National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name BENZENE
CAS # 71-43-2
RTECS # CY1400000
Agent Code 09070

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
013 MANAGERS, MARKETING, ADVERTISING, AND PUBLIC RELATIONS 60  
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 158  
045 METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS ENGINEERS 64  
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 74  
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 5  
069 PHYSICISTS AND ASTRONOMERS 14  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 1,439 310
075 GEOLOGISTS AND GEODESISTS 28  
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 31 22
084 PHYSICIANS 105 72
086 VETERINARIANS 1,149  
095 REGISTERED NURSES 96,632 90,104
096 PHARMACISTS 820 369
097 DIETITIANS 886 844
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 387 183
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 959 785
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 4,845 4,130
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 5,152 3,275
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 20,853 18,692
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 276 276
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 79  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 3,457 1,667
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 1,136 351
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 8,641 2,388
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 6,408 964
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 645 189
335 FILE CLERKS 149 30
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 8  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 111 52
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 3  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 43  
374 MATERIAL RECORDING, SCHEDULING, AND DISTRIBUTING CLERKS, N.E.C. 13  
385 DATA-ENTRY KEYERS 722  
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 52  
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 1,294 790
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 3,310 3,186
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 9,233 1,290
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 1,053  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 322  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 447  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 21  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 738  
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 88  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 11  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 97  
539 MECHANICAL CONTROLS AND VALVE REPAIRERS 37  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 717  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 170  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 677 78
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 784  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 5  
567 CARPENTERS 630  
575 ELECTRICIANS 723  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 135  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 182  
589 GLAZIERS 2,582  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 355  
595 ROOFERS 5,991  
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 1,520  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 469  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 2,612  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 454  
637 MACHINISTS 234  
643 BOILERMAKERS 40  
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 139  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 486  
668 UPHOLSTERERS 25  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 17 11
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 84 84
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 13  
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 115  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 3  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 2,004  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 22  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 3  
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 125  
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 271  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 141 39
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 678 20
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,711 112
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 724 35
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 908  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 3  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 13,291 1,275
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 36  
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 513 222
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 479 319
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 270 108
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 827 79
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 161  
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 932 65
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,884 188
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,450 210
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 13  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,519 486
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 147  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 5  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,936 223
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 4,522 454
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 3,108 674
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 2,019  
785 ASSEMBLERS 9,080 6,015
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 660 587
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 711 104
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 302 49
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 8  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 231  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 51  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 345 108
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 160 43
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 9,157 183
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 72  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 107  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 85  
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 1,624 812
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 1,723  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 12,038 515
TOTAL 272,275 143,066

*(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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