National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name CU, COPPER-MF UNKNOWN
CAS # 7440-50-8
RTECS # GL5325000
Agent Code 20115

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
013 MANAGERS, MARKETING, ADVERTISING, AND PUBLIC RELATIONS 60  
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 986  
044 AEROSPACE ENGINEERS 131  
045 METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS ENGINEERS 64  
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 105 8
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 953 201
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 523 229
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 477  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 494 165
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 284 193
075 GEOLOGISTS AND GEODESISTS 28  
096 PHARMACISTS 933 619
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 219 219
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 173 74
194 ARTISTS, PERFORMERS, AND RELATED WORKERS, N.E.C. 137 59
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 828 647
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 379 296
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 1,946 16
214 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 14  
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 1,271 24
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 5,371 1,851
217 DRAFTING OCCUPATIONS 1,105  
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 53  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 5,141 881
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 2,197 271
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 3,472 1,153
259 SALES REPRESENTATIVES, MINING, MANUFACTURING, AND WHOLESALE 1,649 733
335 FILE CLERKS 82  
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 270  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,725 10
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 3,024 835
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 3 3
374 MATERIAL RECORDING, SCHEDULING, AND DISTRIBUTING CLERKS, N.E.C. 13  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 362  
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 1,532  
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 284 192
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 79,641 1,538
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 502  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 25,428  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 20,813  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 10,342 256
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 11,004  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 1,394  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 12,823 75
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 8,818  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 894 31
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 401  
526 HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE AND POWER TOOL REPAIRERS 855  
527 TELEPHONE LINE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 225  
529 TELEPHONE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 6,171  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 2,194 529
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 31,783 25
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 3,951  
538 OFFICE MACHINE REPAIRERS 362  
539 MECHANICAL CONTROLS AND VALVE REPAIRERS 384  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 2,695 3
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 6,272 151
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 32,990 816
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 724  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 412  
565 TILE SETTERS, HARD AND SOFT 1,188  
567 CARPENTERS 3,907 10
575 ELECTRICIANS 28,659 23
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 166  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 135  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 61,338 39
587 PLUMBER, PIPEFITTER, AND STEAMFITTER APPRENTICES 460  
588 CONCRETE AND TERRAZZO FINISHERS 1,939  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 109  
595 ROOFERS 671  
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 2,219 17
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 2,293 30
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 2,950  
613 SUPERVISORS, EXTRACTIVE OCCUPATIONS 178  
614 DRILLERS, OIL WELL 338  
615 EXPLOSIVES WORKERS 122  
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 500  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 5,002  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 6,921 62
636 PRECISION ASSEMBLERS, METAL 1,319 200
637 MACHINISTS 39,604 2,475
643 BOILERMAKERS 6,562 6
644 PRECISION GRINDERS, FITTERS, AND TOOL SHARPENERS 253  
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 929  
647 PRECIOUS STONES AND METALS WORKERS (JEWELERS) 2,467 1,858
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 12,291 43
655 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS 364  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 1,242 64
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 203  
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 833 433
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 4,066 3,597
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 10,690 470
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 107  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 347  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 424  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,516 3
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 73  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 5,299 145
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,069  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,706 439
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,971 1,382
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,852  
714 NUMERICAL CONTROL MACHINE OPERATORS 66  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,140 516
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,196 404
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,631 418
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 9,332 1,416
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,499  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,112  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 150 33
728 SHAPING AND JOINING MACHINE OPERATORS 807  
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 119  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,618 155
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 42  
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 5,140  
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 764 403
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 836 167
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 370 172
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,348  
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,336 564
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,959  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,965 22
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 352  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 7,149 586
763 ROASTING AND BAKING MACHINE OPERATORS, FOOD 117  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 13,112 674
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,203  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 9,346 616
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 63 16
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 21,302 2,371
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 22,047 5,234
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 116,596 2,442
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 7,313 3,589
785 ASSEMBLERS 68,973 21,022
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 513  
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 1,000 587
793 HAND ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OCCUPATIONS 475  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 3,505 1,401
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 1,688 700
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 136  
799 GRADERS AND SORTERS, EXCEPT AGRICULTURAL 264  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 2,675  
833 MARINE ENGINEERS 2,632  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 1,968  
848 HOIST AND WINCH OPERATORS 355  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 767  
853 EXCAVATING AND LOADING MACHINE OPERATORS 781  
855 GRADER, DOZER, AND SCRAPER OPERATORS 468  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,159  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,192  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 28,131  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 1,080  
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 389  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 6,176 5,442
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 275  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 993  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 251 32
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 18,923 441
TOTAL 920,449 72,821

*(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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