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 LASER/MASER
CAS #
RTECS #  
Agent Code P0310

GENERAL BUILDING CONTRACTORS (SIC 15)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)		 Total # Female
Employees
218 SURVEYING AND MAPPING TECHNICIANS 235
SUBTOTAL 235
HEAVY CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS (SIC 16)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)		 Total # Female
Employees
053 CIVIL ENGINEERS 468
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 1,668
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 1,637
SUBTOTAL 3,773
SPECIAL TRADE CONTRACTORS (SIC 17)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)		 Total # Female
Employees
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 138
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 3,219
SUBTOTAL 3,357
TOBACCO MANUFACTURES (SIC 21)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)		 Total # Female
Employees
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 103
 19
SUBTOTAL 103
 19
LUMBER AND WOOD PRODUCTS (SIC 24)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)		 Total # Female
Employees
496 TIMBER CUTTING AND LOGGING OCCUPATIONS 37
SUBTOTAL 37
PRINTING AND PUBLISHING (SIC 27)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)		 Total # Female
Employees
575 ELECTRICIANS 285
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 58
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 3,687
 114
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 125
SUBTOTAL 4,155
 114
CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS (SIC 28)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)		 Total # Female
Employees
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 128
 13
785 ASSEMBLERS 52
 17
SUBTOTAL 180
 30
STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS (SIC 32)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)		 Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 6
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 12
SUBTOTAL 18
PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES (SIC 33)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)		 Total # Female
Employees
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 58
SUBTOTAL 58
FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS (SIC 34)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)		 Total # Female
Employees
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 32
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 6
 3
SUBTOTAL 38
 3
MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL (SIC 35)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)		 Total # Female
Employees
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 129
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 90
 90
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 74
 74
SUBTOTAL 293
 164
ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT (SIC 36)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)		 Total # Female
Employees
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 37
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 255
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 5
 2
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 783
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 12
 12
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 7
 2
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 45
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 129
 53
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 118
 57
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 30
785 ASSEMBLERS 23
 21
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 287
SUBTOTAL 1,731
 147
TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT (SIC 37)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)		 Total # Female
Employees
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 14
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 256
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 7
567 CARPENTERS 79
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 9
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 22
 14
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 313
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 14
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,372
 88
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 459
 9
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 100
 41
785 ASSEMBLERS 71
 3
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 145
 14
SUBTOTAL 2,861
 169
INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS (SIC 38)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)		 Total # Female
Employees
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 670
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 598
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 83
 53
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 53
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 1,025
 341
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 53
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 1,193
 852
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 31
SUBTOTAL 3,706
 1,246
BUSINESS SERVICES (SIC 73)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)		 Total # Female
Employees
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 740
 84
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 2,529
 237
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 3,266
 502
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,511
 261
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 17
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 1,026
 91
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 106
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 858
 140
SUBTOTAL 10,053
 1,315
HEALTH SERVICES (SIC 80)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)		 Total # Female
Employees
084 PHYSICIANS 81
 14
095 REGISTERED NURSES 1,654
 1,486
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 105
 98
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 148
 140
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 28
 28
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,588
 907
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 265
 154
SUBTOTAL 3,869
 2,827
TOTAL 34,467 6,034
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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