National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code 80090

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 21 21
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 216 135
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 9 9
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 123  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,168 1,048
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 103 52
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 52  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 258  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 57  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 2  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 43  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 30  
567 CARPENTERS 17  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 832  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 276  
637 MACHINISTS 442  
693 ADJUSTERS AND CALIBRATORS 24 24
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 96  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 893 32
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 723  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,401  
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 145  
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 486 486
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 489  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 816 16
763 ROASTING AND BAKING MACHINE OPERATORS, FOOD 28  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 53  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 236 141
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 96  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 3,053  
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,414 942
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 385 225
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 206  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 704  
TOTAL 14,897 3,129

*(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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