National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name INFRARED RADIATION
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code P0410

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
008 PERSONNEL AND LABOR RELATIONS MANAGERS 542  
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 7  
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 98 87
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 624 246
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 83  
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 2,079 1,361
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 183 183
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 83 83
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 361 241
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 121 60
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 221 99
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 58  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 574 332
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 1,152 386
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 58  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,544 240
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 120 48
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 20  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 11,965 287
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 2,629 1,052
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 146  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 20  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 41  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 1,020  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 1,805 14
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,178  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 1,654  
567 CARPENTERS 62  
575 ELECTRICIANS 217  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 3,893 87
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 132  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 193 12
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 855  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 20  
636 PRECISION ASSEMBLERS, METAL 1,119 947
637 MACHINISTS 3,196  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 146  
655 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS 123  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 4,475 44
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 152 151
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 459 396
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 82  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 118  
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 339  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 2,036 276
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,778 69
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 730 79
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,835  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 86  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 151  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,173 8
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 51  
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 2,877  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 433 92
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 446 28
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 159 77
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 2,292 858
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 824  
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 140 31
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 14  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 419 316
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 241 121
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 334 18
763 ROASTING AND BAKING MACHINE OPERATORS, FOOD 981 29
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 16,872 649
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 514 58
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,186 90
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 484 91
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 11,525 1,482
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 12,150 741
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 761 16
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 16 14
785 ASSEMBLERS 10,275 3,920
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 143 107
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 692 80
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 75  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 3,679 29
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 603  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 740  
865 HELPERS, CONSTRUCTION TRADES 288  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 478  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 3,025  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 247 110
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 754  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 8,059 125
TOTAL 145,537 15,867

*(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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