National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name TALLOW
CAS # 61789-97-7
RTECS #
Agent Code 82009

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 94  
084 PHYSICIANS 492 400
095 REGISTERED NURSES 1,247 1,215
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 207 93
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 292 229
204 DENTAL HYGIENISTS 85 49
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 1,098 1,051
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 503  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 342 42
217 DRAFTING OCCUPATIONS 374 13
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 438 113
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 88  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 271 88
243 SUPERVISORS AND PROPRIETORS, SALES OCCUPATIONS 15  
356 MAIL CLERKS, EXC. POSTAL SERVICE 336  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,126 365
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 2,032 1,233
366 METER READERS 1,077  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 3 3
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 69  
426 GUARDS AND POLICE, EXC. PUBLIC SERVICE 108  
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 163 163
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 815 666
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 18,809 777
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 403 403
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,429  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 4,717  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 241  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 20  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 1,131  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 10,117  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 812 31
544 MILLWRIGHTS 156  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 1,822  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 7,719 309
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 1,388  
575 ELECTRICIANS 8,671  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 6,529  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 18  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 2,045 215
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 7,755  
636 PRECISION ASSEMBLERS, METAL 508  
637 MACHINISTS 18,341 427
643 BOILERMAKERS 48  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 406  
666 DRESSMAKERS 358  
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 753 376
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 3,984 839
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 23  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 57  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 96  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 62  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 9  
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 54  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 6,323 5,857
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,150  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 116  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 11,567 1,885
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 71  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 180  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 905  
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 67 52
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,774 163
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 9 9
739 KNITTING, LOOPING, TAPING, AND WEAVING MACHINE OPERATORS 841 778
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 12,269 12,127
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 280 280
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 1,121 996
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 6  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 773 335
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 128  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 273  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 175  
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,809 600
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 220 16
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 623 378
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 337 11
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 531  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 162  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 65  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 5,778 1,201
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 26,016 7,983
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 5,290 35
785 ASSEMBLERS 13,993 5,842
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 619 180
794 HAND GRINDING AND POLISHING OCCUPATIONS 26  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,613 871
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 905  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 463  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 158  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 3  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 187  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 480 79
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 62  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,115  
TOTAL 212,237 48,778

*(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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