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Employment Projections |
2012-2022 Annual Openings |
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 | Production Occupations | 98,734 | 101,308 | 2,574 | 2.6% | 495 | 2,434 |  | 18.03 | 37,497 |  |  |
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Supervisors of Production Workers | 8,245 | 8,203 | -42 | -0.5% | 0 | 116 |  |
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 | First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers | 8,245 | 8,203 | -42 | -0.5% | 0 | 116 |  | 31.05 | 64,585 |  | Postsecondary 1-5yrs |  |  |  |
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Assemblers and Fabricators | 21,831 | 22,684 | 853 | 3.9% | 91 | 457 |  |
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 | Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers | 2,185 | 2,487 | 302 | 13.8% | 30 | 65 |  | 30.31 | 63,040 |  | High School Moderate |  |  |  |
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 | Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers | 178 | 177 | -1 | -0.6% | 0 | 2 |  | 15.20 | 31,612 |  | High School Short-Term |  |  |  |
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 | Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers | 3,530 | 3,637 | 107 | 3.0% | 11 | 54 |  | 13.94 | 28,989 |  | High School Short-Term |  |  |  |
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 | Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers | 1,008 | 961 | -47 | -4.7% | 0 | 12 |  | 17.09 | 35,545 |  | High School Short-Term |  |  |  |
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 | Engine and Other Machine Assemblers | 399 | 393 | -6 | -1.5% | 0 | 6 |  | 14.44 | 30,036 |  | High School Short-Term |  |  |  |
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 | Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters | 1,566 | 1,583 | 17 | 1.1% | 2 | 65 |  | 21.22 | 44,144 |  | High School Moderate |  |  |  |
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 | Team Assemblers | 10,414 | 10,597 | 183 | 1.8% | 18 | 183 |  | 13.80 | 28,705 |  | High School Moderate |  |  |  |
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 | Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other | 2,529 | 2,826 | 297 | 11.7% | 30 | 70 |  | 13.58 | 28,247 |  | High School Moderate |  |  |  |
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Food Processing Workers | 3,568 | 3,772 | 204 | 5.7% | 22 | 115 |  |
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 | Bakers | 1,546 | 1,641 | 95 | 6.1% | 10 | 48 |  | 11.39 | 23,704 |  | Less than HS Long-Term |  |  |  |
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 | Butchers and Meat Cutters | 744 | 803 | 59 | 7.9% | 6 | 24 |  | 20.52 | 42,681 |  | Less than HS Long-Term |  |  |  |
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 | Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers | 153 | 161 | 8 | 5.2% | 1 | 5 |  | 15.94 | 33,136 |  | Less than HS Short-Term |  |  |  |
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 | Slaughterers and Meat Packers | 127 | 109 | -18 | -14.2% | 0 | 3 |  | 11.96 | 24,873 |  | Less than HS Short-Term |  |  |  |
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 | Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders | 65 | 69 | 4 | 6.2% | 0 | 2 |  | 11.98 | 24,923 |  | Less than HS Moderate |  |  |  |
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 | Food Batchmakers | 569 | 581 | 12 | 2.1% | 1 | 19 |  | 13.24 | 27,556 |  | High School Moderate |  |  |  |
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 | Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders | 308 | 341 | 33 | 10.7% | 3 | 11 |  | 14.03 | 29,172 |  | High School Moderate |  |  |  |
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 | Food Processing Workers, All Other | 56 | 67 | 11 | 19.6% | 1 | 3 |  | 12.57 | 26,163 |  | Less than HS Moderate |  |  |  |
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Metal Workers and Plastic Workers | 28,998 | 29,618 | 620 | 2.1% | 181 | 760 |  |
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 | Computer-Controlled Machine Tool Operators, Metal and Plastic | 2,557 | 2,982 | 425 | 16.6% | 42 | 114 |  | 19.54 | 40,638 |  | High School Moderate |  |  |  |
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 | Computer Numerically Controlled Machine Tool Programmers, Metal and Plastic | 709 | 932 | 223 | 31.5% | 22 | 42 |  | 22.70 | 47,214 |  | High School Long-Term |  |  |  |
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 | Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 1,033 | 894 | -139 | -13.5% | 0 | 20 |  | 18.36 | 38,188 |  | High School Moderate |  |  |  |
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 | Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 367 | 305 | -62 | -16.9% | 0 | 7 |  | 16.48 | 34,265 |  | High School Moderate |  |  |  |
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 | Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 407 | 379 | -28 | -6.9% | 0 | 8 |  | 18.35 | 38,158 |  | High School Moderate |  |  |  |
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 | Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 2,106 | 1,985 | -121 | -5.8% | 0 | 18 |  | 15.88 | 33,014 |  | High School Moderate |  |  |  |
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 | Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 361 | 285 | -76 | -21.0% | 0 | 7 |  | 17.57 | 36,552 |  | High School Moderate |  |  |  |
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 | Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 1,830 | 1,685 | -145 | -7.9% | 0 | 41 |  | 18.16 | 37,781 |  | High School Moderate |  |  |  |
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 | Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 902 | 794 | -108 | -12.0% | 0 | 17 |  | 20.36 | 42,345 |  | High School Moderate |  |  |  |
