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2014 - 2024 Connecticut Employment Projections for Production Occupations

Production Occupations - Employment Projections (2014-2024)

Occupational Group / Group Title / Job Description / Job Title		Employment Projections				2014 - 2024 Annual Openings			1Q 2016 OES Wages			Occupation Requirements Education/Work Experience Training Avail.	Find Employers/ Employment
		2014	2024	Change # / %		Growth	Total	Demand	Hourly	Annual	Info
	Production	98,453	100,407	1,954	2.0%	467	2,626		$18.67	$38,839

Supervisors of Production Workers		8,414	8,650	236	2.8%	24	157

	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	8,414	8,650	236	2.8%	24	157		$30.98	$64,440		High School <5 years

Assemblers and Fabricators		19,695	20,480	785	4.0%	98	474

	Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers	1,459	1,516	57	3.9%	6	35		$23.80	$49,516		High School Moderate OJT



	Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	236	219	-17	-7.2%	0	3		$16.66	$34,654		High School Moderate OJT



	Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers	3,148	3,034	-114	-3.6%	0	39		$16.56	$34,440		High School Moderate OJT



	Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers	1,158	1,099	-59	-5.1%	0	14		$18.22	$37,900		High School Moderate OJT



	Engine and Other Machine Assemblers	216	226	10	4.6%	1	5		$18.89	$39,309		High School Moderate OJT



	Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	621	674	53	8.5%	5	15		$23.94	$49,782		High School Moderate OJT



	Team Assemblers	9,494	10,013	519	5.5%	52	256		$14.54	$30,224		High School Moderate OJT



	Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other	3,336	3,666	330	9.9%	33	105		$15.91	$33,113		High School Moderate OJT

Food Processing Workers		3,813	3,944	131	3.4%	14	94

	Bakers	1,725	1,779	54	3.1%	5	43		$12.99	$27,029		No Formal Credential Long OJT



	Butchers and Meat Cutters	787	832	45	5.7%	4	20		$19.92	$41,442		No Formal Credential Long OJT



	Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	118	125	7	5.9%	1	3		$11.74	$24,406		No Formal Credential Short OJT



	Slaughterers and Meat Packers	69	62	-7	-10.1%	0	1		$12.73	$26,468		No Formal Credential Short OJT



	Food/Tobacco Roasting, Baking, Drying Machine Operators/Tenders	83	80	-3	-3.6%	0	2		$14.97	$31,133		No Formal Credential Moderate OJT



	Food Batchmakers	693	712	19	2.7%	2	17		$12.63	$26,274		High School Moderate OJT



	Food Cooking Machine Operators/Tenders	210	213	3	1.4%	0	4		$13.69	$28,458		High School Moderate OJT



	Food Processing Workers, All Other	128	141	13	10.2%	1	4		$10.60	$22,038		No Formal Credential Moderate OJT

Metal Workers and Plastic Workers		29,225	29,588	363	1.2%	217	913

	Computer-Controlled Machine Tool Operators, Metal/Plastic	2,659	3,261	602	22.6%	60	141		$21.57	$44,852		High School Moderate OJT



	Computer Numerically Controlled Machine Tool Programmers, Metal/Plastic	849	1,031	182	21.4%	18	44		$26.85	$55,845		High School Long OJT



	Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators/Tenders, Metal/Plastic	1,225	1,018	-207	-16.9%	0	30		$18.77	$39,054		High School Moderate OJT



	Forging Machine Setters, Operators/Tenders, Metal/Plastic	259	241	-18	-6.9%	0	6		$19.15	$39,840		High School Moderate OJT



	Rolling Machine Setters, Operators/Tenders, Metal/Plastic	324	289	-35	-10.8%	0	8		$19.46	$40,473		High School Moderate OJT



	Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators/Tenders, Metal/Plastic	2,220	1,835	-385	-17.3%	0	28		$16.53	$34,379		High School Moderate OJT



	Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators/Tenders, Metal/Plastic	300	245	-55	-18.3%	0	5		$15.45	$32,133		High School Moderate OJT



	Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators/Tenders, Metal/Plastic	1,453	1,218	-235	-16.2%	0	60		$18.97	$39,442		High School Moderate OJT



	Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators/Tenders, Metal/Plastic	1,326	1,107	-219	-16.5%	0	33		$17.66	$36,737		High School Moderate OJT



	Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators/Tenders, Metal/Plastic	267	231	-36	-13.5%	0	5		$20.97	$43,606		High School Moderate OJT



	Machinists	7,530	8,644	1,114	14.8%	111	329		$22.42	$46,628		High School Long OJT



	Model Makers, Metal/Plastic	121	100	-21	-17.4%	0	2		$24.26	$50,476		High School Moderate OJT



	Foundry Mold and Coremakers	97	66	-31	-32.0%	0	1		$16.84	$35,042		High School Moderate OJT



	Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators/Tenders, Metal/Plastic	1,081	874	-207	-19.1%	0	16		$13.66	$28,397		High School Moderate OJT



	Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators/Tenders, Metal/Plastic	3,222	3,354	132	4.1%	13	69		$18.03	$37,492		High School Moderate OJT



	Tool and Die Makers	2,090	1,996	-94	-4.5%	0	10		$27.99	$58,223		High School Long OJT



	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	2,306	2,448	142	6.2%	14	80		$20.49	$42,606		High School Moderate OJT



	Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators/Tenders	396	338	-58	-14.6%	0	11		$17.67	$36,757		High School Moderate OJT



	Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators/Tenders, Metal/Plastic	271	238	-33	-12.2%	0	5		$18.10	$37,635		High School Moderate OJT



	Layout Workers, Metal/Plastic	99	83	-16	-16.2%	0	2		$22.96	$47,740		High School Moderate OJT



	Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators/Tenders, Metal/Plastic	623	529	-94	-15.1%	0	15		$15.10	$31,408		High School Moderate OJT



	Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners	157	144	-13	-8.3%	0	4					High School Moderate OJT



	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other	269	229	-40	-14.9%	0	5		$18.35	$38,166		High School Moderate OJT

Printing Workers		3,097	2,846	-251	-8.1%	0	47

	Prepress Technicians and Workers	395	320	-75	-19.0%	0	6		$23.47	$48,812		Postsecondary



	Printing Press Operators	2,146	2,005	-141	-6.6%	0	32		$17.68	$36,778		High School Moderate OJT



	Print Binding and Finishing Workers	556	521	-35	-6.3%	0	8		$17.12	$35,604		High School Short OJT

Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers		4,952	4,920	-32	-0.6%	4	88

	Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	2,139	2,166	27	1.3%	3	34		$11.70	$24,324		No Formal Credential Short OJT



	Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials	746	732	-14	-1.9%	0	18		$11.34	$23,589		No Formal Credential Short OJT



	Sewing Machine Operators	903	907	4	0.4%	0	6		$13.80	$28,714		No Formal Credential Short OJT



	Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers	557	511	-46	-8.3%	0	19		$17.16	$35,685		No Formal Credential Moderate OJT



	Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators/Tenders	51	55	4	7.8%	0	1		$13.59	$28,264		High School Moderate OJT



	Upholsterers	224	217	-7	-3.1%	0	6		$17.82	$37,084		High School Moderate OJT



	Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other	56	57	1	1.8%	0	1		$12.62	$26,254		High School Short OJT

Woodworkers		1,711	1,816	105	6.1%	11	36

	Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	891	972	81	9.1%	8	15		$21.46	$44,627		High School Moderate OJT



	Furniture Finishers	146	166	20	13.7%	2	4		$22.15	$46,077		High School Short OJT



	Sawing Machine Setters, Operators/Tenders, Wood	185	181	-4	-2.2%	0	5		$16.41	$34,144		High School Short OJT



	Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators/Tenders, Ex. Sawing	272	271	-1	-0.4%	0	5		$17.70	$36,818		High School Short OJT

Plant and System Operators		2,242	2,282	40	1.8%	5	72

	Power Distributors and Dispatchers	102	106	4	3.9%	0	4					High School Long OJT



	Power Plant Operators	205	200	-5	-2.4%	0	7		$34.33	$71,401		High School Long OJT



	Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	225	232	7	3.1%	1	7		$27.88	$57,989		High School Long OJT



	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	1,131	1,169	38	3.4%	4	33		$30.01	$62,419		High School Long OJT



	Chemical Plant and System Operators	287	287	0	0.0%	0	11		$30.60	$63,644		High School Long OJT



	Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	54	52	-2	-3.7%	0	2		$28.15	$58,550		High School Long OJT

Other Production Occupations		25,304	25,881	577	2.3%	95	747

	Chemical Equipment Operators/Tenders	768	778	10	1.3%	1	25		$17.77	$36,961		High School Moderate OJT



	Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators/Tenders	500	504	4	0.8%	0	11		$17.59	$36,584		High School Moderate OJT



	Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand	326	318	-8	-2.5%	0	7		$17.71	$36,839		No Formal Credential Moderate OJT



	Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators/Tenders	896	902	6	0.7%	1	20		$17.34	$36,073		High School Moderate OJT



	Cutters and Trimmers, Hand	107	99	-8	-7.5%	0	2		$13.80	$28,703		No Formal Credential Short OJT



	Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators/Tenders	1,031	1,025	-6	-0.6%	0	20		$17.59	$36,584		High School Short OJT



	Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators/Tenders	417	376	-41	-9.8%	0	15		$16.20	$33,685		High School Moderate OJT



	Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators/Tenders	88	87	-1	-1.1%	0	2		$16.41	$34,144		High School Moderate OJT



	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	7,893	8,213	320	4.1%	32	230		$21.14	$43,984		High School Moderate OJT



	Dental Laboratory Technicians	631	731	100	15.9%	10	25		$19.15	$39,840		High School Moderate OJT



	Medical Appliance Technicians	227	264	37	16.3%	4	10		$16.55	$34,409		High School Long OJT



	Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians	493	578	85	17.2%	8	20		$18.06	$37,563		High School Moderate OJT



	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators/Tenders	2,304	2,361	57	2.5%	6	88		$15.23	$31,684		High School Moderate OJT



	Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators/Tenders	936	967	31	3.3%	3	21		$17.11	$35,573		High School Moderate OJT



	Painters, Transportation Equipment	617	714	97	15.7%	10	22		$28.25	$58,764		High School Moderate OJT



	Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers	149	152	3	2.0%	0	3		$16.52	$34,358		No Formal Credential Moderate OJT



	Semiconductor Processors	74	60	-14	-18.9%	0	2		$14.83	$30,847		Associates Moderate OJT



	Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators	306	192	-114	-37.3%	0	6		$14.77	$30,724		High School Short OJT



	Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators/Tenders	98	97	-1	-1.0%	0	3		$18.41	$38,298		High School Moderate OJT



	Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators/Tenders	174	176	2	1.1%	0	5		$15.05	$31,296		No Formal Credential Moderate OJT



	Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators/Tenders	57	65	8	14.0%	1	2		$18.19	$37,819		High School Moderate OJT



	Etchers and Engravers	150	150	0	0.0%	0	4		$15.36	$31,949		High School Moderate OJT



	Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal/Plastic	186	173	-13	-7.0%	0	6		$19.20	$39,932		High School Long OJT



	Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators/Tenders	938	795	-143	-15.3%	0	13		$21.35	$44,402		High School Moderate OJT



	Helpers--Production Workers	3,367	3,384	17	0.5%	2	112		$13.14	$27,325		No Formal Credential Short OJT



	Production Workers, All Other	1,898	2,015	117	6.2%	12	51		$14.84	$30,878		High School Moderate OJT


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