Numbers of Production Occupations in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL

Occupation group

Production Occupations

Year Number
2005 58,970
2006 61,470
2007 60,480
2008 55,900
2009 49,760
2010 44,040
2011 47,290
2012 49,240
2013 52,020
2014 50,020
2015 50,710
2016 51,330
2017 53,450
2018 51,430
2019 52,340

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers

Year Number
2005 3,610
2006 3,720
2007 3,670
2008 3,650
2009 3,690
2010 3,260
2011 3,430
2012 3,550
2013 3,900
2014 4,170
2015 4,420
2016 4,400
2017 4,490
2018 4,300
2019 4,280

Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers

Year Number
2006 400
2007 210
2008 180
2013 0
2014 40
2017 0
2019 0

Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers

Year Number
2005 0
2006 380
2007 420
2008 310
2009 100
2010 30
2011 40
2012 180
2013 230
2014 210
2015 260
2016 250
2017 390
2018 220
2019 200

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers

Year Number
2005 3,410
2006 3,290
2007 3,000
2008 2,810
2009 3,050
2010 2,160
2011 2,330
2012 2,240
2013 3,070
2014 2,850
2015 2,960
2016 2,380

Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers

Year Number
2005 610
2006 0
2007 770
2008 0
2009 290
2010 220
2011 200
2012 270
2013 200
2014 150
2015 80
2016 160

Engine and Other Machine Assemblers

Year Number
2007 130
2009 210

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters

Year Number
2005 530
2006 580
2007 730
2008 810
2009 890
2010 650
2011 500
2012 530
2013 570
2014 720
2015 650
2016 830
2017 780
2018 770
2019 540

Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators

Year Number
2005 660
2006 540
2007 570
2008 550
2009 330
2010 200
2011 150
2012 190
2013 450
2014 390
2015 360
2016 190
2017 230
2018 270
2019 330

Team Assemblers

Year Number
2005 7,000
2006 6,440
2007 5,910
2008 5,720
2009 5,460
2010 4,920
2011 5,410
2012 7,240
2013 8,120
2014 6,740
2015 6,200
2016 6,410

Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other

Year Number
2005 1,360
2006 2,050
2007 2,400
2008 2,990
2009 2,410
2010 2,170
2011 1,450
2012 890
2013 1,100
2014 980
2015 1,040
2016 1,030
2019 8,710

Bakers

Year Number
2005 600
2006 620
2007 670
2008 740
2009 660
2010 850
2011 1,160
2012 1,650
2013 1,560
2014 1,570
2015 1,510
2016 1,290
2017 1,050
2018 1,020
2019 1,150

Butchers and Meat Cutters

Year Number
2005 1,020
2006 1,060
2007 990
2008 900
2009 860
2010 820
2011 910
2012 1,090
2013 1,250
2014 1,340
2015 1,380
2016 1,350
2017 1,230
2018 1,380
2019 1,440

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers

Year Number
2005 1,150
2006 980
2007 440
2008 260
2009 290
2010 530
2011 490
2012 630
2013 390
2014 510
2015 670
2016 530
2017 370
2018 440
2019 510

Slaughterers and Meat Packers

Year Number
2005 100

Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders

Year Number
2006 50
2007 60
2008 0
2009 80
2010 40
2011 50
2012 80
2013 180
2014 170
2015 200

Food Batchmakers

Year Number
2005 280
2006 310
2007 300
2008 300
2009 210
2010 140
2011 230
2012 290
2013 290
2014 300
2015 440
2016 410
2017 490
2018 360
2019 620

Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders

Year Number
2005 840
2006 710
2007 130
2008 160
2009 160
2010 110
2011 70
2012 60
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 130
2019 170

Food Processing Workers, All Other

Year Number
2014 150
2015 150
2016 130
2018 0
2019 0

Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year Number
2005 500
2006 0
2007 1,020
2008 890
2009 450
2010 280
2011 120
2012 0
2013 0
2014 160
2015 250
2016 280
2017 280
2018 150
2019 120

Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year Number
2005 90
2006 60
2007 0
2019 40

Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year Number
2005 90
2006 120
2007 170
2008 140
2009 60
2011 40
2012 40

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year Number
2005 1,300
2006 1,810
2007 1,690
2008 1,420
2009 1,140
2010 910
2011 1,170
2012 1,250
2013 1,260
2014 830
2015 690
2016 750
2017 580
2018 550
2019 530

Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year Number
2005 110
2006 0
2007 110
2008 100
2010 40
2011 50
2012 40
2013 40
2014 90
2015 0
2016 0

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year Number
2005 380
2006 460
2007 440
2008 490
2009 330
2010 220
2011 180
2012 200
2013 170
2014 230
2015 540
2016 530
2017 440
2018 290
2019 230

Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year Number
2007 390
2008 180
2009 150
2010 90
2012 70
2013 90
2014 80
2015 100
2016 160
2017 130
2018 120

Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year Number
2005 100
2006 120
2007 60
2008 0
2009 0
2012 60
2013 60
2014 70
2015 30
2018 0
2019 590

Machinists

Year Number
2005 1,730
2006 1,620
2007 1,930
2008 1,850
2009 1,910
2010 1,650
2011 1,870
2012 2,250
2013 2,550
2014 2,420
2015 2,170
2016 1,980
2017 2,100
2018 1,770
2019 2,130

Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders

Year Number
2005 60
2006 60
2009 150
2011 310
2012 330
2013 330
2014 300
2015 180
2016 170
2017 240

Pourers and Casters, Metal

Year Number
2005 30
2007 60
2008 40
2015 0

Model Makers, Metal and Plastic

Year Number
2005 50

Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic

Year Number
2006 40
2007 50

Foundry Mold and Coremakers

Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2013 40
2014 60

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year Number
2005 640
2006 650
2007 530
2008 380
2009 340
2010 520
2011 720
2012 750
2013 710
2014 660
2015 850
2016 1,190
2017 1,080
2018 1,050
2019 580

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year Number
2005 250
2006 500
2007 360
2008 240
2009 40
2010 100
2011 130
2012 110
2013 80
2014 80
2015 80
2016 120
2017 230
2018 0
2019 530

Tool and Die Makers

Year Number
2005 230
2006 390
2007 380
2008 380
2009 140
2010 140
2011 210
2012 230
2013 190
2014 180
2015 200
2016 290
2017 200
2018 220
2019 210

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

Year Number
2005 1,860
2006 2,030
2007 1,920
2008 1,970
2009 1,700
2010 1,740
2011 1,590
2012 1,630
2013 1,350
2014 1,830
2015 1,970
2016 2,290
2017 2,450
2018 2,590
2019 2,740

Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year Number
2005 0
2006 160
2007 240
2008 210
2009 120
2010 90
2011 40
2012 40
2013 90
2014 110
2015 190
2016 100
2017 80
2018 0
2019 50

Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year Number
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2015 40
2016 40
2017 40

Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic

Year Number
2005 40
2006 50
2007 0
2008 40
2009 0
2014 30
2015 50
2016 40
2017 50
2019 50

Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Year Number
2005 150
2006 130
2007 190
2008 160
2009 130
2010 80
2011 120
2012 0
2013 90
2014 80
2015 150
2016 280
2017 360
2018 330
2019 290

Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners

Year Number
2005 0
2006 50
2007 0
2008 110
2009 120
2010 150
2014 60

Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other

Year Number
2005 80
2006 460
2007 530
2008 500
2009 170
2010 50
2019 0

Prepress Technicians and Workers

Year Number
2005 620
2006 640
2007 720
2008 830
2009 540
2010 280
2011 210
2012 0
2013 420
2014 430
2015 350
2016 320
2017 300
2018 130
2019 100

Printing Press Operators

Year Number
2005 1,400
2006 1,460
2007 1,740
2008 1,940
2009 2,060
2010 1,990
2011 1,870
2012 1,740
2013 1,850
2014 1,730
2015 1,780
2016 2,330
2017 2,400
2018 2,190
2019 1,960

Print Binding and Finishing Workers

Year Number
2005 350
2006 1,240
2007 1,230
2008 1,020
2009 560
2010 250
2011 250
2012 300
2013 370
2014 340
2015 280
2016 230
2017 0
2018 160
2019 170

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers

Year Number
2005 1,750
2006 2,270
2007 1,940
2008 1,980
2009 1,560
2010 1,610
2011 1,940
2012 1,780
2013 1,670
2014 2,080
2015 2,110
2016 2,400
2017 2,240
2018 2,100
2019 1,950

Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials

Year Number
2005 970
2006 1,010
2007 890
2008 650
2009 600
2010 0
2011 310
2012 650
2013 690
2014 560
2015 380
2016 290
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Sewing Machine Operators

