National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ASBESTOS
CAS # 1332-21-4
RTECS # CI6475000
Agent Code 90310

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 29  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 43  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 122 40
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 250 250
204 DENTAL HYGIENISTS 85 49
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 24  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 136  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 251 13
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 53  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 24  
275 SALES COUNTER CLERKS 1,059  
335 FILE CLERKS 109  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 876 96
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 10,197 63
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 17,442  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 2,463  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 3,100 199
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 627 21
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 866  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 625  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 22  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 3,199  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 32  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 152  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 522  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 8,712  
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 784  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 539  
567 CARPENTERS 9,767  
575 ELECTRICIANS 3,576  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 3,893 87
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 9,447  
589 GLAZIERS 5,151  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 1,068  
595 ROOFERS 30,747  
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 1,520  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 288  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 2,612  
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 159  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 226  
637 MACHINISTS 6,818 29
639 MACHINIST APPRENTICES 139  
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 9  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 4,146 28
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 232  
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 190  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 788  
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 49  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 20  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 17  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 653  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 1,330  
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 653  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 354  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,018 248
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 387  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 174 59
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 2,272  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 503 175
739 KNITTING, LOOPING, TAPING, AND WEAVING MACHINE OPERATORS 595  
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 18  
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 960 95
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 213  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,345 120
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 809  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 738 43
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 769 710
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 4,624  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,365 165
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 6,658 257
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 14,246 922
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 4,586  
785 ASSEMBLERS 12,981 4,597
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 245 245
794 HAND GRINDING AND POLISHING OCCUPATIONS 159 159
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,229 1,032
805 TRUCK DRIVERS, LIGHT 3,176  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 434  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,153  
864 HELPERS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 454  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 15,284  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 361  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 215  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 98  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 12  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 988 25
TOTAL 215,265 9,727

*(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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