National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

Estimated Numbers of Employees Potentially Exposed to Specific Agents by Occupation within 2-Digit Standard Industrial Classification (SIC)*

Agent Name ARSENIC
CAS # 7440-38-2
RTECS # CG0525000 
Agent Code 07545

PRINTING AND PUBLISHING (SIC 27)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 9

549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 14

736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 592
28
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 14

SUBTOTAL 629
28
PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS (SIC 29)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 293

225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 189
105
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 279

759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 14

SUBTOTAL 775
105
STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS (SIC 32)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 268

313 SECRETARIES 268
268
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 280

769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 536

889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 804

SUBTOTAL 2,156
268
PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES (SIC 33)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,122

757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,049

766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 2,842

859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 659

SUBTOTAL 5,672

MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL (SIC 35)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 58

453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 411

683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 25

724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 86

759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 28
11
SUBTOTAL 608
11
ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT (SIC 36)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 17
6
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 9

453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 167

683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 17

766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 111
81
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 118
59
SUBTOTAL 439
146
TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT (SIC 37)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 16
5
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 114

SUBTOTAL 130
5
INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS (SIC 38)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 116
43
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 177
88
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 611

SUBTOTAL 904
131
COMMUNICATION (SIC 48)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
527 TELEPHONE LINE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 225

529 TELEPHONE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 9,169
36
SUBTOTAL 9,394
36
BUSINESS SERVICES (SIC 73)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 1,041
482
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,096
140
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 3,360
568
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 977
112
SUBTOTAL 6,474
1,302
HEALTH SERVICES (SIC 80)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 97
97
SUBTOTAL 97
97
TOTAL 27,278 2,129
RELATED PAGES: Estimates by SIC, Estimates by Occupation

*(1) The estimates for each occupation apply only to the 3- and 4-digit SICs surveyed within the 2-digit SIC where the agent was observed. Not all SICs were surveyed, and not all agents were observed in all surveyed SICs. (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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