National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name CADMIUM OXIDE
CAS # 1306-19-0
RTECS # EV1925000
Agent Code M1554

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 244 108
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 37  
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 5 5
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 97 43
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 844 119
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 2,255 1,017
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 372 27
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 1,025 341
544 MILLWRIGHTS 22  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 44  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 53  
637 MACHINISTS 328  
647 PRECIOUS STONES AND METALS WORKERS (JEWELERS) 2  
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 42  
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 14  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 120  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,570 1,080
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 63 40
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 345  
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 405  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 436  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 86  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 178 160
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 179 57
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,052 1,651
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 311 114
785 ASSEMBLERS 247 22
793 HAND ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OCCUPATIONS 68 68
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 226  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 54  
TOTAL 15,727 4,850

*(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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