National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name UREA
CAS # 57-13-6
RTECS # YR6250000
Agent Code 80231

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
018 FUNERAL DIRECTORS 630 70
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 195 35
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 223 74
033 PURCHASING AGENTS AND BUYERS, N.E.C. 193 193
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 25 2
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 478 44
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 110 6
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 128  
069 PHYSICISTS AND ASTRONOMERS 1,354 829
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 3,199 1,093
074 ATMOSPHERIC AND SPACE SCIENTISTS 22  
075 GEOLOGISTS AND GEODESISTS 28  
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 474 367
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 808 491
084 PHYSICIANS 4,057 2,468
086 VETERINARIANS 3,167 633
095 REGISTERED NURSES 59,425 57,261
096 PHARMACISTS 4,659 2,945
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 2,244 1,667
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 26 26
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 2,188 1,829
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 366 366
185 DESIGNERS 967 443
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 1,898 336
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 17,685 13,685
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 2,792 1,562
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 1,596 1,556
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 4,656 3,678
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 2,011 370
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 72  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 4,119 1,379
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 1,415 752
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 9,881 2,825
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 505  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 6,898 2,592
303 SUPERVISORS, GENERAL OFFICE 836 717
313 SECRETARIES 443 443
319 RECEPTIONISTS 538 492
323 INFORMATION CLERKS, N.E.C. 14  
325 CLASSIFIED-AD CLERKS 2,105 285
328 PERSONNEL CLERKS, EXCEPT PAYROLL AND TIMEKEEPING 57 57
356 MAIL CLERKS, EXC. POSTAL SERVICE 4,687 3,834
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 2,049 448
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 7,251 2,588
366 METER READERS 1,495  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 33  
385 DATA-ENTRY KEYERS 331  
433 SUPERVISORS, FOOD PREPARATION AND SERVICE OCCUPATIONS 20 20
436 COOKS, EXCEPT SHORT ORDER 39 39
439 KITCHEN WORKERS, FOOD PREPARATION 78 78
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 821 499
445 DENTAL ASSISTANTS 58 27
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 10,593 8,343
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 12,616 11,957
448 SUPERVISORS, CLEANING AND BUILDING SERVICE WORKERS 306 51
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 20,897 13,137
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 41,712 9,227
454 ELEVATOR OPERATORS 363  
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 13,192 11,511
486 GROUNDSKEEPERS AND GARDENERS, EXCEPT FARM 13,550 365
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 1,978 600
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 5,181  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 2,385  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 6,707 57
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 55 22
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 30  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 5,479 440
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 43  
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 2,143 3
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 884  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 1,410 105
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 2,560 1,582
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 3,436 478
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 841  
565 TILE SETTERS, HARD AND SOFT 14,761  
567 CARPENTERS 521  
575 ELECTRICIANS 17,700  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 1,248  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 7,914  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 6,521 562
595 ROOFERS 1,851  
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 923  
616 MINING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,666 309
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 7,885  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 6,359 475
637 MACHINISTS 1,703  
643 BOILERMAKERS 35  
647 PRECIOUS STONES AND METALS WORKERS (JEWELERS) 242  
649 ENGRAVERS, METAL 434  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 626  
657 CABINET MAKERS AND BENCH CARPENTERS 2,088 706
666 DRESSMAKERS 123 123
667 TAILORS 4,026 1,386
669 SHOE REPAIRERS 65 65
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 1,359 64
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 310  
679 BOOKBINDERS 1,645 231
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 11,618 9,196
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 2,658 2,658
686 BUTCHERS AND MEAT CUTTERS 526  
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 641 251
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 1,314  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 30  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 77  
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 318  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 1,323  
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 60  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 315  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,367 251
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 118 59
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,592 391
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,185 1,950
726 WOOD LATHE, ROUTING, AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 104  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,590 333
728 SHAPING AND JOINING MACHINE OPERATORS 52  
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,677 1,836
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 26,249 4,002
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 2,607  
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,461 1,593
738 WINDING AND TWISTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,864 2,335
739 KNITTING, LOOPING, TAPING, AND WEAVING MACHINE OPERATORS 841 778
743 TEXTILE CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 364  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 22,038 21,327
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,349 6,213
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,794 1,211
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 12,616 2,226
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,146 336
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,361 839
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 676 65
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 28,714 2,446
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,959  
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 211 33
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,012 120
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 192  
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,298 4,350
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 4,449 47
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,835 120
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 7,030 3,005
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 560 212
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 36,691 5,121
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 21,544 6,792
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 2,319 24
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 4,974 4,012
785 ASSEMBLERS 83,946 52,140
786 HAND CUTTING AND TRIMMING OCCUPATIONS 351  
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 687 46
793 HAND ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OCCUPATIONS 526 33
795 MISCELLANEOUS HAND WORKING OCCUPATIONS 295  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 4,465 2,208
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 1,429 487
799 GRADERS AND SORTERS, EXCEPT AGRICULTURAL 1,635 57
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 1,026  
805 TRUCK DRIVERS, LIGHT 167  
853 EXCAVATING AND LOADING MACHINE OPERATORS 762  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,905 155
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,220 80
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 284 79
876 STEVEDORES 2,665  
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 1,264 5
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 2,184 1,445
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 90  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 4,757 206
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 25,932 14,699
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 6,486 148
TOTAL 783,504 326,824

*(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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