National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name STEARIC ACID, ZINC SALT
CAS # 557-05-1
RTECS # ZH5200000
Agent Code 77215

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
018 FUNERAL DIRECTORS 630 70
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 143  
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 3,557 313
037 MANAGEMENT RELATED OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 129  
044 AEROSPACE ENGINEERS 148  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 697 299
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 445 65
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 75 56
084 PHYSICIANS 49 33
095 REGISTERED NURSES 1,725 1,695
096 PHARMACISTS 283 178
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 91 84
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 589 391
185 DESIGNERS 535 401
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 487 487
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 629 69
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,628 242
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 1,854 513
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 2,343 611
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 493 150
313 SECRETARIES 30,254 27,771
319 RECEPTIONISTS 134 101
335 FILE CLERKS 1,224 1,033
345 DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS 115 74
356 MAIL CLERKS, EXC. POSTAL SERVICE 613 552
357 MESSENGERS 278  
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 19 19
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,662 223
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 593 13
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 103  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 6,718 5,743
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 52  
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 197 98
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 10,486 304
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 2,289 1,835
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,493  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 569  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 795  
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 9,656  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 567 21
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 1,642  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 271  
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 587  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 45  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 963 28
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 992 239
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 159  
567 CARPENTERS 12,134 527
575 ELECTRICIANS 4,150  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 3,188 297
583 PAPERHANGERS 387  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 433  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 196 123
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 244  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 4,041 265
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 2,863  
636 PRECISION ASSEMBLERS, METAL 524 70
637 MACHINISTS 1,597 5
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 1,351 852
647 PRECIOUS STONES AND METALS WORKERS (JEWELERS) 145  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 88  
656 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, WOOD 168 24
657 CABINET MAKERS AND BENCH CARPENTERS 2,534 151
658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 13,269 6,383
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 672 30
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 472  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 1,988 164
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 635 59
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 820 62
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 162  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 125 98
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 8,205 1,449
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 137 86
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,170 1,704
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 4,784 3,819
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 41,296 21,115
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 644 108
726 WOOD LATHE, ROUTING, AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,500 150
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,685 382
728 SHAPING AND JOINING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,954 1,042
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 7,195 2,209
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,471 1,568
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 426 105
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,451 1,259
745 SHOE MACHINE OPERATORS 983 386
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 1,814 97
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,717 2,146
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 982 646
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,807 1,583
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 16,687 2,002
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,044 856
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 17,658 3,117
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 89 22
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 356 6
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,470 1,644
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 31,274 7,722
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 16,056 5,056
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 226 9
785 ASSEMBLERS 28,618 13,117
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 2,192  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 4,367 2,968
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 131  
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 179  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 546 82
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 3,090 17
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 2,739 73
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 1,086  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 470 287
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 9,096 6,175
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 8,831 528
TOTAL 382,620 136,358

*(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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