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 | Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 353 | 318 | -35 | -9.9% | 0 | 7 |  | 22.89 | 47,611 |  | High School Moderate |  |  |  |
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 | Machinists | 8,900 | 9,762 | 862 | 9.7% | 86 | 290 |  | 21.08 | 43,860 |  | High School Long-Term |  |  |  |
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 | Pourers and Casters, Metal | 65 | 60 | -5 | -7.7% | 0 | 1 |  | 20.42 | 42,467 |  | High School Moderate |  |  |  |
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 | Model Makers, Metal and Plastic | 195 | 197 | 2 | 1.0% | 0 | 4 |  | 25.18 | 52,368 |  | High School Moderate |  |  |  |
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 | Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 1,223 | 948 | -275 | -22.5% | 0 | 15 |  | 14.53 | 30,209 |  | High School Moderate |  |  |  |
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 | Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 1,767 | 1,611 | -156 | -8.8% | 0 | 34 |  | 17.97 | 37,375 |  | High School Moderate |  |  |  |
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 | Tool and Die Makers | 1,895 | 2,000 | 105 | 5.5% | 10 | 21 |  | 26.49 | 55,102 |  | High School Long-Term |  |  |  |
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 | Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers | 2,214 | 2,289 | 75 | 3.4% | 8 | 62 |  | 19.51 | 40,577 |  | High School Moderate |  |  |  |
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 | Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 455 | 548 | 93 | 20.4% | 9 | 20 |  | 19.66 | 40,882 |  | High School Moderate |  |  |  |
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 | Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 292 | 303 | 11 | 3.8% | 1 | 7 |  | 19.00 | 39,520 |  | High School Moderate |  |  |  |
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 | Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 731 | 692 | -39 | -5.3% | 0 | 14 |  | 16.09 | 33,462 |  | High School Moderate |  |  |  |
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 | Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners | 150 | 153 | 3 | 2.0% | 0 | 3 |  | 23.31 | 48,475 |  | High School Moderate |  |  |  |
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 | Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other | 316 | 323 | 7 | 2.2% | 1 | 4 |  | 19.80 | 41,187 |  | High School Moderate |  |  |  |
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Printing Workers | 3,227 | 2,407 | -820 | -25.4% | 0 | 60 |  |
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 | Prepress Technicians and Workers | 356 | 257 | -99 | -27.8% | 0 | 9 |  | 22.43 | 46,655 |  | Postsecondary non-degree award |  |  |  |
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 | Printing Press Operators | 2,219 | 1,689 | -530 | -23.9% | 0 | 39 |  | 18.94 | 39,387 |  | High School Moderate |  |  |  |
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 | Print Binding and Finishing Workers | 652 | 461 | -191 | -29.3% | 0 | 12 |  | 16.82 | 34,986 |  | High School Short-Term |  |  |  |
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Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers | 4,668 | 4,820 | 152 | 3.3% | 19 | 103 |  |
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 | Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers | 1,897 | 2,032 | 135 | 7.1% | 14 | 70 |  | 12.07 | 25,086 |  | Less than HS Short-Term |  |  |  |
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 | Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials | 893 | 951 | 58 | 6.5% | 6 | 15 |  | 11.23 | 23,358 |  | Less than HS Short-Term |  |  |  |
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 | Sewing Machine Operators | 815 | 815 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 4 |  | 13.95 | 29,009 |  | Less than HS Short-Term |  |  |  |
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 | Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers | 74 | 70 | -4 | -5.4% | 0 | 1 |  | 9.40 | 19,556 |  | High School Moderate |  |  |  |
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 | Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers | 399 | 389 | -10 | -2.5% | 0 | 4 |  | 14.10 | 29,325 |  | Less than HS Moderate |  |  |  |
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 | Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 57 | 54 | -3 | -5.3% | 0 | 1 |  | 15.10 | 31,418 |  | High School Moderate |  |  |  |
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 | Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 89 | 84 | -5 | -5.6% | 0 | 1 |  | | |  | High School Moderate |  |  |  |
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 | Upholsterers | 187 | 179 | -8 | -4.3% | 0 | 5 |  | 18.02 | 37,477 |  | High School Moderate |  |  |  |
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 | Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other | 155 | 153 | -2 | -1.3% | 0 | 1 |  | 11.62 | 24,171 |  | High School Short-Term |  |  |  |
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 | Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters | 929 | 1,002 | 73 | 7.9% | 7 | 14 |  | 20.84 | 43,352 |  | High School Moderate |  |  |  |
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 | Furniture Finishers | 125 | 129 | 4 | 3.2% | 0 | 2 |  | 17.82 | 37,060 |  | High School Short-Term |  |  |  |
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 | Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood | 173 | 184 | 11 | 6.4% | 1 | 6 |  | 14.88 | 30,951 |  | High School Short-Term |  |  |  |
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 | Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing | 262 | 312 | 50 | 19.1% | 5 | 6 |  | 13.17 | 27,414 |  | High School Short-Term |  |  |  |
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 | Woodworkers, All Other | 257 | 283 | 26 | 10.1% | 3 | 11 |  | 17.60 | 36,613 |  | High School Moderate |  |  |  |
