National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name SOE
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code S0050

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 599  
053 CIVIL ENGINEERS 146  
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 12,431 297
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 525 229
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 681  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 10,539 1,856
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 173 74
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 217 13
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 11,032 1,655
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 4,534 2,029
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 354  
228 BROADCAST EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 479  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 9,420 2,384
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 6 6
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 171  
366 METER READERS 1,495  
385 DATA-ENTRY KEYERS 1,602 764
443 WAITERS'/WAITRESSES' ASSISTANTS 513 513
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 72  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 14,656 479
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 9  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 6,125  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 9,675 539
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 787  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 2,342 203
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 18,074 3
529 TELEPHONE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 6,267 213
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 3,170  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 8,844  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 471 81
538 OFFICE MACHINE REPAIRERS 431  
539 MECHANICAL CONTROLS AND VALVE REPAIRERS 587 21
543 ELEVATOR INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 3,842  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 3,119 487
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 7,791 444
575 ELECTRICIANS 11,685 23
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 691  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 48  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 7,410  
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 1,746  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,572 249
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 577  
637 MACHINISTS 4,793  
639 MACHINIST APPRENTICES 139  
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 1,707 852
647 PRECIOUS STONES AND METALS WORKERS (JEWELERS) 681 254
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 586  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 255 64
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 582  
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 38,320 27,653
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 1,331 58
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 1,301 407
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 417  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 649 75
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 267  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 233 14
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 732 267
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 376 301
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 31  
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 18 18
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 172 126
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 48  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 28 25
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 96 12
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,620 1,132
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 3,076 1,204
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 3,705 536
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 13,339 9,422
785 ASSEMBLERS 77,639 50,906
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,234 357
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 5,433 2,198
806 DRIVER-SALES WORKERS 215  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 679  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 69  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 77 77
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 82 82
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 361 305
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 783  
TOTAL 325,979 108,905

*(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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