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Numbers of Production Occupations in Springfield, MO

Occupation group

Production Occupations
Year Number
2005 9,900
2006 10,510
2007 11,180
2008 13,060
2009 11,750
2010 10,170
2011 9,950
2012 9,850
2013 10,280
2014 10,400
2015 10,120
2016 8,870
2017 9,770
2018 10,040
2019 7,130

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
Year Number
2005 820
2006 730
2007 760
2008 740
2009 760
2010 660
2011 800
2012 760
2013 830
2014 910
2015 800
2016 720
2017 750
2018 730
2019 690

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers
Year Number
2008 80
2009 70
2011 190
2012 310
2013 320
2014 310
2015 250
2016 210

Engine and Other Machine Assemblers
Year Number
2006 390
2007 460
2008 360
2009 360
2010 240
2011 200
2012 120
2013 60
2015 270

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
Year Number
2005 170
2006 210
2007 240
2008 310
2009 280
2010 240
2011 270
2012 510
2013 350
2014 230
2017 120
2018 60
2019 50

Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators
Year Number
2017 40
2018 30

Team Assemblers
Year Number
2005 1,340
2006 1,420
2007 1,690
2008 1,780
2009 1,400
2010 1,840
2011 2,030
2012 1,990
2013 2,040
2014 1,670
2015 1,510
2016 980

Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other
Year Number
2005 220
2006 150
2007 0
2008 410
2009 380
2010 270
2011 0
2012 0
2013 610
2014 260
2015 140
2016 120
2019 700

Bakers
Year Number
2005 290
2006 230
2007 230
2008 220
2009 200
2010 170
2011 240
2012 290
2013 320
2014 200
2015 230
2016 200
2017 230
2018 230
2019 220

Butchers and Meat Cutters
Year Number
2006 160
2007 150
2008 130
2009 210
2010 200
2011 230
2012 170
2013 180
2014 140
2015 190
2016 210
2017 220
2018 110
2019 150

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
Year Number
2008 490
2010 40
2016 40
2017 90
2018 110

Slaughterers and Meat Packers
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0

Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 60
2006 30

Food Batchmakers
Year Number
2005 260
2006 200
2007 40
2008 30
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 300
2015 250
2017 760
2018 820
2019 0

Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2007 50
2008 40
2009 60
2011 0

Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2009 0
2013 190
2014 240
2015 0

Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2012 80
2013 0
2014 90
2016 40
2018 50

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 430
2006 410
2007 430
2008 390
2009 320
2010 230
2011 170
2012 160
2013 110
2014 160
2015 140
2016 120
2017 100
2018 130
2019 210

Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 0
2007 60
2008 60
2009 60
2011 0

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 80
2006 80
2007 70
2008 60
2009 100
2010 70
2011 90
2012 130
2013 200
2014 250
2015 380
2016 310
2017 310
2018 120
2019 100

Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 150
2006 100
2007 140
2008 160
2009 130
2010 50
2011 30
2012 40
2013 60
2014 140
2015 50
2016 40

Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0

Machinists
Year Number
2005 230
2006 530
2007 860
2008 990
2009 740
2010 560
2011 470
2012 310
2013 310
2014 370
2015 460
2016 490
2017 390
2018 450
2019 350

Model Makers, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 30
2006 30

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 110
2006 130
2007 140
2008 160
2009 0
2010 280
2011 260
2012 210
2013 200
2014 160
2015 270
2016 270
2017 420
2018 220
2019 310

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 0
2007 40
2008 40
2009 80
2010 90
2011 140
2012 220
2013 240
2014 170
2015 90
2016 250
2017 280
2018 480
2019 350

Tool and Die Makers
Year Number
2005 100
2006 80
2007 90
2008 90
2009 80
2010 70
2011 80
2012 90
2013 80
2014 100
2015 70
2016 60
2017 40

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Year Number
2005 890
2006 1,460
2007 1,430
2008 1,510
2009 1,180
2010 880
2011 890
2012 620
2013 750
2014 910
2015 950
2016 1,270
2017 1,250
2018 1,590
2019 0

Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 300
2007 170
2008 160
2009 50
2010 40
2011 40
2012 100
2013 80
2014 90
2015 70
2016 0

Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 80
2006 110
2009 0

Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
Year Number
2012 40
2013 0
2014 0
2018 0
2019 0

Prepress Technicians and Workers
Year Number
2005 60
2006 100
2007 90
2008 130
2009 90
2010 0
2011 60
2012 0
2013 120
2014 130
2015 70
2016 50
2017 80
2018 90
2019 90

Printing Press Operators
Year Number
2005 320
2006 360
2007 310
2008 310
2009 270
2010 340
2011 270
2012 180
2013 130
2014 190
2015 260
2016 270
2017 220
2018 180
2019 150

Print Binding and Finishing Workers
Year Number
2005 30
2006 130
2007 210
2008 40
2009 130
2010 60
2011 0
2012 160
2013 160
2014 140
2015 50
2016 90
2017 0
2018 0

