National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name NITROBENZOIC ACID, PARA-
CAS # 62-23-7
RTECS # DH5075000
Agent Code 83217

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 131 11
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 187 187
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 1,289 948
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 1,322 235
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 284 262
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 245  
217 DRAFTING OCCUPATIONS 480 46
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 201  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 118 88
309 PERIPHERAL EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 116 116
313 SECRETARIES 231 231
345 DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS 7  
384 PROOFREADERS 88 58
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 1,061 805
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 911 911
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 3,230 795
469 PERSONAL SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 164 92
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 770  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 1,025 341
544 MILLWRIGHTS 22  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 488  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 668  
567 CARPENTERS 1,708 244
575 ELECTRICIANS 13  
589 GLAZIERS 1,122 224
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 104  
679 BOOKBINDERS 259 202
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 14  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,040 847
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,622 593
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 2,447 883
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 2,422 1,978
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 294 116
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 889 34
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 403  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,708  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 231 231
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 2,586 1,469
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 354 187
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 2,204 83
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 366  
785 ASSEMBLERS 254 30
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 962 160
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 101  
864 HELPERS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,254  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,305  
TOTAL 42,700 12,407

*(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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