National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name RESINS
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code X3108

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
008 PERSONNEL AND LABOR RELATIONS MANAGERS 72  
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 124  
044 AEROSPACE ENGINEERS 22  
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 289  
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 94  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 44 4
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 965 567
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 95 68
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 288 213
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 234 200
217 DRAFTING OCCUPATIONS 178 119
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 110 79
313 SECRETARIES 381 381
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 988  
374 MATERIAL RECORDING, SCHEDULING, AND DISTRIBUTING CLERKS, N.E.C. 18 18
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 206 169
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 572  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 516 254
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 97  
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 553  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,969 733
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 457  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,410  
637 MACHINISTS 1,830 17
658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 3,307 1,572
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 485  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 638 20
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 424  
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 62  
728 SHAPING AND JOINING MACHINE OPERATORS 12  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 558 96
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 3,729 922
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 779  
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 50 50
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 96  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,064 587
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 78  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 5,381  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 259  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 1,221 407
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 3,051 2
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,601  
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 303 303
794 HAND GRINDING AND POLISHING OCCUPATIONS 26  
795 MISCELLANEOUS HAND WORKING OCCUPATIONS 12  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 2,009 1,369
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 74  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 25  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 4,489  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 11 11
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 481  
TOTAL 44,738 8,160

*(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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