National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name NAPHTHA
CAS # 8030-30-6
RTECS # DE3030000
Agent Code M0628

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
005 ADMINISTRATORS AND OFFICIALS, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION 14 3
008 PERSONNEL AND LABOR RELATIONS MANAGERS 72  
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 898  
044 AEROSPACE ENGINEERS 43  
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 295  
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 1,101  
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 81  
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 96  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 139  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 504 4
074 ATMOSPHERIC AND SPACE SCIENTISTS 22  
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 84 70
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 147 147
185 DESIGNERS 100 25
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 1,317 103
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 32 32
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 581 135
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 79  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,613 197
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 3,712 654
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 460 257
228 BROADCAST EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 2,002  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 325 7
259 SALES REPRESENTATIVES, MINING, MANUFACTURING, AND WHOLESALE 354  
308 COMPUTER OPERATORS 434 172
335 FILE CLERKS 436  
345 DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS 76 16
356 MAIL CLERKS, EXC. POSTAL SERVICE 272 181
357 MESSENGERS 278  
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 177  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 3,638 585
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 918 9
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 129  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 159 145
385 DATA-ENTRY KEYERS 222  
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 3,880 2,532
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 31,456 964
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 7,992 17
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 1,450  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 9,002 57
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 3,747  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 564  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 5,570 81
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 2,741  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 293  
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 57 3
526 HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE AND POWER TOOL REPAIRERS 3,450  
527 TELEPHONE LINE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 225  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 1,324 25
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 13  
538 OFFICE MACHINE REPAIRERS 14  
543 ELEVATOR INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 25  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 291  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 3,284 91
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 19,350 823
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 428  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 465  
567 CARPENTERS 12,353  
575 ELECTRICIANS 4,638 44
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 933  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 5,551 233
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 31,089  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 904 161
595 ROOFERS 15,579  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,967 28
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 2,257  
637 MACHINISTS 17,306 1,082
643 BOILERMAKERS 1,038  
649 ENGRAVERS, METAL 589 9
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 859  
657 CABINET MAKERS AND BENCH CARPENTERS 709  
658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 7,896 3,080
668 UPHOLSTERERS 58  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 1,139 11
679 BOOKBINDERS 5,683 3,042
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 1,383 1,235
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 3,072 14
687 BAKERS 120  
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 744 111
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 590  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 2,584  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 307 48
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 278  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 1,581 13
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 543 10
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,754 584
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 19 6
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 77  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 808 63
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 536 151
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 134  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,291 367
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 62 7
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 25,808 2,320
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 735 171
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 235  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 7,763 5,245
745 SHOE MACHINE OPERATORS 2,516 1,708
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 3,682 158
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,864 1,039
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 968 324
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,093 1,046
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,146 51
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,049 158
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 23,700 1,033
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 95  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 1,081 29
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 55 29
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 504  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 2,168 1,410
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 18,588 2,339
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 7,399 65
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 7,995 138
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 97 71
785 ASSEMBLERS 43,123 16,650
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 3,131 62
795 MISCELLANEOUS HAND WORKING OCCUPATIONS 267  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 3,263 1,027
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 589 3
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 1,115  
799 GRADERS AND SORTERS, EXCEPT AGRICULTURAL 74  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 6,605  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 4,738  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 803 134
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 3,848 125
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 10,502  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 1,894 367
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 1,707  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 409 8
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 4,391 1,098
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 1,937 29
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 2,533 1,525
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 20,680 1,370
TOTAL 471,013 57,366

*(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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