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Numbers of Production Occupations in Southwest Washington nonmetropolitan area

Occupation group

Production Occupations
Year Number
2006 5,040
2007 5,040
2008 4,660
2009 3,440
2010 3,500
2011 3,900
2012 3,840
2013 3,830
2014 2,980
2015 4,160
2016 3,500
2017 3,830

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
Year Number
2006 430
2007 380
2008 300
2009 280
2010 300
2011 370
2012 350
2013 350
2014 330
2015 390
2016 380
2017 330

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers
Year Number
2007 0

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
Year Number
2008 80
2009 80
2010 40
2011 40

Team Assemblers
Year Number
2006 290
2007 370
2008 390
2009 540
2010 440
2011 480
2012 300
2013 270
2014 0
2015 670
2016 600

Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 70
2010 110
2011 90
2012 80
2016 40

Bakers
Year Number
2006 60
2007 60
2008 60
2009 70
2010 0
2011 90
2012 90
2013 120
2014 160
2015 220
2016 0
2017 190

Butchers and Meat Cutters
Year Number
2006 90
2007 100
2008 130
2009 120
2010 130
2011 70
2012 70
2013 90
2014 100
2015 120
2016 0
2017 70

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
Year Number
2006 360
2007 350
2008 320
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 720
2013 360
2014 460
2015 420
2016 340
2017 530

Food Batchmakers
Year Number
2006 40
2007 40
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 90
2014 70
2015 70
2016 0
2017 0

Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2009 0
2010 0

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 50
2012 0

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 0

Machinists
Year Number
2006 90
2007 90
2008 110
2009 90
2010 70
2011 60
2012 50
2013 80
2014 100
2015 90
2016 110
2017 100

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2013 70
2014 30

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Year Number
2006 230
2007 140
2008 160
2009 110
2010 90
2011 80
2012 0
2013 120
2014 140
2015 160
2016 130
2017 130

Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2010 30

Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners
Year Number
2006 80
2007 120
2008 80
2009 80
2010 70
2011 80
2012 100
2013 80
2014 100
2015 90
2016 90
2017 80

Printing Press Operators
Year Number
2006 0
2007 40
2008 60
2009 40
2010 0
2011 40
2012 40
2013 40
2014 50
2015 40
2016 40

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
Year Number
2006 90
2007 80
2008 50
2009 70
2010 60
2011 80
2012 80
2013 70
2014 80
2015 60
2016 80
2017 60

Sewing Machine Operators
Year Number
2006 50
2007 70
2008 60
2009 30
2013 30
2015 50
2016 60

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
Year Number
2006 220
2007 140
2008 0
2010 0
2016 60
2017 0

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood
Year Number
2006 670
2007 650
2008 890
2009 610
2010 490
2011 350
2012 470
2013 480
2014 380
2015 380
2016 350
2017 610

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
Year Number
2006 910
2007 1,020
2008 840
2009 0
2010 520
2011 500
2012 470
2013 390
2014 420
2015 420
2016 420
2017 500

Woodworkers, All Other
Year Number
2006 170

Power Distributors and Dispatchers
Year Number
2016 0

Power Plant Operators
Year Number
2008 90
2009 70
2014 0
2015 40
2016 40

Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators
Year Number
2006 40
2007 50
2008 30
2010 40
2011 50
2012 40
2013 30

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
Year Number
2006 100
2007 100
2008 70
2009 70
2010 110
2011 140
2012 140
2013 110
2014 160
2015 170
2016 180
2017 140

Plant and System Operators, All Other
Year Number
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0

Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2015 40

Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2009 70
2010 70
2011 0
2013 50
2014 0
2015 0

Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand
Year Number
2009 30

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 80
2007 60
2008 50
2009 40
2015 30
2016 80
2017 50

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2007 40

Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2007 60
2010 80
2017 40

Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2006 40
2007 40
2010 50
2011 70
2012 80
2013 120
2014 80
2015 80
2016 70
2017 100

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
Year Number
2006 140
2007 150
2008 190
2009 240
2010 200
2011 200
2012 130
2013 90
2014 80
2015 160
2016 170
2017 170

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2006 260
2007 210
2008 180
2009 210
2010 130
2011 180
2012 0
2013 130
2014 140
2015 150
2016 200
2017 270

Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers
Year Number
2008 30

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 120
2007 80
2008 60
2009 70
2010 0
2011 40
2012 50
2013 40
2014 50
2015 60
2016 60
2017 50

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
Year Number
2006 0
2008 60
2009 50
2010 40
2011 40

Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2006 110
2007 110
2008 90
2011 30
2013 120

Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2011 0

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2007 60
2011 50

Helpers--Production Workers
Year Number
2006 320
2007 310
2008 250
2009 370
2010 320
2011 320
2012 130
2013 110
2014 0
2015 250
2016 0
2017 0

Production Workers, All Other
Year Number
2007 120
2008 30
2009 30
2012 450
2013 390
2014 50