National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name COTTON, PROCESSED
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code X3007

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
018 FUNERAL DIRECTORS 3,941  
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 316  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 145 40
084 PHYSICIANS 137 26
086 VETERINARIANS 1,472 294
095 REGISTERED NURSES 2,669 2,490
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 154 77
185 DESIGNERS 484 415
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 981  
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 313 313
259 SALES REPRESENTATIVES, MINING, MANUFACTURING, AND WHOLESALE 2,202 1,286
328 PERSONNEL CLERKS, EXCEPT PAYROLL AND TIMEKEEPING 57 57
335 FILE CLERKS 488 15
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 3,058 573
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 86 86
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 146 146
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 558  
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 37 37
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 5,971 389
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 831  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 1,530  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 549 251
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,170  
575 ELECTRICIANS 16,591  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 115  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,305 927
637 MACHINISTS 3,919 453
647 PRECIOUS STONES AND METALS WORKERS (JEWELERS) 183  
649 ENGRAVERS, METAL 46  
667 TAILORS 8,354 2,546
668 UPHOLSTERERS 1,560 379
674 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION APPAREL AND FABRIC WORKERS 415 415
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 208 208
679 BOOKBINDERS 371 110
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 671  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 354  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,859 79
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 259  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,930 2,930
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,017  
728 SHAPING AND JOINING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,954 1,042
738 WINDING AND TWISTING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,621 3,450
739 KNITTING, LOOPING, TAPING, AND WEAVING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,670 2,001
743 TEXTILE CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 981  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 173,657 169,216
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 13,320 11,647
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 40 40
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 4,858 1,134
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 148 148
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 121 121
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 228  
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,029 1,556
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,269 2,010
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 13,891 11,407
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 9,039 3,612
785 ASSEMBLERS 5,455 2,159
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 86 86
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 7,014 6,380
799 GRADERS AND SORTERS, EXCEPT AGRICULTURAL 728 594
805 TRUCK DRIVERS, LIGHT 167  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,912 81
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 6,136 453
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 3,436 1,690
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 69  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 356 183
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 737  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 805 805
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 8,396 7,108
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 5,365 1,977
TOTAL 343,939 243,443

*(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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