National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name WAXES
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code M0599

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
018 FUNERAL DIRECTORS 3,941  
053 CIVIL ENGINEERS 47  
095 REGISTERED NURSES 1,047 1,022
185 DESIGNERS 100 25
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 85 28
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 1,550 1,134
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 611 407
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 3,057 281
259 SALES REPRESENTATIVES, MINING, MANUFACTURING, AND WHOLESALE 479 479
303 SUPERVISORS, GENERAL OFFICE 836 717
313 SECRETARIES 2,949 2,949
319 RECEPTIONISTS 69 69
345 DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS 12 12
356 MAIL CLERKS, EXC. POSTAL SERVICE 923 831
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,126 365
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 76  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 4,952 3,224
385 DATA-ENTRY KEYERS 283 31
435 WAITERS AND WAITRESSES 297 297
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 1,085 474
448 SUPERVISORS, CLEANING AND BUILDING SERVICE WORKERS 306 51
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 44,418 27,191
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 95,885 44,727
455 PEST CONTROL OCCUPATIONS 4,321  
459 ATTENDANTS, AMUSEMENT AND RECREATION FACILITIES 187  
469 PERSONAL SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 269 98
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 208  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,888  
567 CARPENTERS 172 10
575 ELECTRICIANS 238  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 51  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 758 92
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 350 32
637 MACHINISTS 82  
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 1,581  
679 BOOKBINDERS 117 36
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 65  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 22  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,563 321
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 415  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,266 127
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,667  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 16,410 2,434
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 235  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 13,375 13,375
745 SHOE MACHINE OPERATORS 1,107 464
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,729 1,729
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 94 22
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 148  
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 657 328
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 273 17
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,172  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 12  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 164 164
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 446 234
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 3  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 4,839 483
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 2,077 52
785 ASSEMBLERS 4,944 1,636
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 360 360
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 104 35
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 70  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 739  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 1,148 689
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 591 69
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 993  
TOTAL 235,046 107,123

*(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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