National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name HAND/WRIST-MANIPULATIONS
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code P2005

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
015 MANAGERS, MEDICINE AND HEALTH 386 161
016 MANAGERS, PROPERTIES AND REAL ESTATE 166  
018 FUNERAL DIRECTORS 3,941  
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 4,218 990
023 ACCOUNTANTS AND AUDITORS 584 354
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 339 170
033 PURCHASING AGENTS AND BUYERS, N.E.C. 580 219
044 AEROSPACE ENGINEERS 9,391 3,414
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 7 2
053 CIVIL ENGINEERS 5,912 754
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 2,303 115
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 65  
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 1,067  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 2,565 149
063 SURVEYORS AND MAPPING SCIENTISTS 261  
067 STATISTICIANS 23  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 539  
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 30 30
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 109 64
084 PHYSICIANS 1,391 1,037
086 VETERINARIANS 2,576  
095 REGISTERED NURSES 67,585 57,176
096 PHARMACISTS 983 714
097 DIETITIANS 275 206
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 2,054 1,420
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 345 315
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 4,597 3,826
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 181 114
106 PHYSICIANS' ASSISTANTS 997  
159 TEACHERS, N.E.C. 4,132 2,442
167 PSYCHOLOGISTS 615 485
185 DESIGNERS 2,705 1,874
187 ACTORS AND DIRECTORS 3,389 1,395
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 3,539 1,034
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 478 3
194 ARTISTS, PERFORMERS, AND RELATED WORKERS, N.E.C. 137 59
195 EDITORS AND REPORTERS 2,582 843
198 ANNOUNCERS 9,046 2,523
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 9,054 4,678
204 DENTAL HYGIENISTS 85 49
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 4,839 3,184
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 3,664 3,664
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 6,917 3,107
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 9,588 2,057
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 575 158
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 7,291 1,252
217 DRAFTING OCCUPATIONS 1,368 354
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 2,076 663
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 6,864 1,898
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 4,698 1,498
228 BROADCAST EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 697  
229 COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS 1,817 1,454
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 12,373 3,444
243 SUPERVISORS AND PROPRIETORS, SALES OCCUPATIONS 1,157 203
256 ADVERTISING AND RELATED SALES OCCUPATIONS 635 417
257 SALES OCCUPATIONS, OTHER BUSINESS SERVICES 1,149 575
259 SALES REPRESENTATIVES, MINING, MANUFACTURING, AND WHOLESALE 7,293 1,627
269 SALES WORKERS, PARTS 3,693  
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 1,958 923
276 CASHIERS 3,358 2,220
278 NEWS VENDORS 1,109 120
303 SUPERVISORS, GENERAL OFFICE 836 717
307 SUPERVISORS; DISTRIBUTION, SCHEDULING, AND ADJUSTING CLERKS 617  
308 COMPUTER OPERATORS 415 368
313 SECRETARIES 14,218 12,930
318 TRANSPORTATION TICKET AND RESERVATION AGENTS 4,478 1,669
319 RECEPTIONISTS 2,529 2,495
327 ORDER CLERKS 1,607 130
335 FILE CLERKS 4,115 2,962
336 RECORDS CLERKS 1,860 634
337 BOOKKEEPERS, ACCOUNTING, AND AUDITING CLERKS 1,613 1,457
345 DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS 764 740
347 OFFICE MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,103 900
348 TELEPHONE OPERATORS 265 265
349 TELEGRAPHERS 288  
356 MAIL CLERKS, EXC. POSTAL SERVICE 13,417 4,573
357 MESSENGERS 3,588 916
359 DISPATCHERS 896 452
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 998 328
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 76,072 10,498
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 17,188 3,171
366 METER READERS 1,486 581
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 1,006 614
373 EXPEDITERS 69  
376 INVESTIGATORS AND ADJUSTERS, EXCEPT INSURANCE 2,619 1,459
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 24,026 20,959
384 PROOFREADERS 238 238
385 DATA-ENTRY KEYERS 4,483 3,820
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 6,965 4,922
417 FIREFIGHTING OCCUPATIONS 50  
426 GUARDS AND POLICE, EXC. PUBLIC SERVICE 1,296 31
435 WAITERS AND WAITRESSES 8,678 8,472
436 COOKS, EXCEPT SHORT ORDER 216 166
438 FOOD COUNTER, FOUNTAIN AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS 885 711
439 KITCHEN WORKERS, FOOD PREPARATION 565 565
443 WAITERS'/WAITRESSES' ASSISTANTS 513 513
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 13,456 10,701
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 12,338 9,421
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 6,950 5,921
448 SUPERVISORS, CLEANING AND BUILDING SERVICE WORKERS 811 229
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 15,673 11,620
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 192,147 24,257
455 PEST CONTROL OCCUPATIONS 3,436 201