Year Number
2005 1,520
2006 1,130
2007 1,050
2008 1,060
2009 1,230
2010 1,200
2011 1,100
2012 840
2013 780
2014 810
2015 1,280
2016 1,220
2017 1,280
2018 1,000
2019 550

Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers

Year Number
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2017 0

Sewers, Hand

Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0

Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers

Year Number
2005 310
2006 430
2007 340
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 110
2013 50
2014 70
2015 90
2016 60
2017 120
2018 0
2019 160

Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders

Year Number
2011 50
2012 30
2013 0

Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year Number
2005 0
2006 80
2007 80
2008 60
2009 90
2010 50
2011 70
2012 60
2015 40
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0

Upholsterers

Year Number
2005 0
2006 380
2007 0
2008 0
2009 200
2010 190
2011 270
2012 180
2013 230
2014 130
2015 0
2016 110
2017 0
2018 200
2019 0

Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other

Year Number
2005 130
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 60
2010 0
2011 50
2012 0
2013 40
2014 0
2017 0
2018 110
2019 80

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters

Year Number
2005 620
2006 900
2007 780
2008 670
2009 390
2010 390
2011 470
2012 560
2013 600
2014 600
2015 610
2016 580
2017 330
2018 340
2019 430

Furniture Finishers

Year Number
2005 0
2006 90
2007 60
2008 60
2011 50
2012 70
2013 80
2014 120
2015 0
2016 300
2017 280
2018 160
2019 0

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood

Year Number
2005 110
2006 220
2007 190
2008 160
2009 100
2010 100
2011 0
2013 0
2014 110
2015 110
2016 110
2017 120
2018 130
2019 100

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing

Year Number
2005 300
2006 370
2007 270
2008 270
2009 240
2010 240
2011 170
2012 230
2013 230
2014 310
2015 350
2016 360
2017 270
2018 220
2019 0

Woodworkers, All Other

Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 120
2008 80
2009 70

Power Distributors and Dispatchers

Year Number
2006 270
2007 170
2008 190
2009 160
2010 130
2011 120
2012 0
2013 110
2014 100

Power Plant Operators

Year Number
2005 0
2006 310
2007 230
2008 280
2009 310
2010 220
2011 230
2012 230
2013 370
2014 370
2017 570
2018 280
2019 290

Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators

Year Number
2005 0
2006 120
2007 90
2008 100
2009 60
2010 90
2011 110
2012 120
2013 80
2014 90
2015 80
2016 40
2017 0
2018 30

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators

Year Number
2005 860
2006 760
2007 840
2008 810
2009 1,030
2010 950
2011 910
2012 770
2013 720
2014 720
2015 1,020
2016 920
2017 910
2018 1,170
2019 2,060

Chemical Plant and System Operators

Year Number
2007 110
2011 210
2012 230
2013 310
2019 210

Gas Plant Operators

Year Number
2011 40
2019 0

Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers

Year Number
2008 0
2009 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0

Plant and System Operators, All Other

Year Number
2007 150
2008 130
2009 90
2010 60
2011 70
2012 90
2013 70
2014 0
2015 30
2016 180
2017 190
2018 210
2019 60

Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders

Year Number
2005 230
2006 270
2007 120
2008 100
2009 100
2010 340
2011 410
2012 450
2013 200
2014 240
2015 310
2016 380
2017 320
2018 200
2019 190

Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year Number
2005 50
2006 110
2007 140
2008 0
2009 0
2010 100
2011 140
2012 140
2013 220
2014 160
2015 190
2016 140
2017 180
2018 150
2019 160

Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year Number
2005 280
2006 220
2007 190
2008 200
2009 0
2010 330
2011 300
2012 200
2013 120
2014 80
2015 130
2016 200
2017 210
2018 0

Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand

Year Number
2005 170
2006 230
2007 270
2008 220
2009 0
2010 0
2011 110
2012 130
2013 90
2014 150
2015 160
2016 230
2017 0
2018 0
2019 30

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year Number
2005 1,170
2006 950
2007 1,180
2008 1,200
2009 1,110
2010 980
2011 890
2012 940
2013 960
2014 1,160
2015 960
2016 970
2017 1,030
2018 1,030
2019 1,080

Cutters and Trimmers, Hand

Year Number
2005 70
2006 90
2007 60
2008 50
2009 50
2010 120
2011 130
2012 120
2013 60
2014 50
2015 40
2018 50

