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Numbers of Production Occupations in Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area

Occupation group

Production Occupations
Year Number
2006 9,800
2007 13,130
2008 13,200
2009 10,660
2010 10,470
2011 11,240
2012 11,050
2013 11,370
2014 11,980
2015 19,600
2016 30,720
2017 32,630
2018 26,790
2019 31,280

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
Year Number
2006 1,080
2007 1,020
2008 980
2009 910
2010 830
2011 830
2012 880
2013 930
2014 960
2015 1,700
2016 1,780
2017 1,790
2018 1,790
2019 1,730

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers
Year Number
2007 130
2008 420
2015 520
2016 400

Engine and Other Machine Assemblers
Year Number
2008 120
2012 30
2013 40
2017 0

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
Year Number
2006 40
2011 0
2012 70
2013 100
2014 80
2015 100
2016 0
2017 210
2018 260
2019 210

Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators
Year Number
2006 550
2007 520
2008 520
2009 210
2010 140
2011 210
2012 330
2013 270
2014 280
2015 0
2016 90
2017 180
2018 220
2019 250

Team Assemblers
Year Number
2006 2,440
2007 2,490
2008 1,760
2009 1,610
2010 1,360
2011 1,610
2012 1,180
2013 1,530
2014 1,640
2015 2,730
2016 3,050

Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other
Year Number
2006 0
2007 300
2008 320
2009 250
2010 280
2011 630
2012 680
2013 640
2014 620
2015 260
2016 250
2019 3,780

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

Butchers and Meat Cutters
Year Number
2006 210
2007 280
2008 370
2009 470
2010 450
2011 320
2012 340
2013 470
2014 400
2015 620
2016 820
2017 540
2018 240
2019 170

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
Year Number
2007 1,120
2008 1,260
2009 1,300
2010 1,180
2011 1,150
2012 1,130
2013 830
2014 940
2015 0
2016 2,810
2017 2,920
2018 0
2019 7,010

Slaughterers and Meat Packers
Year Number
2015 0
2016 5,660
2017 5,990
2018 4,520
2019 4,920

Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2015 110
2016 150
2017 150
2018 130
2019 120

Food Batchmakers
Year Number
2006 60
2010 70
2011 120
2012 70
2013 60
2014 240
2015 380
2016 340
2017 940
2018 810

Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2007 40
2008 40
2009 40
2015 90
2016 30
2017 40
2018 50
2019 0

Food Processing Workers, All Other
Year Number
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 360
2019 610

Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2007 40
2008 40
2010 30
2011 40
2012 60
2013 130
2014 130
2015 190
2016 140
2017 0
2018 60
2019 80

Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2013 90
2014 120

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 210
2007 310
2008 310
2009 320
2010 340
2011 160
2012 120
2013 170
2014 230
2015 420
2016 440
2017 370
2018 410
2019 370

Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2015 0

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 90
2007 70
2008 160
2009 150
2010 160
2011 80
2015 40
2018 110
2019 190

Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2015 50

Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2015 40

Machinists
Year Number
2006 390
2007 430
2008 420
2009 390
2010 420
2011 540
2012 710
2013 590
2014 540
2015 660
2016 650
2017 660
2018 490
2019 520

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 270
2007 290
2008 250
2009 230
2010 310
2011 290
2012 250
2013 240
2014 250
2015 390
2016 290
2017 320
2018 380
2019 410

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2015 80
2016 80
2017 130
2018 100
2019 0

Tool and Die Makers
Year Number
2006 30
2007 50
2008 40
2009 40
2015 160
2016 170
2017 60
2018 60
2019 70

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Year Number
2006 490
2007 550
2008 410
2009 400
2010 350
2011 350
2012 430
2013 430
2014 500
2015 690
2016 740
2017 940
2018 830
2019 850

Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2010 30
2011 50
2012 50
2014 70
2015 0
2016 90
2018 30

Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2019 40

Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 30
2007 30

Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners
Year Number
2006 40

Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
Year Number
2006 150
2007 90
2010 80
2011 80
2012 60
2013 50
2014 60

Prepress Technicians and Workers
Year Number
2015 30
2016 30

Printing Press Operators
Year Number
2006 50
2007 40
2008 40
2009 50
2010 60
2011 60
2012 90
2013 150
2014 140
2015 190
2016 250
2017 190
2018 270
2019 190

Print Binding and Finishing Workers
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2019 0

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
Year Number
2006 330
2007 440
2008 360
2009 370
2010 300
2011 310
2012 280
2013 280
2014 340
2015 260
2016 210
2017 250
2018 280
2019 250

Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials
Year Number
2006 80
2007 60
2008 90
2009 130
2010 150
2011 100
2012 100
2013 80
2014 80
2015 150
2016 100
2017 130
2018 70
2019 0

