Numbers of Production Occupations in Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area

Occupation group

Production Occupations

Year Number
2006 9,220
2007 11,310
2008 10,250
2009 10,010
2010 8,610
2011 10,750
2012 11,580
2013 9,440
2014 8,620
2015 14,510
2016 20,220
2017 20,620
2018 21,240
2019 21,260

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers

Year Number
2006 840
2007 950
2008 950
2009 960
2010 760
2011 700
2012 750
2013 670
2014 700
2015 1,520
2016 1,410
2017 1,530
2018 1,550
2019 1,650

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers

Year Number
2006 50
2007 0
2008 40
2009 50
2010 40
2011 110
2012 260
2013 250
2015 250
2016 310

Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers

Year Number
2006 60
2007 70
2009 0
2015 0
2016 100

Engine and Other Machine Assemblers

Year Number
2015 70
2016 40

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters

Year Number
2007 280
2008 230
2009 70
2010 60
2011 70
2012 60
2013 80
2014 110
2015 300
2016 0
2017 410
2018 280
2019 90

Team Assemblers

Year Number
2006 810
2007 800
2008 920
2009 780
2010 910
2011 960
2012 960
2013 900
2014 800
2015 0
2016 2,500

Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other

Year Number
2006 0
2007 150
2008 130
2009 0
2015 150
2016 0
2019 3,920

Bakers

Year Number
2006 230
2007 310
2008 270
2009 260
2010 320
2011 310
2012 330
2013 260
2014 280
2015 340
2016 380
2017 390
2018 370
2019 290

Butchers and Meat Cutters

Year Number
2006 190
2007 260
2008 310
2009 280
2010 320
2011 260
2012 280
2013 250
2014 200
2015 190
2016 180
2017 200
2018 150
2019 260

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers

Year Number
2006 60
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 240

Slaughterers and Meat Packers

Year Number
2006 0
2007 90
2008 90
2009 90
2010 80
2011 70
2012 70
2013 60
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0

Food Batchmakers

Year Number
2006 40
2007 110
2008 130
2009 110
2010 90
2011 110
2012 100
2013 130
2014 190
2015 460
2016 450
2017 410
2018 530
2019 470

Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders

Year Number
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2015 130
2016 140
2017 0
2018 70
2019 80

Food Processing Workers, All Other

Year Number
2018 60
2019 50

Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year Number
2006 90
2007 80
2008 70
2009 70
2010 700
2011 560
2012 500
2013 110
2014 150
2015 710
2016 710
2017 740
2018 810
2019 770

Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year Number
2006 40
2007 0
2016 50
2017 50

Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year Number
2006 60
2007 60
2008 80
2009 60
2010 60
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 50
2015 120
2016 90
2017 100
2018 90
2019 50

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year Number
2006 150
2007 160
2008 150
2009 190
2010 110
2011 100
2012 110
2013 190
2014 220
2015 410
2016 470
2017 460
2018 350
2019 280

Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year Number
2006 70
2007 60
2008 50
2009 60
2013 40
2014 40
2015 50
2016 30

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year Number
2006 200
2007 200
2008 100
2009 90
2010 60
2011 120
2012 140
2013 130
2014 170
2015 80
2016 100
2017 100
2018 140
2019 110

Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year Number
2015 80
2016 80
2019 40

Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year Number
2007 40
2013 40
2015 40
2017 0

Machinists

Year Number
2006 470
2007 450
2008 440
2009 450
2010 460
2011 450
2012 410
2013 390
2014 370
2015 1,040
2016 890
2017 700
2018 690
2019 780

Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders

Year Number
2006 40
2008 0
2009 30
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 140
2016 140
2017 140
2018 110
2019 120

Pourers and Casters, Metal

Year Number
2006 80
2007 60
2009 50
2010 90
2011 90
2012 90
2013 80
2015 140
2016 170
2017 150
2018 110
2019 100

Model Makers, Metal and Plastic

Year Number
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0

Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic

Year Number
2007 40
2012 30
2013 30
2014 40

Foundry Mold and Coremakers

Year Number
2006 120
2007 110
2008 100
2009 90
2010 40
2011 120
2012 160
2013 150

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year Number
2006 320
2007 550
2008 500
2009 380
2012 90
2013 120
2014 150
2015 0
2016 150
2017 190
2018 320
2019 380

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year Number
2006 90
2007 200
2008 230
2009 290
2010 160
2011 130
2012 220
2013 250
2014 260
2015 260
2016 260
2017 450
2018 510
2019 730

Tool and Die Makers

Year Number
2006 60
2007 100
2008 90
2009 110
2010 50
2011 40
2013 30
2014 70
2015 150
2016 170
2017 170
2018 170
2019 140

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

Year Number
2006 310
2007 350
2008 380
2009 340
2010 220
2011 200
2012 240
2013 350
2014 340
2015 1,500
2016 1,260
2017 1,020
2018 1,200
2019 1,450

Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year Number
2007 50
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 100
2019 110

Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year Number
2006 60
2007 70
2008 40
2009 50
2010 50
2011 50
2012 40
2013 40
2015 60
2016 60
2017 60
2018 60
2019 60

Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year Number
2006 60
2007 70
2008 70
2009 40
2010 40
2011 90
2012 80
2013 110
2015 50
2016 60
2017 60
2018 60

Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners

Year Number
2011 30
2012 30

Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other

Year Number
2015 50
2018 40
2019 80

Prepress Technicians and Workers

Year Number
2006 100
2007 120
2008 120
2009 120
2010 100
2011 90
2012 70
2013 50
2014 40
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Printing Press Operators

