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 BENZIDENE, 3,3' DIMETHOXY-
CAS # 119-90-4
RTECS # DD0875000 
Agent Code 80274

FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS (SIC 20)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 3
1
SUBTOTAL 3
1
CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS (SIC 28)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 541

757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 270

766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 467

768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 172

SUBTOTAL 1,450

BUSINESS SERVICES (SIC 73)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 617
474
SUBTOTAL 617
474
HEALTH SERVICES (SIC 80)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 250
250
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 28
21
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 120
120
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 7

323 INFORMATION CLERKS, N.E.C. 7

SUBTOTAL 412
391
TOTAL 2,482 866
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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