National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name PRESERVATIVE
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code 92740

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
018 FUNERAL DIRECTORS 3,941  
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 1,093  
053 CIVIL ENGINEERS 1,458  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 63 14
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 52 52
084 PHYSICIANS 999 300
095 REGISTERED NURSES 19,472 12,196
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 534 452
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 69 69
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 1,087 918
104 SPEECH THERAPISTS 17 17
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 29 29
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 85 28
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 1,573 1,119
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 440 359
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 1,312 1,312
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 8,653 2,020
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 58  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 17 17
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 361 123
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 42  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 3,057 281
303 SUPERVISORS, GENERAL OFFICE 836 717
307 SUPERVISORS; DISTRIBUTION, SCHEDULING, AND ADJUSTING CLERKS 1,912 546
313 SECRETARIES 2,895 2,895
345 DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS 12 12
356 MAIL CLERKS, EXC. POSTAL SERVICE 942 850
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 226 181
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 4,782 3,055
435 WAITERS AND WAITRESSES 297 297
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 1,536 1,207
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 2,412 1,800
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 466 420
448 SUPERVISORS, CLEANING AND BUILDING SERVICE WORKERS 306 51
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 40,748 25,701
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 97,298 41,173
459 ATTENDANTS, AMUSEMENT AND RECREATION FACILITIES 187  
469 PERSONAL SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 269 98
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 208  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 513 7
575 ELECTRICIANS 55  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 51  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 249  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 427 92
637 MACHINISTS 2,862  
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 156 109
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 636  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 340 117
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,099  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 20  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,460 438
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,248 1,248
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,729 1,729
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 334 287
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 133 88
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 92  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 67 67
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 868 229
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 382 89
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 2,953 6
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 184  
785 ASSEMBLERS 6,895 180
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 41  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 30  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 2,033  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 35 35
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 235 201
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 770 249
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 2,672 536
TOTAL 228,318 104,015

*(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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