National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

Estimated Numbers of Employees Potentially Exposed to Specific Agents by Occupation within 2-Digit Standard Industrial Classification (SIC)*

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Agent Code X4041

OIL AND GAS EXTRACTION (SIC 13)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 7,885

SUBTOTAL 7,885

SPECIAL TRADE CONTRACTORS (SIC 17)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 2,119

SUBTOTAL 2,119

CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS (SIC 28)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,493

764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 96

SUBTOTAL 1,589

PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS (SIC 29)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 63

SUBTOTAL 63

RUBBER AND MISC. PLASTICS PRODUCTS (SIC 30)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 270

779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 142
47
SUBTOTAL 412
47
STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS (SIC 32)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 154
31
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 246

709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 369
31
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 399
154
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 123
123
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 123

766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 123
31
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 31

SUBTOTAL 1,568
370
PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES (SIC 33)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 282

549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 219

719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,223

766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 1,640

779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 264

889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 845

SUBTOTAL 7,473

FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS (SIC 34)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 158

SUBTOTAL 158

MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL (SIC 35)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 3,688

SUBTOTAL 3,688

ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT (SIC 36)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 616

709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 2

719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 7

777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 18

785 ASSEMBLERS 517
246
SUBTOTAL 1,160
246
TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT (SIC 37)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 6

SUBTOTAL 6

WHOLESALE TRADE - DURABLE GOODS (SIC 50)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 437

804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 874

SUBTOTAL 1,311

TOTAL 27,432 663
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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