National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ROSIN, POLYMD.
CAS # 65997-05-9
RTECS #
Agent Code X9333

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 530  
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 10,127 106
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 525 229
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 447  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 1,512 184
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 391 51
074 ATMOSPHERIC AND SPACE SCIENTISTS 22  
084 PHYSICIANS 19 19
095 REGISTERED NURSES 2,136 2,136
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 239 230
185 DESIGNERS 575 246
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 748 330
195 EDITORS AND REPORTERS 285 23
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 1,030 707
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 7,078 2,784
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 180  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 3,269 1,855
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 826 44
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 14,764 3,091
243 SUPERVISORS AND PROPRIETORS, SALES OCCUPATIONS 633 203
335 FILE CLERKS 407 90
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 222 133
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 702 58
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 1,045 522
366 METER READERS 1,495  
385 DATA-ENTRY KEYERS 1,602 764
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 52  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 14,287 857
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 9  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 236  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 9,151 539
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 6,707 57
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 161 22
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 2,433 9
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 6,648 212
526 HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE AND POWER TOOL REPAIRERS 449 25
529 TELEPHONE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 151  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 63  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 2,597  
538 OFFICE MACHINE REPAIRERS 144  
543 ELEVATOR INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 3,842  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 3,682 2,419
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 6,974 1,122
567 CARPENTERS 450  
573 DRYWALL INSTALLERS 1,119  
575 ELECTRICIANS 11,419 16
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 7,501  
587 PLUMBER, PIPEFITTER, AND STEAMFITTER APPRENTICES 460  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 61  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 871 249
637 MACHINISTS 3,581  
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 565 50
647 PRECIOUS STONES AND METALS WORKERS (JEWELERS) 2  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 913  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 44  
679 BOOKBINDERS 203 25
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 33,150 24,668
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 3,035 2,716
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 2,865 429
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 698 75
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 11  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 11  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 6 6
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 156 153
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 31  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,058 28
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 726 603
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 438 292
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 310  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 31  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 831 405
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 49  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 1,929  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,377 213
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 4,955 679
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 2,446 312
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 7,394 4,224
785 ASSEMBLERS 106,349 81,863
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,067 536
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 6,388 2,573
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 19  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 32  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 69  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 3  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 1,292 370
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 465 151
TOTAL 312,768 139,705

*(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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