National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name SULFONIC ACIDS, PETROLEUM, BARIUM SALTS, OIL-SOL
CAS # 61790-48-5
RTECS #
Agent Code Y1038

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 527  
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 191  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 284  
086 VETERINARIANS 1,472 294
194 ARTISTS, PERFORMERS, AND RELATED WORKERS, N.E.C. 97  
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 17,596 8,562
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 697  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 272 73
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 3 3
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 206 62
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 154  
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 299 299
335 FILE CLERKS 15 15
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 563  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 490 6
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 9,990  
459 ATTENDANTS, AMUSEMENT AND RECREATION FACILITIES 187  
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 589 589
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 2,502  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 569  
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 507  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 196  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 165  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 1,430  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 299  
526 HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE AND POWER TOOL REPAIRERS 35  
529 TELEPHONE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 6,749  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 5,415  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 5,459  
538 OFFICE MACHINE REPAIRERS 126  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 80  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 4,443 110
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,525 16
575 ELECTRICIANS 2,343  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 144  
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 395 17
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 2,918 10
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 671  
613 SUPERVISORS, EXTRACTIVE OCCUPATIONS 178  
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 355  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 952  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 5,271 32
637 MACHINISTS 41,300 1,760
643 BOILERMAKERS 24  
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 1,443 852
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 682 136
655 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS 22  
667 TAILORS 435  
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 178 157
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 760  
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 8  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 422  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 88  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,203 227
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,653  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 3,033 269
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 40  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,827 203
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,255 1,260
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 577  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 198  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,251 201
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,284 36
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,109  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 285  
726 WOOD LATHE, ROUTING, AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 64  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,266 127
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 263  
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 185  
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 329  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 51  
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 104  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 727 113
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 11,004 620
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 7,264 932
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 3,201  
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 59 7
785 ASSEMBLERS 9,616 1,052
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 8  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,073 97
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 96 52
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 118  
848 HOIST AND WINCH OPERATORS 355  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,037  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 37 3
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 382  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 1,155 1,155
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 2,015  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 718 132
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 1,088 956
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,431 445
TOTAL 190,081 20,879

*(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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