Occupational Group Title / Job Title | Occupation & Employer Info Description / Employers / Job Search | Employment | Annual Openings: 2006-2016 | Education & Training Minimum Required / Course Search |
| 2006 | 2016 | Total | Growth | Growth Rate |
Production Occupations | 39,583 | 39,149 | 851 | 109 | -1.1% | Occupational Group |
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1st-Line Supervisors/Managers of Production/Operating Workers |  |  |  |  | 2,959 | 2,987 | 50 | 3 | 1.0% | Work Experience | North Central | Statewide |
| Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers |  |  |  |  | 308 | 330 | 9 | 2 | 7.0% | Moderate-Term OJT | North Central | Statewide |
| Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers |  |  |  |  | 121 | 92 | 2 | 0 | -24.1% | Short-Term OJT | North Central | Statewide |
Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers |  |  |  |  | 1,020 | 772 | 17 | 0 | -24.4% | Short-Term OJT | North Central | Statewide |
| Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers |  |  |  |  | 537 | 515 | 9 | 0 | -4.3% | Short-Term OJT | North Central | Statewide |
| Engine and Other Machine Assemblers |  |  |  |  | 325 | 313 | 8 | 0 | -3.7% | Short-Term OJT | North Central | Statewide |
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters |  |  |  |  | 412 | 424 | 9 | 1 | 2.7% | Moderate-Term OJT | North Central | Statewide |
Team Assemblers |  |  |  |  | 3,742 | 3,814 | 78 | 7 | 1.9% | Moderate-Term OJT | North Central | Statewide |
| Timing Device Assemblers, Adjusters, and Calibrators |  |  |  |  | 67 | 66 | 1 | 0 | -1.3% | Moderate-Term OJT | North Central | Statewide |
| Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other |  |  |  |  | 593 | 574 | 12 | 0 | -3.1% | Moderate-Term OJT | North Central | Statewide |
| Bakers |  |  |  |  | 964 | 1,117 | 33 | 15 | 15.9% | Long-Term OJT | North Central | Statewide |
| Butchers and Meat Cutters |  |  |  |  | 311 | 327 | 11 | 2 | 5.1% | Long-Term OJT | North Central | Statewide |
| Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers |  |  |  |  | 141 | 170 | 7 | 3 | 20.1% | Short-Term OJT | North Central | Statewide |
| Food Batchmakers |  |  |  |  | 98 | 119 | 4 | 2 | 21.7% | Short-Term OJT | North Central | Statewide |
| Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders |  |  |  |  | 59 | 57 | 2 | 0 | -3.4% | Short-Term OJT | North Central | Statewide |
Computer-Controlled Machine Tool Operators, Metal and Plastic |  |  |  |  | 849 | 932 | 18 | 8 | 9.7% | Moderate-Term OJT | North Central | Statewide |
| Numerical Tool and Process Control Programmers |  |  |  |  | 215 | 225 | 4 | 1 | 4.9% | Work Experience | North Central | Statewide |
| Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal/Plastic |  |  |  |  | 457 | 452 | 12 | 0 | -1.2% | Moderate-Term OJT | North Central | Statewide |
| Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal/Plastic |  |  |  |  | 130 | 102 | 4 | 0 | -20.9% | Moderate-Term OJT | North Central | Statewide |
| Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |  |  |  |  | 204 | 206 | 4 | 0 | 0.8% | Moderate-Term OJT | North Central | Statewide |
Cutting/Punching/Press Machine Setters,Operators/Tenders,Metal/Plastic |  |  |  |  | 1,670 | 1,505 | 40 | 0 | -9.9% | Moderate-Term OJT | North Central | Statewide |
Drilling/Boring Machine Tool Setters,Operators/Tenders,Metal/Plastic |  |  |  |  | 486 | 437 | 10 | 0 | -10.1% | Moderate-Term OJT | North Central | Statewide |
| Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators,Tenders, Metal/Plastic |  |  |  |  | 943 | 910 | 9 | 0 | -3.5% | Moderate-Term OJT | North Central | Statewide |
| Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal/Plastic |  |  |  |  | 994 | 894 | 19 | 0 | -10.1% | Moderate-Term OJT | North Central | Statewide |
| Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal/Plastic |  |  |  |  | 314 | 282 | 3 | 0 | -10.0% | Moderate-Term OJT | North Central | Statewide |
Machinists |  |  |  |  | 3,462 | 3,602 | 68 | 14 | 4.0% | Long-Term OJT | North Central | Statewide |
| Molding, Coremaking, Casting Machine Setters, Operators, Tenders, Metal/Plastic |  |  |  |  | 668 | 643 | 16 | 0 | -3.8% | Moderate-Term OJT | North Central | Statewide |
| Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal/Plastic |  |  |  |  | 513 | 544 | 14 | 3 | 6.2% | Moderate-Term OJT | North Central | Statewide |
| Tool and Die Makers |  |  |  |  | 1,179 | 1,185 | 16 | 1 | 0.5% | Long-Term OJT | North Central | Statewide |
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers |  |  |  |  | 893 | 961 | 26 | 7 | 7.6% | Postsecondary Vocational | North Central | Statewide |
| Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |  |  |  |  | 162 | 178 | 5 | 2 | 10.1% | Postsecondary Vocational | North Central | Statewide |
| Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |  |  |  |  | 337 | 340 | 6 | 0 | 0.8% | Moderate-Term OJT | North Central | Statewide |
| Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal/Plastic |  |  |  |  | 497 | 541 | 18 | 4 | 8.7% | Moderate-Term OJT | North Central | Statewide |
| Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners |  |  |  |  | 123 | 115 | 2 | 0 | -6.8% | Moderate-Term OJT | North Central | Statewide |
| Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other |  |  |  |  | 159 | 129 | 3 | 0 | -18.9% | Moderate-Term OJT | North Central | Statewide |
| Bindery Workers |  |  |  |  | 409 | 342 | 6 | 0 | -16.4% | Short-Term OJT | North Central | Statewide |
| Job Printers |  |  |  |  | 180 | 171 | 2 | 0 | -5.0% | Long-Term OJT | North Central | Statewide |
| Prepress Technicians and Workers |  |  |  |  | 357 | 300 | 6 | 0 | -16.0% | Postsecondary Vocational | North Central | Statewide |
| Printing Machine Operators |  |  |  |  | 780 | 782 | 18 | 0 | 0.2% | Moderate-Term OJT | North Central | Statewide |
| Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers |  |  |  |  | 894 | 970 | 26 | 8 | 8.5% | Moderate-Term OJT | North Central | Statewide |
| Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials |  |  |  |  | 190 | 182 | 1 | 0 | -4.5% | Short-Term OJT | North Central | Statewide |
| Sewing Machine Operators |  |  |  |  | 307 | 257 | 3 | 0 | -16.3% | Moderate-Term OJT | North Central | Statewide |
| Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers |  |  |  |  | 303 | 330 | 8 | 3 | 9.0% | Long-Term OJT | North Central | Statewide |
| Upholsterers |  |  |  |  | 80 | 81 | 1 | 0 | 1.4% | Long-Term OJT | North Central | Statewide |
| Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other |  |  |  |  | 71 | 63 | 2 | 0 | -11.1% | Short-Term OJT | North Central | Statewide |
| Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters |  |  |  |  | 564 | 621 | 22 | 6 | 10.0% | Long-Term OJT | North Central | Statewide |
| Furniture Finishers |  |  |  |  | 104 | 109 | 2 | 0 | 4.6% | Long-Term OJT | North Central | Statewide |
| Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood |  |  |  |  | 64 | 71 | 2 | 1 | 11.5% | Moderate-Term OJT | North Central | Statewide |
| Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing |  |  |  |  | 127 | 143 | 5 | 2 | 12.5% | Moderate-Term OJT | North Central | Statewide |
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators |  |  |  |  | 144 | 144 | 3 | 0 | -0.2% | Long-Term OJT | North Central | Statewide |
| Water and Liquid Waste Treatment Plant and System Operators |  |  |  |  | 215 | 236 | 6 | 2 | 10.0% | Long-Term OJT | North Central | Statewide |
