National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name MIG CARBON DIOXIDE
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code S2092

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 507  
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 123  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 153  
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 206 62
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 248  
335 FILE CLERKS 82  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 362  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 7,135 150
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 65  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 5,832  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 4,387  
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 604  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 282  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 91  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 22  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 3,476  
538 OFFICE MACHINE REPAIRERS 362  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 407  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 2,526  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 192  
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 64  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 185  
575 ELECTRICIANS 318  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 1,387  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 7,366  
587 PLUMBER, PIPEFITTER, AND STEAMFITTER APPRENTICES 460  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 1,573  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 2,542  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,567  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 1,722 13
637 MACHINISTS 4,202  
646 LAY-OUT WORKERS 120  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 6,376  
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 16  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 2,388  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 14  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 275  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 95  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 180  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,136 21
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 94  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 267 10
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 3,502 74
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,720  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 58,605 1,150
785 ASSEMBLERS 7,059 210
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 329  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 687  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 392  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 240  
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 77  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 905  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 393  
TOTAL 133,318 1,691

*(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.

NIOSH Home | NIOSH Search | Site Index | Contact Us | NOES Home