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Numbers of Production Occupations in Waco, TX

Occupation group

Production Occupations
Year Number
2005 8,110
2006 7,590
2007 7,790
2008 7,960
2009 6,670
2010 5,360
2011 6,640
2012 6,170
2013 6,340
2014 6,400
2015 7,920
2016 7,900
2017 7,540
2018 6,590
2019 7,290

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
Year Number
2005 680
2006 800
2007 750
2008 790
2009 620
2010 580
2011 530
2012 510
2013 500
2014 510
2015 600
2016 580
2017 550
2018 580
2019 700

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers
Year Number
2007 200
2008 380
2009 170
2010 0
2013 0
2014 280
2015 240
2016 360

Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers
Year Number
2005 270
2006 210
2008 160
2012 0
2013 0
2014 100
2015 0
2016 70

Engine and Other Machine Assemblers
Year Number
2014 130
2015 100
2016 110
2017 40

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 250
2008 300
2009 140
2010 80
2011 30
2013 70
2014 70
2015 60
2016 0
2017 110
2018 0

Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0

Team Assemblers
Year Number
2005 1,300
2006 1,420
2007 1,240
2008 1,070
2009 740
2010 750
2011 1,020
2012 840
2013 910
2014 970
2015 1,220
2016 1,550

Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other
Year Number
2005 30
2006 40
2007 0
2008 220
2009 180
2010 220
2011 350
2012 510
2013 250
2014 130
2015 130
2016 140
2019 1,120

Bakers
Year Number
2005 90
2006 0
2007 160
2008 70
2009 50
2010 120
2011 190
2012 210
2013 0
2014 0
2015 170
2016 160
2017 170
2018 280
2019 400

Butchers and Meat Cutters
Year Number
2005 120
2007 60
2008 70
2009 50
2010 60
2011 120
2012 120
2013 120
2014 70
2015 40
2016 60
2017 70
2018 0
2019 40

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
Year Number
2008 270
2009 180
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2019 0

Slaughterers and Meat Packers
Year Number
2009 310
2010 350
2011 330
2013 0

Food Batchmakers
Year Number
2005 50
2007 50
2008 50
2009 230
2010 210
2011 220
2012 80
2013 80
2014 90
2015 170
2016 180
2017 170
2018 120
2019 140

Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 50
2013 50
2014 60
2019 60

Food Processing Workers, All Other
Year Number
2015 110
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 170

Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2011 160
2012 140
2013 150

Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 0
2007 60
2008 90

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 120
2006 150
2007 180
2008 230
2009 160
2010 140
2011 0
2012 0
2013 30
2015 590
2016 320
2017 90
2018 120
2019 110

Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 30
2007 40
2008 40

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 100
2008 90
2009 90
2010 50
2011 100
2012 110
2013 0
2015 0
2016 0
2018 30
2019 30

Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2007 0
2008 90
2009 80

Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2007 60
2008 50
2009 70

Machinists
Year Number
2005 280
2006 350
2007 310
2008 390
2009 340
2010 250
2011 230
2012 220
2013 380
2014 350
2015 300
2016 240
2017 180
2018 240
2019 180

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 100
2006 80
2008 40
2009 50
2010 80
2011 70
2012 0
2019 0

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 0
2008 50
2009 0
2011 0
2013 0
2014 120
2015 0
2018 170
2019 140

Tool and Die Makers
Year Number
2005 40
2006 40
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2017 40
2018 30
2019 40

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Year Number
2005 360
2006 380
2007 420
2008 470
2009 390
2010 360
2011 260
2012 230
2013 300
2014 460
2015 560
2016 520
2017 440
2018 420
2019 450

Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2017 50
2019 90

Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 0
2006 50
2007 0
2015 40

Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners
Year Number
2008 40
2009 40
2010 30

Prepress Technicians and Workers
Year Number
2005 130
2006 120
2007 130
2008 50
2009 50
2010 50
2011 50
2012 40
2013 40
2014 30
2015 50
2016 40

Printing Press Operators
Year Number
2005 340
2006 190
2007 200
2008 180
2009 150
2010 220
2011 220
2012 220
2013 180
2014 150
2015 200
2016 190
2017 170
2018 130
2019 150

