National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name CARBON BLACK
CAS # 1333-86-4
RTECS # FF5800000
Agent Code M0647

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
013 MANAGERS, MARKETING, ADVERTISING, AND PUBLIC RELATIONS 60  
015 MANAGERS, MEDICINE AND HEALTH 101 25
018 FUNERAL DIRECTORS 541  
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 6,587 1,721
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 1,458 573
037 MANAGEMENT RELATED OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 129  
044 AEROSPACE ENGINEERS 148  
053 CIVIL ENGINEERS 47  
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 249  
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 538 282
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 385  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 9,675 1,994
064 COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS AND SCIENTISTS 386 125
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 2,026  
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 21 10
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 21 21
084 PHYSICIANS 131 82
095 REGISTERED NURSES 1,749 1,749
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 776 746
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 1,039 780
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 493 473
185 DESIGNERS 5,265 1,859
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 4,568 1,722
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 309  
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 305 258
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 487 487
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 165 83
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 1,513 335
214 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 27 27
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 1,163 24
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 4,362 296
217 DRAFTING OCCUPATIONS 1,872 87
218 SURVEYING AND MAPPING TECHNICIANS 45  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 10,037 2,759
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 3,559 1,168
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 6,553 1,441
243 SUPERVISORS AND PROPRIETORS, SALES OCCUPATIONS 1,120 203
259 SALES REPRESENTATIVES, MINING, MANUFACTURING, AND WHOLESALE 833 479
269 SALES WORKERS, PARTS 132  
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 2,730 1,315
278 NEWS VENDORS 423  
308 COMPUTER OPERATORS 2,611 433
309 PERIPHERAL EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 370 329
313 SECRETARIES 48,144 45,346
319 RECEPTIONISTS 204 170
335 FILE CLERKS 2,849 1,355
336 RECORDS CLERKS 1,860 634
337 BOOKKEEPERS, ACCOUNTING, AND AUDITING CLERKS 376 376
345 DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS 376 237
346 MAIL PREPARING AND PAPER HANDLING MACHINE OPERATORS 377 63
347 OFFICE MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 17 6
356 MAIL CLERKS, EXC. POSTAL SERVICE 8,163 1,577
357 MESSENGERS 278  
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 216 19
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 24,564 3,017
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 4,120 587
366 METER READERS 1,077  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 531  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 12,819 8,794
385 DATA-ENTRY KEYERS 283 31
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 1,343 775
426 GUARDS AND POLICE, EXC. PUBLIC SERVICE 140  
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 101 51
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 75,161 2,412
496 TIMBER CUTTING AND LOGGING OCCUPATIONS 397 227
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,305  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 44,300  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 28,118 539
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 14,618 256
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 20,405  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 3,491 21
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 14,899 156
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 12,184 114
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 925 13
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 1,602  
526 HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE AND POWER TOOL REPAIRERS 1,579  
529 TELEPHONE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 1,792 36
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 116 19
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 5,368  
538 OFFICE MACHINE REPAIRERS 2,022  
539 MECHANICAL CONTROLS AND VALVE REPAIRERS 2,518  
543 ELEVATOR INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 149  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 1,526 105
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 10,602 236
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 35,024 587
554 SUPERVISORS, CARPENTERS AND RELATED WORKERS 34  
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 2,195  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 5,475  
565 TILE SETTERS, HARD AND SOFT 5,655  
567 CARPENTERS 15,309 485
575 ELECTRICIANS 28,946 55
576 ELECTRICIAN APPRENTICES 368  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 5,359  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 22,799 1,110
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 57,948 323
589 GLAZIERS 6,810  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 2,433 318
595 ROOFERS 15,200  
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 8,386 17
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 6,103  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 6,840  
614 DRILLERS, OIL WELL 1,873  
616 MINING MACHINE OPERATORS 8,072  
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 529  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 14,273 463
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 4,579 32
636 PRECISION ASSEMBLERS, METAL 2,210 1,156
637 MACHINISTS 38,058 1,924
639 MACHINIST APPRENTICES 139  
643 BOILERMAKERS 1,038  
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 1,844 902
646 LAY-OUT WORKERS 63  
647 PRECIOUS STONES AND METALS WORKERS (JEWELERS) 313 12
649 ENGRAVERS, METAL 1,239 243
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 14,531 636
655 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS 122  
656 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, WOOD 82 3
657 CABINET MAKERS AND BENCH CARPENTERS 709  
658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 7,319 2,754
667 TAILORS 197  
668 UPHOLSTERERS 960 47
669 SHOE REPAIRERS 378 184
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 4,601 1,865
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 366  
679 BOOKBINDERS 5,683 3,042
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 8,071 6,201
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 1,324 165
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 296 108
693 ADJUSTERS AND CALIBRATORS 48 10
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 29  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 601 172
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 1,091 59
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 1,294 112
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,592 25
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 78 39
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 10,740 6,266
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,881  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 831  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 7,163 1,772
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 271  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 45 45
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 5,995 4,297
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 67,357 31,005
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,317 350
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 34  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,256  
726 WOOD LATHE, ROUTING, AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 410  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,643 1,649
728 SHAPING AND JOINING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,521 1,680
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,322  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 124,379 10,167
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 3,188 302
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 7,042 154
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 7,690 2,350
738 WINDING AND TWISTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,714 1,020
743 TEXTILE CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 852  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 17,571 13,909
745 SHOE MACHINE OPERATORS 3,358 2,487
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 657 657
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 329 329
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 19,197 5,592
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,491 2,570
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,890 845
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 18,738 5,112
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 23,534 1,425
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,689 43
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,644 1,042
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 62,850 11,996
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,739 2,179
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 4,443 304
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,636 1,977
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 16,161 6,896
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 2,531 1,220
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 75,046 20,832
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 59,689 15,756
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 40,961 146
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 803 546
785 ASSEMBLERS 143,092 60,240
786 HAND CUTTING AND TRIMMING OCCUPATIONS 2,494 2,339
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 1,758 425
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 4,331 656
793 HAND ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OCCUPATIONS 459  
794 HAND GRINDING AND POLISHING OCCUPATIONS 159 159
795 MISCELLANEOUS HAND WORKING OCCUPATIONS 719  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 14,289 5,422
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 1,003 190
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 1,183  
799 GRADERS AND SORTERS, EXCEPT AGRICULTURAL 74  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 2,283  
805 TRUCK DRIVERS, LIGHT 943  
806 DRIVER-SALES WORKERS 335  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 2,286  
848 HOIST AND WINCH OPERATORS 8,072  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 991  
853 EXCAVATING AND LOADING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,760  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 2,355 40
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 8,703 673
865 HELPERS, CONSTRUCTION TRADES 945  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 43,646 653
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 7,578 2,159
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 179  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 4,687 932
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 5,259 8
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 883  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 27,582 17,779
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 45,456 8,557
TOTAL 1,728,518 369,253

*(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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