Chemical Plant and System Operators |  |  |  |  | 94 | 101 | 3 | 1 | 6.9% | Long-Term OJT | North Central | Statewide |
Plant and System Operators, All Other |  |  |  |  | 64 | 76 | 3 | 1 | 18.2% | Long-Term OJT | North Central | Statewide |
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders |  |  |  |  | 67 | 81 | 2 | 1 | 20.1% | Moderate-Term OJT | North Central | Statewide |
| Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |  |  |  |  | 104 | 94 | 2 | 0 | -9.6% | Moderate-Term OJT | North Central | Statewide |
| Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand |  |  |  |  | 162 | 164 | 3 | 0 | 1.3% | Moderate-Term OJT | North Central | Statewide |
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |  |  |  |  | 259 | 267 | 4 | 1 | 3.1% | Moderate-Term OJT | North Central | Statewide |
| Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |  |  |  |  | 163 | 153 | 2 | 0 | -6.3% | Moderate-Term OJT | North Central | Statewide |
| Extruding, Forming, Pressing, Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, Tenders |  |  |  |  | 141 | 126 | 3 | 0 | -10.2% | Moderate-Term OJT | North Central | Statewide |
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers |  |  |  |  | 2,565 | 2,441 | 38 | 0 | -4.8% | Moderate-Term OJT | North Central | Statewide |
| Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers |  |  |  |  | 91 | 90 | 2 | 0 | -1.2% | Postsecondary Vocational | North Central | Statewide |
| Dental Laboratory Technicians |  |  |  |  | 133 | 133 | 3 | 0 | 0.2% | Long-Term OJT | North Central | Statewide |
| Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians |  |  |  |  | 93 | 101 | 3 | 1 | 8.2% | Moderate-Term OJT | North Central | Statewide |
| Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders |  |  |  |  | 1,200 | 1,207 | 23 | 1 | 0.6% | Short-Term OJT | North Central | Statewide |
| Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |  |  |  |  | 440 | 432 | 9 | 0 | -1.8% | Moderate-Term OJT | North Central | Statewide |
| Painters, Transportation Equipment |  |  |  |  | 160 | 167 | 4 | 1 | 4.5% | Moderate-Term OJT | North Central | Statewide |
| Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers |  |  |  |  | 58 | 62 | 2 | 0 | 8.2% | Short-Term OJT | North Central | Statewide |
| Photographic Process Workers |  |  |  |  | 160 | 101 | 6 | 0 | -36.8% | Moderate-Term OJT | North Central | Statewide |
| Photographic Processing Machine Operators |  |  |  |  | 381 | 192 | 13 | 0 | -49.5% | Short-Term OJT | North Central | Statewide |
| Cementing and Gluing Machine Operators and Tenders |  |  |  |  | 63 | 57 | 2 | 0 | -9.2% | Moderate-Term OJT | North Central | Statewide |
| Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders |  |  |  |  | 78 | 75 | 2 | 0 | -3.6% | Moderate-Term OJT | North Central | Statewide |
| Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic |  |  |  |  | 68 | 67 | 2 | 0 | -1.9% | Moderate-Term OJT | North Central | Statewide |
| Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |  |  |  |  | 220 | 183 | 5 | 0 | -16.8% | Moderate-Term OJT | North Central | Statewide |
| Helpers--Production Workers |  |  |  |  | 914 | 931 | 24 | 2 | 1.9% | Short-Term OJT | North Central | Statewide |
Production Workers, All Other |  |  |  |  | 403 | 416 | 9 | 1 | 3.2% | Moderate-Term OJT | North Central | Statewide |
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Occupational Group Title / Job Title | Occupation & Employer Info Description / Employers / Job Search | Employment | Annual Openings: 2006-2016 | Education & Training Minimum Required / Course Search |
| 2006 | 2016 | Total | Growth | Growth Rate |
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Transportation and Material Moving Occupations | 31,729 | 32,875 | 870 | 165 | 3.6% | Occupational Group |
