National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ACETIC ACID VINYL ESTER, POLYMERS
CAS # 9003-20-7
RTECS # AK0920000
Agent Code X6603

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 101  
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 995 206
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 91 12
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 6  
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 209 188
084 PHYSICIANS 49 33
095 REGISTERED NURSES 451 407
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 711 694
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 373 256
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 493 473
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 922 670
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 309  
204 DENTAL HYGIENISTS 85 49
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 16 7
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 516 7
217 DRAFTING OCCUPATIONS 1,414  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 6,055 2,579
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,347 203
259 SALES REPRESENTATIVES, MINING, MANUFACTURING, AND WHOLESALE 479 479
277 STREET AND DOOR-TO-DOOR SALES WORKERS 1,744 734
328 PERSONNEL CLERKS, EXCEPT PAYROLL AND TIMEKEEPING 57 57
356 MAIL CLERKS, EXC. POSTAL SERVICE 1,226 350
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,657 70
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 115  
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 52  
445 DENTAL ASSISTANTS 49 29
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 558  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 8,178 1,006
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 795  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 210 9
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 803  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 8,809  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 45  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 460  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 3,346 334
565 TILE SETTERS, HARD AND SOFT 5,655  
567 CARPENTERS 36,366 250
573 DRYWALL INSTALLERS 5,682  
575 ELECTRICIANS 134  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 4,639 119
583 PAPERHANGERS 387  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 1,507  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 78  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 3,816 254
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 7,885  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,766 415
637 MACHINISTS 774  
643 BOILERMAKERS 48  
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 592  
646 LAY-OUT WORKERS 1,827 1,522
657 CABINET MAKERS AND BENCH CARPENTERS 727  
658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 2,297  
667 TAILORS 827 528
668 UPHOLSTERERS 5,365 1,606
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 255 64
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 751  
679 BOOKBINDERS 7,671 3,731
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 494  
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 19  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 118 59
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 433  
726 WOOD LATHE, ROUTING, AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 761 457
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,783  
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,637  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 17,770 1,524
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 359 352
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 2,340 513
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,207 1,299
739 KNITTING, LOOPING, TAPING, AND WEAVING MACHINE OPERATORS 205  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 18,672 15,794
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,112 869
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 659 439
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 1,742 57
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,774 1,055
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,497 639
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,266 306
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 32  
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 211 33
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,968 729
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,769 2,853
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 66 47
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,648 933
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 405 82
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 28,884 14,037
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 10,614 2,247
785 ASSEMBLERS 31,940 10,662
786 HAND CUTTING AND TRIMMING OCCUPATIONS 234 117
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 360 360
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 608  
793 HAND ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OCCUPATIONS 526 33
795 MISCELLANEOUS HAND WORKING OCCUPATIONS 652 186
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,670 1,662
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 85  
799 GRADERS AND SORTERS, EXCEPT AGRICULTURAL 57 57
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 213  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 360  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 364 91
865 HELPERS, CONSTRUCTION TRADES 922  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 13,999  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 1,588  
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 202  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 3,390 275
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 103  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 5,962 2,739
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 3,346 1,396
TOTAL 311,807 79,243

*(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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