National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name C.I. PIGMENT YELLOW 34
CAS # 1344-37-2
RTECS #
Agent Code M0926

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. 1,589  
037 MANAGEMENT RELATED OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 2,766 1,844
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 80 53
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 136  
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 315 278
084 PHYSICIANS 152 152
095 REGISTERED NURSES 2,688 2,688
096 PHARMACISTS 327 246
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 83  
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 508 376
185 DESIGNERS 66  
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 454 200
194 ARTISTS, PERFORMERS, AND RELATED WORKERS, N.E.C. 291 143
195 EDITORS AND REPORTERS 257 86
198 ANNOUNCERS 1,201 601
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 1,650 1,382
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 69 69
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 310 310
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 807 40
217 DRAFTING OCCUPATIONS 771  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 2,750 385
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 551 313
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,051 833
259 SALES REPRESENTATIVES, MINING, MANUFACTURING, AND WHOLESALE 354  
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 1,315 1,315
275 SALES COUNTER CLERKS 4,149 2,305
313 SECRETARIES 19,642 18,073
335 FILE CLERKS 553 484
337 BOOKKEEPERS, ACCOUNTING, AND AUDITING CLERKS 2,748 2,748
345 DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS 10 10
346 MAIL PREPARING AND PAPER HANDLING MACHINE OPERATORS 377 63
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 3,045 863
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 10,347 7,710
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 5,125 4,512
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 34 34
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 15,055 25
496 TIMBER CUTTING AND LOGGING OCCUPATIONS 457  
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,013  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 367  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 2,039 329
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 1,073  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 1,932  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 10  
527 TELEPHONE LINE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 723  
539 MECHANICAL CONTROLS AND VALVE REPAIRERS 2,861  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 622 94
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 649  
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 369  
567 CARPENTERS 292  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 2,826 459
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 728  
614 DRILLERS, OIL WELL 4,022  
616 MINING MACHINE OPERATORS 8,072  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,148 22
637 MACHINISTS 582  
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 1,935  
647 PRECIOUS STONES AND METALS WORKERS (JEWELERS) 765  
649 ENGRAVERS, METAL 280 88
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 2,250 348
667 TAILORS 197  
669 SHOE REPAIRERS 194  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 184  
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 309  
679 BOOKBINDERS 371 110
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 182  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 608  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 703  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 232  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 233 130
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,590  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 306  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 81  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 12,044 6,855
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 565 110
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 313  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 182 14
728 SHAPING AND JOINING MACHINE OPERATORS 65 43
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 14,547 2,455
738 WINDING AND TWISTING MACHINE OPERATORS 568 267
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,683 2,223
745 SHOE MACHINE OPERATORS 983 386
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 657 657
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 329 329
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 7,683 3,434
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 818 165
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 128 39
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,818 465
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,901 370
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,172  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 21,816 1,581
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 585 21
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 314  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 845 58
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 2,642 2,083
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 16,459 4,335
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 11,423 3,202
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 1,705  
785 ASSEMBLERS 14,595 6,659
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 150 53
793 HAND ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OCCUPATIONS 459  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,754 1,470
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 505 15
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 2,007  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 6,194 196
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 3,313 1,281
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 377 377
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 31  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 103  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 4,027 2,593
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 2,472 761
TOTAL 265,122 92,217

*(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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