National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name FINGER-MANIPULATIONS
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code P2006

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
007 FINANCIAL MANAGERS 68  
015 MANAGERS, MEDICINE AND HEALTH 265 212
018 FUNERAL DIRECTORS 3,941  
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 2,897 435
023 ACCOUNTANTS AND AUDITORS 2,754 1,294
025 OTHER FINANCIAL OFFICERS 547 479
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 245 177
033 PURCHASING AGENTS AND BUYERS, N.E.C. 640 280
037 MANAGEMENT RELATED OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 3,074 2,152
045 METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS ENGINEERS 41  
053 CIVIL ENGINEERS 1,659  
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 15,261 663
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 501 237
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 537  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 3,263 211
064 COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS AND SCIENTISTS 723 218
067 STATISTICIANS 23  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 2,435 271
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 158 126
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 325 254
084 PHYSICIANS 634 210
095 REGISTERED NURSES 44,882 42,852
096 PHARMACISTS 3,003 1,957
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 1,183 801
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 254 231
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 2,826 2,051
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 147 147
166 ECONOMISTS 663 412
167 PSYCHOLOGISTS 615 485
184 TECHNICAL WRITERS 172 103
185 DESIGNERS 5,682 4,217
187 ACTORS AND DIRECTORS 797 797
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 3,144 1,020
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 6 3
194 ARTISTS, PERFORMERS, AND RELATED WORKERS, N.E.C. 335 125
195 EDITORS AND REPORTERS 12,317 6,716
198 ANNOUNCERS 12,048 3,146
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 5,749 4,539
204 DENTAL HYGIENISTS 85 49
205 HEALTH RECORD TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 174 174
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 3,082 2,155
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 1,389 1,389
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 6,309 2,541
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 15,274 5,537
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 369 158
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 10,551 3,494
217 DRAFTING OCCUPATIONS 6,369 1,625
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 1,521 692
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 5,718 2,364
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 5,044 1,186
228 BROADCAST EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 582 104
229 COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS 11,949 4,299
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 34,579 10,624
243 SUPERVISORS AND PROPRIETORS, SALES OCCUPATIONS 1,496 203
256 ADVERTISING AND RELATED SALES OCCUPATIONS 3,217 933
257 SALES OCCUPATIONS, OTHER BUSINESS SERVICES 1,149 575
259 SALES REPRESENTATIVES, MINING, MANUFACTURING, AND WHOLESALE 11,884 3,234
269 SALES WORKERS, PARTS 3,693  
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 2,648 1,419
275 SALES COUNTER CLERKS 5,395 3,551
276 CASHIERS 16,485 12,310
277 STREET AND DOOR-TO-DOOR SALES WORKERS 1,744 734
303 SUPERVISORS, GENERAL OFFICE 710 675
307 SUPERVISORS; DISTRIBUTION, SCHEDULING, AND ADJUSTING CLERKS 568 69
308 COMPUTER OPERATORS 9,858 6,231
309 PERIPHERAL EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 573 532
313 SECRETARIES 79,061 74,540
314 STENOGRAPHERS 100 100
315 TYPISTS 7,048 7,048
316 INTERVIEWERS 379 343
318 TRANSPORTATION TICKET AND RESERVATION AGENTS 4,637 1,669
319 RECEPTIONISTS 2,343 2,278
323 INFORMATION CLERKS, N.E.C. 3,640 3,412
325 CLASSIFIED-AD CLERKS 1,354 779
327 ORDER CLERKS 12,615 8,629
329 LIBRARY CLERKS 1,513 1,307
335 FILE CLERKS 3,278 1,620
336 RECORDS CLERKS 156 156
337 BOOKKEEPERS, ACCOUNTING, AND AUDITING CLERKS 20,243 17,189
345 DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS 932 681
347 OFFICE MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 17 6
348 TELEPHONE OPERATORS 5,914 5,330
349 TELEGRAPHERS 1,706 1,182
356 MAIL CLERKS, EXC. POSTAL SERVICE 5,409 4,088
359 DISPATCHERS 452 452
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 6,353 820
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 44,666 5,356
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 14,550 3,294
366 METER READERS 999  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 1,078 496
374 MATERIAL RECORDING, SCHEDULING, AND DISTRIBUTING CLERKS, N.E.C. 18 18
376 INVESTIGATORS AND ADJUSTERS, EXCEPT INSURANCE 702 702
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 59,503 48,364
384 PROOFREADERS 415 238
385 DATA-ENTRY KEYERS 17,980 12,565
386 STATISTICAL CLERKS 497 276
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 7,468 4,602
426 GUARDS AND POLICE, EXC. PUBLIC SERVICE 168 50
435 WAITERS AND WAITRESSES 1,438 1,233
436 COOKS, EXCEPT SHORT ORDER 228 155
437 SHORT-ORDER COOKS 21  
438 FOOD COUNTER, FOUNTAIN AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS 516 516
439 KITCHEN WORKERS, FOOD PREPARATION 63 56
443 WAITERS'/WAITRESSES' ASSISTANTS 513 513
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 3,313 2,217
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 5,823 3,939
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 1,618 1,420
448 SUPERVISORS, CLEANING AND BUILDING SERVICE WORKERS 227 6
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 4,747 3,212
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 67,147 9,488
454 ELEVATOR OPERATORS 205 9
455 PEST CONTROL OCCUPATIONS 1,605 201
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 12,528 6,902
465 PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ATTENDANTS 52 52
466 BAGGAGE PORTERS AND BELLHOPS 1,026  
486 GROUNDSKEEPERS AND GARDENERS, EXCEPT FARM 39  
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 473 86
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 104  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 22,917 86
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 21,195 539
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 2,493 23
509 SMALL ENGINE REPAIRERS 427 50
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 7,219  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 938 21
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 14,279 156
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 7,280 874
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 2,404 123
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 9,198 103
525 DATA PROCESSING EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 120  
526 HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE AND POWER TOOL REPAIRERS 607  
527 TELEPHONE LINE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 4,510 1,905
529 TELEPHONE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 28,239 1,458
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 3,523 536
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 16,071  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 488 81
536 LOCKSMITHS AND SAFE REPAIRERS 9  
538 OFFICE MACHINE REPAIRERS 126  
539 MECHANICAL CONTROLS AND VALVE REPAIRERS 440  
543 ELEVATOR INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 3,842  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 1,502  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 18,681 5,204
