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 INDOLE
CAS # 120-72-9
RTECS # NL2450000 
Agent Code T0819

CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS (SIC 28)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 96

754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 827
276
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 358

766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 39

877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 138

889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 138

SUBTOTAL 1,596
276
PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES (SIC 33)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
374 MATERIAL RECORDING, SCHEDULING, AND DISTRIBUTING CLERKS, N.E.C. 5

519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 24

756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 5

849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 27

SUBTOTAL 61

ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT (SIC 36)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 794

SUBTOTAL 794

TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT (SIC 37)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 113

633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 140

723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 14

756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 26

796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 52

SUBTOTAL 345

INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS (SIC 38)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 47

SUBTOTAL 47

PERSONAL SERVICES (SIC 72)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 2,356

274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 1,315
1,315
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 15,911
13,062
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 657
657
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 785
329
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 657
657
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 329
329
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 657
329
SUBTOTAL 22,667
16,678
HEALTH SERVICES (SIC 80)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
095 REGISTERED NURSES 3,999
3,875
096 PHARMACISTS 1,215
715
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 167
167
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 1,267
729
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 597
597
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 694
459
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 83

678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 948
316
SUBTOTAL 8,970
6,858
TOTAL 34,480 23,812
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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