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 | Production | 93,847 | 95,575 | 1,728 | 1.8 | 4,174 | 5,868 | 173 | 10,215 | $ 23.82 | $ 49,552 |
Supervisors of Production Workers | 9,408 | 9,989 | 581 | 6.2% | 349 | 548 | 58 | 955 |  |
 | First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers |  | 9,408 | 9,989 | 581 | 6.2% | 349 | 548 | 58 | 955 | $38.24 | $79,552 | High school or equivalent < 5 years Moderate |  |  |  |
Assemblers and Fabricators | 17,553 | 16,913 | -640 | -3.7% | 763 | 1,062 | -64 | 1,761 |  |
 | Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers |  | 333 | 284 | -49 | -14.7% | 13 | 20 | -5 | 28 | $34.45 | $71,659 | High school or equivalent Moderate |  |  |  |
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 | Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers | 274 | 262 | -12 | -4.4% | 13 | 15 | -1 | 27 | $20.28 | $42,166 | High school or equivalent Long |  |  |  |
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 | Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers |  | 3,616 | 3,602 | -14 | -0.4% | 179 | 202 | -1 | 380 | $23.03 | $47,886 | High school or equivalent Moderate |  |  |  |
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 | Engine and Other Machine Assemblers | 400 | 376 | -24 | -6.0% | 23 | 25 | -2 | 46 | $30.16 | $62,731 | High school or equivalent Moderate |  |  |  |
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 | Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters | 470 | 396 | -74 | -15.7% | 16 | 28 | -7 | 37 | $27.62 | $57,445 | High school or equivalent Moderate |  |  |  |
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 | Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators |  | 12,410 | 11,936 | -474 | -3.8% | 516 | 769 | -47 | 1,238 | $20.27 | $42,155 | High school or equivalent Moderate |  |  |  |
Food Processing Workers | 5,628 | 6,237 | 609 | 10.8% | 368 | 453 | 61 | 882 |  |
 | Bakers |  | 2,332 | 2,633 | 301 | 12.9% | 175 | 186 | 30 | 391 | $18.50 | $38,462 | No formal credential Moderate |  |  |  |
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 | Butchers and Meat Cutters | 720 | 736 | 16 | 2.2% | 36 | 50 | 2 | 88 | $20.00 | $41,597 | No formal credential Moderate |  |  |  |
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 | Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers | 416 | 426 | 10 | 2.4% | 21 | 29 | 1 | 51 | $16.17 | $33,631 | No formal credential Moderate |  |  |  |
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 | Slaughterers and Meat Packers | 75 | 76 | 1 | 1.3% | 4 | 5 | 0 | 9 | $16.85 | $35,059 | No formal credential Moderate |  |  |  |
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 | Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders |  | 164 | 196 | 32 | 19.5% | 9 | 15 | 3 | 27 | $19.04 | $39,600 | No formal credential Long |  |  |  |
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 | Food Batchmakers |  | 1,509 | 1,742 | 233 | 15.4% | 105 | 137 | 23 | 265 | $18.32 | $38,110 | High school or equivalent Moderate |  |  |  |
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 | Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders | 193 | 203 | 10 | 5.2% | 9 | 19 | 1 | 29 | $21.01 | $43,707 | High school or equivalent Short |  |  |  |
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 | Food Processing Workers, All Other | 219 | 225 | 6 | 2.7% | 10 | 13 | 1 | 24 | $19.32 | $40,190 | No formal credential Moderate |  |  |  |
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers | 25,195 | 25,888 | 693 | 2.8% | 1,031 | 1,506 | 69 | 2,606 |  |
 | Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 1,109 | 1,080 | -29 | -2.6% | 42 | 69 | -3 | 108 | $24.08 | $50,079 | High school or equivalent Moderate |  |  |  |
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 | Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 257 | 226 | -31 | -12.1% | 9 | 15 | -3 | 21 | $17.23 | $35,855 | High school or equivalent Moderate |  |  |  |
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 | Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 517 | 487 | -30 | -5.8% | 19 | 32 | -3 | 48 | $26.90 | $55,945 | High school or equivalent Long |  |  |  |
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 | Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 1,705 | 1,617 | -88 | -5.2% | 58 | 103 | -9 | 152 | $20.71 | $43,086 | High school or equivalent Moderate |  |  |  |
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 | Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 1,872 | 1,778 | -94 | -5.0% | 72 | 119 | -9 | 182 | $22.92 | $47,679 | High school or equivalent Short |  |  |  |
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 | Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |  | 1,156 | 1,113 | -43 | -3.7% | 77 | 66 | -4 | 139 | $30.01 | $62,410 | High school or equivalent Short |  |  |  |
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 | Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 310 | 297 | -13 | -4.2% | 21 | 18 | -1 | 38 | $29.78 | $61,955 | High school or equivalent Short |  |  |  |
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 | Machinists |  | 7,536 | 8,280 | 744 | 9.9% | 316 | 450 | 74 | 840 | $30.26 | $62,938 | High school or equivalent Moderate |  |  |  |
