National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name VANILLIN
CAS # 121-33-5
RTECS # YW5775000
Agent Code M0609

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
018 FUNERAL DIRECTORS 630 70
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 2,356  
036 INSPECTORS AND COMPLIANCE OFFICERS, EXC. CONSTRUCTION 32 32
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 131 11
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 93 56
095 REGISTERED NURSES 17,440 16,716
096 PHARMACISTS 3,152 2,042
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 187 187
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 62 62
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 988 197
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 2,006 1,535
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 17,350 8,562
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 15  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 137 123
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 8  
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 1,315 1,315
303 SUPERVISORS, GENERAL OFFICE 836 717
319 RECEPTIONISTS 876 526
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 9  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,283  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 558  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 100  
436 COOKS, EXCEPT SHORT ORDER 362  
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 229 85
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 1,507 877
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 2,608 2,608
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 9,615 6,764
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 12,335 2,928
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 16,043 12,697
469 PERSONAL SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 164 92
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 2,002  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 246  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 182  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 250  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 60  
527 TELEPHONE LINE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 225  
529 TELEPHONE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 4,724  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 16  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 22  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 140  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,267  
567 CARPENTERS 16  
575 ELECTRICIANS 141  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 16  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 2,053  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 239  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 500 49
636 PRECISION ASSEMBLERS, METAL 1,200 81
637 MACHINISTS 12,738 404
674 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION APPAREL AND FABRIC WORKERS 48 3
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 2,117  
687 BAKERS 1,809 162
688 FOOD BATCHMAKERS 464 28
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 38  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 158  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 753  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 28  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 748 3
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 334  
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 592 76
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 773  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,543 71
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 432  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,317 94
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 187  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 425 283
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,600 30
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 29  
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 167  
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 657 657
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,360 329
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 779  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,410 1,686
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,459 108
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 232 6
763 ROASTING AND BAKING MACHINE OPERATORS, FOOD 117  
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 2  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 71  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,170  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 686 657
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 6,716 1,567
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 8,262 3,102
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 1,494 10
785 ASSEMBLERS 4,098 696
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 146  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 617 425
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 43  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 197  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 175  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 193  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 24  
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 607  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 392  
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 2,015  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 560  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 1,365 673
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 2,076 483
TOTAL 177,946 69,887

*(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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