National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS, NEC
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code Y1000

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
008 PERSONNEL AND LABOR RELATIONS MANAGERS 542  
018 FUNERAL DIRECTORS 3,941  
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 1,235  
044 AEROSPACE ENGINEERS 85  
053 CIVIL ENGINEERS 1,458  
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 16  
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 383 14
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 1,591  
069 PHYSICISTS AND ASTRONOMERS 1,354 829
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 610 107
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 173 160
095 REGISTERED NURSES 23 23
096 PHARMACISTS 255 173
097 DIETITIANS 1,259 944
134 HEALTH SPECIALTIES TEACHERS 28  
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 821 502
194 ARTISTS, PERFORMERS, AND RELATED WORKERS, N.E.C. 97  
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 484 237
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,625 1,134
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 355 83
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 58  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 169 89
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 4,302 763
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 401 242
228 BROADCAST EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 20  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 300  
259 SALES REPRESENTATIVES, MINING, MANUFACTURING, AND WHOLESALE 1,103 919
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 3,130 1,315
307 SUPERVISORS; DISTRIBUTION, SCHEDULING, AND ADJUSTING CLERKS 125  
313 SECRETARIES 726 726
356 MAIL CLERKS, EXC. POSTAL SERVICE 1,049 838
357 MESSENGERS 278  
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 58  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 2,466 243
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 864 35
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 95  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 4,791 2,985
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 52  
436 COOKS, EXCEPT SHORT ORDER 2,145 1,986
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 265 106
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 419 371
448 SUPERVISORS, CLEANING AND BUILDING SERVICE WORKERS 306 51
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 2,264 1,815
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 64,500 9,914
469 PERSONAL SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 188  
486 GROUNDSKEEPERS AND GARDENERS, EXCEPT FARM 51 14
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 26,876  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 3,400  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 11,528 256
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 193  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 5,569 81
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 3,628 50
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 1,015  
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 160  
526 HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE AND POWER TOOL REPAIRERS 642  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 310  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 74  
538 OFFICE MACHINE REPAIRERS 431  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 1,025  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 3,060  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 12,357 192
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 95  
566 CARPET INSTALLERS 1,658  
567 CARPENTERS 3,075 244
575 ELECTRICIANS 9,715  
576 ELECTRICIAN APPRENTICES 368  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 719  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 7,857 16
593 INSULATION WORKERS 2,950  
595 ROOFERS 80  
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 395 17
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 258  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,341 92
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 5,402 22
636 PRECISION ASSEMBLERS, METAL 633  
637 MACHINISTS 44,144 834
643 BOILERMAKERS 105  
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 78  
646 LAY-OUT WORKERS 9  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 2,175  
669 SHOE REPAIRERS 210  
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 324 260
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 582  
679 BOOKBINDERS 1,421 711
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 73 60
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 9,277 4,044
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 43  
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 32  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 101 67
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 1,108  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 2,431  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 285  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,287 40
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 217  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 9,738 2,808
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 607 32
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,870 1,743
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 7  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,390  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,545 1,178
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 313  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 115 11
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 247  
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 292  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 9,747 1,606
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 90  
738 WINDING AND TWISTING MACHINE OPERATORS 151  
739 KNITTING, LOOPING, TAPING, AND WEAVING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,200 835
743 TEXTILE CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 681  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,759 5,504
745 SHOE MACHINE OPERATORS 2,193 1,571
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,380 3,881
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 827 329
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 292 50
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 820  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 876 44
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 446  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,179 168
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 739  
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 206  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,997 1,124
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 580  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 511 11
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 82 82
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,876 2,245
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 657 657
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 11,706 1,082
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 17,976 1,898
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 3,822 68
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 2,681 1,790
785 ASSEMBLERS 23,443 4,881
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 2  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 2,957 725
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 820 513
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 71  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 363 363
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 531  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 59  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 506  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 116 60
864 HELPERS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 454  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 3,462  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 349  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 235 201
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 1,761 112
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 2,015  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 261 153
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 2,741 1,246
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 10,903 1,928
TOTAL 427,822 72,504

*(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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