National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name STYRENE
CAS # 100-42-5
RTECS # WL3675000
Agent Code 70130

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
018 FUNERAL DIRECTORS 2,427 485
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 300  
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 2,889  
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 19  
053 CIVIL ENGINEERS 1,612  
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 155 78
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 6  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 2,399 141
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 36 12
095 REGISTERED NURSES 7,316 917
097 DIETITIANS 1,799 1,223
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 126 14
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 383 318
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 552 360
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 1,194 573
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,366 1,138
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 3  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 843 278
217 DRAFTING OCCUPATIONS 1,105  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 6,561 1,165
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 124 83
313 SECRETARIES 549 549
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 377 209
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 969 608
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 168  
373 EXPEDITERS 69  
385 DATA-ENTRY KEYERS 722  
426 GUARDS AND POLICE, EXC. PUBLIC SERVICE 42  
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 4,780 3,413
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 10,836 7,036
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 10,619 6,170
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 50,585 12,487
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 1,714 1,469
469 PERSONAL SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 216 154
496 TIMBER CUTTING AND LOGGING OCCUPATIONS 397 227
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,493  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 3,555  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 1,141  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 2,988 199
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 31,641  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 1,657  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 302  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 431  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 26  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 968  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 924 62
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,538 379
554 SUPERVISORS, CARPENTERS AND RELATED WORKERS 34  
565 TILE SETTERS, HARD AND SOFT 4,832  
567 CARPENTERS 10,977 471
575 ELECTRICIANS 54  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 647 297
588 CONCRETE AND TERRAZZO FINISHERS 90  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 295  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 540  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 633 32
637 MACHINISTS 6,575 900
643 BOILERMAKERS 6,423  
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 417  
646 LAY-OUT WORKERS 58  
647 PRECIOUS STONES AND METALS WORKERS (JEWELERS) 1,380 163
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 2,388 151
655 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS 29 18
656 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, WOOD 82 3
658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 453  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 3,583 104
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 190  
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 2,614 2,033
686 BUTCHERS AND MEAT CUTTERS 2,067  
687 BAKERS 1,866 510
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 65  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 62  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 307 48
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 17  
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 174  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,402 36
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 252  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 14,905 10,192
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 404 17
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 81 40
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,100  
728 SHAPING AND JOINING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,954 1,042
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,431 539
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 47  
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 39  
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 2,503 741
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 911 781
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,985 589
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 25  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 15,429 354
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,139 68
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 9,302 722
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 19  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 471 31
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 813 29
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 891 492
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 4,914 153
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 16,799 2,946
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 508  
785 ASSEMBLERS 31,236 22,207
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 374 187
794 HAND GRINDING AND POLISHING OCCUPATIONS 19 19
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 461 28
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 74  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 75  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 103  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 240  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,021  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 4,741 188
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 1,058  
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 138  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 76  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 366 160
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 187 11
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 3,952 855
TOTAL 333,212 86,902

*(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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