National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name WOOD ROSIN
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code M2710

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 15  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 92  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 159  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 12  
385 DATA-ENTRY KEYERS 1,602 764
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 760  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 6,707 57
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 22  
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 1,553  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 1,844 1,306
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,884 302
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 2,967  
567 CARPENTERS 1,990  
575 ELECTRICIANS 6,622  
576 ELECTRICIAN APPRENTICES 368  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 3,106  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 825 75
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 2,663  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 44  
637 MACHINISTS 186  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 75  
656 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, WOOD 12  
657 CABINET MAKERS AND BENCH CARPENTERS 1,969  
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 66  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 114  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 989 540
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 65  
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,512 672
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 749  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,573 40
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 57  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 57  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 277  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 941  
785 ASSEMBLERS 7,667 2,961
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 9  
833 MARINE ENGINEERS 2,632  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 74  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 2,985 202
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 1,291 81
TOTAL 57,535 6,999

*(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.

NIOSH Home | NIOSH Search | Site Index | Contact Us | NOES Home