National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name LECITHIN, SOYBEAN
CAS # 8030-76-0
RTECS #
Agent Code X9181

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
013 MANAGERS, MARKETING, ADVERTISING, AND PUBLIC RELATIONS 60  
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 344  
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 191  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 284  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 78 39
074 ATMOSPHERIC AND SPACE SCIENTISTS 22  
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 101 82
084 PHYSICIANS 49 33
095 REGISTERED NURSES 279 279
096 PHARMACISTS 239 157
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 349 342
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 373 256
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 464 443
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 250 250
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 12 12
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 79  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 762 73
217 DRAFTING OCCUPATIONS 1,105  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 3 3
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 313 313
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,520 905
308 COMPUTER OPERATORS 2,260 282
335 FILE CLERKS 104  
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 177  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 374 6
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 19  
426 GUARDS AND POLICE, EXC. PUBLIC SERVICE 140  
435 WAITERS AND WAITRESSES 1,438 1,233
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 19,015 16
454 ELEVATOR OPERATORS 363  
469 PERSONAL SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 601 221
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 1,333 1,075
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,646  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 3,220  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 1,497  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 20  
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 1,842  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 107  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 386  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 754 46
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 1,250  
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 865 87
544 MILLWRIGHTS 45  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 1,080 76
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 3,792 309
567 CARPENTERS 2,960 244
575 ELECTRICIANS 2,801  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 933  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 14,253 163
583 PAPERHANGERS 387  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 42  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 423  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 309  
637 MACHINISTS 11,647 571
643 BOILERMAKERS 65  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 874  
657 CABINET MAKERS AND BENCH CARPENTERS 709  
658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 1,196 47
668 UPHOLSTERERS 427 47
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 2,169 197
687 BAKERS 1,895 330
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 45  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 96  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 47  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 278  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 835 111
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 7  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 134  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 434 19
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 12  
728 SHAPING AND JOINING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,954 1,042
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,076  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,946 765
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 5  
739 KNITTING, LOOPING, TAPING, AND WEAVING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,284 1,077
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,132 141
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 289 117
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 128 128
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,822 783
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 265  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,537 79
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 285 3
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 15,152 503
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 104  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 16  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 179 57
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 4,250 302
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 4,120 709
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 812  
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 19  
785 ASSEMBLERS 8,210 2,512
793 HAND ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OCCUPATIONS 549 36
795 MISCELLANEOUS HAND WORKING OCCUPATIONS 435 186
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 3,562 1,726
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 31  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 63  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 486  
865 HELPERS, CONSTRUCTION TRADES 70  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 403 181
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 56  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 4,013 2,302
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,045 616
TOTAL 155,487 21,536

*(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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