| Agent Name | SYNTHETIC POLYMERS |
| CAS # | |
| RTECS # | |
| Agent Code | X6186 |
| Code | Occupation Description (1980) | Total # Employees (Male & Female) |
Total # Female Employees |
| 007 | FINANCIAL MANAGERS | 173 | |
| 013 | MANAGERS, MARKETING, ADVERTISING, AND PUBLIC RELATIONS | 60 | |
| 019 | MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. | 766 | |
| 027 | PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS | 2,881 | |
| 048 | CHEMICAL ENGINEERS | 3 | |
| 059 | ENGINEERS, N.E.C. | 18 | |
| 064 | COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS AND SCIENTISTS | 386 | 125 |
| 073 | CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS | 676 | 71 |
| 084 | PHYSICIANS | 137 | 26 |
| 086 | VETERINARIANS | 1,472 | 294 |
| 095 | REGISTERED NURSES | 15,436 | 14,806 |
| 103 | PHYSICAL THERAPISTS | 176 | 176 |
| 105 | THERAPISTS, N.E.C. | 98 | 77 |
| 159 | TEACHERS, N.E.C. | 43 | |
| 185 | DESIGNERS | 66 | |
| 188 | PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS | 256 | 102 |
| 189 | PHOTOGRAPHERS | 46 | |
| 203 | CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS | 315 | 235 |
| 207 | LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES | 2,091 | 2,091 |
| 208 | HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. | 255 | 192 |
| 213 | ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS | 484 | 48 |
| 216 | ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. | 2,319 | 368 |
| 223 | BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS | 31 | 21 |
| 224 | CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS | 4,616 | 1,711 |
| 225 | SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. | 551 | 367 |
| 235 | TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. | 2,287 | 1,171 |
| 243 | SUPERVISORS AND PROPRIETORS, SALES OCCUPATIONS | 633 | 203 |
| 259 | SALES REPRESENTATIVES, MINING, MANUFACTURING, AND WHOLESALE | 354 | |
| 269 | SALES WORKERS, PARTS | 132 | |
| 274 | SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES | 1,815 | |
| 307 | SUPERVISORS; DISTRIBUTION, SCHEDULING, AND ADJUSTING CLERKS | 17 | |
| 309 | PERIPHERAL EQUIPMENT OPERATORS | 370 | 329 |
| 313 | SECRETARIES | 359 | 323 |
| 328 | PERSONNEL CLERKS, EXCEPT PAYROLL AND TIMEKEEPING | 57 | 57 |
| 335 | FILE CLERKS | 695 | 484 |
| 357 | MESSENGERS | 278 | |
| 364 | TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS | 4,831 | 1,132 |
| 365 | STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS | 549 | 512 |
| 368 | WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS | 35 | |
| 379 | GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS | 1,113 | 431 |
| 385 | DATA-ENTRY KEYERS | 1,602 | 764 |
| 447 | NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS | 2,491 | 2,460 |
| 449 | MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN | 37 | 37 |
| 453 | JANITORS AND CLEANERS | 28,055 | 1,204 |
| 454 | ELEVATOR OPERATORS | 43 | |
| 459 | ATTENDANTS, AMUSEMENT AND RECREATION FACILITIES | 187 | |
| 503 | SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS | 1,710 | |
| 505 | AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS | 5,231 | |
| 507 | BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS | 7,245 | |
| 508 | AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS | 8,722 | 57 |
| 514 | AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS | 8,742 | |
| 515 | AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE | 1,657 | |
| 516 | HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS | 4,582 | |
| 518 | INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS | 3,844 | 97 |
| 519 | MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS | 2,438 | |
| 523 | ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT | 1,570 | |
| 533 | MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS | 2,906 | |
| 534 | HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS | 875 | |
| 535 | CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS | 16 | |
| 544 | MILLWRIGHTS | 280 | |
| 547 | SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. | 2,884 | 4 |
| 549 | NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS | 5,629 | 307 |
| 558 | SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. | 945 | |
| 567 | CARPENTERS | 2,342 | |
| 575 | ELECTRICIANS | 519 | |
| 577 | ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS | 3,106 | |
| 579 | PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE | 10,384 | 382 |
| 585 | PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS | 6,199 | |
| 588 | CONCRETE AND TERRAZZO FINISHERS | 216 | |
| 593 | INSULATION WORKERS | 163 | |
| 595 | ROOFERS | 13,757 | |
| 599 | CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. | 2,542 | |
| 616 | MINING MACHINE OPERATORS | 8,072 | |
| 633 | SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS | 5,970 | 1,242 |
| 634 | TOOL AND DIE MAKERS | 175 | |
