National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name OXYGEN
CAS # 7782-44-7
RTECS # RS2060000
Agent Code M0006

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 35  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 1,164 341
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 70 42
084 PHYSICIANS 6,162 3,625
095 REGISTERED NURSES 41,312 38,898
096 PHARMACISTS 331 186
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 6,554 3,392
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 260 238
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 1,985 94
195 EDITORS AND REPORTERS 102  
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 2,125 1,534
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 943 822
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 8,473 8,099
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 2,578 1,838
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 1,232  
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 567  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 769 108
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 375 150
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 527 209
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 172  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 177 88
303 SUPERVISORS, GENERAL OFFICE 24  
345 DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS 795 568
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 244  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 680 377
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 33  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 319 57
445 DENTAL ASSISTANTS 58 27
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 426 195
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 6,490 5,839
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 2,281 1,343
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 5,202 171
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 1,838 1,608
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 631  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 11  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 402  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 318  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 98  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 251  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 721  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 388 28
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,586 21
567 CARPENTERS 65  
575 ELECTRICIANS 17  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 40  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 163  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 712 210
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 1,722 13
637 MACHINISTS 13,264 118
667 TAILORS 66  
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 983 337
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 175  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 33  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 1,809 122
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,225  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 22  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 416 249
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,656 138
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 320  
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 1,293 64
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 7,939 2,839
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 230  
738 WINDING AND TWISTING MACHINE OPERATORS 157 7
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,986 5,824
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,723 1,723
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,596 1,973
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 1,065 639
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 581 313
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,535 450
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 39  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 975 58
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 470  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 34  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 185  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 2,185 540
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 9,581 977
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 5,777 410
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 9,720 5
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 48 10
785 ASSEMBLERS 5,407 137
795 MISCELLANEOUS HAND WORKING OCCUPATIONS 295  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 911 139
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 14  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,047 108
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 701 104
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 56 26
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 54  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 535  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 306  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 2,285 39
TOTAL 189,129 87,473

*(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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