National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name DYES
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code 92290

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
037 MANAGEMENT RELATED OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 96 96
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 249  
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 42 31
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 115  
198 ANNOUNCERS 1,806 258
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 29  
313 SECRETARIES 3,076 3,076
318 TRANSPORTATION TICKET AND RESERVATION AGENTS 233 210
335 FILE CLERKS 369 277
337 BOOKKEEPERS, ACCOUNTING, AND AUDITING CLERKS 930 930
356 MAIL CLERKS, EXC. POSTAL SERVICE 1,487 167
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 524 116
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 4,043 658
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 395 161
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 95  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 7,067 5,654
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,733 1,327
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 1,040  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 455  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 329  
637 MACHINISTS 21,468 3,892
667 TAILORS 1,974 1,043
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 2,026 1,393
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,047  
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,411 941
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 10,016 10,016
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,399 5,325
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 270 70
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 10 10
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 262  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 41  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 4,956 4,433
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 871  
785 ASSEMBLERS 8,118 7,159
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 303 303
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,836 1,588
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 377 377
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 3,455 2,511
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 461 400
TOTAL 92,413 52,422

*(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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