National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name CELLULOSE
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code 17683

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 1,591 403
036 INSPECTORS AND COMPLIANCE OFFICERS, EXC. CONSTRUCTION 32 32
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 585 151
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 19  
086 VETERINARIANS 2,015  
095 REGISTERED NURSES 4,978 4,701
096 PHARMACISTS 1,413 897
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 62 62
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 1,270 787
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 439 371
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 63 63
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 473 473
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 190 57
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 263 113
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 2,398 842
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 451 190
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 700 243
269 SALES WORKERS, PARTS 132  
313 SECRETARIES 1,456 1,456
315 TYPISTS 72  
335 FILE CLERKS 821 579
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 2,050 386
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 1,293 116
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 76  
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 364  
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 522 210
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 39  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 55,180 1,644
486 GROUNDSKEEPERS AND GARDENERS, EXCEPT FARM 243  
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 806 806
495 FORESTRY WORKERS, EXCEPT LOGGING 1,210  
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 719  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 8,619 2,375
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 7,062  
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 8,051  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 3,691  
517 FARM EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 34  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 5,085 46
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 33  
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 49  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 3  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 3,476  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 5,615  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 4,792  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 14,861 17
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 1,375  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 100  
567 CARPENTERS 5,156  
575 ELECTRICIANS 201  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 4,628  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 9,617  
583 PAPERHANGERS 387  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 20,694 17
587 PLUMBER, PIPEFITTER, AND STEAMFITTER APPRENTICES 460  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 7,486  
595 ROOFERS 23,731  
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 3,048  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 1,736  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 3,288  
614 DRILLERS, OIL WELL 493  
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 7,885  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 2,210  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 5,261 13
637 MACHINISTS 9,363 8
643 BOILERMAKERS 61 6
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 15,472 43
657 CABINET MAKERS AND BENCH CARPENTERS 201  
674 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION APPAREL AND FABRIC WORKERS 223  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 1,863 12
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 72  
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 21  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 1,463  
686 BUTCHERS AND MEAT CUTTERS 850  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 131  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 1,716 645
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 259  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,187  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 275  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 572 90
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,099  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 4,332 3,204
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 7,418 736
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 25  
726 WOOD LATHE, ROUTING, AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 410  
728 SHAPING AND JOINING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,954 1,042
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,133 28
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,191 1,321
738 WINDING AND TWISTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,963 3,072
739 KNITTING, LOOPING, TAPING, AND WEAVING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,226 1,702
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 12,793 12,530
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 4,445 2,050
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 605 58
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,188 778
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 39  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,717 44
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 72  
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 311 256
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,313 729
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 3,861  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 106  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 7,832 2,694
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 101 22
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 13,302 3,603
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 4,477 442
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 72,775 254
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 8  
785 ASSEMBLERS 21,708 1,960
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 608  
793 HAND ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OCCUPATIONS 475  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,234 985
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 62  
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 239  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 1,042  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 3,543  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 675  
853 EXCAVATING AND LOADING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,553  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 467  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 546 31
865 HELPERS, CONSTRUCTION TRADES 326  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 13,745 5
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 1,290 409
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 934 249
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 259  
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 2,370  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 342 93
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 2,569 1,320
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 4,250 172
TOTAL 486,713 57,641

*(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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