National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name LASER/MASER
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code P0310

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
053 CIVIL ENGINEERS 468  
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 37  
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 46  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 6  
084 PHYSICIANS 81 14
095 REGISTERED NURSES 1,654 1,486
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 105 98
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 148 140
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 28 28
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,588 907
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 1,664 84
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 129  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 3,383 237
218 SURVEYING AND MAPPING TECHNICIANS 235  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 3,271 505
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 7  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,734 327
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 265 154
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 835  
496 TIMBER CUTTING AND LOGGING OCCUPATIONS 37  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 1,025 341
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 53  
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 138  
567 CARPENTERS 79  
575 ELECTRICIANS 285  
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 1,193 852
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 26  
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 12 12
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 29 17
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 313  
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 1,084 91
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 3,687 114
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 58  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 14  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 45  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 322 90
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,463 300
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 577 66
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 136 44
785 ASSEMBLERS 146 41
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 432 14
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 105 74
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 4,888  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 1,637  
TOTAL 34,466 6,035

*(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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