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1st-Line Supervisors/Mngers of Helpers, Laborers,Material Movers, Hand |  |  |  |  | 673 | 755 | 22 | 8 | 12.2% | Work Experience | North Central | Statewide |
| 1st-Line Spvsrs./Mngers of Transport. and Material-Moving Machine/Vehicle Opers. |  |  |  |  | 797 | 864 | 23 | 7 | 8.4% | Work Experience | North Central | Statewide |
| Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers |  |  |  |  | 69 | 89 | 5 | 2 | 28.2% | Bachelor's    | North Central | Statewide |
| Commercial Pilots |  |  |  |  | 53 | 67 | 4 | 1 | 26.4% | Postsecondary Vocational | North Central | Statewide |
| Air Traffic Controllers |  |  |  |  | 75 | 94 | 3 | 2 | 25.4% | Long-Term OJT | North Central | Statewide |
| Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians |  |  |  |  | 126 | 144 | 3 | 2 | 14.2% | Moderate-Term OJT | North Central | Statewide |
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity |  |  |  |  | 861 | 876 | 16 | 2 | 1.7% | Moderate-Term OJT | North Central | Statewide |
| Bus Drivers, School |  |  |  |  | 1,971 | 2,098 | 38 | 13 | 6.4% | Moderate-Term OJT | North Central | Statewide |
| Driver/Sales Workers |  |  |  |  | 1,324 | 1,343 | 24 | 2 | 1.4% | Short-Term OJT | North Central | Statewide |
Truck Drivers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer |  |  |  |  | 4,727 | 5,243 | 128 | 52 | 10.9% | Moderate-Term OJT | North Central | Statewide |
| Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services |  |  |  |  | 4,564 | 4,741 | 110 | 18 | 3.9% | Short-Term OJT | North Central | Statewide |
| Taxi Drivers and Chauffeurs |  |  |  |  | 1,060 | 1,277 | 30 | 22 | 20.5% | Short-Term OJT | North Central | Statewide |
| Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other |  |  |  |  | 137 | 148 | 3 | 1 | 8.2% | Short-Term OJT | North Central | Statewide |
| Parking Lot Attendants |  |  |  |  | 538 | 547 | 17 | 1 | 1.6% | Short-Term OJT | North Central | Statewide |
| Service Station Attendants |  |  |  |  | 424 | 464 | 24 | 4 | 9.4% | Short-Term OJT | North Central | Statewide |
| Transportation Inspectors |  |  |  |  | 95 | 104 | 4 | 1 | 9.4% | Work Experience | North Central | Statewide |
| Transportation Workers, All Other |  |  |  |  | 113 | 136 | 4 | 2 | 20.1% | Short-Term OJT | North Central | Statewide |
| Conveyor Operators and Tenders |  |  |  |  | 219 | 184 | 4 | 0 | -16.2% | Short-Term OJT | North Central | Statewide |
| Crane and Tower Operators |  |  |  |  | 124 | 141 | 4 | 2 | 13.6% | Long-Term OJT | North Central | Statewide |
| Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators |  |  |  |  | 165 | 180 | 4 | 2 | 9.3% | Moderate-Term OJT | North Central | Statewide |
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators |  |  |  |  | 1,742 | 1,726 | 44 | 0 | -0.9% | Short-Term OJT | North Central | Statewide |
| Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment |  |  |  |  | 1,373 | 1,522 | 67 | 15 | 10.8% | Short-Term OJT | North Central | Statewide |
| Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand |  |  |  |  | 6,558 | 6,510 | 211 | 0 | -0.7% | Short-Term OJT | North Central | Statewide |
| Machine Feeders and Offbearers |  |  |  |  | 406 | 342 | 7 | 0 | -15.7% | Short-Term OJT | North Central | Statewide |
| Packers and Packagers, Hand |  |  |  |  | 2,578 | 2,240 | 31 | 0 | -13.1% | Short-Term OJT | North Central | Statewide |
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors |  |  |  |  | 644 | 697 | 22 | 5 | 8.3% | Short-Term OJT | North Central | Statewide |
| Material Moving Workers, All Other |  |  |  |  | 59 | 59 | 1 | 0 | 0.3% | Moderate-Term OJT | North Central | Statewide |