National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

Estimated Numbers of Employees Potentially Exposed to Specific Agents by Occupation*

Agent Name CRESOL, 4-CHLORO-.ALPHA.-PHENYL-O-
CAS # 120-32-1
RTECS # GO7175000
Agent Code 11610

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
015 MANAGERS, MEDICINE AND HEALTH 63 38
018 FUNERAL DIRECTORS 5,717  
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 7 7
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 349 223
033 PURCHASING AGENTS AND BUYERS, N.E.C. 193 193
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 272 75
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 383 265
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 1,092 702
084 PHYSICIANS 6,891 2,426
085 DENTISTS 56 14
086 VETERINARIANS 649  
095 REGISTERED NURSES 126,557 118,633
096 PHARMACISTS 1,268 672
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 3,803 1,927
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 30 30
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 5,423 4,455
106 PHYSICIANS' ASSISTANTS 22 22
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 18,530 14,587
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 5,223 2,904
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 4,772 4,019
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 5,084 4,400
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 589 282
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 491 435
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 36 36
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,602 219
303 SUPERVISORS, GENERAL OFFICE 836 717
313 SECRETARIES 90 90
323 INFORMATION CLERKS, N.E.C. 14  
335 FILE CLERKS 331  
336 RECORDS CLERKS 483 379
356 MAIL CLERKS, EXC. POSTAL SERVICE 1,561 1,561
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 5,031 3,521
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 983 983
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 407 407
433 SUPERVISORS, FOOD PREPARATION AND SERVICE OCCUPATIONS 20 20
436 COOKS, EXCEPT SHORT ORDER 1,866 1,866
439 KITCHEN WORKERS, FOOD PREPARATION 78 78
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 1,599 778
445 DENTAL ASSISTANTS 107 76
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 3,643 2,640
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 19,168 17,168
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 47,612 28,488
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 39,703 19,482
466 BAGGAGE PORTERS AND BELLHOPS 65 65
469 PERSONAL SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 238 98
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 5,772 3,435
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 79  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 30  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 141  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,295 26
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 88  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 66  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,826 817
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 350 192
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 401  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 581 313
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,240 1,499
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 48  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 134  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 45 45
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,752 1,530
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 51 11
785 ASSEMBLERS 455 303
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 4,316  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 283  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 6,136 453
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 22 5
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 1,370  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 15 15
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 950 585
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 2,253  
TOTAL 347,634 244,212

*(1) The estimates for each occupation apply across the surveyed industries in which the agent was observed. Not all industries were surveyed, and not all agents were observed in all surveyed industries. (2) When using the estimates, standard errors associated with estimates should be considered. (3) 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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