National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name XYLENE, ORTHO-
CAS # 95-47-6
RTECS # ZE2450000
Agent Code M1026

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
086 VETERINARIANS 562  
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 643 545
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 562 281
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 628 62
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 202  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 1,224 216
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,324 24
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 281  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 241  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 155 22
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 68  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 146  
637 MACHINISTS 12  
658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 1,312 146
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 6  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 196 20
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 329 34
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 10,500 1,062
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 479 319
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 31  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 23  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 54  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 73 9
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 80 55
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,886 288
785 ASSEMBLERS 3,730 2,508
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 887 222
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 360  
TOTAL 25,994 5,812

*(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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