National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name PERFUME
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code 80675

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
015 MANAGERS, MEDICINE AND HEALTH 9  
018 FUNERAL DIRECTORS 3,941  
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 2,203  
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 249  
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 155 78
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 383 14
067 STATISTICIANS 23  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 221 147
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 129 77
084 PHYSICIANS 999 300
095 REGISTERED NURSES 51,251 42,585
097 DIETITIANS 1,799 1,223
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 660 466
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 69 69
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 2,392 1,933
104 SPEECH THERAPISTS 17 17
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 29 29
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 200 28
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 3,960 2,875
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 2,337 1,319
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 2,825 2,708
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 11,684 4,497
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 349 5
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 350 33
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,168 1,085
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 173  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 230 63
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 233 117
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 3,057 281
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 3,101 3,101
276 CASHIERS 46 46
307 SUPERVISORS; DISTRIBUTION, SCHEDULING, AND ADJUSTING CLERKS 1,912 546
313 SECRETARIES 2,936 2,936
336 RECORDS CLERKS 83 83
345 DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS 12 12
356 MAIL CLERKS, EXC. POSTAL SERVICE 942 850
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 2,667 1,709
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 1,728 1,154
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 333  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 4,782 3,055
426 GUARDS AND POLICE, EXC. PUBLIC SERVICE 32  
435 WAITERS AND WAITRESSES 297 297
436 COOKS, EXCEPT SHORT ORDER 2,558 2,234
439 KITCHEN WORKERS, FOOD PREPARATION 372 194
443 WAITERS'/WAITRESSES' ASSISTANTS 89 89
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 7,322 5,279
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 12,977 8,636
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 5,082 5,010
448 SUPERVISORS, CLEANING AND BUILDING SERVICE WORKERS 306 51
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 50,922 33,126
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 142,382 59,653
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 9,594 5,168
459 ATTENDANTS, AMUSEMENT AND RECREATION FACILITIES 248  
469 PERSONAL SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 485 252
486 GROUNDSKEEPERS AND GARDENERS, EXCEPT FARM 740 365
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 403 403
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 6,061  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 533  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 2,015  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 972  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 135 19
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 456  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 2,007 110
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 5,357 276
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 95  
567 CARPENTERS 1,136  
575 ELECTRICIANS 97,536 38
576 ELECTRICIAN APPRENTICES 368  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 42  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 2,927  
595 ROOFERS 1,851  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 749 146
637 MACHINISTS 5,393  
655 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS 29 18
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 2,614 2,033
679 BOOKBINDERS 376 140
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 121  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 1,224  
686 BUTCHERS AND MEAT CUTTERS 5,567 645
687 BAKERS 1,906 550
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 65  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 62  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 287  
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 318  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 1,009 812
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 159  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,405 11
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 246 112
728 SHAPING AND JOINING MACHINE OPERATORS 595 595
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 354  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 7,880 2,259
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,248 1,248
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,386 2,386
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 663 615
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 97 62
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 233 217
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 25  
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 519  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 772 61
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 920 229
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 657 657
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,204 555
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 9,846 927
785 ASSEMBLERS 9,605 4,761
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 903 391
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 1,034 233
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 401  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 3,087  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 35 35
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 6,083  
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 684  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 188 165
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 920 670
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 3,589 425
TOTAL 540,399 215,601

*(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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