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Numbers of Production Occupations in Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area

Occupation group

Production Occupations
Year Number
2006 7,170
2007 8,320
2008 8,170
2009 7,730
2010 6,310
2011 7,710
2012 7,300
2013 6,880
2014 7,280
2015 6,610
2016 6,160
2017 6,000
2018 7,650
2019 7,660

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
Year Number
2006 700
2007 650
2008 610
2009 630
2010 520
2011 540
2012 460
2013 460
2014 510
2015 530
2016 520
2017 530
2018 540
2019 550

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers
Year Number
2007 0
2008 0
2012 0
2013 90
2014 120
2015 100
2016 130

Engine and Other Machine Assemblers
Year Number
2015 100

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
Year Number
2006 60
2007 90
2008 120
2009 110
2010 100
2011 80
2012 50
2013 50
2016 70
2017 80
2018 100
2019 0

Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators
Year Number
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0

Team Assemblers
Year Number
2006 1,530
2007 2,280
2008 2,400
2009 1,990
2010 1,640
2011 1,310
2012 1,520
2013 1,110
2014 1,280
2015 1,060
2016 900

Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other
Year Number
2007 0
2008 150
2009 130
2010 0
2011 400
2012 580
2013 500
2014 130
2015 140
2016 330
2019 1,490

Bakers
Year Number
2006 60
2007 60
2008 90
2009 90
2010 70
2011 40
2012 40
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 40
2017 40
2018 40

Butchers and Meat Cutters
Year Number
2006 150
2007 130
2008 170
2009 200
2010 300
2011 260
2012 340
2013 310
2014 250
2015 190
2016 260
2017 280
2018 310
2019 270

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
Year Number
2009 950
2011 1,100
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 100
2018 1,910
2019 1,860

Slaughterers and Meat Packers
Year Number
2011 0
2012 200
2013 0
2014 410
2015 0
2016 0

Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2007 50

Food Batchmakers
Year Number
2006 100
2007 30
2008 60
2009 0
2010 210
2011 160
2012 130
2013 120
2014 100
2015 130
2016 120
2017 130

Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2011 100
2013 140
2014 140
2015 50
2016 40

Food Processing Workers, All Other
Year Number
2012 90
2015 30
2016 40

Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2010 0
2011 0
2019 0

Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2012 0

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 380
2007 350
2008 290
2009 160
2010 180
2011 190
2012 220
2013 60
2014 100
2015 80
2016 80
2017 140
2018 190
2019 180

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 230
2007 280
2008 190
2011 120
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 40

Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 50
2009 50
2012 30
2013 0

Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2013 130
2014 130

Machinists
Year Number
2007 560
2008 760
2009 540
2010 540
2011 230
2012 230
2013 150
2014 140
2015 180
2016 190
2017 180
2018 240
2019 300

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 190
2007 130
2008 120
2009 120
2010 100
2011 90
2012 160
2013 210
2014 150
2015 220
2016 290
2017 360
2018 120
2019 50

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 0
2007 230
2008 210
2011 370
2012 440
2013 700
2014 530
2015 530
2016 0
2017 240
2018 220
2019 160

Tool and Die Makers
Year Number
2006 70
2007 70
2008 70
2009 60
2010 50
2011 0
2012 60
2013 40
2014 60
2015 30
2016 90
2017 0
2018 0
2019 70

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Year Number
2006 530
2007 440
2008 320
2009 280
2010 270
2011 280
2012 360
2013 460
2014 540
2015 560
2016 510
2017 630
2018 490
2019 530

Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 110
2007 90
2008 90
2009 60
2011 50
2012 40
2018 0
2019 170

Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 80

Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2008 40
2018 40
2019 40

Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners
Year Number
2019 0

Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0

Prepress Technicians and Workers
Year Number
2008 0
2015 30
2017 30
2018 30
2019 40

Printing Press Operators
Year Number
2006 290
2007 260
2008 300
2009 200
2010 160
2011 100
2012 110
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 120
2018 190
2019 170

Print Binding and Finishing Workers
Year Number
2010 30

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
Year Number
2006 170
2007 180
2008 160
2009 150
2010 120
2011 150
2012 100
2013 90
2014 60
2015 110
2016 170
2017 170
2018 150
2019 100

Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials
Year Number
2007 30

Sewing Machine Operators
Year Number
2006 250
2007 180
2008 160
2009 110
2010 90
2011 80
2013 40
2016 50
2017 60
2018 70
2019 40

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
Year Number
2018 40

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood
Year Number
2006 80
2007 50

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
Year Number
2007 0
2010 50
2011 50
2012 60
2014 80
2016 160
2017 160
2018 170

Power Plant Operators
Year Number
2007 30
2015 60
2016 0

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
Year Number
2006 100
2007 200
2008 280
2009 300
2010 300
2011 250
2012 210
2013 230
2014 290
2015 310
2016 300
2017 220
2018 210
2019 270

Chemical Plant and System Operators
Year Number
2016 80

Gas Plant Operators
Year Number
2012 0

Plant and System Operators, All Other
Year Number
2009 50
2010 0

Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2013 50
2017 0
2018 0
2019 90

Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 50
2007 60
2008 70
2009 40
2010 30
2011 80
2012 100
2013 90

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

Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand
Year Number
2010 0
2011 0

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 90
2007 160
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 130
2012 70
2013 90
2014 80
2015 140
2016 190
2017 210
2018 150
2019 120

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2009 0
2014 40
2018 30

Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2007 110
2008 100
2009 80
2012 130
2013 130

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
Year Number
2006 460
2007 410
2008 500
2009 490
2010 490
2011 360
2012 310
2013 440
2014 380
2015 360
2016 360
2017 480
2018 530
2019 360

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2006 500
2007 390
2008 280
2009 270
2010 520
2011 490
2012 710
2013 510
2014 540
2015 250
2016 230
2017 240
2018 190
2019 190

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 90
2007 110
2008 120
2009 110
2010 90
2011 80
2012 150
2013 0
2014 130
2015 160
2016 100
2017 80
2018 100
2019 170

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
Year Number
2006 220
2007 0
2008 80
2009 90
2010 70
2011 130
2012 130
2013 100
2014 60
2015 40
2016 40
2017 60
2018 90
2019 70

Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2012 40

Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2014 70
2015 100
2016 110
2017 70
2018 100
2019 120

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2011 0
2012 60

Helpers--Production Workers
Year Number
2006 270
2007 350
2008 340
2009 390
2010 340
2011 320
2012 0
2013 310
2014 430
2015 410
2016 290
2017 210
2018 120
2019 100

Production Workers, All Other
Year Number
2006 310
2007 290
2008 0
2009 0
2012 170
2013 230
2014 440
2015 520
2016 470
2017 0
2018 0
2019 110