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 V, VANADIUM-MF UNKNOWN
CAS # 7440-62-2
RTECS # YW1355000 
Agent Code 76165

SPECIAL TRADE CONTRACTORS (SIC 17)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
588 CONCRETE AND TERRAZZO FINISHERS 1,939

804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 323

869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 1,616

SUBTOTAL 3,878

PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS (SIC 26)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 240

756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 240

873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 599

SUBTOTAL 1,079

CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS (SIC 28)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,116

889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 744

SUBTOTAL 2,860

PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS (SIC 29)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 14
14
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 7
7
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 5,593

SUBTOTAL 5,614
21
STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS (SIC 32)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 44
44
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 178

453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 578

637 MACHINISTS 339

759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 267
44
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 178

859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 578
445
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 311
178
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 89

SUBTOTAL 2,562
711
PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES (SIC 33)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
045 METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS ENGINEERS 64

055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 5

073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 121
8
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 40

224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 37

363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 8

364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 8

374 MATERIAL RECORDING, SCHEDULING, AND DISTRIBUTING CLERKS, N.E.C. 13

453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 2,415

516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 11

518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 21

519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 27

523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 88

533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 11

534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 243

539 MECHANICAL CONTROLS AND VALVE REPAIRERS 37

544 MILLWRIGHTS 717

547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 317

549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 16

563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 129

575 ELECTRICIANS 43

585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 48

633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 37

637 MACHINISTS 1,156
8
643 BOILERMAKERS 40

689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 13

696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 3

704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 3

706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 535

707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 904

709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 839
22
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 24

719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 274

724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 487

727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 3

755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,411

756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 21

757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,369

758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 13

766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 1,237

768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 5

769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 13

777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 13

779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 295

783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 89

785 ASSEMBLERS 117

796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 219
37
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 21

798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 8

804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 5

849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 742

856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 21

859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 16

865 HELPERS, CONSTRUCTION TRADES 288

873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 72

883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 85

889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 763
43
SUBTOTAL 16,560
118
FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS (SIC 34)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 41

563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 190

634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 1,722
13
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 1,308

779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 4,614
1,758
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 69

SUBTOTAL 7,944
1,771
MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL (SIC 35)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 123

547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 366

549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 616

634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 3,539

779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,828

783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 301

SUBTOTAL 6,773

ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT (SIC 36)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 46
30
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 180

SUBTOTAL 226
30
TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT (SIC 37)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
044 AEROSPACE ENGINEERS 11

453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,528

515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 24

544 MILLWRIGHTS 885
3
637 MACHINISTS 86

703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 24

704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 175

708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 14

709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 179
3
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 392

783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 3,069

889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 17

SUBTOTAL 6,404
6
TRANSPORTATION BY AIR (SIC 45)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 206

783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 37

SUBTOTAL 243

BUSINESS SERVICES (SIC 73)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
069 PHYSICISTS AND ASTRONOMERS 14

SUBTOTAL 14

TOTAL 54,157 2,657
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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