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Plant and System Operators | 2,382 | 2,598 | 216 | 9.1% | 22 | 104 |  |
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 | Power Plant Operators | 205 | 214 | 9 | 4.4% | 1 | 7 |  | 32.52 | 67,635 |  | High School Long-Term |  |  |  |
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 | Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators | 311 | 323 | 12 | 3.9% | 1 | 11 |  | 27.94 | 58,121 |  | High School Long-Term |  |  |  |
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 | Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators | 1,140 | 1,198 | 58 | 5.1% | 6 | 46 |  | 27.47 | 57,155 |  | High School Long-Term |  |  |  |
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Other Production Occupations | 24,067 | 25,294 | 1,227 | 5.1% | 143 | 678 |  |
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 | Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders | 531 | 604 | 73 | 13.8% | 7 | 25 |  | 19.26 | 40,058 |  | High School Moderate |  |  |  |
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 | Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 74 | 77 | 3 | 4.1% | 0 | 3 |  | 20.50 | 42,640 |  | High School Moderate |  |  |  |
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 | Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 231 | 244 | 13 | 5.6% | 1 | 7 |  | 16.74 | 34,813 |  | High School Moderate |  |  |  |
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 | Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand | 487 | 487 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 14 |  | 16.21 | 33,726 |  | Less than HS Moderate |  |  |  |
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 | Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 829 | 864 | 35 | 4.2% | 4 | 27 |  | 17.64 | 36,674 |  | High School Moderate |  |  |  |
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 | Cutters and Trimmers, Hand | 81 | 82 | 1 | 1.2% | 0 | 1 |  | 12.46 | 25,930 |  | Less than HS Short-Term |  |  |  |
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 | Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 737 | 656 | -81 | -11.0% | 0 | 12 |  | 16.56 | 34,437 |  | High School Short-Term |  |  |  |
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 | Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 458 | 510 | 52 | 11.4% | 5 | 17 |  | 16.80 | 34,946 |  | High School Moderate |  |  |  |
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 | Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders | 73 | 75 | 2 | 2.7% | 0 | 2 |  | 20.28 | 42,183 |  | High School Moderate |  |  |  |
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 | Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers | 7,841 | 8,551 | 710 | 9.1% | 71 | 243 |  | 20.54 | 42,721 |  | High School Moderate |  |  |  |
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 | Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers | 244 | 232 | -12 | -4.9% | 0 | 5 |  | 23.06 | 47,966 |  | High School Long-Term |  |  |  |
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 | Dental Laboratory Technicians | 373 | 377 | 4 | 1.1% | 0 | 13 |  | 18.83 | 39,184 |  | High School Moderate |  |  |  |
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 | Medical Appliance Technicians | 229 | 242 | 13 | 5.7% | 1 | 9 |  | 16.05 | 33,370 |  | High School Long-Term |  |  |  |
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 | Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians | 368 | 418 | 50 | 13.6% | 5 | 17 |  | 15.94 | 33,157 |  | High School Moderate |  |  |  |
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 | Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders | 2,047 | 2,062 | 15 | 0.7% | 2 | 50 |  | 13.10 | 27,241 |  | High School Moderate |  |  |  |
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 | Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 822 | 832 | 10 | 1.2% | 1 | 16 |  | 17.10 | 35,566 |  | High School Moderate |  |  |  |
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 | Painters, Transportation Equipment | 620 | 682 | 62 | 10.0% | 6 | 17 |  | 27.07 | 56,301 |  | High School Moderate |  |  |  |
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 | Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers | 135 | 145 | 10 | 7.4% | 1 | 3 |  | 15.46 | 32,171 |  | Less than HS Moderate |  |  |  |
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 | Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators | 539 | 503 | -36 | -6.7% | 0 | 16 |  | 13.66 | 28,420 |  | High School Short-Term |  |  |  |
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 | Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders | 89 | 87 | -2 | -2.3% | 0 | 2 |  | 15.78 | 32,821 |  | High School Moderate |  |  |  |
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 | Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders | 115 | 121 | 6 | 5.2% | 1 | 4 |  | 14.78 | 30,737 |  | Less than HS Moderate |  |  |  |
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 | Etchers and Engravers | 152 | 125 | -27 | -17.8% | 0 | 4 |  | 19.82 | 41,217 |  | High School Moderate |  |  |  |
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 | Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic | 209 | 231 | 22 | 10.5% | 2 | 9 |  | 16.33 | 33,980 |  | High School Long-Term |  |  |  |
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 | Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 1,002 | 966 | -36 | -3.6% | 0 | 9 |  | 21.24 | 44,185 |  | High School Moderate |  |  |  |
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 | Helpers--Production Workers | 4,008 | 4,293 | 285 | 7.1% | 28 | 97 |  | 11.93 | 24,812 |  | Less than HS Short-Term |  |  |  |
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 | Production Workers, All Other | 1,649 | 1,708 | 59 | 3.6% | 6 | 49 |  | 14.99 | 31,185 |  | High School Moderate |  |  |  |
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