National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name SOLVENT NAPHTHA (PETROLEUM), LIGHT AROM.
CAS # 64742-95-6
RTECS #
Agent Code T1271

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
013 MANAGERS, MARKETING, ADVERTISING, AND PUBLIC RELATIONS 60  
018 FUNERAL DIRECTORS 826  
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 2,320 87
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 80 53
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 40  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 999 88
084 PHYSICIANS 49 33
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 519 509
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 373 256
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 274 253
185 DESIGNERS 152 86
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 410 29
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 133 92
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 41 31
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 705  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 727 159
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 1,254 508
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 757 313
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 13,656 414
269 SALES WORKERS, PARTS 132  
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 3,130 1,315
313 SECRETARIES 736 736
346 MAIL PREPARING AND PAPER HANDLING MACHINE OPERATORS 377 63
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 197  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,942 6
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 4,815  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 140  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 319 57
385 DATA-ENTRY KEYERS 722  
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 594 572
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 32,605 1,961
455 PEST CONTROL OCCUPATIONS 1,405 201
469 PERSONAL SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 238 98
486 GROUNDSKEEPERS AND GARDENERS, EXCEPT FARM 3,828  
495 FORESTRY WORKERS, EXCEPT LOGGING 1,210  
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,013  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 22,855  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 20,237  
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 5,610  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 8,313 75
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 2,101  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 65  
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 161  
538 OFFICE MACHINE REPAIRERS 214  
543 ELEVATOR INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 149  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 1,256 105
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 3,723  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 9,300 308
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 1,121  
567 CARPENTERS 2,874  
573 DRYWALL INSTALLERS 2,264  
575 ELECTRICIANS 280  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 3,816  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 8,307 380
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 6,885 6
588 CONCRETE AND TERRAZZO FINISHERS 2,116  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 944  
595 ROOFERS 7,117  
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 419 17
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 4,114  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 698  
614 DRILLERS, OIL WELL 1,386  
616 MINING MACHINE OPERATORS 8,072  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 3,186  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 1,751 13
637 MACHINISTS 13,091 165
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 1,193 852
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 3,764 349
657 CABINET MAKERS AND BENCH CARPENTERS 709  
658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 8,772 4,711
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 96  
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 118  
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 249  
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 21  
679 BOOKBINDERS 1,449 724
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 2,711 1,403
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 553 46
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 230  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 256  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 205 48
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,098  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 1,208 24
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 791  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,042 560
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 797 658
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,754 786
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,622 389
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 12  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 82  
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 62 7
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 59,340 5,148
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 242 113
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 3,504 1,832
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,078 858
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,695 5,387
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,689 2,152
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 11,203 6,567
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 7,322 158
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 479  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 811 335
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,006 1,183
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 10,043 498
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,624 23
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 50,926 9,169
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 680 21
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 840 840
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 157 10
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,471 14
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 1,870 1,089
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 26,403 2,442
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 24,922 3,451
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 2,569  
785 ASSEMBLERS 31,133 6,189
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 3,122 28
793 HAND ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OCCUPATIONS 459  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 2,370 329
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 112  
799 GRADERS AND SORTERS, EXCEPT AGRICULTURAL 1,578  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 4,774 363
805 TRUCK DRIVERS, LIGHT 734  
806 DRIVER-SALES WORKERS 182  
833 MARINE ENGINEERS 2,632  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 820  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 761 24
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 4,766 91
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 19,908 5
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 3,295 6
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 7,899 2,087
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 1,274 53
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 566  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 7,354 4,708
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 15,092 4,468
TOTAL 588,707 79,188

*(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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