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Numbers of Production Occupations in Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area

Occupation group

Production Occupations
Year Number
2006 25,550
2007 25,790
2008 26,800
2009 21,330
2010 22,150
2011 21,000
2012 21,960
2013 22,860
2014 25,240
2015 30,220
2016 32,360
2017 33,420
2018 33,590
2019 34,850

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
Year Number
2006 1,760
2007 1,720
2008 1,710
2009 1,540
2010 1,650
2011 1,720
2012 1,710
2013 1,660
2014 1,550
2015 2,030
2016 3,740
2017 3,760
2018 3,740
2019 2,290

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers
Year Number
2007 270
2008 310
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 1,050
2015 850

Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers
Year Number
2013 0
2014 110
2015 80

Engine and Other Machine Assemblers
Year Number
2008 50
2012 300
2014 570

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
Year Number
2007 230
2008 0
2009 0
2010 220
2011 0
2012 120
2013 70
2014 70
2015 160
2016 160
2017 130
2018 130
2019 120

Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators
Year Number
2015 0
2016 0

Team Assemblers
Year Number
2006 4,300
2007 4,330
2008 4,440
2009 3,540
2010 4,040
2011 3,790
2012 3,880
2013 3,920
2014 5,230
2015 7,020
2016 9,930

Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other
Year Number
2006 1,370
2007 1,060
2008 380
2009 240
2010 310
2011 310
2012 470
2013 440
2014 210
2015 0
2016 0
2019 10,060

Bakers
Year Number
2006 280
2007 240
2008 0
2009 120
2010 130
2011 120
2012 70
2013 80
2014 90
2015 140
2016 110
2017 110
2018 160
2019 110

Butchers and Meat Cutters
Year Number
2006 170
2007 140
2008 150
2009 140
2010 190
2011 170
2012 210
2013 190
2014 160
2015 210
2016 160
2017 160
2018 140
2019 180

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
Year Number
2009 0
2015 0
2016 540
2017 560
2018 680

Slaughterers and Meat Packers
Year Number
2006 0
2009 120
2010 290
2011 280
2012 280
2013 60
2014 60
2015 110
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Food Batchmakers
Year Number
2007 50
2008 80
2009 80
2010 100
2011 40
2012 60
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2019 50

Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2006 110
2007 80
2008 50
2009 40
2010 30
2013 90

Food Processing Workers, All Other
Year Number
2015 0
2016 270
2017 270
2018 210
2019 80

Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 530
2007 420
2008 280
2011 0
2013 170
2014 220
2015 390
2016 430
2017 410
2018 330
2019 340

Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2007 0
2008 160
2009 130
2013 60
2014 240
2015 200
2016 300
2017 130

Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 0
2008 680
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 320
2016 270
2017 250
2018 230
2019 270

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 520
2007 610
2008 910
2009 790
2010 810
2011 590
2012 520
2013 630
2014 920
2015 920
2016 720
2017 660
2018 600
2019 1,340

Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2008 0
2011 30
2012 30
2013 30
2014 40

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 970
2007 940
2008 760
2009 490
2010 490
2011 270
2012 330
2013 260
2014 230
2015 220
2016 190
2017 170
2018 190
2019 300

Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 160
2007 190
2008 100
2009 130
2010 120
2011 80
2012 60
2013 70
2014 100
2015 110
2016 50
2017 30

Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2007 30
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2013 100
2014 110
2015 120

Machinists
Year Number
2006 1,170
2007 1,030
2008 800
2009 560
2010 640
2011 450
2012 610
2013 810
2014 860
2015 1,220
2016 1,180
2017 1,540
2018 1,290
2019 1,230

Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2006 110
2007 70
2008 80
2009 70
2010 80
2011 80
2012 80
2013 80
2014 90
2015 90
2016 120
2017 90
2018 110
2019 80

Pourers and Casters, Metal
Year Number
2012 50

Foundry Mold and Coremakers
Year Number
2008 200
2009 140
2012 0
2013 0
2014 110
2015 130
2016 130
2017 170
2018 140
2019 160

