National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name OILS, YLANG-YLANG
CAS # 8006-81-3
RTECS # ZF9116000
Agent Code X7917

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
018 FUNERAL DIRECTORS 630 70
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 2,434  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 93 56
086 VETERINARIANS 2,844 339
095 REGISTERED NURSES 8,136 8,012
096 PHARMACISTS 1,215 715
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 406 312
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 447 399
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 713 463
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 1,312 1,016
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,017 1,017
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 93 56
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 1,192 596
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 1,315 1,315
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 458 332
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 2,003 1,202
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 597 597
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 3,421 2,636
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 2,280 894
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 16,305 11,277
479 FARM WORKERS 766 383
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 1,356  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 96  
567 CARPENTERS 9  
667 TAILORS 24  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,260 4,260
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 873 849
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,260 329
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 827 276
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 595 21
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 72 72
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 657 657
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 967 580
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 685 664
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 43  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 931  
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 138  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 48 24
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 795 329
TOTAL 62,312 39,747

*(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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