National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name MO, MOLYBDENUM-MF UNKNOWN
CAS # 7439-98-7
RTECS # QA4680000
Agent Code 48625

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 460  
045 METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS ENGINEERS 64  
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 5  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 19  
084 PHYSICIANS 201 176
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 96 96
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 151 99
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 17 11
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 124  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 282 75
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 8  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 62  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 750  
374 MATERIAL RECORDING, SCHEDULING, AND DISTRIBUTING CLERKS, N.E.C. 13  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 362  
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 1,462  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 25,466 234
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 1,366  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 2,887  
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 2,991  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 429  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 3,209  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 2,008  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 48  
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 382  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 11  
538 OFFICE MACHINE REPAIRERS 362  
539 MECHANICAL CONTROLS AND VALVE REPAIRERS 37  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 2,485 3
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 1,683  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 11,648 8
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 351  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 190  
575 ELECTRICIANS 3,111  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 71  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 11,429 96
587 PLUMBER, PIPEFITTER, AND STEAMFITTER APPRENTICES 460  
588 CONCRETE AND TERRAZZO FINISHERS 1,939  
595 ROOFERS 80  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 5,784 141
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,930 233
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 5,631 13
637 MACHINISTS 4,711 15
643 BOILERMAKERS 6,524 6
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 8,926 178
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 658  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 620  
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 13  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 3  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 161 130
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,196  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 1,037  
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,291  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 14  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,192 22
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 113  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 199 57
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 762  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 422 120
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 243  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 19  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 3  
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 26  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 481  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,400  
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 13  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 127  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 2,899  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 5  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,768  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 3,880 826
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 2,645 67
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 79,016 1,315
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 8  
785 ASSEMBLERS 11,444 200
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 102  
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 21  
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 8  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 328  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 125  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 701  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 923  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 1,616  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 744  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 85  
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 2,363  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 11  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 4,214 45
TOTAL 238,124 4,166

*(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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