National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name SN, TIN-MF UNKNOWN
CAS # 7440-31-5
RTECS # XP7320000
Agent Code 73075

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 852  
053 CIVIL ENGINEERS 146  
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 14,001 329
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 525 229
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 1,163 14
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 2,375 285
069 PHYSICISTS AND ASTRONOMERS 8  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 103 32
095 REGISTERED NURSES 105 82
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 173 74
198 ANNOUNCERS 444  
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 570 26
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 123 33
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 18,295 6,372
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 237  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 4,784 2,062
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 757 297
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,307 171
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 16,988 3,968
243 SUPERVISORS AND PROPRIETORS, SALES OCCUPATIONS 633 203
335 FILE CLERKS 1,078 640
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 60 6
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 1,257 433
366 METER READERS 1,495  
385 DATA-ENTRY KEYERS 1,602 764
386 STATISTICAL CLERKS 85 85
443 WAITERS'/WAITRESSES' ASSISTANTS 513 513
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 16  
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 55  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 38,333 2,422
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 338  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 7,559  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 14,236 539
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 6,707 57
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 6,903  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 161 22
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 7,317 75
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 5,059 61
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 739  
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 22,341 216
526 HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE AND POWER TOOL REPAIRERS 1,056 25
527 TELEPHONE LINE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 225  
529 TELEPHONE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 10,386 213
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 2,014  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 15,650  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 478 412
538 OFFICE MACHINE REPAIRERS 631  
539 MECHANICAL CONTROLS AND VALVE REPAIRERS 587 21
543 ELEVATOR INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 3,842  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 1,239 3
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 6,714 2,807
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 15,682 1,177
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 374  
567 CARPENTERS 3,408  
575 ELECTRICIANS 19,934 23
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 691  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 151  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 64,527 40
588 CONCRETE AND TERRAZZO FINISHERS 1,939  
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 2,471  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 1,701  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 3,432 249
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 2,404 13
636 PRECISION ASSEMBLERS, METAL 22 14
637 MACHINISTS 20,601 1,341
639 MACHINIST APPRENTICES 139  
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 2,325 902
647 PRECIOUS STONES AND METALS WORKERS (JEWELERS) 3,769 3,125
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 3,918  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 449 64
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 203  
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 2,009 856
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 56,130 42,102
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 3,891 2,716
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 5,742 1,507
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 35 28
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 1,420 108
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 291 2
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,693  
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,255 1,116
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 1,238 13
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 433 79
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 7  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,430 298
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 20  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 19 6
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,502 324
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,147 7
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,538 2,603
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 86  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 19  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 20  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 461 382
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 36 7
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 1,186 28
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 394 319
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 330 314
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 138  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 31  
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 18 18
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,384 389
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 49  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 4,638 835
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 77  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,947 432
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 58 12
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 12,142 4,436
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 6,891 4,783
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 19,436 647
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 24,377 16,301
785 ASSEMBLERS 168,100 120,128
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 621 23
793 HAND ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OCCUPATIONS 475  
794 HAND GRINDING AND POLISHING OCCUPATIONS 4,565 415
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 3,494 1,663
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 7,142 2,981
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 128  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 606  
806 DRIVER-SALES WORKERS 215  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 1,968  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 7  
853 EXCAVATING AND LOADING MACHINE OPERATORS 781  
855 GRADER, DOZER, AND SCRAPER OPERATORS 468  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 679  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 977 6
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 24,720 453
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 14  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 44 41
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 12 7
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 361 305
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 4,275 278
TOTAL 748,577 237,405

*(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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