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 TELLURIUM
CAS # 13494-80-9
RTECS # WY2625000 
Agent Code 71197

RUBBER AND MISC. PLASTICS PRODUCTS (SIC 30)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 50

235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 100
25
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 100

719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 502
50
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 25

777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 100

SUBTOTAL 877
75
MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL (SIC 35)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 28
11
SUBTOTAL 28
11
ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT (SIC 36)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 171
171
386 STATISTICAL CLERKS 85
85
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 38

723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 189

766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 171

779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 427
342
SUBTOTAL 1,081
598
TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT (SIC 37)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 213
128
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 28
11
SUBTOTAL 241
139
INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS (SIC 38)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,196
852
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,758
949
SUBTOTAL 2,954
1,801
MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES (SIC 39)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 191

777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 743

SUBTOTAL 934

WHOLESALE TRADE - NONDURABLE GOODS (SIC 51)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,185
474
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,185

889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 3,791

SUBTOTAL 6,161
474
BUSINESS SERVICES (SIC 73)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 7

SUBTOTAL 7

TOTAL 12,283 3,098
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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