2008 0
2009 80
2010 60

Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners
Year Number
2014 50

Prepress Technicians and Workers
Year Number
2006 50
2007 0
2008 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 70

Printing Press Operators
Year Number
2006 70
2007 60
2008 50
2009 70
2010 100
2011 120
2012 100
2013 60
2014 50
2015 0
2016 40
2017 30
2018 30

Print Binding and Finishing Workers
Year Number
2006 0

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
Year Number
2006 330
2007 270
2008 210
2009 130
2010 140
2011 270
2012 300
2013 300
2014 250
2015 0
2016 170
2017 130
2018 140
2019 140

Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials
Year Number
2008 0
2009 60
2010 0
2011 40
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0

Sewing Machine Operators
Year Number
2006 0
2007 100
2008 80
2009 100
2010 80
2011 80
2014 0
2015 130
2016 90

Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other
Year Number
2006 0

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
Year Number
2011 50
2012 0
2013 0
2014 50
2015 80
2016 100
2017 70
2018 70
2019 0

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood
Year Number
2006 40
2007 40
2012 30
2013 50
2014 40
2015 50
2016 50
2017 40
2019 0

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
Year Number
2007 40

Power Distributors and Dispatchers
Year Number
2018 0
2019 0

Power Plant Operators
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 120
2009 170
2010 220
2011 250
2012 230
2013 330
2014 0
2015 130
2016 100
2017 80

Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators
Year Number
2006 140
2007 110
2008 100
2009 80
2010 90
2011 70
2012 100
2013 50
2014 120
2015 0
2016 110
2017 100
2018 40
2019 40

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
Year Number
2006 200
2007 220
2008 250
2009 290
2010 250
2011 350
2012 340
2013 300
2014 170
2015 100
2016 130
2017 140
2018 160
2019 160

Gas Plant Operators
Year Number
2011 0
2012 130
2013 120
2014 0

Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers
Year Number
2006 0
2010 30
2011 0
2012 0

Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2006 0
2011 100
2012 0
2013 40

Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2007 80
2009 40

Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2007 80
2008 100
2009 40
2011 30

Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand
Year Number
2007 0
2008 30
2009 30
2011 0
2013 0

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 380
2007 380
2008 330
2009 420
2010 670
2011 730
2012 500
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2018 0
2019 0

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2019 0

Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2007 0
2009 0
2011 380
2012 400
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2019 0

Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2012 100

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
Year Number
2006 780
2007 940
2008 1,010
2009 880
2010 470
2011 500
2012 620
2013 490
2014 460
2015 370
2016 430
2017 390
2018 400
2019 310

Dental Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2006 0
2007 40
2008 30
2014 0

Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2009 0
2012 0
2013 90
2014 70

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2006 450
2007 830
2008 660
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 90
2013 60
2014 80
2015 0
2016 130
2017 130
2018 0

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 150
2007 220
2008 220
2009 210
2010 70
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 120
2019 90

Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators
Year Number
2008 170
2010 50

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
Year Number
2006 210
2007 0
2008 90
2009 230
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 370
2014 340
2016 0
2017 0

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers
Year Number
2017 0

Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2014 50
2016 50
2017 50
2018 50

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2009 60
2010 50
2013 50

Helpers--Production Workers
Year Number
2006 1,300
2007 830
2008 600
2009 620
2010 480
2011 700
2012 300
2013 510
2014 380
2015 810
2018 110
2019 0

Production Workers, All Other
Year Number
2006 1,060
2009 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 320
2016 460
2017 570
2018 400
2019 260