Numbers of Production Occupations in West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area

Occupation group

Production Occupations

Year Number
2006 28,550
2007 26,470
2008 25,220
2009 21,420
2010 19,860
2011 18,370
2012 16,700
2013 14,620
2014 15,810
2015 15,580
2016 15,950
2017 14,840
2018 16,180
2019 15,830

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers

Year Number
2006 1,590
2007 1,560
2008 1,610
2009 1,460
2010 1,250
2011 1,310
2012 1,230
2013 980
2014 970
2015 920
2016 1,040
2017 1,050
2018 1,280
2019 1,280

Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers

Year Number
2007 0
2008 330
2009 480
2010 400
2011 320
2014 190
2015 0
2016 220

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers

Year Number
2006 300
2007 250
2008 350
2009 260
2010 180
2011 130
2012 130
2013 130
2014 130

Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers

Year Number
2011 190
2016 230

Engine and Other Machine Assemblers

Year Number
2009 30
2012 0
2013 0
2017 30
2018 0
2019 0

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters

Year Number
2006 50
2007 120
2009 170
2010 90
2011 320
2012 250
2013 420
2014 290
2015 270
2016 30

Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators

Year Number
2007 150

Team Assemblers

Year Number
2006 9,170
2007 6,260
2008 5,820
2009 4,930
2010 3,740
2011 3,340
2012 2,680
2013 3,410
2014 4,690
2015 4,080
2016 4,950

Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other

Year Number
2006 1,420
2007 2,830
2008 2,260
2009 1,850
2010 2,330
2011 2,000
2012 1,500
2013 660
2014 340
2015 160
2016 210
2019 3,710

Bakers

Year Number
2006 70
2007 80
2008 90
2009 100
2010 70
2011 90
2012 100
2013 70
2014 80
2015 120
2016 120
2019 30

Butchers and Meat Cutters

Year Number
2006 200
2007 250
2008 210
2009 170
2010 90
2011 0
2012 140
2013 200
2014 230
2015 300
2016 230
2017 180
2018 190
2019 0

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers

Year Number
2006 200
2007 190
2008 220
2009 60
2010 60
2011 50
2012 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 370
2019 420

Slaughterers and Meat Packers

Year Number
2006 0
2007 180
2011 120
2015 50
2016 60
2017 50
2018 0

Food Batchmakers

Year Number
2010 0
2011 0
2012 80
2013 0
2017 90
2018 200
2019 140

Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders

Year Number
2006 60
2009 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2019 40

Food Processing Workers, All Other

Year Number
2012 0
2018 210
2019 280

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

Year Number
2006 530
2007 0
2008 420
2009 300
2011 70
2012 0
2014 160
2015 140
2016 60
2019 0

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

Year Number
2010 60
2013 40
2017 170
2018 180
2019 100

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

Year Number
2006 40
2007 70
2008 70
2009 60
2010 90
2011 100
2012 120

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

Year Number
2006 1,170
2007 1,060
2008 1,060
2009 770
2010 750
2011 670
2012 770
2013 750
2014 670
2015 630
2016 570
2017 570
2018 440
2019 720

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

Year Number
2006 70

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

Year Number
2006 160
2007 150
2008 230
2009 80
2010 110
2011 180
2012 160
2013 140
2014 150
2015 190
2016 150
2017 60
2018 60
2019 0

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

Year Number
2006 120
2007 40
2008 50
2009 40
2011 70
2012 130
2014 70
2015 40
2016 40

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

Year Number
2009 40
2010 30
2011 0
2012 0
2013 70
2014 50
2015 0
2016 50
2017 0
2019 50

Machinists

Year Number
2006 810
2007 830
2008 730
2009 630
2010 590
2011 630
2012 710
2013 510
2014 650
2015 740
2016 540
2017 640
2018 660
2019 710

Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders

Year Number
2011 50
2012 50
2014 0
2016 110
2018 130

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

Year Number
2006 520
2007 370
2008 230
2009 130
2010 120
2011 200
2012 190
2013 270
2014 280
2015 790
2016 0
2017 0
2018 290
2019 320

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

Year Number
2006 170
2007 120
2008 0
2009 270
2010 0
2011 60
2012 60
2013 0
2014 120
2015 210
2016 360
2017 500
2018 530
2019 590

Tool and Die Makers

Year Number
2006 320
2007 350
2008 290
2009 170
2010 140
2011 160
2012 130
2013 120
2014 120
2015 150
2016 200
2017 240
2018 210
2019 180

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

Year Number
2006 950
2007 830
2008 990
2009 760
2010 710
2011 810
2012 870
2013 900
2014 770
2015 660
2016 520
2017 470
2018 610
2019 1,020

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

Year Number
2006 230
2007 170
2008 160
2009 100
2010 100
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 210
2015 260
2016 280
2017 190
2018 200
2019 170

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

Year Number
2006 70
2007 90
2008 100
2009 50
2010 40
2011 30
2012 30
2015 50
2016 60
2017 50

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

Year Number
2008 50
2010 60
2011 80
2012 120
2013 110
2019 60

Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners

Year Number
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 30
2019 50

Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other

Year Number
2016 50
2018 180
2019 180

Prepress Technicians and Workers

Year Number
2006 80
2007 70
2015 0
2016 40

Printing Press Operators

Year Number
2006 300
2007 300
2008 170
2009 120
2010 120
2011 150
2012 150
2013 170
2014 170
2015 120
2016 90
2017 90
2018 120
2019 190

