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 FATTY ACID AMIDES
CAS #
RTECS #  
Agent Code T0262

HEAVY CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS (SIC 16)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 490

SUBTOTAL 490

SPECIAL TRADE CONTRACTORS (SIC 17)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
575 ELECTRICIANS 1,671

844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 3,219

SUBTOTAL 4,890

FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS (SIC 20)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,056

SUBTOTAL 1,056

LUMBER AND WOOD PRODUCTS (SIC 24)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 107

544 MILLWRIGHTS 560

889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 608

SUBTOTAL 1,275

PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS (SIC 26)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,040

SUBTOTAL 1,040

PRINTING AND PUBLISHING (SIC 27)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 68

734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,593

SUBTOTAL 1,661

CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS (SIC 28)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 90

633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 269

SUBTOTAL 359

PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS (SIC 29)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 293

225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 189
105
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 56

585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 279

637 MACHINISTS 168

777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 419

SUBTOTAL 1,404
105
RUBBER AND MISC. PLASTICS PRODUCTS (SIC 30)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 3,508
1,108
SUBTOTAL 3,508
1,108
PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES (SIC 33)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 51

544 MILLWRIGHTS 27

SUBTOTAL 78

FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS (SIC 34)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 186

785 ASSEMBLERS 465

SUBTOTAL 651

MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL (SIC 35)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 272

637 MACHINISTS 436
29
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 4

785 ASSEMBLERS 8,555
2,538
SUBTOTAL 9,267
2,567
ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT (SIC 36)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 309

549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 139
69
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,032
812
SUBTOTAL 1,480
881
TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT (SIC 37)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 22

453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 275

549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 884
3
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 147
49
SUBTOTAL 1,328
52
TRANSPORTATION BY AIR (SIC 45)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 52

508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 7,502
57
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 13,884

523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 248

637 MACHINISTS 117

797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 320
3
SUBTOTAL 22,123
60
ELECTRIC, GAS, AND SANITARY SERVICES (SIC 49)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 1,553

547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 1,066

577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 3,106

585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 2,619

783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 883

859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 2,832

SUBTOTAL 12,059

WHOLESALE TRADE - DURABLE GOODS (SIC 50)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 504

SUBTOTAL 504

AUTO REPAIR, SERVICES, AND GARAGES (SIC 75)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 1,480

885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 1,252

SUBTOTAL 2,732

HEALTH SERVICES (SIC 80)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 475
54
SUBTOTAL 475
54
TOTAL 66,380 4,827
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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