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 750
2007 720
2008 1,170
2009 790
2010 950
2011 1,040
2012 1,020
2013 650
2014 610
2015 890
2016 770
2017 880
2018 1,090
2019 1,830

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 0
2007 460
2008 320
2010 0
2013 190
2014 250
2015 250
2016 350
2017 350
2018 690
2019 760

Tool and Die Makers
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 590
2009 450
2010 690
2011 700
2012 740
2013 470
2014 350
2015 400
2016 410
2017 490
2018 440
2019 410

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Year Number
2006 680
2007 720
2008 620
2009 540
2010 340
2011 780
2012 900
2013 1,320
2014 1,200
2015 1,160
2016 750
2017 820
2018 800
2019 2,060

Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 160
2008 530
2010 0
2014 350
2015 970
2016 510
2017 390
2018 440
2019 330

Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 100
2007 70
2008 40
2011 0
2012 90
2013 130
2014 130
2015 90
2016 40
2018 40
2019 0

Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2017 30

Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 170
2007 130
2008 0
2009 0
2010 40
2011 90
2012 80
2013 90
2014 60
2015 90
2016 0
2017 60
2018 40
2019 60

Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners
Year Number
2006 80
2009 0
2010 70
2011 110
2012 50
2013 60
2014 70
2015 60

Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
Year Number
2015 60
2016 0
2017 100
2018 70
2019 50

Prepress Technicians and Workers
Year Number
2006 0
2007 70
2008 60
2009 50
2010 30
2011 60
2012 70
2013 70
2014 40
2015 0
2017 40

Printing Press Operators
Year Number
2006 0
2007 300
2008 290
2009 210
2010 200
2011 210
2012 260
2013 230
2014 190
2015 160
2016 200
2017 110
2018 100
2019 130

Print Binding and Finishing Workers
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2009 30
2012 120
2013 130
2014 0
2015 0
2016 180
2017 160
2018 0
2019 140

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
Year Number
2006 260
2007 240
2008 250
2009 300
2010 300
2011 270
2012 210
2013 170
2014 170
2015 210
2016 240
2017 240
2018 220
2019 220

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

Sewing Machine Operators
Year Number
2006 430
2007 0
2008 400
2009 380
2010 370
2011 470
2012 380
2013 350
2014 270
2015 430
2016 420
2017 390
2018 380
2019 460

Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers
Year Number
2008 60
2009 80
2010 90
2011 40
2012 0
2015 40
2016 40

Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2008 60
2009 60
2010 60
2011 90
2012 100
2013 90
2015 0
2016 50
2017 80
2018 80
2019 0

Upholsterers
Year Number
2006 620
2007 710
2008 330
2009 210
2010 220
2011 260
2012 360
2013 290
2014 230
2015 0
2016 270
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
Year Number
2006 1,230
2007 1,460
2008 1,560
2009 1,290
2010 1,060
2011 740
2012 710
2013 740
2014 1,090
2015 1,180
2016 780
2017 540
2018 610
2019 710

Furniture Finishers
Year Number
2006 700
2007 680
2008 770
2009 810
2010 790
2011 730
2012 540
2013 480
2014 570
2015 650
2016 670
2017 570
2018 590
2019 520

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood
Year Number
2006 310
2007 330
2008 350
2009 350
2010 270
2011 290
2012 300
2013 300
2014 250
2015 360
2016 280
2017 370
2018 360
2019 480

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
Year Number
2006 820
2007 1,120
2008 1,200
2009 990
2010 1,140
2011 990
2012 1,100
2013 1,210
2014 1,250
2015 1,330
2016 1,170
2017 1,260
2018 1,460
2019 1,240

Woodworkers, All Other
Year Number
2014 30
2015 30
2016 40
2018 50
2019 0

Power Plant Operators
Year Number
2006 280
2007 300
2008 320
2009 220
2010 240
2011 230
2013 210
2014 180
2015 270
2016 140
2017 210
2018 0
2019 330

Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators
Year Number
2006 90
2007 80
2008 80
2009 50
2010 60
2011 50
2012 50
2013 50
2014 50
2015 50
2016 60
2017 60
2018 50
2019 40

