National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name NI, NICKEL-MF UNKNOWN
CAS # 7440-02-0
RTECS # QR5950000
Agent Code 50420

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 272  
045 METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS ENGINEERS 64  
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 3  
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 5  
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 12  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 780 382
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 84 14
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 41 31
084 PHYSICIANS 201 176
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 1,660 14
214 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 14  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,712 579
217 DRAFTING OCCUPATIONS 1,105  
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 686 300
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 4,612 611
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,053 142
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 993 117
313 SECRETARIES 356 356
345 DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,130 573
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 8  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 547 10
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 2,981 408
374 MATERIAL RECORDING, SCHEDULING, AND DISTRIBUTING CLERKS, N.E.C. 13  
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 1,462  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 65,126 309
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 292  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 9,759  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 11,112  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 7,034 57
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 3,573  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 478 9
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 8,393 75
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 9,150 46
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 152  
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 382  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 1,662  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 1,413  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 4,501 341
539 MECHANICAL CONTROLS AND VALVE REPAIRERS 37  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 3,390 3
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 8,500  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 17,060 14
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 351  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 195  
567 CARPENTERS 14  
575 ELECTRICIANS 7,393  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 48  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 24,782 90
588 CONCRETE AND TERRAZZO FINISHERS 1,939  
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 171 7
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 9,261 141
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 878  
614 DRILLERS, OIL WELL 1,873  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 3,822  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 2,838 13
637 MACHINISTS 16,475 680
643 BOILERMAKERS 181 6
644 PRECISION GRINDERS, FITTERS, AND TOOL SHARPENERS 367  
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 525  
646 LAY-OUT WORKERS 319  
647 PRECIOUS STONES AND METALS WORKERS (JEWELERS) 183  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 12,073 178
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 1,879 64
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 406 11
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 826 426
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 73 35
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 2,577  
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 128 7
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 1,010 645
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 1,315  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 471  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 727  
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,082  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 2,147 103
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,981  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 132  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,175 246
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 189  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 646 57
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,605  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 8,814 946
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 814 16
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 232  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 3  
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 72  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 307 129
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 82  
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,450 73
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 319  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,828 386
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 13  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,181 626
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 7,659 13
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 5  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,727 241
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 9,821 475
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 10,106 1,776
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 116,836 819
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 2,501 2,397
785 ASSEMBLERS 17,307 2,158
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 513  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 2,045 403
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 21  
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 136  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 328  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 1,788  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 995  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 2,517 248
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 16,636  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 847  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 1,155 1,155
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 636  
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 3,047  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 1,601 132
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 123  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 5,349 402
TOTAL 507,681 19,673

*(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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