National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name CITRONELLOL
CAS # 106-22-9
RTECS # RH3400000
Agent Code A1604

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
018 FUNERAL DIRECTORS 630 70
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 2,528  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 93 56
095 REGISTERED NURSES 12,005 11,703
096 PHARMACISTS 1,215 715
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 406 312
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 296 296
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 983 599
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 546 250
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 503  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 452 114
217 DRAFTING OCCUPATIONS 374 13
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 138 53
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 53 53
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 94  
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 1,315 1,315
313 SECRETARIES 90 90
319 RECEPTIONISTS 876 526
335 FILE CLERKS 117 117
346 MAIL PREPARING AND PAPER HANDLING MACHINE OPERATORS 96 72
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 161  
436 COOKS, EXCEPT SHORT ORDER 1,290 1,032
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 716 504
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 2,536 1,448
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 597 597
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 14,737 8,872
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 6,725 1,331
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 38,806 31,911
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 142  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 20  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 1,040  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 3,921  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 14  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 1,503  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 749 218
567 CARPENTERS 9  
575 ELECTRICIANS 127  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 864  
636 PRECISION ASSEMBLERS, METAL 1,627 947
637 MACHINISTS 4,493 172
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 21  
667 TAILORS 24  
669 SHOE REPAIRERS 191 120
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 168 151
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 1,563 513
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 101 67
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 62  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 9  
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 54  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 1,621 274
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,898  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 334  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 766 637
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 28  
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 218  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 87  
728 SHAPING AND JOINING MACHINE OPERATORS 72  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 69 55
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,260 4,260
745 SHOE MACHINE OPERATORS 1,817 1,625
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 873 849
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,260 329
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,846 744
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,566 147
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 48 48
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 285 252
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 572 144
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 657 657
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 3,037 1,795
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 19,362 5,838
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 4,065 59
785 ASSEMBLERS 6,782 2,820
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 699 667
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 123 80
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 931  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 64  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 3  
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 138  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 235 201
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 190  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 227 203
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 1,773 995
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,722 396
TOTAL 163,706 87,309

*(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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