National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name TOLUENE
CAS # 108-88-3
RTECS # XS5250000
Agent Code 73300

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
007 FINANCIAL MANAGERS 14 11
008 PERSONNEL AND LABOR RELATIONS MANAGERS 72  
013 MANAGERS, MARKETING, ADVERTISING, AND PUBLIC RELATIONS 60  
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 4,474 1,609
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 50  
044 AEROSPACE ENGINEERS 346  
045 METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS ENGINEERS 64  
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 861 159
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 8,097 50
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 109 59
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 657 14
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 9,887 1,684
064 COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS AND SCIENTISTS 386 125
069 PHYSICISTS AND ASTRONOMERS 1,354 829
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 15,389 3,149
074 ATMOSPHERIC AND SPACE SCIENTISTS 22  
075 GEOLOGISTS AND GEODESISTS 28  
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 244 122
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 1,016 728
084 PHYSICIANS 324 166
086 VETERINARIANS 2,015  
095 REGISTERED NURSES 11,820 11,160
096 PHARMACISTS 82  
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 1,415 1,258
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 239 230
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 317 296
159 TEACHERS, N.E.C. 2  
165 ARCHIVISTS AND CURATORS 276  
169 SOCIAL SCIENTISTS, N.E.C. 460 276
185 DESIGNERS 5,604 2,107
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 6,342 3,427
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 586 7
198 ANNOUNCERS 2,895 362
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 16,077 12,294
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 35 14
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 160 160
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 3,067 2,124
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 8,307 1,568
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 1,389 29
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 16,900 5,450
217 DRAFTING OCCUPATIONS 1,214 27
218 SURVEYING AND MAPPING TECHNICIANS 45  
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 2,676 812
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 16,657 3,511
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 4,757 1,408
226 AIRPLANE PILOTS AND NAVIGATORS 6,064  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 8,968 2,372
243 SUPERVISORS AND PROPRIETORS, SALES OCCUPATIONS 307  
259 SALES REPRESENTATIVES, MINING, MANUFACTURING, AND WHOLESALE 507  
269 SALES WORKERS, PARTS 132  
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 3,130 1,315
303 SUPERVISORS, GENERAL OFFICE 836 717
308 COMPUTER OPERATORS 228 38
313 SECRETARIES 6,335 6,270
323 INFORMATION CLERKS, N.E.C. 21  
327 ORDER CLERKS 1,579  
335 FILE CLERKS 2,294 720
345 DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,773 1,287
356 MAIL CLERKS, EXC. POSTAL SERVICE 2,172 1,044
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 214 11
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 7,048 869
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 2,169 441
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 129  
374 MATERIAL RECORDING, SCHEDULING, AND DISTRIBUTING CLERKS, N.E.C. 13  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 751 263
385 DATA-ENTRY KEYERS 2,926 1,332
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 52  
426 GUARDS AND POLICE, EXC. PUBLIC SERVICE 140  
445 DENTAL ASSISTANTS 58 27
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 5,867 4,565
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 1,592 1,353
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 12,985 8,883
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 95,720 9,136
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 4,036 3,791
465 PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ATTENDANTS 1,455 243
469 PERSONAL SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 238 98
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 806 806
495 FORESTRY WORKERS, EXCEPT LOGGING 1,210  
496 TIMBER CUTTING AND LOGGING OCCUPATIONS 397 227
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,175  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 69,923 59
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 39,419  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 19,605 851
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 27,004  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 6,277 42
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 19,711 156
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 15,574 127
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 1,971 36
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 2,460  
526 HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE AND POWER TOOL REPAIRERS 2,186  
527 TELEPHONE LINE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 948  
529 TELEPHONE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 6,900  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 3,447 268
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 14,921  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 788 41
538 OFFICE MACHINE REPAIRERS 2,097  
539 MECHANICAL CONTROLS AND VALVE REPAIRERS 4,696  
543 ELEVATOR INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 3,842  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 3,053 105
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 12,326 1,692
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 38,488 1,364
554 SUPERVISORS, CARPENTERS AND RELATED WORKERS 34  
557 SUPERVISORS; PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 3,250  
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 7,510  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 1,895  
565 TILE SETTERS, HARD AND SOFT 4,832  
566 CARPET INSTALLERS 7,798  
567 CARPENTERS 80,286 526
569 CARPENTER APPRENTICES 170  
573 DRYWALL INSTALLERS 3,383  
575 ELECTRICIANS 28,645 55
576 ELECTRICIAN APPRENTICES 368  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 11,508  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 27,389 1,218
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 12,289  
587 PLUMBER, PIPEFITTER, AND STEAMFITTER APPRENTICES 460  
588 CONCRETE AND TERRAZZO FINISHERS 2,028  
589 GLAZIERS 3,705 224
593 INSULATION WORKERS 11,420 618
595 ROOFERS 10,731  
