National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name BENZOIC ACID
CAS # 65-85-0
RTECS # DG0875000
Agent Code 10210

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 7 2
053 CIVIL ENGINEERS 28  
069 PHYSICISTS AND ASTRONOMERS 1,354 829
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 1,125 893
075 GEOLOGISTS AND GEODESISTS 28  
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 331 257
086 VETERINARIANS 1,472 294
095 REGISTERED NURSES 18,130 17,779
096 PHARMACISTS 824 285
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 1,245 353
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 10,263 7,594
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 380 380
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,888 1,274
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 6  
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 567  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 3,258 1,112
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 298 149
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 4,452 2,080
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 444  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 914 259
335 FILE CLERKS 149 30
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 738 52
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 57  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 319 57
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 52  
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 4,642 3,081
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 2,031 2,031
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 11,624 298
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 9,428 5,284
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 589 589
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 11  
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 788  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 102  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 57  
539 MECHANICAL CONTROLS AND VALVE REPAIRERS 2,515  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 281 28
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,537 14
557 SUPERVISORS; PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 3,250  
575 ELECTRICIANS 126  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 297 119
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 1,967  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 92  
616 MINING MACHINE OPERATORS 8,072  
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 13,996  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,084 75
637 MACHINISTS 5,837  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 966  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 205  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 226  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 63  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 69  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 331 331
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,023  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 768 658
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 120  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 303 12
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 31  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,365 104
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 1,066 68
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 2,022 814
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 423 121
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 328  
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 2,893 158
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,055 472
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,585 202
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 547 92
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,842 1,340
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 100  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 804  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 277 16
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 4,016 60
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 3,939 1,979
785 ASSEMBLERS 5,116 2,309
793 HAND ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OCCUPATIONS 23 3
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 6  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 82  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 103  
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 138  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 382 287
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 922 617
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 2,382 301
TOTAL 155,176 55,139

*(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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