National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

Estimated Numbers of Employees Potentially Exposed to Specific Agents by Occupation*

Agent Name LIFTING-POSTURES
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code P2002

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
007 FINANCIAL MANAGERS 173  
015 MANAGERS, MEDICINE AND HEALTH 339 129
018 FUNERAL DIRECTORS 11,025  
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 4,393 791
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 98 70
029 BUYERS, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE, EXCEPT FARM PRODUCTS 4,004  
045 METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS ENGINEERS 12  
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 947  
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 246  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 1,085  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 576 144
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 22 14
084 PHYSICIANS 2,482 1,895
086 VETERINARIANS 4,997 294
095 REGISTERED NURSES 257,454 227,618
096 PHARMACISTS 372 70
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 1,408 925
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 206 206
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 9,970 8,055
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 179 163
106 PHYSICIANS' ASSISTANTS 1,019 22
159 TEACHERS, N.E.C. 4,139 2,442
163 COUNSELORS, EDUCATIONAL AND VOCATIONAL 181 127
164 LIBRARIANS 143 143
185 DESIGNERS 302 81
187 ACTORS AND DIRECTORS 2,591 598
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 173 74
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 472  
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 4,031 940
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 9,943 7,229
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 8,813 8,800
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 4,296 3,631
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 1,368 163
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 124 89
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 958 388
217 DRAFTING OCCUPATIONS 271  
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 3,061 1,606
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 18  
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 791  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 4,824 133
243 SUPERVISORS AND PROPRIETORS, SALES OCCUPATIONS 339  
257 SALES OCCUPATIONS, OTHER BUSINESS SERVICES 3,487  
259 SALES REPRESENTATIVES, MINING, MANUFACTURING, AND WHOLESALE 3,547  
263 SALES WORKERS, MOTOR VEHICLES AND BOATS 1,438  
269 SALES WORKERS, PARTS 5,409  
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 2,718  
275 SALES COUNTER CLERKS 1,059  
276 CASHIERS 4,440 2,286
278 NEWS VENDORS 416  
303 SUPERVISORS, GENERAL OFFICE 950 752
313 SECRETARIES 403 403
318 TRANSPORTATION TICKET AND RESERVATION AGENTS 6,862 3,292
327 ORDER CLERKS 501 238
336 RECORDS CLERKS 2,067 517
345 DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS 28 9
346 MAIL PREPARING AND PAPER HANDLING MACHINE OPERATORS 377 63
356 MAIL CLERKS, EXC. POSTAL SERVICE 15,489 2,649
357 MESSENGERS 6,312 726
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 4,554 335
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 126,637 15,482
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 27,788 3,118
366 METER READERS 1,495  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 1,621 162
373 EXPEDITERS 24  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 3,181 1,796
385 DATA-ENTRY KEYERS 331  
386 STATISTICAL CLERKS 24  
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 1,687  
435 WAITERS AND WAITRESSES 1,438 1,233
436 COOKS, EXCEPT SHORT ORDER 504 146
438 FOOD COUNTER, FOUNTAIN AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS 369 195
443 WAITERS'/WAITRESSES' ASSISTANTS 1,345 1,006
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 13,570 10,754
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 10,848 6,223
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 22,570 16,753
448 SUPERVISORS, CLEANING AND BUILDING SERVICE WORKERS 82  
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 13,616 7,521
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 124,395 12,569
454 ELEVATOR OPERATORS 373  
455 PEST CONTROL OCCUPATIONS 3,436 201
465 PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ATTENDANTS 1,455 243
466 BAGGAGE PORTERS AND BELLHOPS 2,170  
467 WELFARE SERVICE AIDES 11,945 11,782
469 PERSONAL SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 5,831 5,349
476 MANAGERS, HORTICULTURAL SPECIALTY FARMS 633  
479 FARM WORKERS 403  
486 GROUNDSKEEPERS AND GARDENERS, EXCEPT FARM 7,201  
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 3,108 2,070
495 FORESTRY WORKERS, EXCEPT LOGGING 1,210  
496 TIMBER CUTTING AND LOGGING OCCUPATIONS 5,874  
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 65  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 25,801  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 10,098  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 3,401 243
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 4,707  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 567 21
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 16,467 75
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 13,066 40
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 1,301 294
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 7,451  
525 DATA PROCESSING EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 7  
526 HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE AND POWER TOOL REPAIRERS 561  
527 TELEPHONE LINE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 948  
529 TELEPHONE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 12,217  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 1,240  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 7,302  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 1,335  
538 OFFICE MACHINE REPAIRERS 1,501  
539 MECHANICAL CONTROLS AND VALVE REPAIRERS 2,515  
543 ELEVATOR INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 3,991  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 3,245  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 15,966 1,280
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 15,506 184
557 SUPERVISORS; PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 3,250  
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 14,164  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 33,599  
565 TILE SETTERS, HARD AND SOFT 13,419  
566 CARPET INSTALLERS 6,141  
567 CARPENTERS 102,086 711
573 DRYWALL INSTALLERS 9,565  
575 ELECTRICIANS 54,410 108
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 13,391  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 1,713 14
584 PLASTERERS 2,560  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 59,010  
588 CONCRETE AND TERRAZZO FINISHERS 8,548 34
589 GLAZIERS 2,279  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 13,416 739
594 PAVING, SURFACING, AND TAMPING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 348  
