National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name C.I. PIGMENT YELLOW 42
CAS # 51274-00-1
RTECS #
Agent Code M2280

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. 1,051  
037 MANAGEMENT RELATED OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 2,766 1,844
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 180  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 8,836 1,601
074 ATMOSPHERIC AND SPACE SCIENTISTS 22  
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 75 56
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 315 278
084 PHYSICIANS 202 185
095 REGISTERED NURSES 2,688 2,688
096 PHARMACISTS 327 246
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 83  
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 571 541
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 508 376
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 464 443
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 973 409
194 ARTISTS, PERFORMERS, AND RELATED WORKERS, N.E.C. 291 143
195 EDITORS AND REPORTERS 541 108
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
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 253 7
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 907 40
217 DRAFTING OCCUPATIONS 771  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 577 32
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,498 787
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 159  
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 19,293 18,102
335 FILE CLERKS 104  
337 BOOKKEEPERS, ACCOUNTING, AND AUDITING CLERKS 2,748 2,748
345 DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS 10 10
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 177  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,130 731
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 37  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 141  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 10,162 7,526
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 1,292 775
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 34 34
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 21,517 107
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 19 19
496 TIMBER CUTTING AND LOGGING OCCUPATIONS 397 227
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,655  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 7,650  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 5,369  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 795  
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 2,493  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 3,349 21
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 1,033  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 449  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 22  
526 HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE AND POWER TOOL REPAIRERS 1,579  
538 OFFICE MACHINE REPAIRERS 1,808  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 45  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 234  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 3,795 302
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 528  
565 TILE SETTERS, HARD AND SOFT 2,217  
567 CARPENTERS 11,457 237
575 ELECTRICIANS 1,718 48
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 17,707 236
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 262  
589 GLAZIERS 1,355  
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 395 17
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 243  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 3,021 92
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 36  
637 MACHINISTS 3,011 143
643 BOILERMAKERS 65  
647 PRECIOUS STONES AND METALS WORKERS (JEWELERS) 765  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 960  
655 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS 122  
656 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, WOOD 86 21
657 CABINET MAKERS AND BENCH CARPENTERS 709  
658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 4,992 1,575
668 UPHOLSTERERS 25  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 110 101
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 35  
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 667 21
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 8 8
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 123  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 703  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 148 48
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,898  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,278 453
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 310  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 29  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 202  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,548 353
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 136  
728 SHAPING AND JOINING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,954 1,042
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,465  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,331 508
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 73 24
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,810 1,620
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 3,206 257
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 96 58
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 89  
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 540  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,927 150
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 268  
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 693 600
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 43,531 6,291
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 251 202
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 649 181
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 685 685
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 3,123 409
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 2,835 730
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 4,361 116
785 ASSEMBLERS 18,160 5,794
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 2,406  
793 HAND ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OCCUPATIONS 459  
795 MISCELLANEOUS HAND WORKING OCCUPATIONS 295  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 4,068 1,700
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 73 24
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 2,508  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 7,266 188
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 3,136 1,322
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 190  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 154  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 3,842 2,911
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 7,461 451
TOTAL 305,243 76,355

*(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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