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Numbers of Production Occupations in Syracuse, NY

Occupation group

Production Occupations
Year Number
2005 18,610
2006 21,620
2007 20,480
2008 21,250
2009 19,620
2010 18,520
2011 16,460
2012 16,640
2013 16,340
2014 15,740
2015 15,040
2016 14,570
2017 14,240
2018 13,530
2019 15,480

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
Year Number
2005 1,450
2006 1,460
2007 1,530
2008 1,570
2009 1,460
2010 1,270
2011 1,200
2012 1,290
2013 1,330
2014 1,440
2015 1,340
2016 1,440
2017 1,400
2018 1,280
2019 1,290

Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers
Year Number
2005 210
2006 160
2007 240
2008 0
2009 240
2010 140
2011 0
2014 30

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers
Year Number
2005 770
2006 1,370
2007 1,140
2008 1,150
2009 750
2010 670
2011 580
2012 620
2013 470
2014 370
2015 330
2016 460

Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers
Year Number
2005 470
2006 320
2007 0
2008 0
2009 550
2010 270

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
Year Number
2005 60
2006 100
2007 220
2008 240
2009 150
2010 100
2011 0
2012 170
2013 0
2014 110
2015 150
2016 160
2017 0
2018 0
2019 40

Team Assemblers
Year Number
2005 2,230
2006 3,230
2007 3,100
2008 3,710
2009 2,470
2010 2,760
2011 2,160
2012 2,270
2013 1,560
2014 1,610
2015 1,610
2016 1,780

Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other
Year Number
2006 110
2007 130
2008 180
2009 170
2010 160
2011 320
2012 450
2013 410
2014 280
2015 110
2016 60
2019 3,140

Bakers
Year Number
2005 480
2006 470
2007 470
2008 370
2009 310
2010 300
2011 350
2012 360
2013 400
2014 400
2015 370
2016 340
2017 350
2018 480
2019 520

Butchers and Meat Cutters
Year Number
2005 270
2006 220
2007 180
2008 210
2009 260
2010 240
2011 230
2012 150
2013 270
2014 240
2015 190
2016 130
2017 180
2018 250
2019 290

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
Year Number
2005 190
2006 190
2007 200
2008 300
2009 290
2010 220
2011 120
2012 140
2013 0
2014 0
2015 60
2016 90
2017 110
2018 60
2019 0

Food Batchmakers
Year Number
2005 380
2006 470
2007 450
2008 340
2009 260
2010 220
2011 170
2012 100
2013 130
2014 170
2015 190
2016 220
2017 200
2018 240
2019 210

Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 40
2007 90
2008 80
2009 110
2010 70
2011 50
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 40
2016 60

Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 120
2006 230
2007 200
2008 190
2009 150
2010 70
2011 90
2014 0
2015 120
2016 200
2017 150
2018 100
2019 100

Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 50
2006 0

Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 190
2010 410
2011 450
2012 0
2013 90

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 400
2006 570
2007 530
2008 570
2009 460
2010 460
2011 320
2012 470
2013 360
2014 330
2015 130
2016 100
2017 90
2018 160
2019 230

Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 120
2006 120
2007 120
2008 100
2009 40
2010 50
2011 50
2012 100
2013 110
2014 100
2015 50
2019 0

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 360
2007 310
2008 360
2009 270
2010 230
2011 150
2012 170
2013 190
2014 200
2015 180
2016 120
2017 140
2018 70
2019 90

Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 170
2007 170
2008 220
2009 190
2010 140
2011 200
2012 210
2013 200
2014 140
2015 130
2016 150
2017 90
2019 70

Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 50
2007 70
2008 70
2009 60
2010 40
2011 50
2012 60
2013 50
2014 40

Machinists
Year Number
2005 640
2006 1,160
2007 1,110
2008 950
2009 750
2010 730
2011 880
2012 720
2013 700
2014 630
2015 530
2016 620
2017 680
2018 680
2019 540

Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 170
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 80
2010 70
2011 70
2013 90
2014 60
2015 0
2019 30

Pourers and Casters, Metal
Year Number
2006 0
2008 60
2009 90
2010 60
2011 70
2014 50
2015 80
2016 60
2017 60

Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0

Foundry Mold and Coremakers
Year Number
2008 40
2009 40
2010 50
2011 50
2012 60
2013 60
2014 50
2015 40
2017 40
2018 40

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 630
2007 500
2008 480
2009 560
2010 550
2011 550
2012 370
2013 260
2014 280
2015 390
2016 370
2017 500
2018 490
2019 570

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 0
2006 420
2007 240
2008 410
2009 330
2010 430
2011 300
2012 310
2013 90
2014 0
2015 170
2016 260
2017 260
2018 180
2019 150

Tool and Die Makers
Year Number
2005 320
2006 340
2007 480
2008 250
2009 220
2010 280
2011 280
2012 300
2013 250
2014 180
2015 150
2016 120
2017 120
2018 90
2019 150

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Year Number
2005 770
2006 680
2007 520
2008 630
2009 620
2010 590
2011 400
2012 460
2013 530
2014 530
2015 630
2016 560
2017 580
2018 620
2019 680

Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 40
2006 80
2007 60
2008 60
2009 30
2010 30
2012 30
2013 30
2014 50
2015 50

Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 70
2007 100
2008 80
2009 90
2010 0
2011 90
2012 90
2013 70
2014 70

Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 80
2006 90
2007 180
2008 300
2009 280
2011 120
2012 100
2013 110
2014 60
2015 60
2017 140
2018 0

Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 80

Prepress Technicians and Workers
Year Number
2005 200
2006 200
2007 140
2008 150
2009 140
2010 110
2011 100
2012 60
2013 50
2014 30
2015 60
2016 60
2017 80
2018 60
2019 110

Printing Press Operators
Year Number
2005 600
2006 700
2007 630
2008 650
2009 430
2010 460
2011 400
2012 520
2013 490
2014 350
2015 390
2016 370
2017 450
2018 380
2019 370

Print Binding and Finishing Workers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 160
2007 40
2008 150
2009 210
2010 90
2011 50
2012 80
2013 120
2014 150
2015 120
2016 80
2017 40
2018 0
2019 0

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
Year Number
2005 510
2006 590
2007 650
2008 590
2009 510
2010 560
2011 680
2012 660
2013 690
2014 620
2015 560
2016 520
2017 410
2018 470
2019 480

Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials
Year Number
2005 100
2006 160
2007 0
2008 160
2009 130
2010 160
2011 110
2012 110
2013 80
2014 100
2017 0

Sewing Machine Operators
Year Number
2005 330
2006 300
2007 90
2008 60
2009 70
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 80
2014 60
2015 80
2016 50
2017 0
2018 70
2019 70

Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers
Year Number
2005 60
2006 50
2007 0
2009 0
2010 170
2011 0
2012 0
2013 30
2014 40
2016 40
2017 30

Upholsterers
Year Number
2006 0
2015 40
2016 40
2017 30
2019 0

Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other
Year Number
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
Year Number
2005 270
2006 200
2007 200
2008 180
2009 210
2010 120
2011 90
2012 90
2013 220
2014 210
2015 190
2016 230
2017 240
2018 260
2019 180

Furniture Finishers
Year Number
2010 50
2011 70
2012 40
2019 80

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood
Year Number
2005 140
2006 110
2007 50
2008 40
2009 50
2010 60
2011 90
2012 110
2013 150
2014 130
2015 80
2016 70
2017 90
2018 100
2019 0

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
Year Number
2005 30
2006 40
2007 80
2008 90
2009 90
2010 130
2011 210
2012 190
2013 230
2014 190
2015 190
2016 110
2017 110
2019 140

Power Plant Operators
Year Number
2005 180
2007 170
2008 200
2009 180
2010 170
2011 130
2012 40
2013 0
2014 0
2015 100
2016 150
2017 150
2018 170
2019 110

Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators
Year Number
2005 150
2006 150
2007 140
2008 130
2009 110
2010 140
2011 150
2012 210
2013 200
2014 180
2015 130
2016 120
2017 150
2018 180
2019 180

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
Year Number
2005 270
2006 220
2007 210
2008 170
2009 190
2010 210
2011 240
2012 330
2013 310
2014 320
2015 310
2016 320
2017 250
2018 250
2019 280

