National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name STODDARD SOLVENT
CAS # 8052-41-3
RTECS # WJ8925000
Agent Code 69855

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
008 PERSONNEL AND LABOR RELATIONS MANAGERS 542  
013 MANAGERS, MARKETING, ADVERTISING, AND PUBLIC RELATIONS 60  
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 3,928  
026 MANAGEMENT ANALYSTS 329 329
035 CONSTRUCTION INSPECTORS 38  
044 AEROSPACE ENGINEERS 346  
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 6  
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 476 44
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 668 385
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 1,265  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 3,393 464
064 COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS AND SCIENTISTS 386 125
067 STATISTICIANS 21  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 2,385 614
074 ATMOSPHERIC AND SPACE SCIENTISTS 22  
084 PHYSICIANS 7,114 4,305
095 REGISTERED NURSES 2,021 1,969
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 306 139
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 861 844
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 589 391
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 493 473
185 DESIGNERS 86 86
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 1,366 450
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 857 292
194 ARTISTS, PERFORMERS, AND RELATED WORKERS, N.E.C. 291 143
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 1,084 589
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 31 31
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 23,482 9,245
214 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 131  
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 639  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 4,429 521
218 SURVEYING AND MAPPING TECHNICIANS 45  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 1,958 705
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,628 426
228 BROADCAST EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 595  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 22,498 1,687
243 SUPERVISORS AND PROPRIETORS, SALES OCCUPATIONS 778  
259 SALES REPRESENTATIVES, MINING, MANUFACTURING, AND WHOLESALE 2,924 479
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 3,429 1,613
308 COMPUTER OPERATORS 22  
313 SECRETARIES 568 189
335 FILE CLERKS 1,098 484
343 COST AND RATE CLERKS 45  
345 DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS 292 16
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 177  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 8,469 1,764
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 7,110 1,181
366 METER READERS 4,063  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 788  
369 SAMPLERS 12 12
373 EXPEDITERS 60  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 468  
385 DATA-ENTRY KEYERS 568 568
386 STATISTICAL CLERKS 24  
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 1,583  
426 GUARDS AND POLICE, EXC. PUBLIC SERVICE 140  
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 105 10
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 10,300 6,531
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 179,596 10,320
469 PERSONAL SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 164 92
479 FARM WORKERS 403  
486 GROUNDSKEEPERS AND GARDENERS, EXCEPT FARM 317  
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 133 78
496 TIMBER CUTTING AND LOGGING OCCUPATIONS 1,768 227
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 3,086  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 71,221 17
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 60,805 550
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 15,739 499
509 SMALL ENGINE REPAIRERS 1,634  
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 15,659  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 2,001 29
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 18,095 75
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 25,864 124
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 908  
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 8,158 9
526 HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE AND POWER TOOL REPAIRERS 201 25
527 TELEPHONE LINE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 225  
529 TELEPHONE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 6,418  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 1,305  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 22,352 25
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 1,495  
538 OFFICE MACHINE REPAIRERS 4,133  
539 MECHANICAL CONTROLS AND VALVE REPAIRERS 3,214  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 7,496  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 13,425 236
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 55,323 1,081
557 SUPERVISORS; PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 3,250  
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 6,959  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 1,242  
565 TILE SETTERS, HARD AND SOFT 3,085  
567 CARPENTERS 53,332 479
569 CARPENTER APPRENTICES 64  
573 DRYWALL INSTALLERS 2,264  
575 ELECTRICIANS 66,455 7
576 ELECTRICIAN APPRENTICES 368  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 13,850 147
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 12,163 450
583 PAPERHANGERS 387  
584 PLASTERERS 55  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 46,471 19
587 PLUMBER, PIPEFITTER, AND STEAMFITTER APPRENTICES 460  
588 CONCRETE AND TERRAZZO FINISHERS 2,395 34
589 GLAZIERS 753  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 1,051  
595 ROOFERS 26,246  
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 4,120  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 14,189 141
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 13,309 254
613 SUPERVISORS, EXTRACTIVE OCCUPATIONS 178  
614 DRILLERS, OIL WELL 4,360  
616 MINING MACHINE OPERATORS 8,072  
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 500  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 8,583 177
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 15,366 72
636 PRECISION ASSEMBLERS, METAL 3,982 1,168
637 MACHINISTS 111,437 8,302
643 BOILERMAKERS 6,768  
644 PRECISION GRINDERS, FITTERS, AND TOOL SHARPENERS 245 52
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 1,785 852
647 PRECIOUS STONES AND METALS WORKERS (JEWELERS) 948  
649 ENGRAVERS, METAL 30  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 15,370 484
655 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS 672 18
656 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, WOOD 82 3
657 CABINET MAKERS AND BENCH CARPENTERS 1,816 452
658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 6,427 1,152
667 TAILORS 237  
668 UPHOLSTERERS 545 86
669 SHOE REPAIRERS 404  
674 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION APPAREL AND FABRIC WORKERS 223  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 520 75
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 492  
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 982 535
679 BOOKBINDERS 882 397
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 8,656 5,781
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 15,237 623
687 BAKERS 120  
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 1,673 489
693 ADJUSTERS AND CALIBRATORS 24 24
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 4,140  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 12  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 4,607 881
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 166  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 2,264 110
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 8,817 42
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,136  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 4,111 1,574
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,459  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,934 10
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 12,530 1,601
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,273  
714 NUMERICAL CONTROL MACHINE OPERATORS 8  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,603 235
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 3,698 1,118
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 15,303 9,466
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,033 108
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 3,012  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 230 6
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,473 681
728 SHAPING AND JOINING MACHINE OPERATORS 322  
729 NAILING AND TACKING MACHINE OPERATORS 83  
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,498 7
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 57,353 5,345
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 1,157 261
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 585  
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,411 2,534
738 WINDING AND TWISTING MACHINE OPERATORS 294 176
743 TEXTILE CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 518 10
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 15,844 14,105
745 SHOE MACHINE OPERATORS 2,052 1,853
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,208 3,208
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 7,816 1,558
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 5,047 727
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,980 377
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,871 1,209
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,462 1,598
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,527 256
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,836 57
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 407 43
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 45,627 7,386
763 ROASTING AND BAKING MACHINE OPERATORS, FOOD 208  
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 815 24
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,407 1,090
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 6,103 247
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,233 49
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 16,134 2,889
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 1,327 756
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 50,980 4,623
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 66,463 12,213
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 24,520 751
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 233 76
785 ASSEMBLERS 128,313 52,671
786 HAND CUTTING AND TRIMMING OCCUPATIONS 131 60
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 1,605 585
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 3,096  
793 HAND ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OCCUPATIONS 549 36
794 HAND GRINDING AND POLISHING OCCUPATIONS 51  
795 MISCELLANEOUS HAND WORKING OCCUPATIONS 878  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 10,618 3,486
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 2,169 1,325
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 1,115  
799 GRADERS AND SORTERS, EXCEPT AGRICULTURAL 71 71
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 12,797 387
805 TRUCK DRIVERS, LIGHT 1,678  
806 DRIVER-SALES WORKERS 335  
833 MARINE ENGINEERS 3,509  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 12,592 94
848 HOIST AND WINCH OPERATORS 355  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 863  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 5,769 259
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 4,890 517
864 HELPERS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 454  
865 HELPERS, CONSTRUCTION TRADES 945  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 78,081 637
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 8,197 1,652
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 309 101
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 1,428 575
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 13,104 97
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 17,691  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 7,384 415
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 16,431 12,776
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 32,079 2,589
TOTAL 1,922,235 230,356

*(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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