National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name PAPER
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code 94140

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 428  
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 19 6
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 89 89
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 533 482
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 22 14
095 REGISTERED NURSES 16,600 16,030
096 PHARMACISTS 111 47
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 253 126
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 459 236
185 DESIGNERS 542 67
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 108 72
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 2,111 566
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 3,322 2,517
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 837 601
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 2,399 2,399
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 648 616
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 109  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,103  
217 DRAFTING OCCUPATIONS 1,357 84
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 47 32
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 87 70
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 14  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 101 81
259 SALES REPRESENTATIVES, MINING, MANUFACTURING, AND WHOLESALE 479 479
308 COMPUTER OPERATORS 228 38
335 FILE CLERKS 538 277
336 RECORDS CLERKS 1,908 623
345 DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS 33 16
356 MAIL CLERKS, EXC. POSTAL SERVICE 360 240
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 4,554 563
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 465 307
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 38 38
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 349 333
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 1,353 1,013
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 1,777 1,725
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 1,634 1,213
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 6,803 7
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 11  
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 22  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 567 21
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 1,291  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 22  
529 TELEPHONE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 6,749  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 884  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,193  
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 852  
565 TILE SETTERS, HARD AND SOFT 5,655  
566 CARPET INSTALLERS 6,141  
567 CARPENTERS 32,961 488
573 DRYWALL INSTALLERS 8,326  
575 ELECTRICIANS 185  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 297 119
584 PLASTERERS 196  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 174  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 6,548 618
595 ROOFERS 11,827  
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 923  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 323  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,921  
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 33 33
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 3,600 107
657 CABINET MAKERS AND BENCH CARPENTERS 969 151
658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 2,297  
667 TAILORS 297  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 518  
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 310  
679 BOOKBINDERS 774 110
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 1,217  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 387  
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 57  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 118 59
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 368 167
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,516 52
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,475 125
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,441 12
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 6,182 3,164
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,707 958
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,490 1,490
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 65  
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 806 276
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 507 169
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,130  
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 67  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,472 1,979
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 769 710
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 357  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 7,008 1,323
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 4,285 1,455
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 7,188 2,647
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 6,548 2,697
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 410  
785 ASSEMBLERS 8,684 4,002
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 486 75
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 35  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 2,233  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 56  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 446  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 793  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 11,281 387
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 3,275 1,394
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 131  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 8,571 6,106
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 6,095 1,081
TOTAL 239,338 62,982

*(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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