National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

Estimated Numbers of Employees Potentially Exposed to Specific Agents by 2-Digit Standard Industrial Classification (SIC)*

Agent Name XYLENE, META-
CAS # 108-38-3
RTECS # ZE2275000
Agent Code M1027

SIC Industry Description (1972) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
16 HEAVY CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS 619  
20 FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS 93  
23 APPAREL AND OTHER TEXTILE PRODUCTS 328 328
25 FURNITURE AND FIXTURES 974  
26 PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 747  
27 PRINTING AND PUBLISHING 10,990 1,058
28 CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 400 44
30 RUBBER AND MISC. PLASTICS PRODUCTS 1,058 933
33 PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES 302  
35 MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL 1,940 552
36 ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 1,892 1,736
37 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT 2,790 48
38 INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS 21  
45 TRANSPORTATION BY AIR 62  
48 COMMUNICATION 723  
49 ELECTRIC, GAS, AND SANITARY SERVICES 11,567  
73 BUSINESS SERVICES 2,384 601
80 HEALTH SERVICES 2,975 2,150
TOTAL 39,864 7,449

*(1) By survey design, not all 2-digit SICs were surveyed. (2) The estimates for each 2-digit SIC apply only to the 3- and 4-digit SICs surveyed within the 2-digit SIC. Not all SICs were surveyed. (3) When using the estimates, standard errors associated with estimates should be considered. (4) Potential exposures to a chemical agent are categorized as actual (i.e., the surveyor observed the use of the specific agent) or tradename (i.e., the surveyor observed the use of a tradename product known to contain the specific agent). The estimates presented in the table combine both categories.

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