National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name PETROLEUM
CAS # 8002-05-9
RTECS # SE7175000
Agent Code M4242

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 139  
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 81  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 692 73
095 REGISTERED NURSES 6,972 6,595
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 58  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 2,512 1,277
218 SURVEYING AND MAPPING TECHNICIANS 1,750  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 1,651 375
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 6,875 1,131
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,201 852
336 RECORDS CLERKS 83 83
356 MAIL CLERKS, EXC. POSTAL SERVICE 126 14
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 307  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 40  
385 DATA-ENTRY KEYERS 568 568
426 GUARDS AND POLICE, EXC. PUBLIC SERVICE 140  
436 COOKS, EXCEPT SHORT ORDER 250 167
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 384 384
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 1,651 1,327
448 SUPERVISORS, CLEANING AND BUILDING SERVICE WORKERS 614 368
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 549 549
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 27,956 11,417
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 2,982 2,650
469 PERSONAL SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 164 92
486 GROUNDSKEEPERS AND GARDENERS, EXCEPT FARM 992  
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 210  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 552  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 2,179  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 795  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 4,359  
567 CARPENTERS 403  
575 ELECTRICIANS 725  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 5,578  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 1,449  
588 CONCRETE AND TERRAZZO FINISHERS 1,939  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 483 161
595 ROOFERS 1,851  
613 SUPERVISORS, EXTRACTIVE OCCUPATIONS 1,903 97
614 DRILLERS, OIL WELL 9,320  
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 22,035  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 969  
637 MACHINISTS 2,729 22
643 BOILERMAKERS 35  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 367 220
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 17 11
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 17  
679 BOOKBINDERS 259 202
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 84 84
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 2  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 825  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 354  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 935  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 415 119
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,758 949
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 73 6
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 8,798 156
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 1,440 1,440
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 582 284
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 820 364
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 34  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,210  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 651  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,048 30
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 158  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 464  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 8,351 364
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 7,238 29
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 761  
785 ASSEMBLERS 2,297 915
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 481  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 323  
848 HOIST AND WINCH OPERATORS 628  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,901  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 3,605  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 812  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 1,738  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 1,144 939
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,147  
TOTAL 168,988 34,313

*(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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