National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name CLAY, NEC
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code 90590

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 50  
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 28  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 2,017 576
074 ATMOSPHERIC AND SPACE SCIENTISTS 22  
084 PHYSICIANS 49 33
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 215 29
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 58  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,217  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 353 15
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,185 474
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 278 25
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 667 18
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 606 427
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 33  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 17,681 682
459 ATTENDANTS, AMUSEMENT AND RECREATION FACILITIES 61  
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 217  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 74  
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 5,100  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 386  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 6,332  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 42  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 298  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 717  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 278  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 7,833 82
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 980  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 4,907  
567 CARPENTERS 17,030 452
573 DRYWALL INSTALLERS 4,125  
575 ELECTRICIANS 5  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 2,722  
583 PAPERHANGERS 387  
584 PLASTERERS 550  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 30,888  
588 CONCRETE AND TERRAZZO FINISHERS 90  
589 GLAZIERS 304  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 6,204  
595 ROOFERS 15,441  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 581  
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 159  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 2,944  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 4,391  
637 MACHINISTS 5,275  
643 BOILERMAKERS 96  
646 LAY-OUT WORKERS 1,827 1,522
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 771  
657 CABINET MAKERS AND BENCH CARPENTERS 652 348
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 1,541  
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 406  
679 BOOKBINDERS 833 341
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 76  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 131  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 96  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 181  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,111  
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 175  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 2,910 282
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 60  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 40  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,470 7
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 213  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,938 105
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 207  
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 2,307  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 87  
726 WOOD LATHE, ROUTING, AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 761 457
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 450  
728 SHAPING AND JOINING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,966 1,042
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 452  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 9,527 171
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 1,045 146
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 4,545  
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,283 837
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 114  
745 SHOE MACHINE OPERATORS 1,008 1,008
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 3,446 79
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 753  
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,056 148
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,633 113
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,313  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,240 46
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 233  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 6,125  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 453  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,277 169
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 153  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 17,790 1,843
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 11,519 4,548
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 4,167 43
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 69  
785 ASSEMBLERS 15,600 4,330
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 31  
795 MISCELLANEOUS HAND WORKING OCCUPATIONS 1,234 186
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 747 32
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 160  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 1,962  
809 TAXI CAB DRIVERS AND CHAUFFEURS 27  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 8,073  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 319  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 697  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,291 91
865 HELPERS, CONSTRUCTION TRADES 1,186  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 12,180 5
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 77  
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 179  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 1,381 271
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 962  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 13  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 1,186 186
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 11,086 260
TOTAL 306,673 21,428

*(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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