National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name KAOLIN
CAS # 1332-58-7
RTECS #
Agent Code 41775

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
018 FUNERAL DIRECTORS 3,941  
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 874 27
036 INSPECTORS AND COMPLIANCE OFFICERS, EXC. CONSTRUCTION 32 32
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 28  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 943 310
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 1,604 477
077 AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD SCIENTISTS 545  
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 94 56
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 5  
084 PHYSICIANS 187 59
095 REGISTERED NURSES 31,520 30,268
096 PHARMACISTS 2,453 1,425
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 100 93
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 464 443
185 DESIGNERS 2,367 1,467
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 402 340
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 35 23
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 201 161
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 45 31
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 947 44
214 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 80  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,300 269
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 4,175 536
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,952 831
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,512 999
243 SUPERVISORS AND PROPRIETORS, SALES OCCUPATIONS 966 203
259 SALES REPRESENTATIVES, MINING, MANUFACTURING, AND WHOLESALE 479 479
313 SECRETARIES 724 724
315 TYPISTS 72  
335 FILE CLERKS 776 549
356 MAIL CLERKS, EXC. POSTAL SERVICE 2,153 1,025
357 MESSENGERS 278  
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 222 133
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 5,372 31
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 6,073 1,158
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 261  
385 DATA-ENTRY KEYERS 283 31
426 GUARDS AND POLICE, EXC. PUBLIC SERVICE 140  
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 595 306
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 2,203 2,194
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 911 911
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 42,532 820
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 19 19
486 GROUNDSKEEPERS AND GARDENERS, EXCEPT FARM 4,044 14
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 33 11
496 TIMBER CUTTING AND LOGGING OCCUPATIONS 224  
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 728  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 15,410  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 5,211  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 6,707 57
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 5,601  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 10,509 156
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 14,887 96
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 547  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 143  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 6,646  
539 MECHANICAL CONTROLS AND VALVE REPAIRERS 2,518  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 1,382 105
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 2,870 52
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 9,180 309
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 1,508  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 3,850  
565 TILE SETTERS, HARD AND SOFT 2,217  
566 CARPET INSTALLERS 1,658  
567 CARPENTERS 55,601 3
569 CARPENTER APPRENTICES 64  
573 DRYWALL INSTALLERS 1,273  
575 ELECTRICIANS 33,382 244
576 ELECTRICIAN APPRENTICES 368  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 5,906  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 3,404 51
583 PAPERHANGERS 387  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 43,955 6
587 PLUMBER, PIPEFITTER, AND STEAMFITTER APPRENTICES 460  
589 GLAZIERS 304  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 14,658 618
595 ROOFERS 13,337  
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 3,515  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 1,401  
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 159  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 5,186 92
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 557  
635 TOOL AND DIE MAKER APPRENTICES 584  
636 PRECISION ASSEMBLERS, METAL 16  
637 MACHINISTS 12,119 35
639 MACHINIST APPRENTICES 139  
643 BOILERMAKERS 48  
644 PRECISION GRINDERS, FITTERS, AND TOOL SHARPENERS 26 7
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 6,564 235
656 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, WOOD 12  
657 CABINET MAKERS AND BENCH CARPENTERS 1,903 555
658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 2,297  
668 UPHOLSTERERS 835 354
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 872  
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 688  
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 4,075 2,722
679 BOOKBINDERS 462 231
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 29  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 1,923 164
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 58  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 1,072 59
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 109  
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 768  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,815 682
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 398  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 12 6
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 15,316 3,452
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 136  
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 267 91
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 880 175
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,347 367
728 SHAPING AND JOINING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,954 1,042
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,271  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 36,053 3,341
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 72 18
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 1,304 950
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,686 1,710
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,004 367
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 5,218 237
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,944 729
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,165 1,234
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 982 65
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 17,139 2,139
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 942 530
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 693 600
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,204 1,493
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 95  
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,155 1,870
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 8,658 115
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 170  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 10,266 2,416
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 253 68
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 36,169 5,293
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 16,167 1,259
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 6,562  
785 ASSEMBLERS 53,474 19,042
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 1,046 405
795 MISCELLANEOUS HAND WORKING OCCUPATIONS 295  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 3,967 2,532
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 99  
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 819  
799 GRADERS AND SORTERS, EXCEPT AGRICULTURAL 2,222 215
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 893  
843 SUPERVISORS, MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 334  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 829  
855 GRADER, DOZER, AND SCRAPER OPERATORS 90  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 2,173 130
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,270 4
865 HELPERS, CONSTRUCTION TRADES 614  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 29,417  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 498 113
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 1,514 198
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 681  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 41  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 7,652 6,249
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 15,120 2,243
TOTAL 745,593 114,032

*(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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