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 GYPSUM
CAS # 13397-24-5
RTECS #  
Agent Code 90980

OIL AND GAS EXTRACTION (SIC 13)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 159

859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 119

869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 795

SUBTOTAL 1,073

GENERAL BUILDING CONTRACTORS (SIC 15)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 852

563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 1,753

567 CARPENTERS 12,751

573 DRYWALL INSTALLERS 327

588 CONCRETE AND TERRAZZO FINISHERS 57

753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 156

804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 624

865 HELPERS, CONSTRUCTION TRADES 922

869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 19,617
501
SUBTOTAL 37,059
501
HEAVY CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS (SIC 16)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 2,049

SUBTOTAL 2,049

SPECIAL TRADE CONTRACTORS (SIC 17)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 300

558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 3,940

563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 8,375

565 TILE SETTERS, HARD AND SOFT 4,274

567 CARPENTERS 8,734

573 DRYWALL INSTALLERS 12,256

579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 112

583 PAPERHANGERS 387

584 PLASTERERS 2,134

595 ROOFERS 5,584

597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 1,126

599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 2,208

704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,098

709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 699

869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 16,419

SUBTOTAL 71,646

LUMBER AND WOOD PRODUCTS (SIC 24)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
567 CARPENTERS 1,187
452
573 DRYWALL INSTALLERS 119

575 ELECTRICIANS 119

585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 60

597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 323

657 CABINET MAKERS AND BENCH CARPENTERS 258

SUBTOTAL 2,066
452
PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS (SIC 26)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 125

SUBTOTAL 125

CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS (SIC 28)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 48

757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 143

SUBTOTAL 191

PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS (SIC 29)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
593 INSULATION WORKERS 311

SUBTOTAL 311

STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS (SIC 32)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 43

185 DESIGNERS 2,201
1,467
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 18

454 ELEVATOR OPERATORS 150

584 PLASTERERS 188

593 INSULATION WORKERS 252

633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 288

709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 157

754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 15

756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 184

766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 210

777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 901

779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 915
76
795 MISCELLANEOUS HAND WORKING OCCUPATIONS 686
76
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 4,316

856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 617

SUBTOTAL 11,141
1,619
PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES (SIC 33)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 238

724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,510

SUBTOTAL 1,748

FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS (SIC 34)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 53

563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 278

633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 71

779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 441

873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 124

SUBTOTAL 967

MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL (SIC 35)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 366

549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 616

785 ASSEMBLERS 18

SUBTOTAL 1,000

TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT (SIC 37)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 17

585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 1,257

593 INSULATION WORKERS 400

643 BOILERMAKERS 48

644 PRECISION GRINDERS, FITTERS, AND TOOL SHARPENERS 22
7
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 101
14
SUBTOTAL 1,845
21
INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS (SIC 38)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 55
55
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 708
108
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 220
94
SUBTOTAL 983
257
MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES (SIC 39)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 289

SUBTOTAL 289

TRANSPORTATION BY AIR (SIC 45)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 69

SUBTOTAL 69

WHOLESALE TRADE - DURABLE GOODS (SIC 50)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 223

804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 890

889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 668

SUBTOTAL 1,781

HEALTH SERVICES (SIC 80)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
567 CARPENTERS 52

579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 51

759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 44

SUBTOTAL 147

TOTAL 134,490 2,850
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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