National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name CARNAUBA WAX
CAS # 8015-86-9
RTECS #
Agent Code 80365

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 300  
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 50  
036 INSPECTORS AND COMPLIANCE OFFICERS, EXC. CONSTRUCTION 32 32
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 224 131
096 PHARMACISTS 2,288 1,280
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 162 162
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 98 77
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 1,500 1,097
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,214 796
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 4  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 17 3
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 41  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 165 41
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 714 516
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 57  
445 DENTAL ASSISTANTS 107 57
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 2,907 1,630
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 4,780 1,609
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 3,923 2,853
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 4,597  
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 611  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 181  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 14  
543 ELEVATOR INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 29  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 434 172
575 ELECTRICIANS 34  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 215  
637 MACHINISTS 1,085  
655 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS 122  
659 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WOODWORKERS 247  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 290 198
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 35  
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 1,581  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 3,064 795
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 127  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 306  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,481 1,380
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 799 228
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 305  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 6  
728 SHAPING AND JOINING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,954 1,042
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 7,873 375
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 235  
745 SHOE MACHINE OPERATORS 66 66
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 1,787 741
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 87 52
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 251  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,842 2,747
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 311 256
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,221 588
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 39  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 65  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,745 79
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 510 68
785 ASSEMBLERS 4,513 2,983
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 169  
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 131  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 25  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 2,033  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 6,287  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 222 54
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 850 445
TOTAL 71,361 22,552

*(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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