National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name XYLENE, META-
CAS # 108-38-3
RTECS # ZE2275000
Agent Code M1027

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 1,441 432
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 747 149
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 646 545
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 202  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 102 44
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 7 7
327 ORDER CLERKS 1,579  
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 452 382
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 1,626 1,199
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,149 16
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 62  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 619  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 201  
527 TELEPHONE LINE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 723  
539 MECHANICAL CONTROLS AND VALVE REPAIRERS 347  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 68  
557 SUPERVISORS; PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 3,250  
567 CARPENTERS 237 14
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 3,653  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 91  
637 MACHINISTS 12  
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 21  
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  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 75  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,210 933
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 498  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 518  
785 ASSEMBLERS 2,984 2,288
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 2,192  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 9 4
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 2,026  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 584  
TOTAL 39,864 7,449

*(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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