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 4,322 24
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 5,326  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 12,801 254
614 DRILLERS, OIL WELL 5,407  
615 EXPLOSIVES WORKERS 25  
616 MINING MACHINE OPERATORS 8,072  
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 8,414  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 10,533 139
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 2,497 54
636 PRECISION ASSEMBLERS, METAL 2,194 1,086
637 MACHINISTS 43,885 1,677
639 MACHINIST APPRENTICES 139  
643 BOILERMAKERS 64  
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 3,848 852
646 LAY-OUT WORKERS 63  
647 PRECIOUS STONES AND METALS WORKERS (JEWELERS) 2,453 1,505
649 ENGRAVERS, METAL 1,156 216
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 20,311 198
655 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS 122  
656 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, WOOD 168 24
657 CABINET MAKERS AND BENCH CARPENTERS 1,942 800
658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 18,462 7,745
659 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WOODWORKERS 247  
668 UPHOLSTERERS 5,191 789
669 SHOE REPAIRERS 1,784 767
674 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION APPAREL AND FABRIC WORKERS 181  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 1,313 11
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 1,001  
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 1,147 433
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 1,581  
679 BOOKBINDERS 728 291
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 10,949 7,893
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 4,771 696
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 1,958 541
693 ADJUSTERS AND CALIBRATORS 72 33
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 128  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 1,675 645
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 2,308 21
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 586 48
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,152 17
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 264  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 1,614 64
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,164  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 353 161
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 8,301 1,361
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 826  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 197 39
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 6,868 4,133
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 28,884 14,269
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 11,443 2,347
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 898 161
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,366 34
726 WOOD LATHE, ROUTING, AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 185 34
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,071 367
728 SHAPING AND JOINING MACHINE OPERATORS 591  
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,726 513
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 73,282 7,908
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 3,095 426
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 4,876 1,931
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,620 2,956
738 WINDING AND TWISTING MACHINE OPERATORS 151  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,845 853
745 SHOE MACHINE OPERATORS 9,600 6,670
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 715 715
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 329 329
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 15,646 2,254
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 7,982 4,382
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,372 1,568
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,504 759
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 24,067 876
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 9,733 577
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,074 874
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 111,615 20,713
763 ROASTING AND BAKING MACHINE OPERATORS, FOOD 28  
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 108  
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,644 1,522
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 5,291 190
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 374 29
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 13,978 3,640
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 5,503 3,610
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 62,080 9,012
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 66,390 17,472
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 23,338 420
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 1,234 830
785 ASSEMBLERS 227,150 106,112
786 HAND CUTTING AND TRIMMING OCCUPATIONS 2,790 2,562
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 512  
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 2,965 1,039
793 HAND ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OCCUPATIONS 1,008 36
794 HAND GRINDING AND POLISHING OCCUPATIONS 210 159
795 MISCELLANEOUS HAND WORKING OCCUPATIONS 990 68
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 15,511 3,462
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 5,857 1,816
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 8  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 4,378 363
806 DRIVER-SALES WORKERS 517  
833 MARINE ENGINEERS 2,632  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 3,157  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 195  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 3,574 498
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 10,738 360
864 HELPERS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 454  
865 HELPERS, CONSTRUCTION TRADES 619  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 74,496 188
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 8,324 1,472
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 138  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 3,606 104
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 12,620 6,081
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 10,835 812
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 3,363  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 21,442 12,923
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 35,137 4,024
TOTAL 2,015,881 391,255

*(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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