National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name BOTANICALS, NEC
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code X5516

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 674 100
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 450 379
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 46 46
084 PHYSICIANS 92 92
086 VETERINARIANS 1,472 294
095 REGISTERED NURSES 28  
096 PHARMACISTS 649 388
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 2,444 1,887
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 993 689
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 1,385 1,242
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 58  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 188  
315 TYPISTS 72  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 4,879 228
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 482  
435 WAITERS AND WAITRESSES 1,438 1,233
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 482 301
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 961 566
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 8,892 1,565
454 ELEVATOR OPERATORS 509  
486 GROUNDSKEEPERS AND GARDENERS, EXCEPT FARM 1,027 14
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 2,180 1,750
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 4,479  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 651  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 31 31
544 MILLWRIGHTS 153  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 759  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 40  
575 ELECTRICIANS 144  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 1,103  
613 SUPERVISORS, EXTRACTIVE OCCUPATIONS 335  
614 DRILLERS, OIL WELL 5,362  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,328  
637 MACHINISTS 4,676  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 771  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 1,297  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 71  
686 BUTCHERS AND MEAT CUTTERS 1,800 95
687 BAKERS 6,177 589
688 FOOD BATCHMAKERS 1,597 152
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 753  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 12  
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 500 48
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 469  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 213  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,156 94
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 976  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 887 153
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,504 586
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 163  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 9,721 834
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 232 6
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 219  
763 ROASTING AND BAKING MACHINE OPERATORS, FOOD 117  
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 534 143
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 1,475 31
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,401  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 118  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 153  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 6,252 2,447
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 5,263 2,003
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 72  
785 ASSEMBLERS 862 118
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 618 96
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 1,272  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 280  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 303 6
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 1,555  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 123 34
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 294  
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 4,391 1,098
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 113  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 4,657 3,470
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 5,138 1,146
TOTAL 117,971 23,955

*(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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