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Numbers of Production Occupations in Worcester, MA-CT

Occupation group

Production Occupations
Year Number
2005 16,470
2006 16,610
2007 17,500
2008 16,870
2009 14,890
2010 14,970
2011 15,020
2012 15,960
2013 14,350
2014 14,990
2015 16,740
2016 16,560
2017 17,740
2018 18,320
2019 17,640

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
Year Number
2005 1,360
2006 1,320
2007 1,420
2008 1,240
2009 1,050
2010 1,030
2011 1,080
2012 1,200
2013 1,210
2014 1,180
2015 1,450
2016 1,360
2017 1,440
2018 1,420
2019 1,390

Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers
Year Number
2012 30
2013 0

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers
Year Number
2005 620
2006 480
2007 760
2008 430
2009 190
2010 220
2011 360
2012 430
2013 400
2014 400
2015 620
2016 530

Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers
Year Number
2005 40
2006 80
2007 150
2008 270
2009 220
2010 210
2011 190
2012 200
2013 320
2014 220
2015 160
2016 230

Engine and Other Machine Assemblers
Year Number
2007 40
2008 50
2010 70
2011 100
2012 80

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
Year Number
2005 100
2006 140
2007 120
2008 130
2009 70
2010 110
2011 140
2012 240
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 40
2017 50
2018 60
2019 60

Team Assemblers
Year Number
2005 2,320
2006 2,590
2007 2,010
2008 1,920
2009 1,690
2010 1,770
2011 2,090
2012 2,420
2013 2,360
2014 2,020
2015 1,950
2016 1,950

Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other
Year Number
2005 570
2006 1,010
2007 890
2008 830
2009 340
2010 460
2011 420
2012 410
2013 290
2014 420
2015 410
2016 310
2019 2,200

Bakers
Year Number
2005 280
2006 210
2007 210
2008 230
2009 270
2010 230
2011 180
2012 190
2013 290
2014 350
2015 400
2016 290
2017 420
2018 590
2019 510

Butchers and Meat Cutters
Year Number
2005 120
2006 100
2007 120
2008 150
2009 120
2010 140
2011 130
2012 160
2013 190
2014 160
2015 170
2016 100
2017 110
2018 100
2019 90

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
Year Number
2005 40
2006 80
2007 0
2008 50
2016 60
2017 60
2018 70
2019 40

Food Batchmakers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 30
2010 30
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 160
2018 160
2019 160

Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 230
2006 220
2007 480
2008 550
2009 650
2010 540
2011 460
2012 400
2013 310
2014 310
2015 450
2016 480
2017 600
2018 630
2019 600

Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 40
2007 50
2008 40
2009 70
2010 50
2011 70
2012 160
2013 140
2014 140
2015 30

Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2010 110
2011 170
2012 160
2013 40
2014 60
2015 0
2016 0
2017 70
2018 110
2019 80

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 710
2006 640
2007 490
2008 390
2009 250
2010 240
2011 270
2012 200
2013 200
2014 260
2015 0
2016 530
2017 470
2018 380
2019 350

Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 70
2006 60
2007 90
2008 60
2009 60
2017 50
2018 30
2019 0

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 270
2006 230
2007 370
2008 310
2009 320
2010 300
2011 470
2012 460
2013 460
2014 370
2015 370
2016 390
2017 500
2018 480
2019 270

Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 180
2006 0
2007 220
2008 90
2009 100
2010 100
2011 100
2012 80
2013 80
2014 60
2015 80
2016 110
2017 90
2018 110
2019 80

Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 0
2006 90
2007 90
2008 60
2009 130
2010 130
2011 0
2012 40
2013 60
2014 90
2015 90
2016 0
2017 80
2018 0

Machinists
Year Number
2005 1,160
2006 960
2007 950
2008 1,180
2009 1,090
2010 1,110
2011 960
2012 1,140
2013 1,140
2014 1,110
2015 1,080
2016 970
2017 900
2018 850
2019 1,120

