National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ZIRCONIUM OXIDE (ZRO2)
CAS # 1314-23-4
RTECS #
Agent Code X3045

SIC Industry Description (1972) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
13 OIL AND GAS EXTRACTION 7,885  
17 SPECIAL TRADE CONTRACTORS 10,804  
32 STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS 7,107 2,797
33 PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES 1,054 8
35 MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL 2,698  
36 ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 648 254
37 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT 1,831 23
38 INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS 4,296 3,254
45 TRANSPORTATION BY AIR 353  
49 ELECTRIC, GAS, AND SANITARY SERVICES 952  
73 BUSINESS SERVICES 7  
76 MISCELLANEOUS REPAIR SERVICES 5,979  
80 HEALTH SERVICES 269 252
TOTAL 43,882 6,589

*(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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