National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name CADMIUM SULFIDE
CAS # 1306-23-6
RTECS # EV3150000
Agent Code 83628

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
013 MANAGERS, MARKETING, ADVERTISING, AND PUBLIC RELATIONS 60  
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 219 219
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 149  
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 111 49
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 14 7
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 2,413 349
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,326 474
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 977 112
335 FILE CLERKS 869 529
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 80  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 135  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,662  
584 PLASTERERS 188  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,922 62
649 ENGRAVERS, METAL 55 27
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 250 18
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 826 426
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 53  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 35 28
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 512  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 590 62
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 31  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 45 45
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 9,497 7,048
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 100 100
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 367 245
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,273  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 392  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 362 64
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 432 12
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 5,852 3,521
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,129 494
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 284 221
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 123 62
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 123 15
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 876  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 4,165 2,262
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 5,065 236
TOTAL 42,562 16,685

*(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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