Print Binding and Finishing Workers

Year Number
2006 0

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers

Year Number
2006 280
2007 210
2008 150
2009 220
2010 280
2011 310
2012 270
2013 190
2014 170
2015 220
2016 220
2017 230
2018 230
2019 220

Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials

Year Number
2006 140
2007 80
2008 70
2009 50
2010 40

Sewing Machine Operators

Year Number
2006 890
2007 940
2008 530
2009 460
2010 270
2011 240
2012 230
2013 330
2014 390
2015 450
2016 400
2018 310
2019 500

Sewers, Hand

Year Number
2012 30

Upholsterers

Year Number
2013 290
2014 340

Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other

Year Number
2006 50

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters

Year Number
2006 90
2007 40
2008 120
2009 100
2010 170
2011 100
2012 150
2013 120
2014 140
2015 160
2016 80
2017 120
2018 0
2019 0

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood

Year Number
2006 140
2007 280
2008 330
2009 400
2010 400
2011 390
2012 350
2013 290
2014 290
2015 290
2016 440
2017 450
2018 0
2019 250

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing

Year Number
2006 180
2007 310
2008 200
2009 130
2010 160
2011 290
2012 320
2013 310
2014 180
2015 0
2016 80
2017 130
2018 70
2019 100

Woodworkers, All Other

Year Number
2007 100
2008 0
2009 50
2018 100
2019 210

Power Distributors and Dispatchers

Year Number
2015 0

Power Plant Operators

Year Number
2007 40
2008 60
2009 60
2010 130
2013 90
2014 80
2015 90
2016 70
2017 70
2018 50
2019 70

Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators

Year Number
2006 50
2012 40
2013 50
2014 40
2016 0
2017 0
2018 80

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators

Year Number
2006 360
2007 380
2008 340
2009 300
2010 300
2011 280
2012 300
2013 310
2014 330
2015 330
2016 300
2017 350
2018 280
2019 280

Chemical Plant and System Operators

Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 70
2009 100
2010 110
2011 150
2012 70
2013 80
2014 0

Gas Plant Operators

Year Number
2018 30

Plant and System Operators, All Other

Year Number
2016 120
2017 130
2018 0
2019 0

Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders

Year Number
2007 50
2008 80
2009 90
2010 140
2011 100

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

Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2012 80
2013 80
2014 90
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0

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

Year Number
2006 0
2007 50
2008 50
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 80
2016 50
2017 60
2018 70
2019 50

Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand

Year Number
2007 270
2008 230
2009 140

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year Number
2006 190
2007 310
2008 370
2009 390
2010 340
2011 330
2012 470
2013 350
2014 310
2015 540
2016 630
2017 610
2018 310
2019 60

Cutters and Trimmers, Hand

Year Number
2006 30
2007 40
2008 0
2009 60
2010 200

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year Number
2006 260
2007 180
2008 120
2009 60
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 300
2016 140
2017 200
2018 230
2019 230

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

Year Number
2006 480
2007 170
2008 540
2009 490
2010 440
2011 0
2012 290
2013 170
2015 60
2016 100
2017 220
2018 420

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

Year Number
2006 100
2007 40
2008 50
2009 40
2010 40
2016 60
2017 60
2018 90
2019 120

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers

Year Number
2006 960
2007 870
2008 860
2009 760
2010 610
2011 700
2012 860
2013 760
2014 810
2015 850
2016 980
2017 890
2018 870
2019 860

Dental Laboratory Technicians

Year Number
2006 60

Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians

Year Number
2009 40

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders

Year Number
2006 440
2007 660
2008 600
2009 500
2010 800
2011 880
2012 920
2013 220
2014 200
2015 180
2016 320
2017 250
2018 340
2019 590

Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers

Year Number
2007 40
2010 30
2012 0
2014 40
2019 40

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

Year Number
2006 520
2007 470
2008 490
2009 280
2010 250
2011 290
2012 320
2013 300
2014 270
2015 190
2016 0
2017 370
2018 350
2019 190

Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators

Year Number
2007 120
2008 100
2009 110
2010 80
2011 70
2012 60

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators

Year Number
2006 650
2007 310
2008 120
2009 120
2010 140
2011 90
2012 110
2013 100
2014 100
2015 90
2016 110
2017 160
2018 130
2019 180

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers

Year Number
2015 50
2016 50
2017 40
2019 40

Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders

Year Number
2006 80
2007 70
2008 0
2012 0

Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders

Year Number
2019 30

Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic

Year Number
2008 90
2009 40
2010 0
2014 0
2016 100
2017 110
2018 140
2019 0

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Year Number
2006 390
2007 240
2008 110
2009 130
2010 130
2011 160
2017 0
2018 0

Helpers--Production Workers

Year Number
2006 2,420
2007 2,410
2008 3,220
2009 1,980
2010 1,830
2011 1,070
2012 970
2013 1,290
2014 1,410
2015 1,550
2016 1,050
2017 760
2018 450
2019 390

Production Workers, All Other

Year Number
2006 1,190
2007 1,470
2008 880
2009 1,290
2012 1,260
2013 340
2014 280
2015 270
2016 440
2017 470
2018 770
2019 1,180