Alabama Department of Labor

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Workforce Development Region 10

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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 14,780 14,560 -0.15 365 75 295 511000 Supervisors, Production Workers 910 900 -0.11 15 0 15 511011 First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Production and 910 900 -0.11 15 0 15 512000 Assemblers and Fabricators 2,280 2,510 0.97 60 25 35 512011 Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers 460 540 1.62 15 10 5 512022 Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers 330 380 1.42 10 5 5 512041 Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters 80 90 1.18 5 0 5 512091 Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators 80 70 -1.33 0 0 0 512092 Team Assemblers 1,100 1,140 0.36 20 5 15 512093 Timing Device Assemblers, Adjusters, and Calibrators *** *** 0.00 0 0 0 512099 Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other *** *** 2.44 10 5 5 513000 Food Processing Workers 3,680 3,250 -1.23 95 0 90 513011 Bakers 150 150 0.00 5 0 5 513021 Butchers and Meat Cutters 100 100 0.00 0 0 0 513022 Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers 3,030 2,630 -1.41 75 0 75 513023 Slaughterers and Meat Packers 160 120 -2.84 5 0 5 513091 Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders 30 30 0.00 0 0 0 513092 Food Batchmakers 120 130 0.80 5 0 5 513093 Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders 30 30 0.00 0 0 0 513099 Food Processing Workers, All Other (OES Only) 60 60 0.00 0 0 0 514000 Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 2,160 2,290 0.59 60 20 40 514011 Computer-Controlled Machine Tool Operators, Metal *** *** 1.06 5 0 0 514012 Computer Numerically Controlled Machine Tool Programmers, Metal and Plastic *** *** 0.00 0 0 0 514021 Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, 70 60 -1.53 0 0 0 514023 Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 20 30 4.14 0 0 0 514031 Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 500 530 0.58 5 5 5 514032 Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operator *** *** 0.00 0 0 0 514033 Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine 40 30 -2.84 0 0 0 514041 Machinists 190 200 0.51 5 0 5 514051 Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders *** *** -2.84 0 0 0 514052 Pourers and Casters, Metal *** *** 0.00 0 0 0 514072 Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, 80 70 -1.33 0 0 0 514081 Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 60 40 -3.97 0 0 0 514111 Tool and Die Makers 40 40 0.00 0 0 0 514121 Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers 690 790 1.36 25 10 15 514122 Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 20 30 4.14 0 0 0 514192 Lay-Out Workers, Metal and Plastic 50 80 4.81 5 5 0 514193 Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Oprts, & Tenders, Metal and Plastic 70 70 0.00 0 0 0 514194 Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners *** *** 0.00 0 0 0 514199 Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other 150 140 -0.69 0 0 0 515111 Prepress Technician and Workers *** *** -6.70 0 0 0 515112 Printing Press Operators 90 80 -1.17 0 0 0 515113 Print Binding and Finishing Workers *** *** 0.00 0 0 0 516000 Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers 2,040 1,690 -1.86 30 5 30 516011 Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers 270 290 0.72 10 0 10 516021 Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials 20 20 0.00 0 0 0 516031 Sewing Machine Operators 620 490 -2.33 5 0 5 516051 Sewers, Hand *** *** 0.00 0 0 0 516052 Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers 80 70 -1.33 0 0 0 516061 Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders *** *** -6.70 0 0 0 516062 Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 10 10 0.00 0 0 0 516063 Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 100 80 -2.21 0 0 0 516064 Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine *** *** -2.63 10 0 10 516091 Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, *** *** -2.48 0 0 0 516092 Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers *** *** 0.00 0 0 0 516093 Upholsterers 30 30 0.00 0 0 0 516099 Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other 10 10 0.00 0 0 0 517000 Woodworkers 380 390 0.26 5 0 5 517011 Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters 170 180 0.57 0 0 0 517021 Furniture Finishers *** *** 0.00 0 0 0 517041 Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood 40 50 2.26 0 0 0 517042 Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tender 70 70 0.00 0 0 0 517099 Woodworkers, All Other 90 80 -1.17 5 0 5 518000 Plant and System Operators 360 370 0.27 15 0 10 518011 Nuclear Power Reactor Operators *** *** 0.00 5 0 5 518012 Power Distributors and Dispatchers *** *** 0.00 0 0 0 518013 Power Plant Operators *** *** -1.05 5 0 5 518021 Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators *** *** 0.00 0 0 0 518031 Water and Liquid Waste Treatment Plant and System 110 120 0.87 5 0 5 518091 Chemical Plant and System Operators 10 10 0.00 0 0 0 518099 Plant and System Operators, All Other *** *** 0.00 0 0 0 519000 Other Production Occupations 2,850 3,060 0.71 90 25 65 519011 Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders *** *** 0.00 5 0 5 519021 Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders *** *** 1.41 10 0 5 519022 Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand *** *** 0.00 0 0 0 519023 Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 80 80 0.00 0 0 0 519031 Cutters and Trimmers, Hand 20 10 -6.70 0 0 0 519032 Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 40 40 0.00 0 0 0 519041 Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machi 230 230 0.00 5 0 5 519061 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers 380 400 0.51 10 0 10 519071 Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers 20 20 0.00 0 0 0 519081 Dental Laboratory Technicians 50 60 1.84 5 0 0 519082 Medical Appliance Technicians *** *** 0.00 0 0 0 519083 Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians *** *** 4.14 0 0 0 519111 Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders 330 340 0.30 10 0 10 519121 Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 90 100 1.06 0 0 0 519122 Painters, Transportation Equipment 60 70 1.55 0 0 0 519123 Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers 60 60 0.00 0 0 0 519151 Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators 40 40 0.00 0 0 0 519191 Cementing and Gluing Machine Operators and Tenders *** *** 0.00 0 0 0 519192 Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders *** *** 0.00 0 0 0 519193 Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders *** *** 0.00 0 0 0 519195 Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic 10 10 0.00 0 0 0 519196 Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 50 50 0.00 0 0 0 519197 Tire Builders *** *** 0.77 10 5 5 519198 Helpers--Production Workers 640 750 1.60 20 10 10 519199 Production Workers, All Other 130 150 1.44 5 0 5

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 (2012) and projected (2022) 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.