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, PARA-
CAS # 106-42-3
RTECS # ZE2625000
Agent Code M1028

SIC Industry Description (1972) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
22 TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS 1,539 469
23 APPAREL AND OTHER TEXTILE PRODUCTS 328 328
26 PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 747  
27 PRINTING AND PUBLISHING 10,872 1,053
28 CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 202  
33 PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES 302  
35 MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL 1,112 552
36 ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 1,911 1,754
37 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT 361 34
45 TRANSPORTATION BY AIR 62  
73 BUSINESS SERVICES 210 20
80 HEALTH SERVICES 2,721 2,126
TOTAL 20,366 6,336

*(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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