National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name POLYAMIDE RESIN
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code M3873

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 249  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 141 72
185 DESIGNERS 100 25
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 58 56
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 10 3
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 313 313
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 105 7
269 SALES WORKERS, PARTS 132  
309 PERIPHERAL EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 370 329
313 SECRETARIES 162 162
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 360  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 9 9
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 4,363 35
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 2,223  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 14  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 9 9
539 MECHANICAL CONTROLS AND VALVE REPAIRERS 2,515  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 939 17
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 3,046  
557 SUPERVISORS; PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 3,250  
567 CARPENTERS 4,181  
575 ELECTRICIANS 34  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 5,631 11
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 1,964  
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 395 17
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 698  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 397  
637 MACHINISTS 1,418  
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 9  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 86  
655 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS 122  
669 SHOE REPAIRERS 32 32
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 26 11
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 35  
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 111 73
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 620  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 23  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 65  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 9  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 149 7
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 329 34
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,687 430
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 1,550 1,292
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 84 84
745 SHOE MACHINE OPERATORS 1,357 1,008
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 363 100
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 89  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 153  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 8,585 443
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 256  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 379 12
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,243  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 850 340
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 354 116
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,916 830
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 2,274  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 589 125
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 305 3
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 1,714 5
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 599  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 773  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 9,100 7,047
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 318 116
TOTAL 70,241 13,173

*(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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