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 XYLENE, ORTHO-
CAS # 95-47-6
RTECS # ZE2450000 
Agent Code M1026

AGRICULTURAL SERVICES (SIC 07)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
086 VETERINARIANS 562

208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 562
281
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 281

SUBTOTAL 1,405
281
APPAREL AND OTHER TEXTILE PRODUCTS (SIC 23)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 328
328
SUBTOTAL 328
328
PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS (SIC 26)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 747

796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 887
222
SUBTOTAL 1,634
222
PRINTING AND PUBLISHING (SIC 27)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 383

549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 68

734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 9,425
734
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 479
319
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 518

SUBTOTAL 10,873
1,053
CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS (SIC 28)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 202

224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 1,224
216
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,368
288
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 360

SUBTOTAL 3,154
504
RUBBER AND MISC. PLASTICS PRODUCTS (SIC 30)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 146

658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 1,312
146
SUBTOTAL 1,458
146
PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES (SIC 33)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 302

SUBTOTAL 302

FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS (SIC 34)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 472
24
785 ASSEMBLERS 274
81
SUBTOTAL 746
105
MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL (SIC 35)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 54

785 ASSEMBLERS 1,104
552
SUBTOTAL 1,158
552
ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT (SIC 36)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 628
62
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 167

637 MACHINISTS 12

683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 6

756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 23

777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 80
55
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,880
1,736
SUBTOTAL 2,796
1,853
TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT (SIC 37)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 55
22
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 329
34
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 31

785 ASSEMBLERS 471
139
SUBTOTAL 886
195
INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS (SIC 38)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 73
9
SUBTOTAL 73
9
TRANSPORTATION BY AIR (SIC 45)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 241

515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 100

SUBTOTAL 341

BUSINESS SERVICES (SIC 73)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 196
20
SUBTOTAL 196
20
HEALTH SERVICES (SIC 80)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 643
545
SUBTOTAL 643
545
TOTAL 25,993 5,813
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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