National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name PARAFFIN WAXES AND HYDROCARBON WAXES, MICROCRYSTALLINE
CAS # 63231-60-7
RTECS #
Agent Code M0602

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 491  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 131 75
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 636 212
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 49 42
084 PHYSICIANS 49 33
095 REGISTERED NURSES 11,410 11,213
096 PHARMACISTS 191 82
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 17 8
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 547 505
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 366 366
185 DESIGNERS 222 106
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 3,269 1,931
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 2,103 1,614
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 163 163
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 67  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 2,325 422
313 SECRETARIES 322 322
315 TYPISTS 4,119 4,119
345 DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS 33 16
357 MESSENGERS 278  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 879  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 714 516
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 4,729 2,168
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 52  
426 GUARDS AND POLICE, EXC. PUBLIC SERVICE 140  
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 72 18
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 97 12
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 3,899 2,749
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 59,030 20,245
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 4,701  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 6,707 57
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 894  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 460 4
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 1,306  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 1,535  
529 TELEPHONE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 6,749  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 4,431  
543 ELEVATOR INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 29  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,221 188
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 708  
567 CARPENTERS 916  
575 ELECTRICIANS 8,185  
576 ELECTRICIAN APPRENTICES 368  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 2,126 194
588 CONCRETE AND TERRAZZO FINISHERS 2,738  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 196 123
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 260  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 3,816 254
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 415  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 199  
637 MACHINISTS 5,780 845
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 166  
646 LAY-OUT WORKERS 88 88
647 PRECIOUS STONES AND METALS WORKERS (JEWELERS) 2  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 1,970  
669 SHOE REPAIRERS 120 120
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 290 198
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 158  
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 2,107 267
679 BOOKBINDERS 740 509
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 116 116
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 4,498 781
687 BAKERS 3,526 222
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 14  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 119  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 23  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 181  
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 45  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 73  
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,693 28
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 403  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,372 213
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 36  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,887 1,096
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 518 41
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 762  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 29  
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 684  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 9,656 562
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 58  
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 11,939 3,243
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,283 837
738 WINDING AND TWISTING MACHINE OPERATORS 294 176
739 KNITTING, LOOPING, TAPING, AND WEAVING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,284 1,077
743 TEXTILE CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 364  
745 SHOE MACHINE OPERATORS 66 66
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 991 339
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 746 78
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 193 50
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 645 322
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,541 62
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 54  
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 40  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,329 829
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 521 319
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 3,920 84
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 365  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 1,939 780
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 4,905 407
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 4,520 411
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 775  
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 429 192
785 ASSEMBLERS 16,671 3,968
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 687 46
794 HAND GRINDING AND POLISHING OCCUPATIONS 26  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 2,736 216
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 296  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 5,553  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 839  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 5,353 3,500
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 9,125  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 791 171
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 942 54
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 10,111 5,227
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 896  
TOTAL 282,638 75,298

*(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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