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 19,759 2,563
555 SUPERVISORS, ELECTRICIANS AND POWER TRANSMISSION INSTALLERS 429  
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 1,320  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 421 148
565 TILE SETTERS, HARD AND SOFT 10,487  
566 CARPET INSTALLERS 6,141  
567 CARPENTERS 29,667 244
573 DRYWALL INSTALLERS 1,057  
575 ELECTRICIANS 128,416 684
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 15,115  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 1,532  
584 PLASTERERS 2,134  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 30,254 36
588 CONCRETE AND TERRAZZO FINISHERS 3,198  
589 GLAZIERS 673 224
593 INSULATION WORKERS 1,467  
595 ROOFERS 5,399  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 16,407 5,047
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 3,226  
615 EXPLOSIVES WORKERS 246  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 4,498 1,086
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 12,371  
636 PRECISION ASSEMBLERS, METAL 1,238 1,066
637 MACHINISTS 21,543 2,398
639 MACHINIST APPRENTICES 599  
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 631  
646 LAY-OUT WORKERS 2,329 371
647 PRECIOUS STONES AND METALS WORKERS (JEWELERS) 3,690 1,831
649 ENGRAVERS, METAL 1,995 905
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 2,443 145
655 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS 206  
656 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, WOOD 922  
657 CABINET MAKERS AND BENCH CARPENTERS 709  
658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 996  
666 DRESSMAKERS 8,802 7,756
667 TAILORS 17,843 12,359
668 UPHOLSTERERS 7,264 2,166
669 SHOE REPAIRERS 1,005 292
674 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION APPAREL AND FABRIC WORKERS 415 415
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 1,104  
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 773 337
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 1,480 1,292
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 670 469
679 BOOKBINDERS 5,239 2,565
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 50,504 36,970
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 13,657 3,610
686 BUTCHERS AND MEAT CUTTERS 45,680 23,436
687 BAKERS 3,800 590
688 FOOD BATCHMAKERS 101 68
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 5,986 3,338
693 ADJUSTERS AND CALIBRATORS 180  
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 317  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 120 28
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 4,779  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 2,294  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 1,458 525
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,439 82
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 12,625 8,344
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,635  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,925 209
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 16,005 2,053
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 363 363
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 9,050 6,534
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 9,424 4,033
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,433 1,452
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 197  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 176 128
726 WOOD LATHE, ROUTING, AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 353  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,101 1,682
728 SHAPING AND JOINING MACHINE OPERATORS 595 595
729 NAILING AND TACKING MACHINE OPERATORS 355 177
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,534 672
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 11,620 2,626
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 1,210 243
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 24,136 11,339
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 7,265 3,784
738 WINDING AND TWISTING MACHINE OPERATORS 32,774 20,013
739 KNITTING, LOOPING, TAPING, AND WEAVING MACHINE OPERATORS 24,092 12,161
743 TEXTILE CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 299 71
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 630,898 604,278
745 SHOE MACHINE OPERATORS 17,256 15,720
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 23,219 19,895
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 20,473 17,140
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 29,039 14,398
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,922 5,605
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 14,651 4,630
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,003 1,538
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,948 286
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 135 135
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,992 2,022
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 13,987 7,162
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 485  
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,697 4,318
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 705 187
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,509 1,164
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 27,641 14,585
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 4,325 2,342
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 81,621 43,520
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 56,251 25,527
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 15,233 2,776
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 14,951 10,462
785 ASSEMBLERS 649,535 444,662
786 HAND CUTTING AND TRIMMING OCCUPATIONS 3,006 2,615
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 360 360
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 2,502 707
794 HAND GRINDING AND POLISHING OCCUPATIONS 398 172
795 MISCELLANEOUS HAND WORKING OCCUPATIONS 793 330
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 59,794 35,920
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 14,251 6,985
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 695 471
799 GRADERS AND SORTERS, EXCEPT AGRICULTURAL 7,610 5,239
803 SUPERVISORS, MOTOR VEHICLE OPERATORS 3,741 774
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 15,653 69
805 TRUCK DRIVERS, LIGHT 734  
808 BUS DRIVERS 2,840 1,477
809 TAXI CAB DRIVERS AND CHAUFFEURS 35  
825 RAILROAD BRAKE, SIGNAL, AND SWITCH OPERATORS 2,557  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 6,366 557
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 2,176  
853 EXCAVATING AND LOADING MACHINE OPERATORS 145  
855 GRADER, DOZER, AND SCRAPER OPERATORS 290  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 495 67
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 10,061 5,963
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 48,708 2,479
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 7,345 2,526
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 98 5
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 12,861 7,424
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 16,942 5,016
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 5,194 1,487
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 3,121 2,035
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 94,242 68,220
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 50,863 13,565
TOTAL 3,544,562 1,988,776

*(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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