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 LANTHANUM OXIDE (LA2O3)
CAS # 1312-81-8
RTECS #  
Agent Code X2060

STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS (SIC 32)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 17
17
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 168
151
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 755
637
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 402
335
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 299

SUBTOTAL 1,641
1,140
ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT (SIC 36)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 17,417
8,599
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 616

709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 99
49
785 ASSEMBLERS 517
246
SUBTOTAL 18,649
8,894
TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT (SIC 37)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
214 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 14

SUBTOTAL 14

INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS (SIC 38)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 110
110
644 PRECISION GRINDERS, FITTERS, AND TOOL SHARPENERS 65
43
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 1,239
445
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 662
496
SUBTOTAL 2,076
1,094
HEALTH SERVICES (SIC 80)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 22
11
SUBTOTAL 22
11
TOTAL 22,402 11,139
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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