National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name MOLYBDENUM DISULFIDE
CAS # 1317-33-5
RTECS #
Agent Code 80056

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 82  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 466  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 121  
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 3  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 219 99
243 SUPERVISORS AND PROPRIETORS, SALES OCCUPATIONS 322  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 693 22
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 115  
366 METER READERS 1,077  
374 MATERIAL RECORDING, SCHEDULING, AND DISTRIBUTING CLERKS, N.E.C. 5  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 11  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 36,899 315
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 13,058  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 4,805  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 4,589 199
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 321  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 14,328 30
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 11,199 75
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 7,693 68
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 4,925 7
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 22  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 34  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 3,414 4
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 3,694  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 21,091 325
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 385  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 1,574  
567 CARPENTERS 15  
575 ELECTRICIANS 356  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 551  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 1,145  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,400  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 6,583  
637 MACHINISTS 33,987 1,200
639 MACHINIST APPRENTICES 139  
643 BOILERMAKERS 40  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 3,561 28
655 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS 22  
674 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION APPAREL AND FABRIC WORKERS 37 3
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 753 376
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 581  
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 409 155
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 808 172
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 779  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 113  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 320  
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 17  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 5,983 5,271
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,629 28
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 11  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,277 477
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 344  
714 NUMERICAL CONTROL MACHINE OPERATORS 237  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 392  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 322  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,621 585
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 116  
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 806  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 837  
728 SHAPING AND JOINING MACHINE OPERATORS 591  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,345  
738 WINDING AND TWISTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,874 1,874
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 1,091 38
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 68  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 5  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,341 124
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 6,489 84
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,146  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 7,379 1,924
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 19,595 4,385
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 2,947  
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 436  
785 ASSEMBLERS 36,012 10,160
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 219  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 776 240
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 147 49
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 1,677  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 1,414  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 27  
853 EXCAVATING AND LOADING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,760  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 294  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 700  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 850  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 1,890  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 190  
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 1,330  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 56  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 808 419
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,131  
TOTAL 291,924 28,736

*(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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