Production Occupations
Supervisors of Production Workers
671 thousand people employed within this category.
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers - 671 thousand
Assemblers and Fabricators
1,925 thousand people employed within this category.
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers - 30 thousand
Electrical, Electronics, and Electromechanical Assemblers - 279 thousand
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers - 48 thousand
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters - 58 thousand
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators - 20 thousand
Timing Device Assemblers and Adjusters - 0 thousand
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators - 1,489 thousand
Food Processing Workers
849 thousand people employed within this category.
Bakers - 220 thousand
Butchers and Other Meat, Poultry, and Fish Processing Workers - 346 thousand
Miscellaneous Food Processing Workers - 282 thousand
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers
1,605 thousand people employed within this category.
Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic - 97 thousand
Machine Tool Cutting Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic - 294 thousand
Machinists - 291 thousand
Metal Furnace Operators, Tenders, Pourers, and Casters - 26 thousand
Model Makers and Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic - 5 thousand
Molders and Molding Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic - 171 thousand
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic - 128 thousand
Tool and Die Makers - 58 thousand
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Workers - 455 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
474 thousand people employed within this category.
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers - 185 thousand
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials - 29 thousand
Sewing Machine Operators - 116 thousand
Shoe and Leather Workers - 12 thousand
Textile Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders - 56 thousand
Miscellaneous Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers - 58 thousand
Woodworkers
216 thousand people employed within this category.
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters - 88 thousand
Furniture Finishers - 14 thousand
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders - 105 thousand
Plant and System Operators
283 thousand people employed within this category.
Power Plant Operators, Distributors, and Dispatchers - 46 thousand
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators - 34 thousand
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators - 121 thousand
Miscellaneous Plant and System Operators - 83 thousand
Other Production Occupations
2,533 thousand people employed within this category.
Chemical Processing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders - 173 thousand
Crushing, Grinding, Polishing, Mixing, and Blending Workers - 144 thousand
Cutting Workers - 60 thousand
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders - 57 thousand
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders - 15 thousand
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers - 585 thousand
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers - 24 thousand
Dental and Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians and Medical Appliance Technicians - 65 thousand
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders - 372 thousand
Painting Workers - 167 thousand
Semiconductor Processing Technicians - 26 thousand
Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators - 6 thousand
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators and Programmers - 216 thousand
Miscellaneous Production Workers - 623 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.