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 | Foundry Mold and Coremakers | 264 | 234 | -30 | -11.4% | 8 | 14 | -3 | 19 | $25.14 | $52,272 | High school or equivalent Short |  |  |  |
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 | Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 1,528 | 1,408 | -120 | -7.8% | 46 | 83 | -12 | 117 | $18.21 | $37,862 | High school or equivalent Short |  |  |  |
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 | Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |  | 2,961 | 3,167 | 206 | 7.0% | 121 | 174 | 21 | 316 | $19.18 | $39,900 | High school or equivalent Moderate |  |  |  |
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 | Tool and Die Makers |  | 2,059 | 2,024 | -35 | -1.7% | 103 | 107 | -4 | 206 | $35.75 | $74,359 | Postsecondary |  |  |  |
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 | Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers |  | 2,412 | 2,695 | 283 | 11.7% | 77 | 169 | 28 | 274 | $29.64 | $61,634 | High school or equivalent Short |  |  |  |
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 | Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 225 | 226 | 1 | 0.4% | 7 | 15 | 0 | 22 | $25.21 | $52,438 | High school or equivalent Short |  |  |  |
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 | Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 233 | 221 | -12 | -5.2% | 9 | 13 | -1 | 21 | $22.60 | $47,017 | High school or equivalent Moderate |  |  |  |
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 | Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 572 | 517 | -55 | -9.6% | 22 | 31 | -6 | 47 | $18.90 | $39,300 | High school or equivalent Moderate |  |  |  |
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 | Prepress Technicians and Workers | 277 | 227 | -50 | -18.0% | 15 | 16 | -5 | 26 | $21.58 | $44,897 | Postsecondary Short |  |  |  |
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 | Printing Press Operators | 1,872 | 1,530 | -342 | -18.3% | 75 | 104 | -34 | 145 | $20.64 | $42,921 | High school or equivalent Short |  |  |  |
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 | Print Binding and Finishing Workers | 764 | 656 | -108 | -14.1% | 31 | 34 | -11 | 54 | $18.63 | $38,752 | High school or equivalent Short |  |  |  |
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 | Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers |  | 1,689 | 1,906 | 217 | 12.9% | 137 | 106 | 22 | 265 | $16.82 | $34,986 | No formal credential Short |  |  |  |
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 | Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials | 678 | 637 | -41 | -6.1% | 48 | 35 | -4 | 79 | $18.03 | $37,500 | No formal credential Short |  |  |  |
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 | Sewing Machine Operators |  | 941 | 936 | -5 | -0.5% | 61 | 44 | 0 | 105 | $18.69 | $38,876 | No formal credential Short |  |  |  |
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 | Sewers, Hand | 53 | 51 | -2 | -3.8% | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 |  | | No formal credential Short |  |  |  |
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 | Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers | 603 | 548 | -55 | -9.1% | 50 | 28 | -6 | 72 | $21.60 | $44,917 | No formal credential Short |  |  |  |
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 | Upholsterers | 396 | 417 | 21 | 5.3% | 18 | 20 | 2 | 40 | $21.74 | $45,238 | High school or equivalent Short |  |  |  |
Woodworkers | 1,032 | 1,188 | 156 | 15.1% | 46 | 64 | 16 | 126 |  |
 | Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters |  | 592 | 691 | 99 | 16.7% | 26 | 35 | 10 | 71 | $26.19 | $54,476 | High school or equivalent Short |  |  |  |
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 | Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood |  | 125 | 158 | 33 | 26.4% | 6 | 10 | 3 | 19 | $24.70 | $51,383 | High school or equivalent Short |  |  |  |
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 | Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing | 212 | 218 | 6 | 2.8% | 7 | 13 | 1 | 21 | $23.79 | $49,490 | High school or equivalent Short |  |  |  |
Plant and System Operators | 1,963 | 1,947 | -16 | -0.8% | 72 | 107 | -2 | 177 |  |
 | Power Plant Operators | 256 | 206 | -50 | -19.5% | 7 | 12 | -5 | 14 | $43.61 | $90,714 | High school or equivalent Short |  |  |  |
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 | Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators |  | 239 | 263 | 24 | 10.0% | 12 | 14 | 2 | 28 | $42.03 | $87,414 | High school or equivalent Short |  |  |  |
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 | Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators | 947 | 953 | 6 | 0.6% | 40 | 49 | 1 | 90 | $37.11 | $77,172 | High school or equivalent Short |  |  |  |
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 | Plant and System Operators, All Other |  | 143 | 158 | 15 | 10.5% | 4 | 10 | 2 | 16 | $31.66 | $65,845 | High school or equivalent Short |  |  |  |
