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Numbers of Production Occupations in Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area

Occupation group

Production Occupations
Year Number
2006 21,340
2007 21,740
2008 19,070
2009 16,490
2010 13,560
2011 14,660
2012 16,450
2013 15,900
2014 14,830
2015 15,520
2016 13,970
2017 13,660
2018 13,250
2019 14,820

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
Year Number
2006 1,250
2007 1,250
2008 1,360
2009 1,320
2010 1,100
2011 1,100
2012 1,180
2013 1,120
2014 1,080
2015 1,160
2016 1,180
2017 1,300
2018 1,300
2019 1,280

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 110
2012 110
2014 40

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
Year Number
2007 210
2008 180
2009 150
2010 90
2011 50
2012 0
2013 0

Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators
Year Number
2006 0

Team Assemblers
Year Number
2006 5,240
2007 5,350
2008 5,000
2009 4,100
2010 2,740
2011 2,770
2012 3,090
2013 2,820
2014 3,160
2015 3,210
2016 2,170

Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other
Year Number
2006 230
2007 200
2008 300
2009 240
2010 280
2011 740
2012 1,160
2013 1,060
2014 1,060
2015 570
2016 430
2019 2,010

Bakers
Year Number
2006 230
2007 280
2008 220
2009 150
2010 70
2011 100
2012 120
2013 120
2014 130
2015 90
2016 160
2017 170
2018 130
2019 80

Butchers and Meat Cutters
Year Number
2006 260
2007 280
2008 330
2009 340
2010 250
2011 220
2012 250
2013 290
2014 260
2015 190
2016 180
2017 260
2018 0
2019 0

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
Year Number
2006 80
2007 40
2011 160
2012 210
2013 200
2014 150
2019 180

Slaughterers and Meat Packers
Year Number
2008 0
2013 90
2014 90
2015 60
2016 60

Food Batchmakers
Year Number
2006 480
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2012 140
2013 230
2014 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 310

Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2006 80
2007 120
2008 110
2009 100
2010 150
2011 0
2014 50
2016 0

Food Processing Workers, All Other
Year Number
2012 390
2013 420
2014 160
2015 130

Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2007 140
2008 190
2009 220
2010 170
2012 90
2013 100
2014 150
2015 170
2016 250
2017 170
2018 110
2019 110

Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 0

Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2013 50
2015 70
2017 0
2019 50

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 1,000
2007 730
2008 600
2009 520
2010 240
2011 280
2012 0
2013 480
2014 450
2015 360
2016 360
2017 250
2018 310
2019 280

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 110
2007 140
2008 140
2009 120
2010 80
2011 50
2012 50
2013 120
2014 100
2015 120
2016 100
2017 130
2018 110
2019 120

Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2007 50
2009 0
2018 0

Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2017 0
2018 0

Machinists
Year Number
2007 980
2008 540
2009 370
2010 280
2011 260
2012 410
2013 400
2014 530
2015 470
2016 470
2017 280
2018 270
2019 270

Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2007 350
2017 80

Pourers and Casters, Metal
Year Number
2012 50
2014 80

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 480
2007 320
2008 230
2009 210
2010 200
2011 360
2012 350
2013 350
2014 330
2015 390
2016 450
2017 460
2018 730
2019 690

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 0
2007 370
2008 480
2009 500
2010 280
2011 0
2012 0
2014 0
2015 750
2016 280
2017 210
2018 310
2019 330

Tool and Die Makers
Year Number
2006 140
2007 60
2008 50
2009 40
2010 30
2011 40
2012 70
2013 110
2014 90
2015 150
2016 100
2017 110
2018 80
2019 80

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Year Number
2006 1,420
2007 1,210
2008 1,050
2009 980
2010 870
2011 1,030
2012 1,000
2013 770
2014 600
2015 640
2016 730
2017 640
2018 840
2019 910

Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2007 250
2011 80
2012 80
2013 70

Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 0

Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 80
2007 50
2008 60
2009 40
2010 40
2012 30
2013 70
2014 70
2015 90
2016 50
2019 130

Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners
Year Number
2007 0
2008 120
2015 30
2017 170
2018 170

Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
Year Number
2016 310
2017 270

Prepress Technicians and Workers
Year Number
2006 0
2007 80
2008 60
2009 70
2010 40
2011 50
2012 40
2014 30
2015 40
2016 50
2017 40
2018 60

Printing Press Operators
Year Number
2006 400
2007 500
2008 420
2009 370
2010 250
2011 220
2012 210
2013 180
2014 140
2015 130
2016 140
2017 220
2018 170
2019 170

Print Binding and Finishing Workers
Year Number
2007 0
2008 110
2009 120
2010 40
2012 40
2013 120
2014 0
2015 120
2016 90
2017 70

