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Numbers of Production Occupations in Wausau, WI

Occupation group

Production Occupations
Year Number
2005 9,090
2006 8,760
2007 8,670
2008 6,860
2009 6,200
2010 7,850
2011 7,760
2012 7,190
2013 7,380
2014 7,800
2015 8,040
2016 8,680
2017 9,380
2018 9,620
2019 11,600

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
Year Number
2005 650
2006 750
2007 800
2008 720
2009 600
2010 540
2011 540
2012 550
2013 630
2014 750
2015 800
2016 820
2017 830
2018 940
2019 970

Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers
Year Number
2015 30
2016 70
2017 50
2018 0

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers
Year Number
2007 0
2011 50
2012 50
2013 50
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0

Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers
Year Number
2009 0
2010 0
2011 80

Engine and Other Machine Assemblers
Year Number
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 30

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
Year Number
2005 260
2006 270
2007 100
2008 70
2009 0
2010 90
2011 70
2012 60
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 190
2017 230
2018 380
2019 580

Team Assemblers
Year Number
2005 1,460
2006 1,720
2007 2,100
2008 1,500
2009 1,230
2010 1,120
2011 1,240
2012 1,210
2013 1,080
2014 1,150
2015 1,340
2016 1,120

Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other
Year Number
2005 290
2006 300
2007 420
2008 0
2009 0
2010 400
2011 290
2012 240
2013 250
2014 60
2015 40
2016 30
2019 2,260

Bakers
Year Number
2005 110
2006 90
2007 70
2008 40
2010 30
2011 50
2012 50
2013 60
2014 100
2015 110
2016 70
2017 50
2018 40
2019 40

Butchers and Meat Cutters
Year Number
2005 60
2006 60
2007 80
2008 100
2009 90
2010 70
2011 0
2012 50
2013 50
2014 50
2015 50
2016 50
2017 50
2018 50
2019 30

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
Year Number
2013 50
2014 50
2015 50
2016 50
2017 60
2018 50
2019 50

Slaughterers and Meat Packers
Year Number
2007 50
2008 40
2009 50
2013 40
2014 40
2015 50

Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2016 50
2017 50
2018 60

Food Batchmakers
Year Number
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 230
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 310
2015 300
2016 490
2017 370
2018 420
2019 430

Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 70
2006 70
2007 0

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

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 550
2006 570
2007 470
2008 200
2009 220
2010 320
2011 510
2012 540
2013 470
2014 340
2015 450
2016 570
2017 580
2018 670
2019 560

Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 90
2007 30

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 270
2006 210
2007 200
2008 30
2011 30
2012 80
2013 90
2014 80
2015 70
2016 60
2017 130
2018 180
2019 220

Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2011 0
2012 40
2013 0

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

Machinists
Year Number
2005 220
2006 170
2007 450
2008 480
2009 370
2010 260
2011 230
2012 300
2013 450
2014 460
2015 430
2016 190
2017 230
2018 280
2019 450

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2017 80

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 110
2006 80
2007 110
2008 70
2009 70
2010 90
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 100
2015 110
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 50

Tool and Die Makers
Year Number
2005 120
2006 120
2007 80
2008 0
2009 0
2010 70
2011 80
2012 80
2013 60
2014 60
2015 60
2016 60
2017 70
2018 70
2019 90

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Year Number
2005 490
2006 610
2007 510
2008 710
2009 460
2010 590
2011 660
2012 710
2013 590
2014 460
2015 510
2016 560
2017 640
2018 820
2019 930

Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 70
2006 70
2007 0
2008 0
2011 110
2012 140
2013 210
2014 0
2015 0
2016 70
2017 60

Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2010 30
2011 30
2012 40
2016 0
2019 210

Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0

Prepress Technicians and Workers
Year Number
2005 40
2010 0
2011 0
2014 30

Printing Press Operators
Year Number
2007 130
2008 50
2009 0
2010 120
2011 150
2012 130
2013 190
2014 140
2015 150
2016 80
2017 120
2018 0
2019 130