Other Production Occupations | 25,477 | 26,169 | 692 | 2.7% | 1,087 | 1,719 | 69 | 2,875 |  |
 | Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders | 736 | 733 | -3 | -0.4% | 23 | 45 | 0 | 68 | $25.54 | $53,121 | High school or equivalent Short |  |  |  |
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 | Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |  | 281 | 317 | 36 | 12.8% | 9 | 18 | 4 | 31 | $24.51 | $50,969 | High school or equivalent Short |  |  |  |
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 | Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 339 | 366 | 27 | 8.0% | 13 | 23 | 3 | 39 | $21.28 | $44,266 | High school or equivalent Short |  |  |  |
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 | Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand | 185 | 158 | -27 | -14.6% | 6 | 11 | -3 | 14 | $21.11 | $43,914 | No formal credential Short |  |  |  |
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 | Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 830 | 849 | 19 | 2.3% | 30 | 55 | 2 | 87 | $21.67 | $45,072 | High school or equivalent Short |  |  |  |
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 | Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 469 | 471 | 2 | 0.4% | 22 | 28 | 0 | 50 | $20.12 | $41,855 | High school or equivalent Short |  |  |  |
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 | Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 284 | 291 | 7 | 2.5% | 12 | 16 | 1 | 29 | $23.88 | $49,655 | High school or equivalent Short |  |  |  |
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 | Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers |  | 9,069 | 9,361 | 292 | 3.2% | 386 | 664 | 29 | 1,079 | $25.16 | $52,324 | High school or equivalent Short |  |  |  |
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 | Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers | 434 | 449 | 15 | 3.5% | 34 | 26 | 2 | 62 | $29.73 | $61,831 | High school or equivalent Short |  |  |  |
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 | Dental Laboratory Technicians | 156 | 157 | 1 | 0.6% | 7 | 11 | 0 | 18 | $23.68 | $49,252 | High school or equivalent Short |  |  |  |
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 | Medical Appliance Technicians | 245 | 264 | 19 | 7.8% | 12 | 18 | 2 | 32 | $28.27 | $58,810 | High school or equivalent Short |  |  |  |
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 | Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians | 349 | 355 | 6 | 1.7% | 16 | 25 | 1 | 42 | $29.26 | $60,838 | High school or equivalent Short |  |  |  |
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 | Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders |  | 1,884 | 2,040 | 156 | 8.3% | 94 | 116 | 16 | 226 | $18.51 | $38,493 | High school or equivalent Short |  |  |  |
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 | Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers | 159 | 162 | 3 | 1.9% | 5 | 10 | 0 | 15 | $17.51 | $36,424 | No formal credential Short |  |  |  |
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 | Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 1,325 | 1,365 | 40 | 3.0% | 40 | 80 | 4 | 124 | $22.94 | $47,721 | High school or equivalent Short |  |  |  |
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 | Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators |  | 3,948 | 3,855 | -93 | -2.4% | 122 | 230 | -9 | 343 | $28.54 | $59,379 | High school or equivalent Short |  |  |  |
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 | Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers |  | 530 | 645 | 115 | 21.7% | 18 | 35 | 12 | 65 | $45.38 | $94,397 | Postsecondary Short |  |  |  |
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 | Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders | 72 | 77 | 5 | 6.9% | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | $18.09 | $37,634 | High school or equivalent Short |  |  |  |
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 | Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders | 79 | 83 | 4 | 5.1% | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 | $20.73 | $43,128 | High school or equivalent Short |  |  |  |
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 | Etchers and Engravers |  | 334 | 422 | 88 | 26.4% | 39 | 20 | 9 | 68 | $18.32 | $38,100 | High school or equivalent Short |  |  |  |
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 | Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic |  | 181 | 200 | 19 | 10.5% | 10 | 14 | 2 | 26 | $24.17 | $50,255 | High school or equivalent Short |  |  |  |
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 | Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 857 | 894 | 37 | 4.3% | 37 | 62 | 4 | 103 | $23.79 | $49,490 | High school or equivalent Short |  |  |  |
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 | Helpers--Production Workers | 1,286 | 1,180 | -106 | -8.2% | 83 | 109 | -11 | 181 | $18.62 | $38,741 | High school or equivalent Short |  |  |  |
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 | Production Workers, All Other | 888 | 961 | 73 | 8.2% | 38 | 61 | 7 | 106 | $19.27 | $40,076 | High school or equivalent Short |  |  |  |