Foundry Mold and Coremakers
Year Number
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2018 0
2019 0

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 790
2006 650
2007 540
2008 310
2009 410
2010 410
2011 660
2012 570
2013 530
2014 450
2015 380
2016 430
2017 580
2018 740
2019 750

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 150
2006 180
2007 260
2008 480
2009 540
2010 610
2011 380
2012 200
2013 130
2014 180
2015 310
2016 310
2017 240
2018 570
2019 600

Tool and Die Makers
Year Number
2005 290
2006 250
2007 250
2008 260
2009 240
2010 270
2011 280
2012 250
2013 190
2014 180
2015 200
2016 180
2017 150
2018 160
2019 160

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Year Number
2005 390
2006 410
2007 430
2008 420
2009 290
2010 250
2011 270
2012 350
2013 490
2014 440
2015 410
2016 340
2017 480
2018 460
2019 460

Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 70
2006 30
2007 60
2008 100
2009 100
2010 80
2011 60
2012 50
2013 30
2014 70
2015 130
2016 160
2017 0
2018 130
2019 130

Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 0
2006 200
2007 100
2009 70
2010 80
2011 70
2012 50
2013 60
2014 50
2018 50
2019 30

Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 160
2006 190
2007 190
2008 170
2009 90
2010 90
2011 90
2012 140
2013 130
2014 110
2015 60
2016 0
2017 60
2018 50
2019 80

Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners
Year Number
2011 30
2012 50
2013 50
2015 40
2016 50
2017 30
2018 30

Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 100
2008 40
2009 50
2010 40
2011 50
2012 0
2015 0

Prepress Technicians and Workers
Year Number
2005 150
2006 110
2007 130
2008 180
2009 110
2010 80
2011 90
2012 90
2013 90
2014 40
2015 40
2017 30
2019 30

Printing Press Operators
Year Number
2005 270
2006 250
2007 200
2008 300
2009 270
2010 360
2011 350
2012 370
2013 290
2014 240
2015 250
2016 200
2017 180
2018 170
2019 190

Print Binding and Finishing Workers
Year Number
2005 110
2006 150
2007 210
2008 190
2009 240
2010 120
2011 60
2012 60
2013 50
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
Year Number
2005 390
2006 460
2007 330
2008 530
2009 530
2010 570
2011 470
2012 450
2013 440
2014 480
2015 430
2016 360
2017 290
2018 320
2019 490

Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials
Year Number
2005 60
2006 70
2015 70
2016 80
2017 80

Sewing Machine Operators
Year Number
2005 130
2006 280
2007 0
2008 0
2011 60
2012 130
2013 130
2014 110
2015 0
2016 30
2018 0
2019 40

Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers
Year Number
2007 0
2008 60
2009 0

Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2015 0

Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 80
2007 50
2008 0
2010 50
2011 100
2012 130
2013 50
2019 0

Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers
Year Number
2005 30

Upholsterers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
Year Number
2005 140
2006 0
2007 250
2008 370
2009 160
2010 170
2011 170
2012 240
2013 190
2014 190
2015 200
2016 170
2017 130
2018 180
2019 170

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood
Year Number
2014 0
2015 40
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 70
2009 0
2014 40
2015 0
2016 220
2017 270
2018 0
2019 90

Power Distributors and Dispatchers
Year Number
2018 160

Power Plant Operators
Year Number
2005 40
2007 30
2009 50
2010 100
2011 100
2012 100
2013 150
2014 220
2015 140
2016 130
2017 190
2018 320
2019 0

Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators
Year Number
2005 200
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 60
2012 50
2013 40
2014 90
2015 80
2016 0
2017 270
2018 220
2019 170

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
Year Number
2005 160
2006 100
2007 210
2008 190
2009 190
2010 140
2011 150
2012 150
2013 190
2014 200
2015 270
2016 250
2017 290
2018 240
2019 290

