Future History · Industry
Manufacturing
37 roles · 7.2M workers today · emerged 1700–1984
- Team Assemblers1.47M →
- First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers673K →
- Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers597K →
- Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers416K →
- Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders379K ↑
- Machinists300K →
- Bakers232K ↑
- Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers195K ↑
- Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators177K →
- Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic174K ↓
- Food Batchmakers172K ↑
- Helpers--Production Workers167K →
- Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders160K →
- Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic155K ↓
- Printing Press Operators145K ↓
- Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers141K →
- Butchers and Meat Cutters140K →
- Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic130K →
- Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders127K ↑
- Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators127K ↓
- Sewing Machine Operators110K ↓
- Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders101K →
- Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders97K →
- Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters80K →
- Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic70K ↓
- Slaughterers and Meat Packers70K →
- Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic66K ↓
- Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing63K →
- Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders57K →
- Tool and Die Makers55K ↓
- Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders54K ↓
- Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters53K ↓
- Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders48K →
- Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood43K →
- Engine and Other Machine Assemblers38K ↓
- Print Binding and Finishing Workers36K ↓
- Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders36K ↓