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 MANGANESE OXIDE
CAS #
RTECS #  
Agent Code 81664

SPECIAL TRADE CONTRACTORS (SIC 17)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 1,196

783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 598

SUBTOTAL 1,794

FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS (SIC 20)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 46
46
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 730
319
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 524

549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 715

579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 48

756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 91

766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 48

859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 365

SUBTOTAL 2,567
365
FURNITURE AND FIXTURES (SIC 25)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 30

SUBTOTAL 30

CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS (SIC 28)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 62

535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 10

633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 23

699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 53

777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 53

SUBTOTAL 201

PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES (SIC 33)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,751

518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 47

534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 243

709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 47

715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 93

725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 48

766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 614

768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 93

779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,507

783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 599

859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 233

888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 1,027

889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 32
8
SUBTOTAL 6,334
8
FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS (SIC 34)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
643 BOILERMAKERS 65

783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 635

873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 163

SUBTOTAL 863

MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL (SIC 35)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 280

SUBTOTAL 280

ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT (SIC 36)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 1,089
87
SUBTOTAL 1,089
87
TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT (SIC 37)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 567
21
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 20

783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 33

SUBTOTAL 620
21
INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS (SIC 38)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,099

SUBTOTAL 1,099

BUSINESS SERVICES (SIC 73)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 1,822
272
SUBTOTAL 1,822
272
HEALTH SERVICES (SIC 80)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 24

696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 17

783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 43

SUBTOTAL 84

TOTAL 16,783 753
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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