National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name CATHODE RAY TUBE
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code P2011

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
007 FINANCIAL MANAGERS 68  
008 PERSONNEL AND LABOR RELATIONS MANAGERS 28 9
018 FUNERAL DIRECTORS 541  
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 2,129 1,102
023 ACCOUNTANTS AND AUDITORS 4,172 2,943
025 OTHER FINANCIAL OFFICERS 547 479
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 1,274 637
033 PURCHASING AGENTS AND BUYERS, N.E.C. 798 229
037 MANAGEMENT RELATED OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 2,766 1,844
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 3,041 602
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 117  
064 COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS AND SCIENTISTS 723 218
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 312  
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 704 274
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 101 92
084 PHYSICIANS 710 492
095 REGISTERED NURSES 33,338 32,124
096 PHARMACISTS 1,005 631
097 DIETITIANS 480 131
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 1,417 916
166 ECONOMISTS 663 412
184 TECHNICAL WRITERS 172 103
187 ACTORS AND DIRECTORS 298  
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 222 56
195 EDITORS AND REPORTERS 4,336 1,549
197 PUBLIC RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 242 242
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 5,278 4,104
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 3,361 1,936
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 1,174 1,174
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,832 1,562
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 22,631 2,467
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 2,931 303
217 DRAFTING OCCUPATIONS 2,505 139
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 256 115
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 1,600 866
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,542 300
228 BROADCAST EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 595  
229 COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS 15,350 4,574
233 TOOL PROGRAMMERS, NUMERICAL CONTROL 47 9
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 10,301 4,083
257 SALES OCCUPATIONS, OTHER BUSINESS SERVICES 385 214
259 SALES REPRESENTATIVES, MINING, MANUFACTURING, AND WHOLESALE 3,900 1,469
269 SALES WORKERS, PARTS 4,632  
275 SALES COUNTER CLERKS 4,149 2,305
276 CASHIERS 2,054 2,054
303 SUPERVISORS, GENERAL OFFICE 69 35
308 COMPUTER OPERATORS 4,687 2,974
309 PERIPHERAL EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 370 329
313 SECRETARIES 30,758 29,335
315 TYPISTS 112 112
318 TRANSPORTATION TICKET AND RESERVATION AGENTS 5,135 2,046
319 RECEPTIONISTS 689 658
325 CLASSIFIED-AD CLERKS 3,416 1,367
327 ORDER CLERKS 14,719 10,269
329 LIBRARY CLERKS 1,513 1,307
336 RECORDS CLERKS 156 156
337 BOOKKEEPERS, ACCOUNTING, AND AUDITING CLERKS 14,718 11,874
345 DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS 904 671
349 TELEGRAPHERS 945 709
356 MAIL CLERKS, EXC. POSTAL SERVICE 19 19
359 DISPATCHERS 1,033  
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 1,006 294
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 5,407 1,221
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 2,371 419
374 MATERIAL RECORDING, SCHEDULING, AND DISTRIBUTING CLERKS, N.E.C. 18 18
376 INVESTIGATORS AND ADJUSTERS, EXCEPT INSURANCE 349 349
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 28,989 19,233
385 DATA-ENTRY KEYERS 9,586 5,493
386 STATISTICAL CLERKS 150 75
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 8,703 4,944
418 POLICE AND DETECTIVES, PUBLIC SERVICE 317 60
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 220 150
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 4,048 3,992
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 397 397
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 4,053  
465 PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ATTENDANTS 52 52
466 BAGGAGE PORTERS AND BELLHOPS 1,026  
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,429  
527 TELEPHONE LINE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 225  
529 TELEPHONE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 15,938 36
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 1,025 341
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 53  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 343 229
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 158 158
575 ELECTRICIANS 2,861 244
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 157 53
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 119  
637 MACHINISTS 865  
649 ENGRAVERS, METAL 506 506
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 1,107 468
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 241 93
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 1,097  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 987  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,369  
714 NUMERICAL CONTROL MACHINE OPERATORS 89  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 363 363
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 1,088 91
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 9,352 4,653
739 KNITTING, LOOPING, TAPING, AND WEAVING MACHINE OPERATORS 384 384
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 341 3
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 8  
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 909 636
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 26  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 1,715 1,139
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 3,834 1,202
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 9,229 258
785 ASSEMBLERS 2,849 1,554
793 HAND ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OCCUPATIONS 526 33
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 6,688 1,186
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 2,222 1,159
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 4,489  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 82 82
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 123  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 534 116
TOTAL 364,998 186,304

*(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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