The Relationship Between The 1990 Census and ... - Census Bureau

Table 9. 1990 Census Redistributed Occupation Data Compared to Census 2000 Occupation Data,
Using the Census 2000 Occupation Classification
1990 Data Redistributed to 2000
Census 2000 Percent
Census 2000 Codes and Categories
Number Number
Change,
1990-2000
800 Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders,
metal and plastic 100,943 86,650 -14.2%
801 Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 40,494 19,631 -51.5%
803 Machinists 564,910 497,641 -11.9%
804 Metal furnace and kiln operators and tenders 54,633 35,871 -34.3%
806 Model makers and patternmakers, metal and plastic 18,290 16,105 -11.9%
810 Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 98,231 99,465 1.3%
813 Tool and die makers 146,176 121,748 -16.7%
814 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers 669,119 648,773 -3.0%
815 Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 18,206 12,544 -31.1%
816 Lay-out workers, metal and plastic 18,702 10,711 -42.7%
820 Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 37,182 24,751 -33.4%
821 Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners 24,721 13,755 -44.4%
(822) Other metalworkers and plastic workers: 435,916 614,767 41.0%
802 Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 6,789 3,405 -49.8%
812 Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 2,456 7,870 220.4%
822 Metalworkers and plastic workers, all other 426,671 603,492 41.4%
Printing workers: 604,849 430,598 -28.8%
823 Bookbinders and bindery workers 64,781 51,903 -19.9%
824 Job printers 85,372 90,830 6.4%
825 Prepress technicians and workers 170,789 80,145 -53.1%
826 Printing machine operators 283,907 207,720 -26.8%
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers: 1,808,168 1,143,682 -36.7%
830 Laundry and dry-cleaning workers 224,583 223,824 -0.3%
831 Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials 153,646 92,456 -39.8%
832 Sewing machine operators 783,799 471,113 -39.9%
833 Shoe and leather workers and repairers 42,088 17,881 -57.5%
834 Shoe machine operators and tenders 36,029 10,066 -72.1%
835 Tailors, dressmakers, and sewers 156,022 109,248 -30.0%
836 Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders 16,146 9,600 -40.5%
840 Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders 45,576 17,815 -60.9%
841 Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders 65,485 36,988 -43.5%
842 Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders 70,786 40,998 -42.1%
845 Upholsterers 79,372 60,059 -24.3%
(846) Miscellaneous textile, apparel, and furnishings workers: 134,634 53,634 -60.2%
843 Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibe 2,887 1,343 -53.5%
844 Fabric and apparel patternmakers 10,757 5,809 -46.0%
846 Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other 120,990 46,482 -61.6%
Woodworkers: 291,805 277,775 -4.8%
850 Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters 77,648 88,634 14.1%
851 Furniture finishers 35,403 29,615 -16.3%
853 Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood 91,694 68,189 -25.6%
854 Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing 48,616 49,268 1.3%
(855) Miscellaneous woodworkers: 38,443 42,069 9.4%
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