National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ZINC SULFIDE
CAS # 1314-98-3
RTECS #
Agent Code 82214

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
075 GEOLOGISTS AND GEODESISTS 28  
085 DENTISTS 56 14
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 9 7
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 571 114
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 141  
335 FILE CLERKS 644 484
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 80  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 3  
445 DENTAL ASSISTANTS 98 78
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 2,166 46
486 GROUNDSKEEPERS AND GARDENERS, EXCEPT FARM 3,205  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 31 31
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 289  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,650 237
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 350 32
637 MACHINISTS 2,794  
649 ENGRAVERS, METAL 55 27
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 238  
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 826 426
679 BOOKBINDERS 462 231
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 512  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 590 62
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 20 20
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 774 226
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 16,408 8,844
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 100 100
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 31  
728 SHAPING AND JOINING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,954 1,042
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,204 32
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 33 33
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,273  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 119  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 359 65
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 693 600
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 605 328
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 5,611 3,791
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,265 356
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 575 484
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,869 1,179
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 363 301
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 289  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 2,166  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 4,165 2,262
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,273 236
TOTAL 56,944 21,688

*(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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