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 LEAD CHROMATE
CAS #
RTECS #  
Agent Code X5638

HEAVY CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS (SIC 16)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 386

SUBTOTAL 386

SPECIAL TRADE CONTRACTORS (SIC 17)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 413

558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 207

869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 413

SUBTOTAL 1,033

TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS (SIC 22)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 103

453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 171

743 TEXTILE CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 171

753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 171
171
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 103

SUBTOTAL 719
171
CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS (SIC 28)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 190
57
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 460
76
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 171

756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,982
548
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 513
38
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 382
287
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 19

SUBTOTAL 3,717
1,006
RUBBER AND MISC. PLASTICS PRODUCTS (SIC 30)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
313 SECRETARIES 568
189
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 512

719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,579
770
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,082

777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,730
2,730
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 3,508
1,108
785 ASSEMBLERS 655
131
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 853

888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 4,042
2,262
SUBTOTAL 16,529
7,190
STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS (SIC 32)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 291

SUBTOTAL 291

FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS (SIC 34)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 138

796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 276

SUBTOTAL 414

MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL (SIC 35)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 625

634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 253

756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 3

759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 26

779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 150

SUBTOTAL 1,057

ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT (SIC 36)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 201

756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 50

759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 353
25
785 ASSEMBLERS 52
46
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 101
41
SUBTOTAL 757
112
TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT (SIC 37)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 22

549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,414
302
575 ELECTRICIANS 65

585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 115

759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 230
16
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 38

779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 27

859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 687

887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 98

SUBTOTAL 3,696
318
TRUCKING AND WAREHOUSING (SIC 42)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
785 ASSEMBLERS 182
61
SUBTOTAL 182
61
ELECTRIC, GAS, AND SANITARY SERVICES (SIC 49)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,887

SUBTOTAL 1,887

WHOLESALE TRADE - DURABLE GOODS (SIC 50)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 113

SUBTOTAL 113

TOTAL 30,781 8,858
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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