National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name CERIUM OXIDE (CE2O3)
CAS # 1345-13-7
RTECS #
Agent Code X2042

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 17,319 8,562
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 110 110
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 53 29
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 331 273
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 594 337
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 662 496
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 129 129
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 517 388
TOTAL 19,715 10,325

*(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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