National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code P0430

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
015 MANAGERS, MEDICINE AND HEALTH 3,127 1,737
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 242  
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 1,370 548
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 7 2
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 61  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 874 224
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 69 62
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 265 214
085 DENTISTS 36  
095 REGISTERED NURSES 1,975 1,939
096 PHARMACISTS 738 369
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 626 396
185 DESIGNERS 869 652
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 1,266 1,068
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 976 186
198 ANNOUNCERS 1,201 601
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 1,486 1,144
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 153 102
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 193 152
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 3,029 314
214 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 27 27
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,984 582
217 DRAFTING OCCUPATIONS 573 204
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 113 113
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 4,438 1,481
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 158  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 992 343
313 SECRETARIES 2,305 2,269
328 PERSONNEL CLERKS, EXCEPT PAYROLL AND TIMEKEEPING 948 316
345 DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS 922 681
347 OFFICE MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 276  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,435 229
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 314 16
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 14,862 7,988
426 GUARDS AND POLICE, EXC. PUBLIC SERVICE 140  
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 404 46
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 115  
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 1,779 1,703
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 4,471 555
486 GROUNDSKEEPERS AND GARDENERS, EXCEPT FARM 3,410  
496 TIMBER CUTTING AND LOGGING OCCUPATIONS 18 18
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 410 18
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 22  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,072  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 123  
567 CARPENTERS 119  
575 ELECTRICIANS 233  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 240 12
593 INSULATION WORKERS 44  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 2,147 1,144
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 161 49
637 MACHINISTS 631  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 75  
667 TAILORS 22  
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 35 21
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 76 54
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 653  
688 FOOD BATCHMAKERS 747  
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 43  
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 66  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 82  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 97  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 165 165
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,442 1,953
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 312 28
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 555 7
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,325 3,438
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,853 1,510
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 5,384 923
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 8,360 114
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 360 36
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 71  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,290 547
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 362 64
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 222  
763 ROASTING AND BAKING MACHINE OPERATORS, FOOD 864 29
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 193 8
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,214 1,520
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 1,207 669
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 12,460 5,049
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,960 156
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 818 170
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 59 7
785 ASSEMBLERS 5,663 5,475
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 2,035 1,038
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 40 12
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 687  
865 HELPERS, CONSTRUCTION TRADES 288  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 3,407 287
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 148 73
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 546  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 9,498 575
TOTAL 140,134 51,429

*(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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