Year Number
2006 330
2007 330
2008 290
2009 150
2010 230
2011 240
2012 420
2013 260
2014 210
2015 300
2016 330
2017 440
2018 290
2019 200

Print Binding and Finishing Workers

Year Number
2007 40
2008 0
2009 90
2010 110
2011 80
2012 60
2013 0
2018 0

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers

Year Number
2006 120
2007 150
2008 110
2009 110
2010 120
2011 140
2012 150
2013 120
2014 170
2015 270
2016 240
2017 270
2018 280
2019 230

Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials

Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2011 60
2012 70
2013 70
2015 0

Sewing Machine Operators

Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 100
2009 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 140
2015 390
2016 290
2017 270
2018 230
2019 260

Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders

Year Number
2012 60
2013 60
2014 70

Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year Number
2015 30

Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year Number
2007 310
2008 310
2009 210
2010 0
2011 190
2012 260
2013 260
2014 320

Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year Number
2012 40
2014 180
2015 0
2016 0
2017 120
2018 120
2019 0

Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers

Year Number
2009 0
2013 40
2014 40

Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers

Year Number
2010 0
2011 0

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters

Year Number
2006 420
2007 110
2008 140
2009 120
2010 120
2011 110
2012 60
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 1,270
2017 810
2018 730
2019 820

Furniture Finishers

Year Number
2015 0
2016 370
2017 310
2018 250
2019 220

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood

Year Number
2006 240
2007 250
2008 0
2009 100
2010 90
2011 100
2012 80
2013 40
2014 110
2015 0
2016 790
2017 720
2018 700
2019 540

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing

Year Number
2006 220
2007 120
2008 210
2009 130
2010 150
2011 60
2012 130
2013 150
2014 200
2015 0
2016 1,110
2017 1,200
2018 760
2019 790

Power Distributors and Dispatchers

Year Number
2013 30
2014 40
2015 40
2016 30

Power Plant Operators

Year Number
2008 0
2009 60
2010 40
2015 110
2016 150
2017 130
2018 160
2019 160

Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators

Year Number
2006 50
2007 50
2008 40
2009 40
2010 50
2011 40
2012 40
2013 30
2014 50
2015 100
2016 120
2017 140
2018 150
2019 110

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators

Year Number
2006 190
2007 210
2008 250
2009 340
2010 420
2011 390
2012 500
2013 450
2014 380
2015 240
2016 420
2017 580
2018 550
2019 370

Chemical Plant and System Operators

Year Number
2015 80

Gas Plant Operators

Year Number
2006 0

Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers

Year Number
2014 40

Plant and System Operators, All Other

Year Number
2007 0
2008 0
2009 110
2010 50
2011 50
2012 70
2013 90
2014 90

Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders

Year Number
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 40
2013 40
2014 70
2015 140
2016 120
2017 180
2018 130
2019 100

Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year Number
2014 40
2015 0
2016 70
2017 100
2018 110
2019 60

Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year Number
2006 150
2007 110
2008 120
2009 90
2010 110
2011 90
2012 120
2013 120
2014 120
2015 130
2016 120
2017 0
2019 70

Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand

Year Number
2007 50
2014 40
2015 50
2016 40

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year Number
2006 200
2007 180
2008 140
2009 140
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2014 100
2015 300
2016 230
2017 310
2018 330
2019 300

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year Number
2006 190
2007 320
2008 280
2009 260
2012 260
2013 230
2014 200
2015 110
2016 70
2017 40
2018 50
2019 0

Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year Number
2007 40
2013 110
2014 130
2015 180
2016 140
2017 90
2018 0

Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders

Year Number
2006 50
2007 50
2012 40
2013 40
2015 40
2017 60
2018 40

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers

Year Number
2006 540
2007 530
2008 560
2009 630
2010 970
2011 960
2012 880
2013 570
2014 500
2015 880
2016 780
2017 860
2018 1,060
2019 1,120

Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians

Year Number
2010 30
2011 40
2012 40
2013 50

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders

Year Number
2006 400
2007 900
2008 830
2009 980
2010 0
2011 1,820
2012 1,730
2013 570
2014 460
2015 770
2016 1,050
2017 1,320
2018 1,270
2019 1,240

Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers

Year Number
2006 50
2015 30

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year Number
2006 40
2007 130
2008 160
2009 200
2010 200
2011 170
2012 120
2013 120
2014 150
2015 40
2016 500
2017 490
2018 390
2019 550

Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators

Year Number
2006 90
2007 70
2008 90
2009 90
2010 110
2011 70
2012 40
2013 0
2014 30
2015 0

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators

Year Number
2006 170
2007 180
2008 140
2009 140
2010 140
2011 150
2012 190
2013 200
2014 210
2015 770
2016 610
2017 520
2018 410
2019 540

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers

Year Number
2008 40
2016 40

Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders

Year Number
2015 0
2016 0
2017 50
2018 40

Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders

Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2015 50

Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic

Year Number
2008 40
2009 0
2012 30
2013 50
2015 130
2016 0
2017 0
2018 150
2019 240

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year Number
2006 310
2007 270
2011 170
2015 310
2016 170
2017 190
2018 120
2019 0

Helpers--Production Workers

Year Number
2006 770
2007 970
2008 820
2009 910
2010 820
2011 1,040
2012 1,090
2013 830
2014 490
2015 610
2016 870
2017 1,010
2018 990
2019 630

Production Workers, All Other

Year Number
2006 90
2007 150
2008 90
2009 90
2012 80
2013 60
2014 0
2015 120
2016 90
2017 130
2018 110
2019 80