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 HEXADECANOIC ACID, HEXADECYL ESTER
CAS # 540-10-3
RTECS #  
Agent Code T1911

PRINTING AND PUBLISHING (SIC 27)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 1,345
896
194 ARTISTS, PERFORMERS, AND RELATED WORKERS, N.E.C. 291
143
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 13

453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 565
157
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 22

547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 134

567 CARPENTERS 36

634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 332
58
679 BOOKBINDERS 4
4
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 58
13
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 134

735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 90
49
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 54
36
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 9

774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 1,161
847
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 13
4
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 130

887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 40
4
SUBTOTAL 4,431
2,211
PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES (SIC 33)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
095 REGISTERED NURSES 7
7
SUBTOTAL 7
7
FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS (SIC 34)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 80

453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 100

724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 40

SUBTOTAL 220

ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT (SIC 36)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
095 REGISTERED NURSES 9
9
SUBTOTAL 9
9
TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT (SIC 37)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
095 REGISTERED NURSES 11
11
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 5

SUBTOTAL 16
11
HEALTH SERVICES (SIC 80)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
095 REGISTERED NURSES 878
801
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 97
97
SUBTOTAL 975
898
TOTAL 5,658 3,136
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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