National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name C.FE.MN, ALLOY-MF UNKNOWN
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code X5950

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 2,372 1,063
044 AEROSPACE ENGINEERS 137  
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 65  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 535  
185 DESIGNERS 302  
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 183 20
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 181  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,688  
217 DRAFTING OCCUPATIONS 1,194  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 17 3
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 2,484 167
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 529  
259 SALES REPRESENTATIVES, MINING, MANUFACTURING, AND WHOLESALE 1,456  
307 SUPERVISORS; DISTRIBUTION, SCHEDULING, AND ADJUSTING CLERKS 28  
313 SECRETARIES 559 487
345 DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS 32 16
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 1,151  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 841 134
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 9,673 772
374 MATERIAL RECORDING, SCHEDULING, AND DISTRIBUTING CLERKS, N.E.C. 63  
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 1,462  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 66,237 973
459 ATTENDANTS, AMUSEMENT AND RECREATION FACILITIES 61  
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,049  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 4,139  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 13,319 539
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 2,489 9
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 606  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 424 70
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 8,650 75
517 FARM EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 135 17
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 11,591  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 139  
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 1,811  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 322  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 8,168  
538 OFFICE MACHINE REPAIRERS 2,169  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 3,085  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 3,756  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 25,762 20
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 1,194  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 4,410  
565 TILE SETTERS, HARD AND SOFT 5,655  
567 CARPENTERS 4,259  
573 DRYWALL INSTALLERS 1,057  
575 ELECTRICIANS 32,402  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 3,106  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 143  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 40,569 172
588 CONCRETE AND TERRAZZO FINISHERS 274  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 6,375 161
595 ROOFERS 80  
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 652 24
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 11,690  
598 DRILLERS, EARTH 73  
614 DRILLERS, OIL WELL 1,971  
615 EXPLOSIVES WORKERS 419  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 6,069 155
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 30,099 939
635 TOOL AND DIE MAKER APPRENTICES 849 18
636 PRECISION ASSEMBLERS, METAL 1,662 81
637 MACHINISTS 94,880 1,139
643 BOILERMAKERS 6,437  
644 PRECISION GRINDERS, FITTERS, AND TOOL SHARPENERS 3,184 34
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 591  
646 LAY-OUT WORKERS 943  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 11,146 72
655 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS 22  
674 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION APPAREL AND FABRIC WORKERS 271 3
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 549  
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 1,335  
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 249  
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 2,154 2,106
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 13,861 501
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 81 33
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 23  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 256  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 2,281 170
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 22,432 1,049
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,036 43
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 16,476 7,183
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,552 41
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,681 608
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 21,763 1,802
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,350 11
714 NUMERICAL CONTROL MACHINE OPERATORS 326  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,751 306
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 6,043 164
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,410  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,229 23
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,705 98
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,883 17
726 WOOD LATHE, ROUTING, AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 64  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 816 22
728 SHAPING AND JOINING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,129  
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 50  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 520 137
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 433 112
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 1,115 79
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,946 138
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 865 65
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,695 362
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 8,177 239
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 1,077  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 339  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 12,521 1,244
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 89 27
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 33,095 1,599
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 33,590 682
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 93,940 1,197
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 574 24
785 ASSEMBLERS 31,275 7,451
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 5,761 311
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 50  
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 128  
799 GRADERS AND SORTERS, EXCEPT AGRICULTURAL 704  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 927 21
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 7,314 181
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 4,158 113
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 2,817 38
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 8,456 625
865 HELPERS, CONSTRUCTION TRADES 362  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 19,301 76
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 3,097 3
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 364 96
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 2,700 1,311
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 894  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 1,414  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 1,454 596
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 19,870 76
TOTAL 872,849 38,144

*(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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