Production Occupations
Supervisors of Production Workers
660 thousand people employed within this category.
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers - 660 thousand
Assemblers and Fabricators
1,904 thousand people employed within this category.
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers - 32 thousand
Electrical, Electronics, and Electromechanical Assemblers - 286 thousand
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers - 50 thousand
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters - 59 thousand
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators - 22 thousand
Timing Device Assemblers and Adjusters - 0 thousand
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators - 1,454 thousand
Food Processing Workers
808 thousand people employed within this category.
Bakers - 205 thousand
Butchers and Other Meat, Poultry, and Fish Processing Workers - 342 thousand
Miscellaneous Food Processing Workers - 261 thousand
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers
1,644 thousand people employed within this category.
Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic - 102 thousand
Machine Tool Cutting Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic - 298 thousand
Machinists - 317 thousand
Metal Furnace Operators, Tenders, Pourers, and Casters - 25 thousand
Model Makers and Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic - 6 thousand
Molders and Molding Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic - 177 thousand
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic - 137 thousand
Tool and Die Makers - 62 thousand
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Workers - 440 thousand
Miscellaneous Metal Workers and Plastic Workers - 81 thousand
Printing Workers
214 thousand people employed within this category.
Printing Workers - 214 thousand
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers
469 thousand people employed within this category.
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers - 176 thousand
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials - 29 thousand
Sewing Machine Operators - 117 thousand
Shoe and Leather Workers - 12 thousand
Textile Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders - 58 thousand
Miscellaneous Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers - 57 thousand
Woodworkers
231 thousand people employed within this category.
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters - 96 thousand
Furniture Finishers - 15 thousand
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders - 110 thousand
Plant and System Operators
277 thousand people employed within this category.
Power Plant Operators, Distributors, and Dispatchers - 46 thousand
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators - 31 thousand
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators - 119 thousand
Miscellaneous Plant and System Operators - 80 thousand
Other Production Occupations
2,532 thousand people employed within this category.
Chemical Processing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders - 168 thousand
Crushing, Grinding, Polishing, Mixing, and Blending Workers - 150 thousand
Cutting Workers - 62 thousand
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders - 59 thousand
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders - 15 thousand
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers - 580 thousand
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers - 26 thousand
Dental and Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians and Medical Appliance Technicians - 69 thousand
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders - 369 thousand
Painting Workers - 164 thousand
Semiconductor Processing Technicians - 24 thousand
Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators - 5 thousand
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators and Programmers - 207 thousand
Miscellaneous Production Workers - 632 thousand
Please note that when the total number of employees in a category exceeds the sum of the occupations within it, it indicates the exclusion of certain occupations.
Typically, these omitted occupations are categorized as 'all other', and usually consist of roles with relatively small workforce numbers.