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
Year Number
2006 290
2007 230
2008 290
2009 340
2010 340
2011 320
2012 300
2013 260
2014 260
2015 310
2016 250
2017 200
2018 170
2019 230

Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials
Year Number
2006 100
2007 0
2008 100
2009 0

Sewing Machine Operators
Year Number
2006 1,070
2007 1,060
2008 510
2009 290
2010 210
2011 100
2012 150
2013 110
2014 90
2015 0
2016 0
2017 260
2018 500
2019 620

Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers
Year Number
2006 0
2007 140
2008 60
2009 60
2010 0

Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2007 120
2008 50
2009 80
2010 70
2011 50
2012 0
2018 130

Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers
Year Number
2012 0
2013 0

Upholsterers
Year Number
2006 0
2008 60
2009 0
2010 0

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
Year Number
2006 690
2007 680
2008 810
2010 670
2011 510
2012 480
2013 560
2014 410
2015 470
2016 370
2017 330
2018 380
2019 350

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood
Year Number
2006 760
2007 630
2008 390
2009 200
2010 350
2011 540
2012 510
2013 440
2014 570
2015 540
2016 710
2017 610
2018 820
2019 730

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
Year Number
2006 510
2007 510
2008 310
2009 170
2010 140
2011 150
2012 120
2013 100
2014 0
2015 250
2016 320
2017 440
2018 490
2019 630

Woodworkers, All Other
Year Number
2010 0
2011 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0

Power Distributors and Dispatchers
Year Number
2013 0
2019 40

Power Plant Operators
Year Number
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2012 0
2013 110
2014 90
2015 100
2016 30
2017 50
2018 60
2019 40

Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators
Year Number
2006 90
2007 70
2008 50
2009 60
2010 40
2011 40
2012 30
2013 30
2017 40
2018 40
2019 30

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
Year Number
2006 160
2007 150
2008 0
2009 0
2010 260
2011 200
2012 150
2013 160
2014 190
2015 200
2016 210
2017 200
2018 240
2019 200

Chemical Plant and System Operators
Year Number
2015 0

Gas Plant Operators
Year Number
2016 0
2017 30
2018 50
2019 0

Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0

Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 80
2007 0
2008 270
2009 220
2010 200
2011 340
2012 350
2013 280
2014 100
2016 120
2017 180
2018 300
2019 280

Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2007 150
2008 0
2009 360
2010 280
2011 0
2012 0
2013 110
2014 140
2015 130
2016 70
2017 80
2018 120
2019 110

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 240
2007 350
2008 0
2009 230
2010 220
2011 230
2012 290
2013 310
2014 370
2015 360
2016 200
2017 0
2018 0
2019 340

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 130
2007 90
2008 90
2009 40
2010 40
2017 0
2018 130
2019 50

Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 410
2007 470
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 130
2012 110
2013 0
2017 270
2018 340
2019 310

Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2006 210
2007 180
2008 90
2009 120
2010 180
2011 140
2012 120
2013 80
2014 160
2016 100
2017 90
2018 80
2019 70

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
Year Number
2006 900
2007 860
2008 1,070
2009 870
2010 650
2011 740
2012 780
2013 1,060
2014 1,080
2015 1,010
2016 940
2017 820
2018 690
2019 650

Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers
Year Number
2007 0

Dental Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 60
2009 70

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2006 1,130
2007 980
2008 910
2009 790
2010 1,130
2011 1,550
2012 1,410
2013 1,140
2014 550
2015 620
2016 240
2017 170
2018 600
2019 670

Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers
Year Number
2006 0
2008 70
2010 40
2015 70
2016 80
2017 0

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 220
2007 180
2008 280
2009 290
2010 320
2011 340
2012 220
2013 240
2014 300
2015 260
2016 240
2017 270
2018 270
2019 280

Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators
Year Number
2007 0
2013 50

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
Year Number
2006 670
2007 0
2009 920
2010 0
2011 0
2012 960
2016 0
2017 0
2018 350
2019 600

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers
Year Number
2017 30
2018 50

Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2007 30
2011 0

Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2006 30
2011 50
2012 50
2017 40
2018 40
2019 40

Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2017 0
2018 90

Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2009 0
2013 60
2015 0
2017 120
2018 280
2019 490

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2009 40
2011 30

Helpers--Production Workers
Year Number
2006 1,740
2007 1,410
2008 1,360
2009 670
2010 630
2011 1,090
2012 1,090
2013 1,360
2014 1,410
2015 1,660
2016 1,640
2017 1,140
2018 0
2019 500

Production Workers, All Other
Year Number
2006 430
2007 490
2008 690
2009 710
2012 260
2013 270
2014 360
2015 600
2016 890
2017 1,030
2018 940
2019 560