National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ZIRCONIUM 2-ETHYLHEXANOATE
CAS # 22464-99-9
RTECS #
Agent Code X9092

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 409  
064 COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS AND SCIENTISTS 386 125
074 ATMOSPHERIC AND SPACE SCIENTISTS 22  
084 PHYSICIANS 49 33
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 550 540
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 29 29
185 DESIGNERS 86 86
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 215 29
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 2  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 226 57
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 288 79
335 FILE CLERKS 104  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 273  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 299  
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 1,825 1,230
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 5,442 74
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 20  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 386  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 328  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 4,673 386
567 CARPENTERS 2,909 244
575 ELECTRICIANS 224  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 933  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 5,580 159
583 PAPERHANGERS 387  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 258  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 3,816 254
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 287  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 36  
637 MACHINISTS 2,425 109
643 BOILERMAKERS 65  
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 514  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 2,545  
658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 1,838 370
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,519  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 129  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 32  
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 188  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,787 13
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 72 18
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,208 38
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 268  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 8,389 339
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 95  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,594 38
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 2,408  
785 ASSEMBLERS 2,277 170
793 HAND ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OCCUPATIONS 23 3
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 97  
865 HELPERS, CONSTRUCTION TRADES 70  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 32 5
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 986 78
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 93  
TOTAL 60,698 4,508

*(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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