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Numbers of Production Occupations in Wilmington, NC

Occupation group

Production Occupations
Year Number
2005 3,810
2006 2,910
2007 5,660
2008 5,100
2009 4,770
2010 4,140
2011 3,790
2012 4,300
2013 3,490
2014 4,200
2015 2,810
2016 2,750
2017 2,320
2018 2,800
2019 3,050

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
Year Number
2005 550
2006 730
2007 610
2008 660
2009 740
2010 630
2011 540
2012 430
2013 430
2014 350
2015 200
2016 200
2017 200
2018 270
2019 360

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers
Year Number
2013 0
2014 50
2015 80
2016 80

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
Year Number
2005 0
2006 30
2009 30
2011 60
2012 60

Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators
Year Number
2012 40

Team Assemblers
Year Number
2005 1,040
2006 0
2007 890
2008 910
2009 890
2010 890
2011 510
2012 330
2013 210
2014 280
2015 360
2016 310

Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other
Year Number
2005 0
2006 40
2007 120
2011 60
2012 0
2013 130
2014 0
2015 0
2016 460
2019 650

Bakers
Year Number
2005 100
2006 130
2007 180
2008 240
2009 220
2010 210
2011 190
2012 160
2013 170
2014 170
2015 120
2016 110
2017 100
2018 80
2019 90

Butchers and Meat Cutters
Year Number
2005 60
2006 80
2007 110
2008 160
2009 150
2010 150
2011 170
2012 170
2013 170
2014 140
2015 160
2016 120
2017 100
2018 70
2019 100

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
Year Number
2009 0
2013 50
2014 40
2015 30
2017 0

Slaughterers and Meat Packers
Year Number
2011 50
2012 70

Food Batchmakers
Year Number
2005 30

Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2009 30
2010 30

Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2007 210

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 70
2006 80
2007 60
2008 90
2009 90
2010 80
2011 50
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2018 0
2019 0

Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2008 0
2009 0

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 40

Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0

Machinists
Year Number
2005 180
2006 150
2007 170
2008 260
2009 310
2010 210
2011 210
2012 160
2013 210
2014 190
2015 140
2016 250
2017 260
2018 270
2019 120

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2007 180
2008 150
2013 40
2014 50
2019 70

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2007 840
2011 660
2012 770
2016 40
2017 40

Tool and Die Makers
Year Number
2005 50
2006 80
2007 100
2008 50
2009 40
2010 40
2011 70
2012 80
2013 60
2014 70
2015 40
2016 50
2017 0

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Year Number
2005 210
2006 270
2007 200
2008 200
2009 150
2010 150
2011 150
2012 230
2014 240
2015 220
2016 210
2017 110
2018 110
2019 170

Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2013 0

Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 40
2007 40
2008 0
2013 60
2014 70
2015 80
2016 60

Printing Press Operators
Year Number
2005 120
2006 110
2007 140
2008 160
2009 160
2010 110
2011 90
2012 60
2013 70
2014 60
2015 90
2016 70
2017 90
2018 70
2019 70

Print Binding and Finishing Workers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
Year Number
2005 180
2006 80
2007 230
2008 220
2009 160
2010 120
2011 100
2012 170
2013 230
2014 220
2015 150
2016 0
2017 160
2018 140
2019 170

Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials
Year Number
2005 120
2006 110
2007 0
2008 50
2010 60
2011 0
2012 120
2014 0

Sewing Machine Operators
Year Number
2005 160
2006 150
2007 80
2008 50
2009 40
2010 40
2014 40

Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers
Year Number
2008 0
2009 0

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
Year Number
2005 90
2006 110
2007 100
2008 70
2009 50
2011 40
2012 30
2013 50
2014 70
2016 60
2017 40
2018 30
2019 0

Furniture Finishers
Year Number
2015 0

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
Year Number
2005 100
2006 70
2007 110
2008 130
2009 120
2010 50
2011 50
2013 80
2014 90
2015 100
2016 0
2017 100
2018 110
2019 80

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
Year Number
2007 110
2008 150
2009 150
2010 170
2011 150
2012 140
2013 140
2014 150
2015 70
2016 80
2017 80
2018 80
2019 100

Chemical Plant and System Operators
Year Number
2006 0
2007 30
2008 70
2009 120
2010 120
2012 130
2013 280

Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2007 60
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 50
2012 180
2013 340
2014 190
2015 0
2016 60

Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2019 0

Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2007 0
2008 0
2009 50

Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 70
2012 50
2014 40

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2007 40
2008 0
2009 0
2012 50
2018 50
2019 90

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2012 0
2013 60
2014 110
2015 120
2016 100
2018 150
2019 160

Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2015 320

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
Year Number
2005 280
2006 320
2007 370
2008 640
2009 640
2010 530
2011 350
2012 400
2013 310
2014 360
2015 310
2016 340
2017 0
2018 260
2019 220

Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers
Year Number
2005 0
2018 0
2019 30

Dental Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2007 60
2008 40
2015 30
2016 40
2017 40
2018 70
2019 100

Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2008 0
2018 0

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2007 290
2008 290
2009 260
2010 260
2011 90
2012 110
2013 90
2014 70
2015 40
2017 70
2018 120
2019 140

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 40
2006 40
2007 40
2008 110
2009 50
2010 150
2012 180
2013 140
2014 130
2015 40
2016 40
2017 30
2018 40
2019 60

Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators
Year Number
2005 70
2006 60
2007 0
2008 100
2009 80
2010 50
2012 30

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
Year Number
2005 40
2006 40
2007 40
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2012 60
2014 820

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers
Year Number
2008 0
2009 0
2010 30

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2007 50
2008 40
2009 50
2018 50

Helpers--Production Workers
Year Number
2005 190
2006 230
2007 200
2008 110
2009 80
2010 60
2011 60
2012 90
2013 110
2014 150
2015 60
2018 40
2019 70

Production Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 90
2008 80
2009 110
2013 60
2014 50
2015 50
2016 70
2017 90
2018 100
2019 80