National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name SILICON
CAS # 7440-21-3
RTECS # VW0400000
Agent Code 68695

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
013 MANAGERS, MARKETING, ADVERTISING, AND PUBLIC RELATIONS 60  
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 876  
045 METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS ENGINEERS 64  
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 5  
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 458 229
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 128  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 251  
084 PHYSICIANS 201 176
095 REGISTERED NURSES 5,739 5,561
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 1,060 713
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 17 17
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 185 118
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 1,525 191
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 58  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,214 484
217 DRAFTING OCCUPATIONS 1,105  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 6,089 2,461
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 580 178
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,487 1,016
269 SALES WORKERS, PARTS 132  
335 FILE CLERKS 82  
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 8  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 950  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 970 16
374 MATERIAL RECORDING, SCHEDULING, AND DISTRIBUTING CLERKS, N.E.C. 13  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 362  
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 1,462  
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 26  
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 55  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 66,857 1,648
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 65  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 20,924 2,375
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 16,506  
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 10,430  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 1,300  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 9,626  
517 FARM EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 34  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 4,672 46
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 133  
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 431  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 1,653 9
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 1,332  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 3,476  
538 OFFICE MACHINE REPAIRERS 362  
539 MECHANICAL CONTROLS AND VALVE REPAIRERS 37  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 11,523 87
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 9,125  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 22,215 8
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 904  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 2,866  
575 ELECTRICIANS 3,520  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 1,919  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 41,759 196
587 PLUMBER, PIPEFITTER, AND STEAMFITTER APPRENTICES 460  
588 CONCRETE AND TERRAZZO FINISHERS 1,939  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 5,892  
595 ROOFERS 80  
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 3,424 7
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 9,457 171
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 3,288  
614 DRILLERS, OIL WELL 493  
615 EXPLOSIVES WORKERS 306  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 3,485  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 6,003 13
636 PRECISION ASSEMBLERS, METAL 16  
637 MACHINISTS 22,780 647
643 BOILERMAKERS 6,562 6
646 LAY-OUT WORKERS 1,999 22
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 21,664 178
655 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS 364  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 1,649  
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 219  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 1,607  
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 13  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 165 28
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 178  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 256  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 392  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,541  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 1,919 6
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,006  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 7  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,913 138
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 581  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 113  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 394 57
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 975 110
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,317 108
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 2,743 16
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,730  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 3  
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 119  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,161  
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 1,190 335
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 152  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 308 115
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,397  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,816 501
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,540 4
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 443  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,399 70
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 89  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 6,766 184
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,076 149
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,839 241
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 13,700 1,226
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 12,425 2,023
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 194,335 2,405
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 8  
785 ASSEMBLERS 35,639 2,529
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 513  
793 HAND ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OCCUPATIONS 475  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,346 47
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 36  
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 136  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 611  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 3,305  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 1,593  
853 EXCAVATING AND LOADING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,648  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,890  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,870 521
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 9,006 5
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 1,271  
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 77  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 311 178
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 275  
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 3,047  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 1,005  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 13,006 595
TOTAL 693,583 28,164

*(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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