National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name NATURAL GAS
CAS # 8006-14-2
RTECS #
Agent Code 50195

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 317  
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 14  
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 155 78
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 586 195
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 121  
218 SURVEYING AND MAPPING TECHNICIANS 1,750  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 524 239
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 7,434 926
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 2,080  
356 MAIL CLERKS, EXC. POSTAL SERVICE 28  
385 DATA-ENTRY KEYERS 1,171  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 13,421 205
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 35  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 4,259  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 22  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 638  
539 MECHANICAL CONTROLS AND VALVE REPAIRERS 353  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 903  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,305  
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 275  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 123  
575 ELECTRICIANS 65  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 1,402  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 22,165  
613 SUPERVISORS, EXTRACTIVE OCCUPATIONS 290 97
614 DRILLERS, OIL WELL 5,777  
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 5,278  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 3,782 1,083
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 999  
637 MACHINISTS 523 17
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 856  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 1,213  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 487  
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 116  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 270  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 4,418  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 1,131  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 130 130
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 335  
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,349  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 90  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 22  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,921 249
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 2,559 3
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 16  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 371  
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,664 755
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 741  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,575 79
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,364  
763 ROASTING AND BAKING MACHINE OPERATORS, FOOD 208  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 4,101 328
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 17,009 2,120
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 5,970 80
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 1,643  
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 105  
785 ASSEMBLERS 5,059 4,825
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,217 947
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 21  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,891  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,453  
865 HELPERS, CONSTRUCTION TRADES 837  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 120  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 801  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 644  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 639  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 767  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,178  
TOTAL 142,090 12,355

*(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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