National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name MAGNETITE
CAS # 1309-38-2
RTECS #
Agent Code T1880

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 2,881  
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 194 194
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 98 77
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 850 567
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 2,228 356
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,185 474
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 100  
313 SECRETARIES 381 381
335 FILE CLERKS 104  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 458 401
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 2,511  
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 480  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 5,390  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 837  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 2,806 199
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 3,056  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 130  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 386  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 407  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 616  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,439  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 3,759  
567 CARPENTERS 2,148  
575 ELECTRICIANS 26  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 582 17
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 56  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,352  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 3,539  
637 MACHINISTS 107 25
643 BOILERMAKERS 34 6
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 2,209  
656 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, WOOD 86 21
668 UPHOLSTERERS 25  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 485  
679 BOOKBINDERS 1,042 651
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 2,388  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 199 57
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 74  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,867 568
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 2,817 237
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,396  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,174 64
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,272 461
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,093  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 15,790 94
785 ASSEMBLERS 4,086 329
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 2,040 1,161
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 699  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 2,148  
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 2,363  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 940 78
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 6,694 351
TOTAL 92,026 6,770

*(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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