National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ANISALDEHYDE, PARA-
CAS # 123-11-5
RTECS # BZ2625000
Agent Code X5044

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
018 FUNERAL DIRECTORS 630 70
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 1,064  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 131 11
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 93 56
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 593 499
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 636 558
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 988 197
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 2,881 2,063
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 546 250
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 63 47
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 22 7
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 8  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 22  
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 1,315 1,315
313 SECRETARIES 90 90
319 RECEPTIONISTS 876 526
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,843  
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 458 332
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 765 488
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 8,212 6,274
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 4,471 2,033
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 27,385 22,714
469 PERSONAL SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 164 92
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 14  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 22  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 96  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 201 201
567 CARPENTERS 225  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 74  
636 PRECISION ASSEMBLERS, METAL 1,119 947
637 MACHINISTS 2,357 603
649 ENGRAVERS, METAL 50 7
667 TAILORS 24  
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 7 7
688 FOOD BATCHMAKERS 323  
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 38  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 22  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 7  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 211  
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 29  
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 167  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,260 4,260
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,312 1,068
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 12,663 8,156
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 827 79
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,723 722
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 676 65
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,077 86
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 626 129
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 686 657
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 5,217 2,132
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 3,413 634
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 14  
785 ASSEMBLERS 2,002 1,483
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 973 692
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 57  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 931  
806 DRIVER-SALES WORKERS 1,110  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 24  
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 138  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 1,468 1,444
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,896 332
TOTAL 100,333 61,328

*(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.

NIOSH Home | NIOSH Search | Site Index | Contact Us | NOES Home