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 RHODIUM
CAS # 7440-16-6
RTECS # VI9069000 
Agent Code 67405

PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS (SIC 26)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 331

185 DESIGNERS 134
67
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 100

719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 368
167
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 331

777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 368
201
SUBTOTAL 1,632
435
PRINTING AND PUBLISHING (SIC 27)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 259

213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 66

453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 457
36
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 281
28
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 113
28
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 186

736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 2,607

737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 528

753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 468

774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 280

SUBTOTAL 5,245
92
PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES (SIC 33)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 57

575 ELECTRICIANS 38

585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 95

757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 816

766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 57

SUBTOTAL 1,063

FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS (SIC 34)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
194 ARTISTS, PERFORMERS, AND RELATED WORKERS, N.E.C. 97

SUBTOTAL 97

ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT (SIC 36)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 107
32
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 2

779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 35
25
SUBTOTAL 144
57
INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS (SIC 38)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
345 DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS 795
568
SUBTOTAL 795
568
MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES (SIC 39)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
259 SALES REPRESENTATIVES, MINING, MANUFACTURING, AND WHOLESALE 1,649
733
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 366

647 PRECIOUS STONES AND METALS WORKERS (JEWELERS) 183

709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 183

723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 333
12
SUBTOTAL 2,714
745
BUSINESS SERVICES (SIC 73)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 270
180
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 42

SUBTOTAL 312
180
TOTAL 12,002 2,077
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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