| 637 | MACHINISTS | 3,122 | 136 |
| 643 | BOILERMAKERS | 35 | |
| 645 | PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL | 1,193 | 852 |
| 653 | SHEET METAL WORKERS | 859 | |
| 656 | PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, WOOD | 82 | 3 |
| 658 | FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS | 675 | 225 |
| 666 | DRESSMAKERS | 1,095 | 1,095 |
| 667 | TAILORS | 12,960 | 6,717 |
| 668 | UPHOLSTERERS | 3,365 | 1,606 |
| 675 | HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS | 87 | |
| 679 | BOOKBINDERS | 5,221 | 2,811 |
| 683 | ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS | 20 | 13 |
| 684 | MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. | 1,320 | |
| 689 | INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS | 78 | |
| 696 | STATIONARY ENGINEERS | 512 | |
| 699 | MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS | 91 | 3 |
| 703 | LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS | 815 | 62 |
| 706 | PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS | 674 | |
| 707 | ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS | 71 | |
| 709 | GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS | 6,335 | 986 |
| 715 | MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS | 1,164 | 984 |
| 719 | MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS | 21,061 | 14,652 |
| 723 | METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS | 356 | |
| 724 | HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS | 81 | 40 |
| 726 | WOOD LATHE, ROUTING, AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS | 1,500 | 150 |
| 727 | SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS | 2,286 | 1,379 |
| 728 | SHAPING AND JOINING MACHINE OPERATORS | 65 | 43 |
| 734 | PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS | 5,881 | 886 |
| 736 | TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS | 73 | 24 |
| 737 | MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS | 112 | |
| 738 | WINDING AND TWISTING MACHINE OPERATORS | 47,295 | 29,707 |
| 739 | KNITTING, LOOPING, TAPING, AND WEAVING MACHINE OPERATORS | 21,192 | 9,906 |
| 743 | TEXTILE CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS | 972 | 617 |
| 744 | TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS | 210,034 | 204,051 |
| 747 | PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS | 11,958 | 10,709 |
| 748 | LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS | 40 | 40 |
| 749 | MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS | 13,475 | 4,074 |
| 753 | CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS | 2,889 | 711 |
| 754 | PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS | 1,733 | 485 |
| 755 | EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS | 4,291 | 2,391 |
| 756 | MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS | 10,579 | 3,700 |
| 757 | SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS | 2,467 | |
| 759 | PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS | 27,122 | 1,976 |
| 764 | WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS | 104 | |
| 765 | FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS | 3,828 | 3,026 |
| 766 | FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD | 3,806 | 47 |
| 769 | SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS | 6,503 | 3,047 |
| 774 | PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS | 594 | 109 |
| 777 | MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. | 44,069 | 22,457 |
| 779 | MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED | 34,625 | 17,114 |
| 783 | WELDERS AND CUTTERS | 9,499 | 44 |
| 785 | ASSEMBLERS | 41,901 | 14,400 |
| 786 | HAND CUTTING AND TRIMMING OCCUPATIONS | 277 | 277 |
| 789 | HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS | 199 | 62 |
| 796 | PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS | 9,115 | 5,903 |
| 797 | PRODUCTION TESTERS | 129 | |
| 799 | GRADERS AND SORTERS, EXCEPT AGRICULTURAL | 114 | 114 |
| 804 | TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY | 897 | 363 |
| 844 | OPERATING ENGINEERS | 1,526 | |
| 856 | INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS | 1,105 | 24 |
| 859 | MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS | 5,259 | 254 |
| 869 | CONSTRUCTION LABORERS | 4,786 | |
| 873 | PRODUCTION HELPERS | 4,348 | 2,379 |
| 875 | GARBAGE COLLECTORS | 157 | 52 |
| 878 | MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS | 4,190 | 1,605 |
| 883 | FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. | 8,802 | 4,768 |
| 887 | VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS | 543 | 139 |
| 888 | HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS | 11,354 | 8,670 |
| 889 | LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION | 9,539 | 2,996 |
| TOTAL | 824,525 | 420,794 | |
*(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.