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 1,633 19
466 BAGGAGE PORTERS AND BELLHOPS 1,026  
469 PERSONAL SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 5,963 5,596
473 FARMERS, EXCEPT HORTICULTURAL 186  
477 SUPERVISORS, FARM WORKERS 403  
486 GROUNDSKEEPERS AND GARDENERS, EXCEPT FARM 41 14
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 2,700 1,881
496 TIMBER CUTTING AND LOGGING OCCUPATIONS 279 18
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 496  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 66,307 2,698
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 56,562 539
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 3,246 23
509 SMALL ENGINE REPAIRERS 464 50
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 24,079 625
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 3,722 40
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 31,599 156
517 FARM EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 140 17
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 20,310 876
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 6,039 376
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 15,882 103
526 HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE AND POWER TOOL REPAIRERS 2,004 473
527 TELEPHONE LINE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 2,142  
529 TELEPHONE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 24,056 1,472
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 9,157 536
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 21,503 25
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 1,709 81
538 OFFICE MACHINE REPAIRERS 161  
539 MECHANICAL CONTROLS AND VALVE REPAIRERS 890  
543 ELEVATOR INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 4,815  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 9,747 88
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 27,873 2,809
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 61,839 2,718
554 SUPERVISORS, CARPENTERS AND RELATED WORKERS 34  
555 SUPERVISORS, ELECTRICIANS AND POWER TRANSMISSION INSTALLERS 429  
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 7,360  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 41,599  
565 TILE SETTERS, HARD AND SOFT 17,621  
566 CARPET INSTALLERS 6,368  
567 CARPENTERS 114,604 318
573 DRYWALL INSTALLERS 2,055  
575 ELECTRICIANS 126,886 537
576 ELECTRICIAN APPRENTICES 368  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 31,623 87
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 20,353 111
583 PAPERHANGERS 387  
584 PLASTERERS 2,134  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 80,239 76
588 CONCRETE AND TERRAZZO FINISHERS 8,106 34
589 GLAZIERS 673 224
593 INSULATION WORKERS 3,947 200
594 PAVING, SURFACING, AND TAMPING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,130  
595 ROOFERS 11,751  
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 5,684 17
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 33,570 5,078
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 10,844 254
613 SUPERVISORS, EXTRACTIVE OCCUPATIONS 438 97
614 DRILLERS, OIL WELL 10,607  
615 EXPLOSIVES WORKERS 215  
616 MINING MACHINE OPERATORS 8,808  
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 27,591  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 8,581 1,136
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 16,134 33
636 PRECISION ASSEMBLERS, METAL 1,389 200
637 MACHINISTS 112,232 5,551
639 MACHINIST APPRENTICES 599  
643 BOILERMAKERS 1,853 814
644 PRECISION GRINDERS, FITTERS, AND TOOL SHARPENERS 604 30
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 307  
646 LAY-OUT WORKERS 1,823 205
647 PRECIOUS STONES AND METALS WORKERS (JEWELERS) 1,332 218
649 ENGRAVERS, METAL 1,496 307
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 20,205 622
655 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS 984  
656 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, WOOD 922  
657 CABINET MAKERS AND BENCH CARPENTERS 2,500 792
658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 9,968 3,831
659 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WOODWORKERS 60  
666 DRESSMAKERS 2,483 2,377
667 TAILORS 17,981 7,639
668 UPHOLSTERERS 10,301 2,165
669 SHOE REPAIRERS 808 95
674 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION APPAREL AND FABRIC WORKERS 181  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 7,289 454
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 2,408 65
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 185 151
679 BOOKBINDERS 11,236 5,115
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 27,750 19,076
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 25,899 1,162
686 BUTCHERS AND MEAT CUTTERS 69,698 33,958
687 BAKERS 5,896 1,482
688 FOOD BATCHMAKERS 1,476 208
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 4,095 645
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 8,421  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 1,329 28
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 2,804  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 1,567  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 2,081 157
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 24,055 343
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,370  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 28,013 14,318
