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Numbers of Production Occupations in Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area

Occupation group

Production Occupations
Year Number
2006 13,440
2007 12,670
2008 12,710
2009 12,550
2010 10,450
2011 10,140
2012 10,440
2013 11,650
2014 12,940
2015 4,560
2016 3,650
2017 3,050

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
Year Number
2006 1,140
2007 1,220
2008 1,250
2009 1,200
2010 1,020
2011 1,090
2012 1,200
2013 1,230
2014 1,200
2015 410
2016 380
2017 280

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
Year Number
2006 640
2007 650
2008 640
2009 520
2010 330
2011 240
2012 310
2013 440
2014 640
2015 380
2016 240
2017 130

Team Assemblers
Year Number
2006 200
2007 0
2008 440
2009 510
2010 350
2011 280
2012 280
2013 310
2014 560
2015 210

Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other
Year Number
2006 330
2007 330
2008 280
2009 120
2010 0
2011 170
2012 210
2013 250
2014 230
2015 200
2016 0

Bakers
Year Number
2006 120
2007 140
2008 140
2009 110
2010 0
2011 70
2012 100
2013 90
2014 80

Butchers and Meat Cutters
Year Number
2006 310
2007 270
2008 290
2009 300
2010 0
2011 290
2012 210
2013 170
2014 270
2015 190
2016 170
2017 170

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
Year Number
2006 320
2007 0
2008 320
2009 370
2010 310
2011 0
2012 180
2013 320
2014 340

Slaughterers and Meat Packers
Year Number
2008 140
2009 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0

Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2006 50
2007 0
2008 0

Food Batchmakers
Year Number
2006 90
2007 110
2008 110
2009 60
2010 50
2011 0
2012 0

Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2006 90
2007 100
2008 90
2009 0
2010 90
2011 0
2012 30
2013 30
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0

Food Processing Workers, All Other
Year Number
2012 60
2013 50
2017 100

Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2009 30
2010 40
2014 90

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 90
2007 40
2008 40
2009 110
2010 100
2011 90
2012 70
2013 90
2014 0

Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 60
2007 0

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 70
2007 60
2008 40
2009 70
2010 50
2011 50

Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 120
2007 110
2008 40
2009 70

Machinists
Year Number
2006 740
2007 940
2008 900
2009 830
2010 720
2011 540
2012 690
2013 780
2014 870
2015 400
2016 270
2017 140

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2013 0
2014 40

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 70
2007 0
2008 30
2009 30

Tool and Die Makers
Year Number
2014 0

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Year Number
2006 2,400
2007 2,520
2008 2,720
2009 2,990
2010 2,310
2011 2,300
2012 2,590
2013 2,810
2014 2,790
2015 1,010
2016 920
2017 760

Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 400
2007 320
2008 0
2011 0
2012 80
2013 120
2014 210
2015 80
2016 0

Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2008 60
2009 0

Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2007 0
2012 50
2013 80
2014 210

Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners
Year Number
2006 50
2007 30
2008 30
2009 160
2010 140
2011 130
2012 40

Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
Year Number
2008 150

Prepress Technicians and Workers
Year Number
2013 0
2014 60

Printing Press Operators
Year Number
2006 80
2007 70
2008 50
2009 40
2010 50
2011 40
2012 60
2013 70
2014 100

Print Binding and Finishing Workers
Year Number
2006 0
2007 50
2008 30

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
Year Number
2006 300
2007 330
2008 380
2009 320
2010 280
2011 260
2012 280
2013 270
2014 260
2015 150
2016 130
2017 120

Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials
Year Number
2006 0
2007 60
2009 70
2010 50
2011 70

Sewing Machine Operators
Year Number
2006 210
2007 250
2008 240
2009 140
2010 120
2011 0
2012 80
2014 0
2015 140
2016 100
2017 100

Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers
Year Number
2008 30
2010 40

Upholsterers
Year Number
2006 40

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
Year Number
2006 40
2014 50

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
Year Number
2006 360
2007 320
2008 250
2009 250
2010 280
2011 390
2012 320
2013 280
2014 360
2015 250
2016 300
2017 130

Chemical Plant and System Operators
Year Number
2009 180
2010 280
2011 0
2014 0

Gas Plant Operators
Year Number
2008 60
2009 60
2010 70
2011 0
2012 110
2014 180

Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers
Year Number
2006 1,050
2007 870
2008 560
2009 630
2010 680
2011 650
2012 590
2013 660
2014 620
2015 110

Plant and System Operators, All Other
Year Number
2007 90
2008 80
2009 40
2010 40
2014 140
2015 0
2016 80

Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2006 150
2007 230
2008 0
2011 130
2013 180
2014 180

Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 170
2009 150
2010 150
2011 70
2012 0
2013 100
2014 100
2015 40
2017 30

Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 100
2007 120
2008 60
2009 50
2010 60
2011 0
2012 140
2013 160
2014 80
2015 30

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 50
2009 130
2010 90
2011 160
2012 0
2013 110
2014 60
2017 0

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2010 50
2011 50
2013 0

Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 90
2007 0

Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2006 50
2007 0
2011 30
2012 40
2013 0

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
Year Number
2006 1,000
2007 1,040
2008 1,010
2009 980
2010 610
2011 690
2012 620
2013 700
2014 800
2015 290
2016 260
2017 100

Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0

Dental Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2006 40

Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2009 30

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2006 380
2007 370
2008 60
2009 0
2010 200
2011 450
2012 430
2013 320
2014 280
2015 0
2016 0
2017 90

Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers
Year Number
2006 0
2007 40

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 190
2007 310
2008 360
2009 280
2010 210
2011 200
2012 60
2013 150
2014 100

Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators
Year Number
2010 0

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
Year Number
2013 40
2014 130
2015 30

Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2009 60
2010 0

Etchers and Engravers
Year Number
2010 0
2011 50
2012 0

Helpers--Production Workers
Year Number
2006 1,490
2007 1,170
2008 940
2009 900
2010 900
2011 830
2012 870
2013 940
2014 1,050
2015 400
2016 370
2017 290

Production Workers, All Other
Year Number
2006 530
2007 510
2008 720
2009 760
2012 740
2013 900
2014 860
2015 240
2016 430
2017 530