595 ROOFERS 27,013  
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 4,366 7
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 24,805 1,084
598 DRILLERS, EARTH 835  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 14,957  
613 SUPERVISORS, EXTRACTIVE OCCUPATIONS 290 97
614 DRILLERS, OIL WELL 17,624  
615 EXPLOSIVES WORKERS 453  
616 MINING MACHINE OPERATORS 8,072  
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 23,981  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 6,678 99
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 10,893 58
637 MACHINISTS 24,460 438
639 MACHINIST APPRENTICES 599  
643 BOILERMAKERS 1,249 209
644 PRECISION GRINDERS, FITTERS, AND TOOL SHARPENERS 137  
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 307  
646 LAY-OUT WORKERS 646  
649 ENGRAVERS, METAL 63  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 12,046 147
656 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, WOOD 922  
657 CABINET MAKERS AND BENCH CARPENTERS 709  
658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 6,749 1,233
667 TAILORS 2,876 967
668 UPHOLSTERERS 1,216 426
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 8,354 147
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 100  
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 17  
679 BOOKBINDERS 19,856 10,183
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 152  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 6,031  
686 BUTCHERS AND MEAT CUTTERS 4,192 38
687 BAKERS 4,184 510
688 FOOD BATCHMAKERS 1,058 54
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 347 40
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 2,760 3
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 503  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 1,061 47
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 1,934  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 1,821 351
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,083 41
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,322  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 6,570 1,167
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 8,960  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 65  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 7,102 804
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,846  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,386 1,704
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 4,885 87
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 15,427 6,168
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,510 473
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,523 6
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,165  
726 WOOD LATHE, ROUTING, AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,895 481
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 12,869 1,255
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 7,028 228
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 19,482 3,581
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 731 65
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 686  
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,424 2,134
738 WINDING AND TWISTING MACHINE OPERATORS 9,561 3,391
739 KNITTING, LOOPING, TAPING, AND WEAVING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,719 1,868
743 TEXTILE CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,228 345
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 8,410 4,993
745 SHOE MACHINE OPERATORS 725 99
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 7,181 6,406
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 35,711 23,594
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 17,315 5,926
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,359 205
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 10,114 1,463
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 10,733 1,915
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 16,378 1,674
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,476 226
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,198  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 7,642 1,058
763 ROASTING AND BAKING MACHINE OPERATORS, FOOD 180 60
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 708 12
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,201 1,625
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 15,598 136
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,448  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 21,006 5,097
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 58,327 10,017
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 62,288 14,196
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 21,933 141
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 640 112
785 ASSEMBLERS 104,777 21,357
786 HAND CUTTING AND TRIMMING OCCUPATIONS 1,106 336
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 137  
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 23 17
795 MISCELLANEOUS HAND WORKING OCCUPATIONS 2,429 81
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 10,472 2,573
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 2,306 1,100
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 243 175
799 GRADERS AND SORTERS, EXCEPT AGRICULTURAL 6,219 505
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 153,369 754
805 TRUCK DRIVERS, LIGHT 16,392 621
806 DRIVER-SALES WORKERS 11,259  
808 BUS DRIVERS 16,756 10,622
809 TAXI CAB DRIVERS AND CHAUFFEURS 1,669 509
824 LOCOMOTIVE OPERATING OCCUPATIONS 5  
829 SAILORS AND DECKHANDS 11  
843 SUPERVISORS, MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 363 85
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 6,649  
848 HOIST AND WINCH OPERATORS 14,977 31
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 831  
853 EXCAVATING AND LOADING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,302  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 16,988 519
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 53,941 9,673
864 HELPERS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 19  
865 HELPERS, CONSTRUCTION TRADES 2,744  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 268,269 4,729
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 21,811 2,753
875 GARBAGE COLLECTORS 6,277  
876 STEVEDORES 5,264  
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 6,631 920
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 11,593 2,211
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 84,485 2,104
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 5,431  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 3,573 314
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 69,520 32,620
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 197,447 12,618
TOTAL 3,084,867 604,570

*(1) The estimates for each occupation apply across the surveyed industries in which the agent was observed. Not all industries were surveyed, and not all agents were observed in all surveyed industries. (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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