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 CADMIUM MERCURY SULFIDE
CAS # 1345-09-1
RTECS #  
Agent Code M2271

OIL AND GAS EXTRACTION (SIC 13)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 72

SUBTOTAL 72

APPAREL AND OTHER TEXTILE PRODUCTS (SIC 23)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 57

889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 272

SUBTOTAL 329

PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS (SIC 26)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 671
67
SUBTOTAL 671
67
PRINTING AND PUBLISHING (SIC 27)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
679 BOOKBINDERS 371
110
SUBTOTAL 371
110
CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS (SIC 28)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 298

756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 408

856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 123
15
SUBTOTAL 829
15
RUBBER AND MISC. PLASTICS PRODUCTS (SIC 30)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 512

719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,935
1,710
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,730
2,730
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 853

888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 4,042
2,262
SUBTOTAL 10,072
6,702
LEATHER AND LEATHER PRODUCTS (SIC 31)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
745 SHOE MACHINE OPERATORS 66
66
SUBTOTAL 66
66
FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS (SIC 34)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
785 ASSEMBLERS 63

SUBTOTAL 63

MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL (SIC 35)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 473

645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 514

796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 119
62
SUBTOTAL 1,106
62
ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT (SIC 36)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 5

336 RECORDS CLERKS 12
12
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 37

676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 23

683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 1,631
1,162
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 89
57
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 19
12
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 37
30
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 11

777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 9
5
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,899
1,729
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,418
768
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 202
159
SUBTOTAL 5,392
3,934
TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT (SIC 37)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 119

785 ASSEMBLERS 58
58
SUBTOTAL 177
58
INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS (SIC 38)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
335 FILE CLERKS 331

693 ADJUSTERS AND CALIBRATORS 48
10
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 179
69
SUBTOTAL 558
79
TOTAL 19,706 11,093
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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