Alabama Department of Labor

SELECT Occupation Architecture and Engineering Occupations Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations Business and Financial Operations Occupations Community and Social Services Occupations Computer and Mathematical Occupations Construction and Extraction Occupations Education, Training and Library Occupations Farming, Fishing and Forestry Occupations Food Preparation and Serving-Related Occupations Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations Healthcare Support Occupations Installation, Maintenance and Repair Occupations Legal Occupations Life, Physical and Social Science Occupations Management Occupations Office and Administrative Support Occupations Personal Care and Service Occupations Production Occupations Protective Service Occupations Sales and Related Occupations Transportation and Material Moving Occupations

Workforce Development Region 3

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Production Employment & Annual Average Job Openings Base Year 2012 and Projected Year 2022

SOC Occupation 2012 2020 Growth Rate Total Openings Growth Replacement 510000 Production Occupations 14,640 17,170 1.61 575 290 290 511000 Supervisors, Production Workers 1,160 1,480 2.47 50 30 15 511011 First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Production and 1,160 1,480 2.47 50 30 15 512000 Assemblers and Fabricators 4,410 6,190 3.45 255 180 75 512022 Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers *** *** 0.00 0 0 0 512041 Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters 160 180 1.18 10 0 5 512092 Team Assemblers 3,780 5,420 3.67 225 165 60 512099 Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other 420 530 2.35 20 10 5 513000 Food Processing Workers 1,070 920 -1.50 25 0 25 513011 Bakers 110 120 0.87 5 0 5 513021 Butchers and Meat Cutters 120 120 0.00 5 0 5 513022 Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers 760 600 -2.34 20 0 20 513092 Food Batchmakers 10 10 0.00 0 0 0 513093 Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders *** *** 0.00 0 0 0 513099 Food Processing Workers, All Other (OES Only) 10 10 0.00 0 0 0 514000 Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 1,800 1,990 1.01 60 20 40 514011 Computer-Controlled Machine Tool Operators, Metal 50 70 3.42 5 0 0 514012 Computer Numerically Controlled Machine Tool Programmers, Metal and Plastic 30 40 2.92 0 0 0 514021 Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, *** *** 0.00 0 0 0 514022 Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic *** *** 0.00 0 0 0 514023 Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic *** *** 0.00 0 0 0 514031 Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 110 100 -0.95 0 0 0 514032 Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operator *** *** 0.00 0 0 0 514033 Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine 50 40 -2.21 0 0 0 514034 Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, *** *** 0.00 0 0 0 514035 Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, an *** *** 0.00 0 0 0 514041 Machinists 350 420 1.84 15 5 10 514072 Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, 90 90 0.00 0 0 0 514081 Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 250 240 -0.41 5 0 5 514111 Tool and Die Makers 20 30 4.14 0 0 0 514121 Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers 620 710 1.36 25 10 15 514122 Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 20 20 0.00 0 0 0 514192 Lay-Out Workers, Metal and Plastic *** *** 0.00 0 0 0 514193 Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Oprts, & Tenders, Metal and Plastic *** *** -6.70 0 0 0 514194 Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners 40 40 0.00 0 0 0 514199 Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other 10 10 0.00 0 0 0 515111 Prepress Technician and Workers *** *** 0.00 0 0 0 515112 Printing Press Operators 80 70 -1.33 0 0 0 515113 Print Binding and Finishing Workers *** *** 0.00 0 0 0 516000 Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers 910 860 -0.56 20 5 15 516011 Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers 250 280 1.14 10 5 5 516021 Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials 60 70 1.55 0 0 0 516031 Sewing Machine Operators 130 100 -2.59 0 0 0 516051 Sewers, Hand 10 10 0.00 0 0 0 516052 Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers 40 40 0.00 0 0 0 516061 Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders 30 30 0.00 0 0 0 516062 Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 20 10 -6.70 0 0 0 516063 Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders *** *** -1.17 5 0 5 516064 Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine 120 100 -1.81 0 0 0 516091 Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, 50 40 -2.21 0 0 0 516093 Upholsterers 10 10 0.00 0 0 0 516099 Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other 30 20 -3.97 0 0 0 517000 Woodworkers 1,010 1,170 1.48 35 15 20 517011 Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters 70 70 0.00 0 0 0 517021 Furniture Finishers *** *** 0.00 0 0 0 517041 Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood 650 760 1.58 30 10 20 517042 Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tender 250 300 1.84 5 5 0 517099 Woodworkers, All Other 30 30 0.00 0 0 0 518000 Plant and System Operators 430 440 0.23 15 0 15 518013 Power Plant Operators *** *** 0.00 5 0 5 518021 Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators 30 30 0.00 0 0 0 518031 Water and Liquid Waste Treatment Plant and System 130 140 0.74 5 0 5 518091 Chemical Plant and System Operators 10 10 0.00 0 0 0 518093 Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers 140 140 0.00 5 0 5 519000 Other Production Occupations 3,760 4,040 0.72 115 35 80 519011 Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders 60 70 1.55 0 0 0 519012 Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, *** *** -3.97 0 0 0 519021 Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 60 60 0.00 0 0 0 519022 Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand *** *** 0.00 0 0 0 519023 Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 120 120 0.00 5 0 5 519031 Cutters and Trimmers, Hand *** *** 0.00 0 0 0 519032 Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 50 50 0.00 0 0 0 519041 Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machi 320 320 0.00 10 0 10 519051 Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders 20 20 0.00 0 0 0 519061 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers 560 640 1.34 20 10 10 519071 Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers 10 10 0.00 0 0 0 519081 Dental Laboratory Technicians 30 30 0.00 0 0 0 519083 Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians *** *** 0.00 0 0 0 519111 Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders 120 120 0.00 5 0 5 519121 Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 110 120 0.87 5 0 0 519122 Painters, Transportation Equipment 40 40 0.00 0 0 0 519123 Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers 30 30 0.00 0 0 0 519151 Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators *** *** 0.00 0 0 0 519195 Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic *** *** 0.00 0 0 0 519196 Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 100 90 -1.05 0 0 0 519197 Tire Builders *** *** -0.46 15 0 15 519198 Helpers--Production Workers 1,290 1,510 1.59 45 20 20 519199 Production Workers, All Other 50 50 0.00 0 0 0

Data provided by the Alabama Department of Labor, Labor Market Information Division in cooperation with the Projections Managing Partnership and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Totals in some occupational groups may not add due to exclusion of sub-groups and/or individual occupations with employment of less than 10 in the base (2010) and projected (2020) years or where publication of the occupation would violate confidentiality. *** The data for these occupations are confidential according to standards provided by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 1. Employment is rounded to the nearest 10. 2. Average Annual Growth is compounded. 3. Openings are rounded to the nearest 5.