National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name RUTILE
CAS # 1317-80-2
RTECS #
Agent Code X5697

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 223  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 122  
074 ATMOSPHERIC AND SPACE SCIENTISTS 22  
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 17  
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 288 213
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 751  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,312 210
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 324 76
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 313 313
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 116  
335 FILE CLERKS 331  
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 20  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 80  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 1,165  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 20  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 33,286 420
495 FORESTRY WORKERS, EXCEPT LOGGING 1,210  
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 728  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 4,052  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 5,020  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 2,113  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 6,984 75
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 932  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 22  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 3,476  
538 OFFICE MACHINE REPAIRERS 1,808  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 778 3
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 3,751 61
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 6,446  
557 SUPERVISORS; PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 3,250  
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 1,011  
565 TILE SETTERS, HARD AND SOFT 2,056  
567 CARPENTERS 4,516 10
575 ELECTRICIANS 4,456 6
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 3,982  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 867 14
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 5,629  
589 GLAZIERS 1,355  
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 419 17
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 968  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 746  
616 MINING MACHINE OPERATORS 8,072  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 555  
637 MACHINISTS 10,595 8
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 9  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 1,245  
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 582  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 3,551 164
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 67 33
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 662 645
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 259  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 437  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 129  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 129 46
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 111 33
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 25  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,136 21
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 188  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,217 730
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 89  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,232 38
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,388 132
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 69  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 38  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,195 236
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 2,453 116
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 22,304 160
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 8  
785 ASSEMBLERS 8,362 1,675
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 200 20
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 184  
795 MISCELLANEOUS HAND WORKING OCCUPATIONS 264  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 267 240
806 DRIVER-SALES WORKERS 335  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 213  
853 EXCAVATING AND LOADING MACHINE OPERATORS 781  
855 GRADER, DOZER, AND SCRAPER OPERATORS 468  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 955  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 413  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 32 5
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 7  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 1,003  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 3,492 3,492
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 883 7
TOTAL 187,570 9,223

*(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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