National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name TERPINEOL
CAS # 8000-41-7
RTECS #
Agent Code X4101

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
018 FUNERAL DIRECTORS 4,033 555
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 172  
053 CIVIL ENGINEERS 497 88
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 131 11
069 PHYSICISTS AND ASTRONOMERS 1,354 829
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 51 42
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 22 10
095 REGISTERED NURSES 10,664 5,538
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 593 499
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 907 755
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 988 197
194 ARTISTS, PERFORMERS, AND RELATED WORKERS, N.E.C. 291 143
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 842 561
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 546 250
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 1,256 1,256
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,625 1,134
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 508 5
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 342 42
217 DRAFTING OCCUPATIONS 374 13
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 160 60
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 53 53
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,860 664
319 RECEPTIONISTS 876 526
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 645 6
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 69  
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 458 332
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 735 474
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 4,397 2,024
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 9,980 7,582
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 30,432 7,999
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 6,552 3,905
469 PERSONAL SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 403 190
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,429  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 20  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 1,072  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 5,802  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 14  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 1,025 341
544 MILLWRIGHTS 426  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 1,869  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 829  
567 CARPENTERS 261  
575 ELECTRICIANS 127  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 74  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 6,869 49
636 PRECISION ASSEMBLERS, METAL 1,708 81
637 MACHINISTS 21,039 1,107
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 166  
649 ENGRAVERS, METAL 68 7
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 21  
667 TAILORS 24  
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 826 426
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 7 7
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 3,937 839
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 301  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 22  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 62  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,367  
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 193 11
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 374  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 245  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,897 1,686
714 NUMERICAL CONTROL MACHINE OPERATORS 2,408 26
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 36  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 5 5
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 192  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,799 867
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 119 22
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 189  
739 KNITTING, LOOPING, TAPING, AND WEAVING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,175 1,964
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,260 4,260
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 215 191
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,035 560
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 3,094 683
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,161 924
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,797 65
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,088 147
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 178 160
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 722 147
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 859 550
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 8,787 2,929
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 27,154 6,332
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 4,818 35
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 178 178
785 ASSEMBLERS 4,148 735
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 5 5
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 658 367
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 385  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 931  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 56  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 164  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 162  
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 138  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 394 139
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 824 641
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 2,889 7
TOTAL 218,914 62,237

*(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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