National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name STYRENE, POLYMERS
CAS # 9003-53-6
RTECS # WL6475000
Agent Code X6970

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 388  
044 AEROSPACE ENGINEERS 153  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 8,814 1,601
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 898 517
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 542 423
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 381 315
084 PHYSICIANS 3,421 2,586
085 DENTISTS 56 14
095 REGISTERED NURSES 95,919 67,109
096 PHARMACISTS 1,176 578
097 DIETITIANS 208 208
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 3,643 2,080
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 199 185
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 2,437 1,993
104 SPEECH THERAPISTS 25 25
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 134 115
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 190 63
194 ARTISTS, PERFORMERS, AND RELATED WORKERS, N.E.C. 97  
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 15,895 11,855
205 HEALTH RECORD TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 21 21
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 1,045 868
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 6,375 5,599
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,464 1,311
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 233 192
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 567  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 2,072 1,741
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 524 524
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 1,583 775
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 121 65
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 437 109
303 SUPERVISORS, GENERAL OFFICE 859 717
313 SECRETARIES 90 90
335 FILE CLERKS 1,224 1,033
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 2,542 491
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 4,675 161
433 SUPERVISORS, FOOD PREPARATION AND SERVICE OCCUPATIONS 23  
436 COOKS, EXCEPT SHORT ORDER 278 81
439 KITCHEN WORKERS, FOOD PREPARATION 41 41
443 WAITERS'/WAITRESSES' ASSISTANTS 1,239 899
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 1,700 1,290
445 DENTAL ASSISTANTS 49 49
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 7,438 4,961
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 10,395 9,488
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 8,458 4,975
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 29,215 8,907
469 PERSONAL SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 296 106
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 217  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 380  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 222  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 716  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 447  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 62  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 1,085  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 882  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 369  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,836 9
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 112  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 123  
567 CARPENTERS 6,375  
573 DRYWALL INSTALLERS 5,329  
575 ELECTRICIANS 4,126  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 2,414  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 4,736  
588 CONCRETE AND TERRAZZO FINISHERS 447  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 3,147 123
595 ROOFERS 7,117  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 21  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 224 75
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,560 127
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 484  
637 MACHINISTS 5,791 110
656 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, WOOD 130  
667 TAILORS 66  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 2,405 1,202
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 230  
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 22 20
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 717  
687 BAKERS 41 41
688 FOOD BATCHMAKERS 747  
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 94  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 53  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 913  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 34  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,313 3
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 1,258 423
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 865 79
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 49 15
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,747 343
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 178 86
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,564 1,704
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 59 59
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 24,155 15,885
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 711 56
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 575 91
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,066  
728 SHAPING AND JOINING MACHINE OPERATORS 660 638
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 776  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,819 326
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 55  
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 923  
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 744  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,717 5,717
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 288  
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 502 336
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,254 687
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,400  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 135 135
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,038 51
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 887  
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 929 862
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 1,234 142
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,719 226
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 232 73
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 9,376 5,382
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 10,082 2,750
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 2,109 15
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 148 43
785 ASSEMBLERS 15,553 5,736
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 3,352 1,952
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 1,333  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 78 4
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 493 67
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 2,219  
865 HELPERS, CONSTRUCTION TRADES 288  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 6,033  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 502  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 44 23
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 1,479 1,479
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 105 28
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 1,257 661
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 9,060 468
TOTAL 400,575 182,417

*(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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