National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name RUBBER, NATURAL
CAS # 9006-04-6
RTECS # VL8020000
Agent Code 67537

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 986  
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 50  
064 COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS AND SCIENTISTS 386 125
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 393  
095 REGISTERED NURSES 2,733 2,733
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 147 140
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 98 77
185 DESIGNERS 6,025 2,374
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 2,088 690
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 120 7
195 EDITORS AND REPORTERS 102  
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 41 31
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 1,174 1,174
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,286  
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,406 322
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 2,996 32
259 SALES REPRESENTATIVES, MINING, MANUFACTURING, AND WHOLESALE 1,777 844
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 1,315 1,315
308 COMPUTER OPERATORS 66  
313 SECRETARIES 114 114
325 CLASSIFIED-AD CLERKS 2,105 285
356 MAIL CLERKS, EXC. POSTAL SERVICE 2,447 193
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 1,412 1,150
385 DATA-ENTRY KEYERS 1,602 764
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 4,620 1,479
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 587 587
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 8,227 83
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 9,332  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 658  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 9,513 256
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 321  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 226 38
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 115  
525 DATA PROCESSING EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 114  
529 TELEPHONE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 6,749  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 45  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 1,049 113
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 3,130  
567 CARPENTERS 3,222  
575 ELECTRICIANS 16,930  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 933  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 1,318 119
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 530  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 92  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 175 28
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 2,438 9
637 MACHINISTS 5,382 22
643 BOILERMAKERS 48  
646 LAY-OUT WORKERS 545 136
647 PRECIOUS STONES AND METALS WORKERS (JEWELERS) 325 163
655 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS 122  
658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 2,297  
668 UPHOLSTERERS 58  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 165  
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 35  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 512 33
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 256  
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 162  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 193 193
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 395  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,052 73
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,554 347
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,035 855
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 884  
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,313  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 8,789 423
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 296  
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 6,403 1,003
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,399 1,162
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,234 1,234
745 SHOE MACHINE OPERATORS 4,956 4,379
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 657 657
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 329 329
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 1,091 38
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,852 1,060
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 347  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,548 40
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 40  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,432 267
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 89 22
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 123  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,126 2,381
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 2,133 1,287
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 11,087 1,908
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 12,672 5,383
785 ASSEMBLERS 13,817 3,688
786 HAND CUTTING AND TRIMMING OCCUPATIONS 72  
795 MISCELLANEOUS HAND WORKING OCCUPATIONS 719  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,689 621
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 2,010 148
864 HELPERS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 454  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 1,389 113
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 2,985 202
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 7,532  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 98  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 1,842 180
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,578 389
TOTAL 221,310 43,819

*(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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