National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name TI, TITANIUM-MF UNKNOWN
CAS # 7440-32-6
RTECS # XR1700000
Agent Code 73255

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. 467  
044 AEROSPACE ENGINEERS 234  
045 METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS ENGINEERS 64  
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 493  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 306  
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 256 159
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 58  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 74 17
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 388 97
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 502 153
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 40  
345 DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS 17 9
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 17  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 8  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 636  
374 MATERIAL RECORDING, SCHEDULING, AND DISTRIBUTING CLERKS, N.E.C. 13  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 362  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 8,111 16
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 10,656  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 4,071  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 3,192 207
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 3,573  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 440  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 141  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 530  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 27  
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 88  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 11  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 243  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 86  
538 OFFICE MACHINE REPAIRERS 362  
539 MECHANICAL CONTROLS AND VALVE REPAIRERS 37  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 736  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 942  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,681  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 1,542  
575 ELECTRICIANS 77  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 107  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 6,836 23
587 PLUMBER, PIPEFITTER, AND STEAMFITTER APPRENTICES 460  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 271 30
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 2,312  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 2,657 41
637 MACHINISTS 15,700 540
643 BOILERMAKERS 6,497 6
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 85  
649 ENGRAVERS, METAL 9 9
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 7,902 106
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 1,581  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 121  
687 BAKERS 14  
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 28  
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 8  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 115  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 70  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,264 3
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 634  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 677 9
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,345  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 212 35
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,123 1,273
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,108  
714 NUMERICAL CONTROL MACHINE OPERATORS 2,417 26
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 149  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 256 57
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,188  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 591 258
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 399  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 46  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 544 86
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 22 7
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,411  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 216 17
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,403 15
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 352  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 274 35
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 5,237 1,067
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 5  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,387 250
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 4,390 114
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 6,960 1,758
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 39,409 977
785 ASSEMBLERS 14,507 2,235
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 219  
793 HAND ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OCCUPATIONS 475  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 89 11
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 21  
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 8  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 5  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 1,428  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 701  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 16  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 392  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 231  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 85  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 4,254 99
TOTAL 189,763 9,744

*(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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