Chemical Plant and System Operators
Year Number
2012 0
2013 50

Gas Plant Operators
Year Number
2009 40
2010 60
2011 50

Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2011 0
2012 110
2013 110
2014 70
2015 0
2016 60
2017 100
2018 90
2019 60

Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 40
2006 0
2007 0
2009 0
2012 0
2015 160
2016 160
2017 170
2019 0

Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 130
2008 150
2009 140
2010 70
2013 30
2014 40

Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand
Year Number
2005 140
2006 150
2007 250
2010 90
2011 90
2012 90
2013 130
2014 100
2015 120
2016 110
2017 100
2018 60

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 330
2006 270
2007 290
2008 280
2009 200
2010 180
2011 230
2012 280
2013 230
2014 0
2015 70
2016 150
2017 240
2018 260
2019 190

Cutters and Trimmers, Hand
Year Number
2005 0
2010 70
2011 80
2012 0
2017 0
2019 0

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 190
2006 330
2007 260
2008 160
2009 120
2010 60
2011 50
2013 50
2014 60
2015 80
2016 70
2017 60
2018 80
2019 140

Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2007 50
2008 40
2009 60
2010 40
2016 0
2017 40
2018 40

Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2009 30
2011 30

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
Year Number
2005 1,380
2006 1,330
2007 1,170
2008 1,130
2009 1,190
2010 1,150
2011 1,200
2012 1,150
2013 1,530
2014 1,680
2015 1,540
2016 1,270
2017 1,240
2018 1,420
2019 1,480

Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers
Year Number
2006 0
2009 0
2010 30
2011 40
2013 40
2014 0
2015 70
2016 50
2017 40
2018 40
2019 40

Dental Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2009 0
2010 0
2012 0
2013 110
2014 110
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0

Medical Appliance Technicians
Year Number
2005 0
2015 230

Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2005 0
2006 210
2007 0
2008 140
2009 0
2010 130
2011 140
2012 170
2013 90
2014 190
2015 180
2016 190
2017 240
2018 240
2019 240

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 1,230
2006 730
2007 790
2008 1,090
2009 1,230
2010 1,250
2011 840
2012 860
2013 760
2014 940
2015 1,030
2016 900
2017 860
2018 570
2019 910

Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers
Year Number
2005 120
2006 130
2007 120
2008 70
2009 90
2010 50
2011 30
2013 50
2014 50
2019 0

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 70
2006 260
2007 130
2008 270
2009 260
2010 200
2011 130
2012 230
2013 180
2014 210
2015 170
2016 200
2017 170
2018 160
2019 140

Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators
Year Number
2005 390
2007 120
2008 200
2009 150
2010 120
2011 90
2012 70
2013 80
2014 70
2015 70
2016 60
2017 40

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
Year Number
2005 360
2006 300
2007 270
2008 290
2009 340
2010 400
2011 270
2012 240
2013 370
2014 360
2015 340
2016 260
2017 220
2018 160
2019 190

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers
Year Number
2005 100
2006 90
2007 70
2008 80
2009 100
2010 140
2011 130
2012 120
2013 40
2014 70
2015 70
2016 90
2017 60
2018 50

Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 90
2009 0
2010 50
2018 60
2019 70

Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2008 0
2009 120
2010 60
2011 30
2013 40

Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2008 0
2009 90
2010 90
2011 30
2012 30

Etchers and Engravers
Year Number
2007 0
2008 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0

Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 0
2006 100
2007 130
2008 90
2010 50
2011 40
2012 50
2013 40
2014 70
2016 60
2018 40
2019 40

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 790
2006 570
2007 660
2008 620
2009 780
2010 600
2011 610
2012 510
2013 580
2014 620
2015 650
2016 630
2017 540
2018 280
2019 260

Helpers--Production Workers
Year Number
2005 1,100
2006 1,200
2007 1,300
2008 1,060
2009 1,080
2010 590
2011 730
2012 740
2013 710
2014 560
2015 420
2016 380
2017 300
2018 210
2019 210

Production Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2012 550
2013 710
2014 740
2015 490
2016 470
2018 270
2019 100