National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ACRYLIC ACID, POLYMERS
CAS # 9003-01-4
RTECS # AT4680000
Agent Code X7610

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
018 FUNERAL DIRECTORS 3,941  
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 4,569 2,689
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 2,561 1,556
053 CIVIL ENGINEERS 518 88
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 111 3
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 228  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 186 179
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 386 285
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 326 268
084 PHYSICIANS 1,166 813
086 VETERINARIANS 2,015  
095 REGISTERED NURSES 55,063 44,564
096 PHARMACISTS 865 365
097 DIETITIANS 208 208
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 1,078 687
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 171 157
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 4,600 3,741
104 SPEECH THERAPISTS 25 25
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 134 115
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 812 271
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 10  
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 7,755 4,498
205 HEALTH RECORD TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 21 21
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 3,764 3,165
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 3,060 2,348
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 2,814 2,204
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 2,355 1,583
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 2,348 1,305
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 59 59
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 2,473 694
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,852 953
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 867 170
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 299 299
276 CASHIERS 744 744
307 SUPERVISORS; DISTRIBUTION, SCHEDULING, AND ADJUSTING CLERKS 17  
308 COMPUTER OPERATORS 351 150
313 SECRETARIES 2,310 2,170
319 RECEPTIONISTS 876 526
345 DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS 28 9
356 MAIL CLERKS, EXC. POSTAL SERVICE 19 19
357 MESSENGERS 278  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,766 441
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 1,658 1,256
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 35  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 5,603 3,855
385 DATA-ENTRY KEYERS 568 568
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 52  
433 SUPERVISORS, FOOD PREPARATION AND SERVICE OCCUPATIONS 23  
436 COOKS, EXCEPT SHORT ORDER 792 677
438 FOOD COUNTER, FOUNTAIN AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS 369 195
443 WAITERS'/WAITRESSES' ASSISTANTS 43 43
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 11,700 9,382
445 DENTAL ASSISTANTS 107 57
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 13,423 8,955
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 5,080 4,288
448 SUPERVISORS, CLEANING AND BUILDING SERVICE WORKERS 306 51
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 30,046 17,991
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 118,311 35,558
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 6,855 3,165
459 ATTENDANTS, AMUSEMENT AND RECREATION FACILITIES 187  
469 PERSONAL SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 238 98
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 2,617 1,906
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 9  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 6,241  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 2,549  
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 427  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 749 21
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 2,525  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 3,730  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 515  
525 DATA PROCESSING EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 7  
529 TELEPHONE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 6,749  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 108  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 1,648  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 157  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 1,166 766
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 5,960 694
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 207  
565 TILE SETTERS, HARD AND SOFT 2,932  
567 CARPENTERS 1,605  
575 ELECTRICIANS 565  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 497 11
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 1,273  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 44  
595 ROOFERS 4,576  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 155  
616 MINING MACHINE OPERATORS 8,072  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 3,900 104
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 123  
637 MACHINISTS 7,382 1,130
643 BOILERMAKERS 124  
644 PRECISION GRINDERS, FITTERS, AND TOOL SHARPENERS 76 43
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 525  
646 LAY-OUT WORKERS 28 2
647 PRECIOUS STONES AND METALS WORKERS (JEWELERS) 23 12
649 ENGRAVERS, METAL 519 506
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 934  
656 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, WOOD 130  
667 TAILORS 1,453 691
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 22 11
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 1,821 1,641
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 127  
687 BAKERS 510 510
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 324 225
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 96  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 561  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 2,334  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 868  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 9 2
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 156  
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 33  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 1,836 299
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 864  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,023 52
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 251  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 243  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,145 271
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 72 23
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 579  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 24,230 2,029
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 1,790 112
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 3,817 541
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 760 284
738 WINDING AND TWISTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,483 1,344
739 KNITTING, LOOPING, TAPING, AND WEAVING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,175 1,964
743 TEXTILE CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 536  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 27,715 25,075
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 9,629 9,463
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,591 156
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 7,507 1,411
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,125 479
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 119 29
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,087 65
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,501 2,205
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 824 77
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,444 23
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 412  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 2,020 27
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 968 116
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 5,683 2,175
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 17,450 3,010
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 13,176 1,338
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 3,536 65
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 251 85
785 ASSEMBLERS 12,378 4,124
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 7 7
793 HAND ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OCCUPATIONS 526 33
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,383 480
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 4,514  
809 TAXI CAB DRIVERS AND CHAUFFEURS 1,505  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 386  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 617 108
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 652 96
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 1,457  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 623  
875 GARBAGE COLLECTORS 157 52
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 238 23
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 52 35
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 1,370  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 1,622 411
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 4,127 2,836
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 6,923 7
TOTAL 571,954 232,712

*(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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