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year Number
2005 660
2006 510
2007 520
2008 310
2009 240
2010 190
2011 270
2012 160
2013 0
2014 70
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 110
2019 100

Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year Number
2005 710
2006 630
2007 860
2008 530
2009 610
2010 360
2011 470
2012 0
2013 340
2014 280
2015 290
2016 230
2017 310
2018 210
2019 170

Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders

Year Number
2005 70
2006 60
2007 40
2011 30
2012 60
2013 40
2016 30
2018 50

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers

Year Number
2005 3,380
2006 2,870
2007 2,410
2008 2,440
2009 2,280
2010 2,670
2011 3,060
2012 2,830
2013 2,800
2014 2,750
2015 2,890
2016 2,620
2017 2,530
2018 2,690
2019 3,480

Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers

Year Number
2005 0
2006 120
2007 0
2008 130
2011 70
2012 70
2013 160
2014 160
2015 160
2016 100
2017 100
2018 0
2019 0

Dental Laboratory Technicians

Year Number
2005 540
2006 450
2007 480
2008 460
2009 580
2010 530
2011 590
2012 570
2013 690
2014 700
2015 660
2016 590
2017 660
2018 820
2019 490

Medical Appliance Technicians

Year Number
2006 110
2007 240
2008 280
2009 360
2010 180
2011 160
2012 30
2013 100
2014 140
2015 180
2016 280
2017 220
2018 140
2019 120

Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians

Year Number
2005 690
2006 670
2007 670
2008 1,200
2009 1,070
2010 1,080
2011 770
2012 810
2013 680
2014 760
2015 710
2016 910
2017 1,100
2018 980
2019 730

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders

Year Number
2005 5,010
2006 4,120
2007 2,950
2008 2,780
2009 2,450
2010 2,380
2011 3,000
2012 2,880
2013 2,920
2014 2,570
2015 2,710
2016 3,280
2017 3,830
2018 3,970
2019 3,700

Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers

Year Number
2005 230
2006 210
2007 220
2008 250
2009 350
2010 260
2011 230
2012 160
2013 190
2014 200
2015 100
2016 40
2017 50
2018 90
2019 90

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year Number
2005 1,260
2006 1,150
2007 1,050
2008 940
2009 830
2010 850
2011 810
2012 810
2013 680
2014 780
2015 970
2016 1,110
2017 1,090
2018 940
2019 1,050

Semiconductor Processing Technicians

Year Number
2011 0

Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators

Year Number
2005 690
2006 1,090
2007 1,010
2008 870
2009 790
2010 640
2011 590
2012 300
2013 260
2014 180
2015 220
2016 180
2017 180

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators

Year Number
2005 530
2006 540
2007 610
2008 560
2009 660
2010 480
2011 490
2012 390
2013 270
2014 260
2015 330
2016 530
2017 590
2018 680
2019 680

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers

Year Number
2005 70
2006 90
2007 80
2008 50
2009 40
2010 70
2011 70
2012 90
2013 90
2014 80
2015 110
2016 100
2017 80
2018 60
2019 100

Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders

Year Number
2005 40
2006 0
2007 70
2008 60
2009 30
2015 40
2016 40

Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders

Year Number
2005 110
2006 110
2007 160
2008 90
2009 80
2011 0
2012 80
2013 0
2014 80
2015 70
2016 70

Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders

Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 30
2008 80
2009 80
2010 60

Etchers and Engravers

Year Number
2006 0
2007 60
2008 50
2011 30

Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic

Year Number
2005 240
2006 330
2007 470
2008 390
2009 280
2010 290
2011 280
2012 270
2013 200
2014 330
2015 320
2016 380
2017 0
2018 210
2019 260

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year Number
2005 350
2006 460
2007 310
2008 260
2009 240
2010 330
2011 330
2012 310
2013 230
2014 280
2015 300
2016 270
2017 290
2018 0
2019 0

Helpers--Production Workers

Year Number
2005 3,560
2006 3,540
2007 3,890
2008 2,860
2009 1,940
2010 1,370
2011 1,970
2012 2,760
2013 2,930
2014 1,720
2015 1,770
2016 1,620
2017 1,680
2018 1,580
2019 1,390

Production Workers, All Other

Year Number
2005 1,060
2006 1,020
2007 920
2008 770
2009 600
2012 800
2013 760
2014 710
2015 770
2016 0
2017 1,540
2018 1,530
2019 1,270