National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name CRESOL
CAS # 1319-77-3
RTECS # GO5950000
Agent Code 20380

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 83 83
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 415 56
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 17,979 8,562
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 526 99
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 861  
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 57  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 141 24
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 6  
373 EXPEDITERS 69  
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 188  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 4,998  
486 GROUNDSKEEPERS AND GARDENERS, EXCEPT FARM 243  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 6,863  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 10,671 539
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 2,485 251
509 SMALL ENGINE REPAIRERS 427 50
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 229 9
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 2,110  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 1,056 50
544 MILLWRIGHTS 713  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 1,608  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 4,125  
575 ELECTRICIANS 654  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 45  
595 ROOFERS 2,209  
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 489  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 288  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 842  
637 MACHINISTS 89  
643 BOILERMAKERS 6,423  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 2,527 220
666 DRESSMAKERS 358  
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 2,250 857
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 3,131 2,690
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 9 9
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 346  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 817  
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 291  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 626 151
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 23 23
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 38  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,040 23
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 891  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 204  
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,065 1,825
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 827 276
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,549  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,283  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,076 92
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 624  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 758  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 948  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,569 38
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 16,875 4,655
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 2,974  
785 ASSEMBLERS 7,169 5,049
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 303 303
795 MISCELLANEOUS HAND WORKING OCCUPATIONS 295  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 2,581 1,493
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 3,219  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 33  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 943  
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 138  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 361 305
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 3,710 454
TOTAL 132,742 28,184

*(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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