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 WOOL, PROCESSED
CAS #
RTECS #  
Agent Code X8568

APPAREL AND OTHER TEXTILE PRODUCTS (SIC 23)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
185 DESIGNERS 484
415
259 SALES REPRESENTATIVES, MINING, MANUFACTURING, AND WHOLESALE 553
553
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 553
208
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 121

518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 130

547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 20

633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 101
81
667 TAILORS 595

676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 208
208
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 14,269
13,567
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,073
537
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 40
40
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 161
161
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 121
121
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 326
65
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 40
40
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 4,635
4,359
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,727
1,332
799 GRADERS AND SORTERS, EXCEPT AGRICULTURAL 671
537
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 81
81
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 805
805
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 60
60
SUBTOTAL 26,774
23,170
TRANSPORTATION BY AIR (SIC 45)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 131
14
SUBTOTAL 131
14
BUSINESS SERVICES (SIC 73)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 210
72
SUBTOTAL 210
72
TOTAL 27,115 23,256
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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