Workforce Profile

A review of US Census Data and EMSI data, were used to generate a labor shed area for the Chilton County, Alabama, area labor market, from which employers in the Chilton County market can reasonably expect to draw employees.

The Chilton County labor shed (pop. 569,700+) consists of 10 counties in Central Alabama in a 60-min drive time.  These counties are:

• Chilton County, AL
• Autauga County, AL
• Bibb County, AL
• Coosa County, AL
• Dallas County, AL
• Elmore County, AL
• Lowndes County, AL
• Perry County, AL
• Shelby County, AL
• Talladega County, AL

Number of Skilled Workers in our Labor Shed

Our labor shed region employs the following quantities of skilled workers:

• 5,285 employed as Assemblers and Fabricators, Including Team Assemblers
• 4,701 workers employed in Automobile Manufacturing
• 1,676 employed as First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
• 1,235 employed as Military-only occupations
• 1,205 workers employed in Motor Vehicle Seating and Interior Trim Manufacturing
• 1,199 employed as Industrial Machinery Mechanics
• 1,156 employed as Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria
• 857 employed as Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
• 837 employed as Electricians
• 770 workers employed in Machine Shops
• 725 workers employed in Other Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing
• 719 employed as Food Preparation Workers
• 615 employed as Machinists
• 579 employed as Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal
• 539 workers employed in Motor Vehicle Gasoline Engine and Engine Parts Manufacturing
• 533 workers employed in All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing
• 530 workers employed in Iron Foundries
• 510 workers employed in Crop Production
• 502 employed as Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers
• 494 employed as Software Developers, Applications
• 485 workers employed as Industrial Engineers
• 485 Industrial Engineers
• 485 employed as Industrial Engineers
• 438 workers employed in Logging
• 417 workers employed in Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing
• 417 employed in Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing
• 413 workers employed in All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing
• 412 workers employed in Animal Production
• 412 workers employed in Aluminum Foundries (except Die-Casting)
• 404 workers employed in Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging
• 381 employed as Industrial Production Managers
• 379 employed as Electrical Engineers
• 379 Electrical Engineers
• 367 workers employed in Bolt, Nut, Screw, Rivet, and Washer Manufacturing
• 366 workers employed in Hardware Manufacturing
• 352 employed as Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
• 337 employed as Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
• 336 employed as Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders
• 322 employed as Food Service Managers
• 315 workers employed in Motor Vehicle Electrical and Electronic Equipment Manufacturing
• 310 employed as Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
• 304 Mechanical Engineers
• 304 employed as Mechanical Engineers
• 303 workers employed in Poultry Processing
• 278 workers employed in Sheet Metal Work Manufacturing
• 265 workers employed in Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing
• 260 workers employed in Ice Cream and Frozen Dessert Manufacturing
• 254 workers employed in Motor Vehicle Brake System Manufacturing
• 252 workers employed in Plate Work Manufacturing
• 242 employed as Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
• 236 employed as Computer-Controlled Machine Tool Operators, Metal and Plastic
• 234 workers employed in Farm Labor Contractors and Crew Leaders
• 225 employed as Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
• 222 workers employed in Confectionery Merchant Wholesalers
• 215 employed as Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
• 202 workers employed in Motor Vehicle Metal Stamping
• 189 workers employed in Spice and Extract Manufacturing
• 188 employed as Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
• 170 employed as Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
• 165 employed as Butchers and Meat Cutters
• 164 employed as Food Batchmakers
• 160 employed as Bakers
• 155 workers employed in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing
• 152 employed as Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
• 149 employed as Tool and Die Makers
• 147 employed as Millwrights
• 143 employed as Sheet Metal Workers
• 128 employed as Logisticians
• 124 employed as Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
• 118 workers employed in Fabricated Pipe and Pipe Fitting Manufacturing
• 115 workers employed in Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing
• 114 employed as Industrial Engineering Technicians
• 112 workers employed in Cookie and Cracker Manufacturing
• 111 employed as Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians
• 110 employed as Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
• 107 workers employed in Support Activities for Forestry
• 103 workers employed in Unlaminated Plastics Film and Sheet (except Packaging) Manufacturing

The following demographic information is for Chilton County and its labor shed of a 60-min drive time radius:

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Population by Gender