Print Binding and Finishing Workers
Year Number
2005 0
2010 30
2016 60
2017 70
2018 50
2019 60

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
Year Number
2005 60
2006 50
2007 60
2010 30
2011 50
2012 40
2013 40
2015 30
2016 50
2017 60
2018 50
2019 50

Sewing Machine Operators
Year Number
2008 30
2009 30
2013 40
2014 50
2015 50
2016 80
2017 80
2018 100

Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers
Year Number
2007 0
2008 0
2018 0
2019 0

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
Year Number
2005 90
2006 140
2007 150
2008 200
2009 170
2010 180
2011 170
2012 140
2013 110
2014 90
2015 110
2016 150
2017 180
2018 110
2019 150

Furniture Finishers
Year Number
2005 0
2008 40

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood
Year Number
2005 320
2006 330
2007 290
2008 260
2009 200
2011 210
2013 100
2014 130
2015 140
2016 110
2017 80
2018 80
2019 120

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
Year Number
2005 410
2006 340
2007 550
2008 0
2009 0
2010 180
2011 300
2012 250
2013 300
2014 320
2015 260
2016 150
2017 250
2018 300
2019 390

Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators
Year Number
2009 60
2010 60

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
Year Number
2005 30
2006 50
2007 70
2008 100
2009 80
2010 60
2011 40
2012 40
2013 40
2014 50
2015 60
2016 70
2017 50
2018 40
2019 40

Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2012 0
2016 40
2017 50

Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 70
2006 60
2008 80
2009 100
2010 90
2016 0
2018 40
2019 70

Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 30
2008 0
2009 230
2010 190
2011 60
2012 60
2013 90
2014 130
2015 150
2016 130
2017 70

Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand
Year Number
2017 160
2019 140

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 150
2006 170
2007 170
2008 130
2009 130
2010 180
2011 170
2012 140
2013 100
2014 190
2015 190
2016 280
2017 210
2018 200
2019 190

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 160
2006 0
2007 100
2008 150
2009 160
2010 170
2011 170
2012 140
2013 220
2014 190
2015 190
2016 90
2017 160
2018 200
2019 170

Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 80
2006 40
2008 0
2010 210
2013 70
2014 60
2015 80
2016 50
2017 40

Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 30
2012 50
2013 50
2014 90
2015 0
2016 0
2019 30

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
Year Number
2005 470
2006 440
2007 400
2008 410
2009 360
2010 270
2011 230
2012 270
2013 290
2014 350
2015 360
2016 510
2017 490
2018 540
2019 520

Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers
Year Number
2012 0

Dental Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2007 40
2008 40

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 800
2006 680
2007 0
2008 150
2009 200
2010 300
2011 300
2012 300
2013 420
2014 360
2015 410
2016 460
2017 1,100
2018 990
2019 980

Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers
Year Number
2005 40
2006 70
2007 40
2008 0

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 140
2006 110
2007 120
2008 170
2009 180
2010 240
2011 280
2012 310
2013 270
2014 280
2015 210
2016 300
2017 240
2018 310
2019 320

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
Year Number
2005 200
2006 190
2007 90
2008 0
2009 0
2010 400
2011 190
2012 230
2013 200
2014 210
2015 240
2016 330
2017 340
2018 330
2019 220

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers
Year Number
2010 30
2011 40
2012 40
2013 30
2015 40
2016 50
2017 50
2019 30

Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 0
2007 110
2009 40
2012 40
2013 40
2014 40

Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2010 30
2011 40
2012 40

Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 110
2012 70
2013 60
2014 70
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 0
2007 660
2008 570
2009 550
2010 510
2011 680
2012 0
2013 0
2014 230
2015 270
2016 270
2017 260
2018 570
2019 640

Helpers--Production Workers
Year Number
2005 740
2006 690
2007 0
2008 410
2009 420
2010 400
2011 350
2012 450
2013 400
2014 580
2015 550
2016 740
2017 430
2018 290
2019 260

Production Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 410
2006 310
2007 220
2008 0
2009 200
2012 310
2013 240
2014 170
2015 150
2016 230
2017 220
2018 200
2019 60