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,636  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,723 1,053
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 37,505 7,383
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,410  
714 NUMERICAL CONTROL MACHINE OPERATORS 2,408 26
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 7,127 2,887
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 12,958 8,131
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 37,223 8,653
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,680 655
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,651  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 911 148
726 WOOD LATHE, ROUTING, AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,231 44
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 22,920 3,650
728 SHAPING AND JOINING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,370 798
729 NAILING AND TACKING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,827 229
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 12,241 1,526
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 25,327 5,061
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 1,696 262
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 4,865 3,091
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 10,265 5,571
738 WINDING AND TWISTING MACHINE OPERATORS 49,024 28,217
739 KNITTING, LOOPING, TAPING, AND WEAVING MACHINE OPERATORS 20,783 10,176
743 TEXTILE CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,393 1,008
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 353,788 337,574
745 SHOE MACHINE OPERATORS 13,548 8,268
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 37,288 31,856
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 36,231 29,106
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 38,884 17,789
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,087 2,844
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 18,971 3,698
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,173 1,347
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 9,785 513
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 7,120 608
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,266 2,008
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 36,550 6,546
763 ROASTING AND BAKING MACHINE OPERATORS, FOOD 28  
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 590  
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 9,850 5,170
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 10,835 385
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,854 1,313
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 54,866 18,739
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 6,731 4,013
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 146,053 50,651
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 103,678 35,041
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 62,558 2,660
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 7,459 4,183
785 ASSEMBLERS 671,535 358,775
786 HAND CUTTING AND TRIMMING OCCUPATIONS 6,281 3,237
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 1,169 445
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 2,338 449
794 HAND GRINDING AND POLISHING OCCUPATIONS 1,017 574
795 MISCELLANEOUS HAND WORKING OCCUPATIONS 3,635 625
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 64,641 31,620
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 8,021 3,085
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 1,143 646
799 GRADERS AND SORTERS, EXCEPT AGRICULTURAL 6,565 2,271
803 SUPERVISORS, MOTOR VEHICLE OPERATORS 3,741 774
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 91,257 447
805 TRUCK DRIVERS, LIGHT 970  
806 DRIVER-SALES WORKERS 2,871  
808 BUS DRIVERS 2,840 1,477
809 TAXI CAB DRIVERS AND CHAUFFEURS 7,774 5,462
825 RAILROAD BRAKE, SIGNAL, AND SWITCH OPERATORS 2,557  
843 SUPERVISORS, MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 285 85
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 21,128 879
848 HOIST AND WINCH OPERATORS 15,088  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 8,572 8
853 EXCAVATING AND LOADING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,080  
855 GRADER, DOZER, AND SCRAPER OPERATORS 842  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 16,278 508
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 37,991 14,031
864 HELPERS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 3,832  
865 HELPERS, CONSTRUCTION TRADES 2,232  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 184,183 4,632
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 10,474 2,072
875 GARBAGE COLLECTORS 157 52
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 2,376 945
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 18,564 6,084
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 66,648 14,735
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 21,688 812
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 6,705 2,880
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 143,814 94,371
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 135,965 26,996
TOTAL 4,934,454 1,629,338

*(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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