National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name BOTANICAL OIL
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code 52145

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
095 REGISTERED NURSES 471 398
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 14  
319 RECEPTIONISTS 876 526
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 847  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 30  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 3 3
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 37 23
436 COOKS, EXCEPT SHORT ORDER 440 281
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 265 106
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 371 371
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 716 669
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 2,806 197
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 2,629 1,052
486 GROUNDSKEEPERS AND GARDENERS, EXCEPT FARM 10  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 3,765  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 4,431  
539 MECHANICAL CONTROLS AND VALVE REPAIRERS 2,515  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 345  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,655  
557 SUPERVISORS; PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 3,250  
575 ELECTRICIANS 506  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 11,862 194
595 ROOFERS 1,851  
637 MACHINISTS 1,207  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 216  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 875  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 40  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 5  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 43 11
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 907 484
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,624 1,340
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 30  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 63  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,184  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 90 45
785 ASSEMBLERS 3,020 346
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 6  
853 EXCAVATING AND LOADING MACHINE OPERATORS 553  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 208  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 81  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 1,694  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 952 190
TOTAL 55,495 6,235

*(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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