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
Year Number
2006 280
2007 240
2008 240
2009 270
2010 290
2011 380
2012 300
2013 350
2014 340
2015 350
2016 330
2017 420
2018 400
2019 550

Chemical Plant and System Operators
Year Number
2009 120
2010 120

Gas Plant Operators
Year Number
2007 0
2008 50
2018 0
2019 0

Plant and System Operators, All Other
Year Number
2006 50
2010 60
2011 110
2012 70
2013 60
2014 40
2015 40
2016 40

Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2007 30

Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 110
2007 120
2008 100
2009 0
2010 0
2014 50
2015 70
2016 60

Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 0
2007 40
2008 50
2009 0
2010 180
2011 160
2012 130
2013 30
2014 70
2015 90
2016 100
2017 80
2018 80
2019 130

Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand
Year Number
2006 330
2007 250
2008 340
2009 280
2010 230
2012 0
2013 440
2014 250
2015 270
2016 150
2017 0

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 90
2007 170
2008 190
2009 180
2010 150
2011 290
2012 230
2013 210
2014 100
2015 150
2016 160
2017 390
2018 410
2019 400

Cutters and Trimmers, Hand
Year Number
2006 90
2007 140
2008 140
2009 90
2010 80
2011 100
2012 100
2013 70
2014 60

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 180
2007 180
2008 300
2009 290
2010 310
2011 280
2012 280
2013 200
2014 170
2015 150
2016 100
2017 80
2018 150
2019 190

Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 270
2007 250
2008 0
2009 460
2010 370
2011 0
2013 410
2014 0
2015 320
2016 0
2017 130
2018 0
2019 220

Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2008 80
2009 60
2010 40
2011 40
2012 50
2013 60
2014 80
2015 70

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
Year Number
2006 1,590
2007 1,540
2008 1,550
2009 1,300
2010 1,260
2011 1,240
2012 1,260
2013 1,170
2014 1,230
2015 2,370
2016 2,270
2017 2,360
2018 2,070
2019 2,350

Dental Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2012 40

Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2009 30
2010 40
2011 0

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2006 430
2007 610
2008 490
2009 590
2010 630
2011 760
2012 710
2013 910
2014 920
2015 650
2016 690
2017 640
2018 540
2019 560

Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers
Year Number
2006 100
2007 190
2008 180
2010 70
2011 70
2012 110
2013 110
2014 90
2015 50
2017 0

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 670
2007 290
2008 190
2009 200
2010 280
2011 500
2012 570
2013 510
2014 390
2015 330
2016 410
2017 420
2018 470
2019 1,170

Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators
Year Number
2010 60
2011 60
2012 40
2013 30

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
Year Number
2006 520
2007 530
2008 360
2009 430
2010 330
2011 490
2012 500
2013 700
2014 530
2015 540
2016 290
2017 230
2018 0
2019 410

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers
Year Number
2007 40
2008 0
2009 60
2011 40
2012 50
2013 60
2014 50
2015 50
2016 40
2017 60
2018 80
2019 60

Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2006 130
2007 130
2008 80
2009 70
2010 90
2011 120
2012 230
2013 130
2014 110
2015 40
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2009 0
2010 90
2012 130
2013 90
2018 0

Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2018 40
2019 50

Etchers and Engravers
Year Number
2010 0

Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 80
2007 0
2009 0
2010 100
2011 100
2012 0
2013 50
2014 60
2015 100
2017 0
2019 490

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 220
2007 300
2008 250
2009 210
2010 200
2011 190
2012 280
2013 220
2014 130
2015 100
2016 90
2017 120
2018 100
2019 100

Helpers--Production Workers
Year Number
2006 2,120
2007 1,310
2008 1,200
2009 1,080
2010 760
2011 730
2012 720
2013 780
2014 990
2015 1,350
2016 1,510
2017 1,410
2018 1,310
2019 1,120

Production Workers, All Other
Year Number
2006 160
2007 630
2008 870
2009 670
2012 300
2013 320
2014 220
2015 130
2016 450
2017 530
2018 480
2019 130