Gas Plant Operators
Year Number
2018 80

Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2007 100
2008 120
2010 110
2011 40
2012 80
2013 0
2019 0

Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 150
2017 70
2018 70
2019 0

Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 220
2006 200
2007 60
2008 50
2009 60
2010 110
2011 130
2012 110
2013 50
2014 90
2015 140
2016 100
2017 110
2018 90
2019 240

Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand
Year Number
2005 30
2006 50
2007 60
2008 50
2009 100
2010 80
2011 100
2012 80
2013 100
2014 60
2015 50
2016 60
2017 80
2018 50
2019 30

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 270
2006 270
2007 410
2008 330
2009 250
2010 220
2011 190
2012 210
2013 180
2014 190
2015 370
2016 380
2017 290
2018 290
2019 320

Cutters and Trimmers, Hand
Year Number
2005 30
2006 30
2015 40
2016 40
2018 50

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 200
2007 180
2008 140
2009 270
2010 300
2011 460
2012 340
2013 290
2014 290
2015 350
2016 390
2017 340
2018 400
2019 420

Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 490
2006 530
2007 400
2008 260
2009 230
2010 250
2011 280
2012 160
2013 60
2014 0
2015 430
2016 410
2017 110
2018 130
2019 210

Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2007 110
2009 60
2010 60
2011 50
2012 50
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 60
2018 80
2019 70

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
Year Number
2005 970
2006 970
2007 1,000
2008 770
2009 690
2010 830
2011 950
2012 1,060
2013 1,180
2014 1,040
2015 1,200
2016 1,270
2017 1,280
2018 1,410
2019 1,460

Dental Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2009 0
2010 40
2011 40
2018 40
2019 30

Medical Appliance Technicians
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 40
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2012 0
2013 40

Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2015 40

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 520
2006 510
2007 510
2008 450
2009 420
2010 410
2011 290
2012 330
2013 460
2014 470
2015 660
2016 670
2017 750
2018 570
2019 460

Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 40
2007 0
2010 30
2018 30
2019 30

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 330
2006 280
2007 330
2008 390
2009 500
2010 350
2011 280
2012 270
2013 360
2014 380
2015 340
2016 330
2017 380
2018 440
2019 460

Semiconductor Processing Technicians
Year Number
2007 190
2008 300
2009 340
2010 240
2011 160
2012 270

Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators
Year Number
2005 150
2006 90
2007 80
2008 70
2009 90
2010 80
2011 60
2015 30
2016 0

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
Year Number
2005 180
2006 170
2007 200
2008 210
2009 190
2010 190
2011 260
2012 230
2013 200
2014 190
2015 300
2016 270
2017 220
2018 380
2019 440

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers
Year Number
2005 50
2006 30
2007 40
2008 40
2009 50
2010 60
2011 80
2012 60
2013 40
2014 50
2015 50
2016 110
2017 50
2018 70
2019 40

Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 30
2007 0
2008 0
2009 50
2013 0
2014 0
2016 120
2017 90
2018 100

Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2007 40
2008 40
2009 50
2010 70
2011 70
2012 50

Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 230
2006 220
2007 290
2008 150
2009 270
2010 190
2011 200
2012 170
2013 210
2014 230
2015 190
2016 190
2017 260
2018 260
2019 210

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 380
2006 410
2007 450
2008 400
2009 280
2010 390
2011 300
2012 380
2013 260
2014 150
2015 300
2016 250
2017 280
2018 280
2019 310

Helpers--Production Workers
Year Number
2005 640
2006 880
2007 990
2008 1,270
2009 740
2010 410
2011 180
2012 520
2013 0
2014 1,180
2015 1,330
2016 1,050
2017 1,020
2018 900
2019 780

Production Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 270
2006 0
2007 150
2008 220
2009 290
2012 160
2013 200
2014 430
2015 610
2016 660
2017 750
2018 580
2019 350