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 ZIRCONIUM OXIDE
CAS #
RTECS #  
Agent Code M0626

TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS (SIC 22)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 82

SUBTOTAL 82

CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS (SIC 28)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 39

766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 686
18
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 498
223
SUBTOTAL 1,223
241
RUBBER AND MISC. PLASTICS PRODUCTS (SIC 30)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 363

SUBTOTAL 363

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
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 101
67
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 755
637
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 285
252
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 402
335
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 235
201
SUBTOTAL 1,963
1,660
PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES (SIC 33)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
373 EXPEDITERS 69

633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 103

756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,125

768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 758

796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 34

SUBTOTAL 2,089

FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS (SIC 34)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 387

783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 243

SUBTOTAL 630

MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL (SIC 35)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 823
21
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 411

777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 41

783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 146

SUBTOTAL 1,421
21
ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT (SIC 36)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 27
27
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 405

756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 143

766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 609
481
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 54

SUBTOTAL 1,238
508
TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT (SIC 37)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 17

SUBTOTAL 17

INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS (SIC 38)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 2,572
1,029
SUBTOTAL 2,572
1,029
TRANSPORTATION BY AIR (SIC 45)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 168

704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 168

723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 116

SUBTOTAL 452

BUSINESS SERVICES (SIC 73)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 10

216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 7

224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 2,289
349
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,041
121
637 MACHINISTS 13

SUBTOTAL 3,360
470
TOTAL 15,410 3,929
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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