Print Binding and Finishing Workers
Year Number
2005 50
2006 60
2007 90
2008 0
2009 0
2011 30
2013 50
2014 50
2015 60
2016 40

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
Year Number
2005 260
2006 210
2007 220
2008 0
2009 250
2010 150
2011 170
2012 120
2013 120
2014 90
2015 110
2016 120
2017 140
2018 120
2019 0

Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials
Year Number
2005 150
2006 130
2007 130
2008 0
2009 70
2010 0
2011 0
2016 0
2017 40
2018 0
2019 60

Sewing Machine Operators
Year Number
2005 310
2006 320
2007 130
2008 150
2009 150
2010 140
2011 110
2012 130
2013 150
2014 130
2015 90
2016 70
2017 170
2018 140
2019 140

Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 50

Upholsterers
Year Number
2005 80
2006 0
2008 30
2016 0

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
Year Number
2005 150
2006 210
2007 190
2008 260
2009 220
2010 0
2011 200
2012 140
2013 90
2014 70
2015 160
2016 90
2017 70
2018 70
2019 80

Furniture Finishers
Year Number
2016 0

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood
Year Number
2005 50
2006 100
2007 110
2008 80

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
Year Number
2005 180
2006 180
2007 180
2008 150
2009 110
2010 80
2015 60
2016 60
2017 50
2018 0
2019 0

Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2015 30

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
Year Number
2005 150
2007 210
2008 190
2009 150
2010 70
2011 80
2012 90
2013 90
2014 80
2015 200
2016 140
2017 130
2018 90
2019 70

Plant and System Operators, All Other
Year Number
2019 30

Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 0
2006 160
2007 110
2008 130
2009 60
2010 0
2013 30
2015 40
2016 70
2017 100
2018 150
2019 40

Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand
Year Number
2005 0
2012 0
2015 70
2019 30

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 140
2006 160
2007 270
2008 220
2009 190
2010 100
2011 100
2012 50
2013 210
2014 330
2015 440
2016 260
2017 120
2018 100
2019 100

Cutters and Trimmers, Hand
Year Number
2017 0

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 180
2006 140
2007 130
2008 110
2009 60
2013 70
2014 70
2015 120
2016 70
2017 100
2018 90

Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 150
2006 320
2007 230
2008 210
2012 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 140
2018 160
2019 0

Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 30
2009 40
2010 40

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
Year Number
2005 500
2006 660
2007 600
2008 520
2009 360
2010 360
2011 700
2012 740
2013 730
2014 410
2015 400
2016 640
2017 580
2018 0
2019 980

Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers
Year Number
2005 40

Dental Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2006 60
2007 40
2009 40
2010 40
2011 0
2012 90
2013 60
2014 70
2015 60
2016 110
2017 70
2018 50

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 520
2006 440
2007 360
2008 320
2009 440
2010 390
2011 450
2012 410
2013 380
2014 420
2015 650
2016 940
2017 890
2018 600
2019 610

Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 40
2008 40
2016 40
2017 90
2018 40

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 130
2006 140
2007 120
2008 90
2009 100
2010 90
2011 170
2012 90
2013 40
2014 180
2015 160
2016 180
2017 150
2018 160
2019 140

Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators
Year Number
2005 30
2008 30
2010 30

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
Year Number
2005 0
2006 40
2007 0
2008 50
2009 40
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2019 320

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers
Year Number
2010 40
2012 0

Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 70
2006 70
2007 90

Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 30

Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 150
2007 50
2008 0
2009 0
2015 0
2018 50
2019 110

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 130
2006 70
2007 130
2012 200
2013 270
2014 390
2015 270
2016 220
2017 0

Helpers--Production Workers
Year Number
2005 640
2006 240
2007 150
2008 190
2009 300
2010 280
2011 550
2012 680
2013 780
2014 550
2015 380
2016 330
2017 430
2018 330
2019 400

Production Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 0
2012 200
2013 210
2014 40
2015 40
2017 140
2018 180
2019 260