| 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.