National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name OIL, MOTOR
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code 52141

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 1,534  
053 CIVIL ENGINEERS 368  
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 436 19
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 2,303  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 715 51
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 17  
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 293  
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 123  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 505  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 620 239
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 297 105
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 13,739 361
243 SUPERVISORS AND PROPRIETORS, SALES OCCUPATIONS 794  
259 SALES REPRESENTATIVES, MINING, MANUFACTURING, AND WHOLESALE 5,004  
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 2,654 299
318 TRANSPORTATION TICKET AND RESERVATION AGENTS 1,118 233
335 FILE CLERKS 671 549
356 MAIL CLERKS, EXC. POSTAL SERVICE 5,269 455
357 MESSENGERS 6,312 726
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 4,411  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 12,895 175
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 2,245 435
385 DATA-ENTRY KEYERS 166  
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 1,561  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 85,286 1,073
455 PEST CONTROL OCCUPATIONS 1,818  
479 FARM WORKERS 403  
486 GROUNDSKEEPERS AND GARDENERS, EXCEPT FARM 3,311  
496 TIMBER CUTTING AND LOGGING OCCUPATIONS 2,016  
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,429  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 52,201 330
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 50,510 539
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 40  
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 4,244  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 893 70
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 16,741  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 8,566 59
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 3,095  
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 2,527  
526 HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE AND POWER TOOL REPAIRERS 607  
529 TELEPHONE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 96  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 1,629  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 821  
538 OFFICE MACHINE REPAIRERS 2,239  
543 ELEVATOR INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 25  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 261  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 14,360 206
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 36,273  
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 10,464  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 5,219  
567 CARPENTERS 9,599  
573 DRYWALL INSTALLERS 1,057  
575 ELECTRICIANS 14,047  
576 ELECTRICIAN APPRENTICES 368  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 9,003 147
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 6,661  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 4,092  
588 CONCRETE AND TERRAZZO FINISHERS 2,471  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 311  
595 ROOFERS 2,593  
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 2,136  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 4,581  
598 DRILLERS, EARTH 5,306  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 6,680  
613 SUPERVISORS, EXTRACTIVE OCCUPATIONS 335  
614 DRILLERS, OIL WELL 7,359  
616 MINING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,785  
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 1,615 40
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 5,216  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 5,269  
637 MACHINISTS 25,064 308
643 BOILERMAKERS 91  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 8,637  
667 TAILORS 2,033 1,159
668 UPHOLSTERERS 789 379
669 SHOE REPAIRERS 210  
674 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION APPAREL AND FABRIC WORKERS 181  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 1,423  
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 16  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 3,739 96
686 BUTCHERS AND MEAT CUTTERS 121  
687 BAKERS 120  
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 315  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 409 28
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 948  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 1,090  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 700 122
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 4,638 405
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,933  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 437  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,692 72
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,776 203
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 21  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,641  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 9,639 95
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 1,218  
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,663 151
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 13,043 11,193
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,541 1,312
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 286  
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 230  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 7,094 54
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,113  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 368  
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 485  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 709  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,493  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,413 2,440
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 199 40
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 7,827 355
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 17,229 1,011
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 6,429 116
785 ASSEMBLERS 19,468 5,363
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,175 294
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 232  
799 GRADERS AND SORTERS, EXCEPT AGRICULTURAL 235  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 67,484 414
805 TRUCK DRIVERS, LIGHT 943  
806 DRIVER-SALES WORKERS 3,791  
809 TAXI CAB DRIVERS AND CHAUFFEURS 358 36
833 MARINE ENGINEERS 3,509  
843 SUPERVISORS, MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 210  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 27,523 239
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 93  
853 EXCAVATING AND LOADING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,334  
855 GRADER, DOZER, AND SCRAPER OPERATORS 782  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 23,383 3,307
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 4,554  
865 HELPERS, CONSTRUCTION TRADES 549  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 39,468 208
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 1,016  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 3,653  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 1,799  
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 21,849 293
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 2,041 144
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 1,088 956
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 36,796 198
TOTAL 867,953 37,100

*(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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