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
Year Number
2005 410
2006 400
2007 330
2008 350
2009 260
2010 260
2011 360
2012 370
2013 380
2014 380
2015 440
2016 520
2017 520
2018 570
2019 520

Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials
Year Number
2005 0
2006 110
2007 0
2009 120
2010 0
2011 90

Sewing Machine Operators
Year Number
2005 270
2008 100
2009 120
2010 170
2011 180
2012 150
2013 120
2014 120
2015 100
2016 70
2017 80
2018 90
2019 80

Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers
Year Number
2005 0
2018 60
2019 110

Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers
Year Number
2005 60
2006 130
2007 160
2008 160
2009 0
2016 0
2017 0

Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 0

Upholsterers
Year Number
2005 50
2006 30
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2017 30

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
Year Number
2005 180
2006 210
2007 190
2008 220
2009 180
2010 200
2011 140
2012 130
2013 110
2014 170
2015 220
2016 230
2017 220
2018 180
2019 250

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood
Year Number
2008 50
2009 30
2010 30
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2015 40
2016 30
2017 50
2018 0
2019 40

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
Year Number
2005 0
2007 60
2008 90
2009 100
2010 110
2011 110
2012 70
2013 140
2014 140
2015 130
2017 0
2018 110
2019 140

Power Distributors and Dispatchers
Year Number
2012 40
2013 40

Power Plant Operators
Year Number
2010 80
2011 60
2012 0
2014 60

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
Year Number
2005 80
2007 80
2008 110
2009 90
2010 70
2011 60
2012 60
2013 90
2014 100
2015 100
2016 80
2017 90
2018 100
2019 110

Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2015 40
2016 80
2017 60
2018 70
2019 30

Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 40
2006 60
2007 90
2008 80
2009 40
2011 110
2012 100
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0

Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 50
2006 50
2007 70
2008 60
2009 40
2010 90
2011 80
2012 90

Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand
Year Number
2005 60
2006 110
2007 60
2008 100
2009 60
2010 60
2011 40
2012 50
2013 70
2014 100
2016 0
2017 0

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 80
2006 160
2007 120
2008 130
2009 120
2010 100
2011 140
2012 160
2013 240
2014 240
2015 130
2016 100
2018 100
2019 410

Cutters and Trimmers, Hand
Year Number
2005 40
2006 30
2007 0
2008 0

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 140
2006 90
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 50
2011 60
2012 90
2013 70
2014 90
2015 60
2016 80
2017 100
2018 200
2019 130

Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 570
2008 550
2009 530
2011 30
2012 30
2014 60
2015 50
2016 60
2017 60
2018 140

Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2018 40
2019 40

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
Year Number
2005 630
2006 500
2007 520
2008 530
2009 580
2010 490
2011 480
2012 520
2013 520
2014 550
2015 480
2016 400
2017 470
2018 380
2019 460

Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers
Year Number
2005 0

Dental Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2007 110
2008 120
2009 110
2010 100
2011 90
2012 90
2013 0
2015 0
2016 0

Medical Appliance Technicians
Year Number
2011 60
2012 90
2013 80
2014 30
2016 40
2017 70
2018 50

Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2005 30
2006 90
2007 110
2008 100
2009 80
2010 90
2011 100
2012 70
2013 50
2014 30

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 560
2006 410
2007 290
2008 0
2009 640
2010 670
2011 390
2012 330
2013 540
2014 330
2015 260
2016 350
2017 560
2018 390
2019 0

Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers
Year Number
2005 40
2007 50
2008 60
2009 60
2010 60
2011 40
2015 60
2016 80
2017 80
2018 0
2019 90

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 170
2006 230
2007 80
2008 170
2009 290
2010 190
2011 40
2012 50
2013 190
2014 50
2015 100
2016 0
2017 180
2018 190
2019 270

Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators
Year Number
2007 70
2008 90
2009 100
2010 120
2012 60
2013 100
2014 70

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
Year Number
2005 490
2006 330
2007 310
2008 280
2009 320
2010 130
2011 80
2012 140
2013 160
2014 240
2015 180
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 510

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers
Year Number
2019 40

Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2009 0
2019 0

Etchers and Engravers
Year Number
2007 0
2013 0
2015 0

Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 50
2006 50
2007 0
2008 40
2009 0
2010 70
2011 70
2012 50
2013 40
2014 40
2015 90
2016 160
2017 150
2018 300

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 0
2008 0
2012 120
2019 120

Tire Builders
Year Number
2009 0
2010 0

Helpers--Production Workers
Year Number
2005 500
2006 480
2007 0
2008 680
2009 500
2010 290
2011 270
2012 200
2013 0
2014 0
2015 760
2016 440
2017 180
2018 110
2019 160

Production Workers, All Other
Year Number
2007 250
2008 300
2009 430
2012 300
2014 440
2015 380
2016 410
2017 480
2018 410
2019 250