National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name DISTILLATES(PETROLEUM), SOLVENT-DEWAXED HEAVY PARAFFINIC
CAS # 64742-65-0
RTECS # SE7500000
Agent Code Y1020

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
008 PERSONNEL AND LABOR RELATIONS MANAGERS 542  
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 3,344  
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 305  
044 AEROSPACE ENGINEERS 85  
045 METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS ENGINEERS 64  
053 CIVIL ENGINEERS 67  
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 1,165  
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 1,501 33
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 1,611  
064 COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS AND SCIENTISTS 386 125
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 233  
084 PHYSICIANS 49 33
095 REGISTERED NURSES 861 861
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 490 349
185 DESIGNERS 532 70
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 321 74
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 813 721
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 201 161
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 7,952 1,396
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 289 83
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 123  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 2,271 1,294
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 281 3
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 206 62
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 115  
243 SUPERVISORS AND PROPRIETORS, SALES OCCUPATIONS 633 203
269 SALES WORKERS, PARTS 2,455  
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 1,315 1,315
303 SUPERVISORS, GENERAL OFFICE 836 717
308 COMPUTER OPERATORS 22  
335 FILE CLERKS 331  
336 RECORDS CLERKS 83 83
356 MAIL CLERKS, EXC. POSTAL SERVICE 384 128
359 DISPATCHERS 317  
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 4,581 170
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 5,542 396
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 8,303 1,769
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 186  
374 MATERIAL RECORDING, SCHEDULING, AND DISTRIBUTING CLERKS, N.E.C. 496  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 574  
385 DATA-ENTRY KEYERS 568 568
436 COOKS, EXCEPT SHORT ORDER 250 167
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 1,584 1,324
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 250 250
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 555 427
448 SUPERVISORS, CLEANING AND BUILDING SERVICE WORKERS 614 368
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 9,209 5,294
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 179,396 14,858
486 GROUNDSKEEPERS AND GARDENERS, EXCEPT FARM 2,373  
496 TIMBER CUTTING AND LOGGING OCCUPATIONS 7,057  
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 65  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 70,782  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 30,284 8
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 9,133 300
509 SMALL ENGINE REPAIRERS 37  
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 6,491  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 18,940 56
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 23,738  
517 FARM EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 62  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 18,193 111
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 10,329 239
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 3,574  
526 HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE AND POWER TOOL REPAIRERS 35  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 3,282 19
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 7,789  
536 LOCKSMITHS AND SAFE REPAIRERS 7,143  
538 OFFICE MACHINE REPAIRERS 4,393  
539 MECHANICAL CONTROLS AND VALVE REPAIRERS 37  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 9,373 109
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 15,376 472
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 66,013 454
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 2,280  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 1,360  
567 CARPENTERS 7,762 6
575 ELECTRICIANS 2,967 62
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 7,788 87
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 911  
583 PAPERHANGERS 387  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 44,251 194
587 PLUMBER, PIPEFITTER, AND STEAMFITTER APPRENTICES 460  
588 CONCRETE AND TERRAZZO FINISHERS 1,125  
595 ROOFERS 3,864  
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 62  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 1,906  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 562  
613 SUPERVISORS, EXTRACTIVE OCCUPATIONS 335  
614 DRILLERS, OIL WELL 11,792  
615 EXPLOSIVES WORKERS 246  
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 145  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 5,458 427
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 19,581 24
637 MACHINISTS 152,850 6,473
639 MACHINIST APPRENTICES 643  
643 BOILERMAKERS 40  
644 PRECISION GRINDERS, FITTERS, AND TOOL SHARPENERS 2,421  
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 168  
649 ENGRAVERS, METAL 642 128
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 7,355  
655 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS 173 18
656 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, WOOD 922  
667 TAILORS 3,040 1,687
669 SHOE REPAIRERS 210  
674 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION APPAREL AND FABRIC WORKERS 415 415
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 316  
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 722  
679 BOOKBINDERS 2,764 897
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 1,449 420
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 6,248 114
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 115 81
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 174 28
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 2,770 203
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 1,793  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 1,511 110
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 27,684 1,486
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 813  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 10,297 1,870
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,811  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,798 131
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 11,956 660
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,890  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,490  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 8,473 3,281
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 9,815 4,265
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 352 7
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,341 41
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,424 74
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,948  
728 SHAPING AND JOINING MACHINE OPERATORS 920 279
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,613  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 24,429 1,170
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 289  
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 842 284
738 WINDING AND TWISTING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,523 3,356
739 KNITTING, LOOPING, TAPING, AND WEAVING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,500 1,459
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 56,870 55,411
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 657 657
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,034 5,382
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 539 224
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,179 1,284
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 236 109
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,557 1,801
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,522 165
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 153 3
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,108 933
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,920 110
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 303  
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,122 1,629
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 4,514 18
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,474  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 8,117 908
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 1,184 657
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 44,666 5,403
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 65,372 11,199
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 25,652 315
785 ASSEMBLERS 92,670 24,764
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 11,584 4,187
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 2,412 639
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 14,619 278
825 RAILROAD BRAKE, SIGNAL, AND SWITCH OPERATORS 370  
833 MARINE ENGINEERS 32  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 9,366 181
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 422  
853 EXCAVATING AND LOADING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,856  
855 GRADER, DOZER, AND SCRAPER OPERATORS 782  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 8,408 43
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 6,632 1,687
864 HELPERS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 473  
865 HELPERS, CONSTRUCTION TRADES 549  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 27,648 458
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 4,848 1,055
876 STEVEDORES 2,665  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 1,133  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 672 51
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 24,296 1,098
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 316  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 1,191 514
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 27,038 1,312
TOTAL 1,462,143 187,284

*(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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