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Numbers of Production Occupations in Yakima, WA

Occupation group

Production Occupations
Year Number
2005 4,930
2006 4,300
2007 5,160
2008 5,320
2009 3,760
2010 3,470
2011 4,090
2012 3,750
2013 4,490
2014 5,590
2015 5,720
2016 5,870
2017 5,030
2018 5,290
2019 4,680

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
Year Number
2005 470
2006 420
2007 530
2008 480
2009 400
2010 330
2011 360
2012 490
2013 570
2014 580
2015 560
2016 560
2017 560
2018 600
2019 530

Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers
Year Number
2016 50

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers
Year Number
2011 30
2012 40
2013 60
2016 0

Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers
Year Number
2007 50
2008 30

Engine and Other Machine Assemblers
Year Number
2005 30
2007 40

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
Year Number
2005 0
2006 110
2007 120
2008 40
2009 0
2010 130
2011 160
2012 90
2013 40
2014 80
2015 70
2016 100
2017 80
2018 80
2019 40

Team Assemblers
Year Number
2005 960
2006 700
2007 760
2008 560
2009 490
2010 370
2011 320
2012 0
2013 260
2014 540
2015 510
2016 490

Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other
Year Number
2005 110
2006 0
2007 170
2008 170
2009 0
2010 180
2011 260
2012 230
2013 50
2014 40
2019 500

Bakers
Year Number
2005 50
2006 60
2007 90
2008 60
2009 120
2010 140
2011 150
2012 150
2013 150
2014 150
2015 130
2016 110
2017 130
2018 0
2019 190

Butchers and Meat Cutters
Year Number
2005 170
2007 470
2008 520
2009 170
2010 220
2011 200
2012 180
2013 150
2014 160
2015 250
2016 250
2017 210
2018 120
2019 90

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
Year Number
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Slaughterers and Meat Packers
Year Number
2005 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2019 0

Food Batchmakers
Year Number
2005 30
2008 40
2009 40
2010 100
2011 100
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 60
2016 110
2017 230
2018 280
2019 360

Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2006 80
2007 0
2008 130
2009 0
2010 0
2012 0
2014 0
2016 0
2018 40

Food Processing Workers, All Other
Year Number
2012 0
2013 0

Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 440
2008 420
2009 270
2010 40
2011 60
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2017 40
2018 190
2019 140

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 120
2006 190
2007 0
2008 80
2009 0
2010 0
2011 70
2012 0
2013 0
2014 160
2015 170
2016 200
2017 160
2018 0
2019 50

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2008 40
2009 30
2010 30
2014 40
2015 60
2016 40

Machinists
Year Number
2005 90
2006 150
2007 160
2008 200
2009 140
2010 100
2011 100
2012 170
2013 220
2014 240
2015 210
2016 180
2017 250
2018 310
2019 320

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2014 0
2015 0
2016 270
2017 200
2018 120
2019 0

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2005 0

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Year Number
2005 90
2006 120
2007 110
2008 210
2009 190
2010 140
2011 120
2012 200
2013 360
2014 340
2015 300
2016 210
2017 230
2018 310
2019 320

Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2008 40
2009 0

Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
Year Number
2008 50

Prepress Technicians and Workers
Year Number
2005 40
2006 30

Printing Press Operators
Year Number
2005 160
2006 120
2007 90
2008 80
2010 40
2011 60
2012 110
2013 100
2014 110
2015 100
2016 80
2017 0
2018 150
2019 120

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
Year Number
2005 160
2006 160
2007 140
2008 120
2009 80
2010 70
2011 70
2012 70
2013 60
2014 50
2015 40
2016 90
2017 90
2018 100
2019 80

Sewing Machine Operators
Year Number
2006 0

Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers
Year Number
2016 0

Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 0

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
Year Number
2005 50
2008 0
2009 80
2010 80
2011 80
2012 0
2018 30

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood
Year Number
2006 170
2008 0
2010 0
2012 80
2013 70
2014 60
2015 50
2016 100
2017 80
2018 50
2019 50

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 30
2010 0
2011 60
2013 40
2014 40
2015 60
2016 0
2017 50
2018 100
2019 110

Woodworkers, All Other
Year Number
2010 0

Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators
Year Number
2011 30
2015 30

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
Year Number
2007 40
2008 40
2009 50
2010 70
2011 70
2012 80
2013 90
2014 90
2015 100
2016 100
2017 110
2018 120
2019 120

Plant and System Operators, All Other
Year Number
2009 70
2010 70

Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 200
2006 140
2007 90
2008 90
2009 120
2010 110
2011 100
2012 0
2013 340
2014 280
2015 100
2016 100
2017 40
2018 70
2019 80

Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 70

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 30
2008 40
2009 40
2010 30
2012 50
2013 50
2014 50
2016 40
2017 40
2018 80
2019 60

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 0
2006 40
2007 40
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 40
2014 0
2015 30

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
Year Number
2005 310
2006 300
2007 410
2008 430
2009 260
2010 210
2011 250
2012 300
2013 310
2014 270
2015 390
2016 350
2017 380
2018 400
2019 450

Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers
Year Number
2017 0

Dental Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2009 50
2010 50
2011 50
2017 30

Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2012 50
2013 50
2014 50

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 1,210
2006 850
2007 640
2008 560
2009 400
2010 360
2011 380
2012 450
2013 850
2014 1,070
2015 1,280
2016 1,480
2017 1,250
2018 1,490
2019 900

Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers
Year Number
2008 40
2009 30

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2007 40
2008 60
2009 40
2010 50
2011 60
2012 70
2013 70
2014 50
2015 100
2016 130
2017 110
2018 120
2019 70

Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators
Year Number
2005 30
2010 40
2011 60
2012 80
2013 0

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
Year Number
2005 100
2006 90
2010 0
2011 230
2012 100
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2005 60
2007 40
2008 40
2009 50
2010 50
2011 40
2012 100
2014 80
2015 60
2016 0

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2005 0
2006 70
2007 80
2008 80
2009 0
2010 0
2014 60
2015 130
2016 120
2017 0

Helpers--Production Workers
Year Number
2005 390
2006 500
2007 440
2008 440
2009 460
2010 360
2011 530
2012 550
2013 410
2014 840
2015 800
2016 710
2017 190
2018 60
2019 100

Production Workers, All Other
Year Number
2007 170
2008 200
2009 180
2012 110
2013 150
2014 160
2015 130