Sewing Machine Operators
Year Number
2006 310
2007 320
2008 350
2009 340
2010 370
2011 240
2012 220
2013 130
2014 110
2015 780
2016 610
2017 440
2018 490
2019 570

Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers
Year Number
2006 40
2007 40
2011 70
2012 90
2013 90
2015 0
2017 30

Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2007 160
2008 100
2015 190
2016 150
2017 170
2018 180

Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2015 60
2016 50
2017 50
2018 60
2019 30

Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2015 440
2016 460
2017 450
2018 310
2019 360

Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 190
2010 70
2014 140
2015 840
2016 900
2017 1,000
2018 880
2019 830

Upholsterers
Year Number
2013 0
2015 40
2016 60
2017 60

Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other
Year Number
2015 90
2017 40
2018 0
2019 0

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
Year Number
2006 80
2007 100
2008 160
2009 130
2010 110
2011 100
2012 0
2013 0
2014 100
2015 330
2016 260
2017 210
2018 190
2019 220

Furniture Finishers
Year Number
2007 0
2015 100
2016 50
2017 100
2018 90
2019 90

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood
Year Number
2006 190
2007 190
2008 500
2009 340
2010 270
2011 140
2012 100
2013 190
2014 170
2015 200
2016 190
2017 250
2018 280
2019 310

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
Year Number
2006 150
2007 250
2008 250
2009 240
2010 160
2011 140
2012 130
2013 220
2014 270
2015 360
2016 370
2017 340
2018 390
2019 280

Power Plant Operators
Year Number
2007 60
2012 0
2013 0
2014 330

Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators
Year Number
2007 60
2008 50
2009 40
2010 80
2011 80
2012 90
2013 120
2014 140
2017 40

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
Year Number
2006 350
2007 330
2008 340
2009 330
2010 310
2011 280
2012 340
2013 380
2014 450
2015 350
2016 330
2017 310
2018 340
2019 290

Chemical Plant and System Operators
Year Number
2008 380
2009 0
2015 0

Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2011 0
2012 180
2013 140
2014 120
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2009 60
2010 70
2014 140
2015 60
2016 130
2017 110
2018 150
2019 70

Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2007 40
2008 50
2009 40
2010 50
2012 50
2013 100
2014 80
2015 70
2016 70
2017 70

Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand
Year Number
2006 170
2007 240
2008 220
2009 120
2011 80
2013 50
2014 40
2015 100
2016 60
2018 50

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 110
2007 150
2008 130
2009 140
2010 100
2011 100
2012 50
2013 70
2014 150
2015 0
2016 330
2017 500
2018 460
2019 490

Cutters and Trimmers, Hand
Year Number
2010 100

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 30
2007 0
2008 80
2009 50
2010 80
2011 100
2012 70
2013 0
2014 0
2015 500
2016 390
2017 360
2018 330
2019 310

Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 0
2015 0
2016 460
2017 370
2018 440
2019 320

Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2006 0
2007 60
2008 100
2009 90
2010 100
2011 70
2012 60
2013 110
2014 100
2015 320

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
Year Number
2006 510
2007 650
2008 600
2009 450
2010 510
2011 530
2012 580
2013 590
2014 650
2015 1,980
2016 1,940
2017 1,890
2018 1,830
2019 1,880

Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers
Year Number
2010 30
2015 50

Dental Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2007 30
2008 50
2009 0
2010 40
2012 30
2013 70
2014 40
2015 70
2016 40
2017 40
2018 40
2019 60

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2006 490
2007 360
2008 460
2009 390
2010 560
2011 540
2012 510
2013 440
2014 370
2015 1,480
2016 1,570
2017 1,620
2018 1,450
2019 1,030

Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers
Year Number
2015 80
2016 70

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 310
2007 200
2008 190
2009 70
2010 120
2011 250
2012 260
2013 240
2014 190
2015 360
2016 340
2017 290
2018 180
2019 180

Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators
Year Number
2007 40
2010 40
2011 50
2012 50
2013 30

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
Year Number
2007 130
2008 110
2010 30
2011 380
2012 330
2013 320
2014 100
2015 130
2016 140
2017 130
2018 90
2019 0

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers
Year Number
2015 50
2016 50
2017 60
2018 50
2019 30

Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2015 0
2017 260
2019 40

Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2015 70
2019 120

Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2015 120
2016 120
2017 110
2018 100
2019 140

Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2015 0
2017 140

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2007 240
2008 180
2011 220
2012 160
2013 250
2015 360
2016 360
2017 340
2018 430
2019 430

Tire Builders
Year Number
2017 570
2018 600

Helpers--Production Workers
Year Number
2007 910
2008 870
2009 800
2010 670
2011 780
2012 760
2013 680
2014 590
2015 0
2016 2,150
2017 1,630
2018 1,210
2019 1,060

Production Workers, All Other
Year Number
2006 230
2007 200
2008 0
2009 60
2015 0
2016 330
2017 390
2018 250
2019 280