National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ZINC OXIDE (ZNO)
CAS # 1314-13-2
RTECS #
Agent Code X5686

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
013 MANAGERS, MARKETING, ADVERTISING, AND PUBLIC RELATIONS 60  
018 FUNERAL DIRECTORS 3,941  
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 1,645  
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 50  
036 INSPECTORS AND COMPLIANCE OFFICERS, EXC. CONSTRUCTION 32 32
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 12  
053 CIVIL ENGINEERS 821  
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 1,465 44
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 14  
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 396 20
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 49  
064 COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS AND SCIENTISTS 386 125
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 614 75
074 ATMOSPHERIC AND SPACE SCIENTISTS 22  
084 PHYSICIANS 45 19
085 DENTISTS 92 14
086 VETERINARIANS 1,472 294
095 REGISTERED NURSES 39,601 35,510
096 PHARMACISTS 415 270
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 777 695
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 219 219
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 633 495
204 DENTAL HYGIENISTS 85 49
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 503 333
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 5,361 5,277
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 129 96
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 2,300 683
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 1,164 24
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 5,555 1,675
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 2,704 289
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 2,646 1,171
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 2,314 930
259 SALES REPRESENTATIVES, MINING, MANUFACTURING, AND WHOLESALE 479 479
313 SECRETARIES 1,812 1,812
335 FILE CLERKS 644 484
345 DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS 47 23
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 2,640 312
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 586  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 219  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 362  
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 52  
445 DENTAL ASSISTANTS 156 106
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 3,078 2,604
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 4,311 2,988
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 69,779 1,526
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 847 675
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 226  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 11,572  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 14,404  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 6,707 57
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 7,869  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 1,080  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 7,107 75
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 7,112 38
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 904 740
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 299  
529 TELEPHONE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 6,749  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 25  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 5,800  
538 OFFICE MACHINE REPAIRERS 2,169  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 1,898  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 5,350 99
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 20,321 331
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 1,622  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 311  
565 TILE SETTERS, HARD AND SOFT 14,554  
566 CARPET INSTALLERS 1,658  
567 CARPENTERS 35,352 10
573 DRYWALL INSTALLERS 1,179  
575 ELECTRICIANS 12,341  
576 ELECTRICIAN APPRENTICES 368  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 2,253  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 8,336 151
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 36,992  
588 CONCRETE AND TERRAZZO FINISHERS 923  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 1,235 138
595 ROOFERS 7,515  
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 566 24
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 15,546 203
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 3,227  
616 MINING MACHINE OPERATORS 8,072  
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 5,976  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 6,164 237
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 2,948  
637 MACHINISTS 20,720 1,500
643 BOILERMAKERS 1,295  
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 514  
646 LAY-OUT WORKERS 2,206 1,522
649 ENGRAVERS, METAL 55 27
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 8,800 156
658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 2,297  
667 TAILORS 237  
668 UPHOLSTERERS 67  
669 SHOE REPAIRERS 97  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 376 11
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 369 11
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 7,053 3,515
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 1,750 155
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 2,576 982
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 2,568 58
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 175 33
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 14  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 159 81
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 1,493  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 986  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 814 110
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,209 1,041
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 987  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 20 20
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,166  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 354  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 9,392 3,098
714 NUMERICAL CONTROL MACHINE OPERATORS 66  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 28  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,328 295
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 19,930 10,213
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 9,349 1,116
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 585  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 861 376
726 WOOD LATHE, ROUTING, AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 761 457
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 915  
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,313  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,907 1,278
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 1,550 1,292
743 TEXTILE CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 171  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 13,554 12,053
745 SHOE MACHINE OPERATORS 4,327 2,848
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 10,956 988
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,079 1,709
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 361  
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,862 241
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 10,759 375
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 609  
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 880 600
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 14,148 889
763 ROASTING AND BAKING MACHINE OPERATORS, FOOD 117  
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 89 22
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 1,537  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,467 317
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,768 1,797
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 455 68
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 26,490 6,734
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 37,545 8,784
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 83,358 212
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 169 169
785 ASSEMBLERS 60,691 17,366
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 1,617  
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 4,572 814
793 HAND ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OCCUPATIONS 68 68
795 MISCELLANEOUS HAND WORKING OCCUPATIONS 1,014  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 2,595 1,106
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 193 120
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 1,542  
806 DRIVER-SALES WORKERS 335  
833 MARINE ENGINEERS 2,632  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 3,323  
848 HOIST AND WINCH OPERATORS 8,072  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 822  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,724 130
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 4,370 151
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 19,744 21
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 1,571 113
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 313  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 1,702 1,610
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 7,648 21
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 916 132
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 4,040 2,421
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 26,390 902
TOTAL 919,197 151,582

*(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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