National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name KIESELGUHR
CAS # 61790-53-2
RTECS #
Agent Code X3017

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
018 FUNERAL DIRECTORS 2,427 485
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 280  
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 50  
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 210  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 51  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 496 379
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 79 79
084 PHYSICIANS 49 33
095 REGISTERED NURSES 398 354
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 217 109
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 104 91
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 195  
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 2,880 2,267
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 83 74
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 296  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 209  
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 686 300
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 2,587 405
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,462 485
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,458 31
319 RECEPTIONISTS 538 492
346 MAIL PREPARING AND PAPER HANDLING MACHINE OPERATORS 377 63
356 MAIL CLERKS, EXC. POSTAL SERVICE 500  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 103 52
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 1,234 610
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 52  
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 1,855 1,659
445 DENTAL ASSISTANTS 58 27
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 368 286
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 917 670
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 10,482 675
486 GROUNDSKEEPERS AND GARDENERS, EXCEPT FARM 1,634 378
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 3,731  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 795  
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 2,217  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 624 21
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 151  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 44  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 16  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 1,226  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,702  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 43  
565 TILE SETTERS, HARD AND SOFT 2,989  
567 CARPENTERS 3,270  
575 ELECTRICIANS 65  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 7,220 456
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 3,360  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 584  
595 ROOFERS 4,576  
615 EXPLOSIVES WORKERS 3  
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 14,314  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,491 104
637 MACHINISTS 156  
643 BOILERMAKERS 48  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 1,688 28
655 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS 122  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 397  
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 35  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 503 32
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 105  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 82  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 97  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,178 571
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,582 102
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 205 34
728 SHAPING AND JOINING MACHINE OPERATORS 908  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,012 257
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 1,009 110
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 2,842  
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,435 964
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 41  
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 80  
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 867 610
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,891 375
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 864 378
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,114 66
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 7,439 471
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,204 195
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 1,008 18
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 221  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 10,697 605
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 7,015 2,017
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 872  
785 ASSEMBLERS 5,192 1,773
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 340  
793 HAND ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OCCUPATIONS 459  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 553 403
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 130 130
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,089  
865 HELPERS, CONSTRUCTION TRADES 70  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 795  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 920  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 724 412
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 4,391 1,098
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 1,855  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 3,611 2,735
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 8,764 528
TOTAL 169,362 24,496

*(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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