National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name PRODUCTS OF COMBUSTION-GASOLINE (LEADED)
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code 60713

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
009 PURCHASING MANAGERS 158  
016 MANAGERS, PROPERTIES AND REAL ESTATE 166  
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 3,615  
053 CIVIL ENGINEERS 2,012  
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 332  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 1,085  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 527  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 1,433 179
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,346  
243 SUPERVISORS AND PROPRIETORS, SALES OCCUPATIONS 307  
259 SALES REPRESENTATIVES, MINING, MANUFACTURING, AND WHOLESALE 3,547  
269 SALES WORKERS, PARTS 132  
275 SALES COUNTER CLERKS 1,059  
307 SUPERVISORS; DISTRIBUTION, SCHEDULING, AND ADJUSTING CLERKS 796 249
318 TRANSPORTATION TICKET AND RESERVATION AGENTS 345  
327 ORDER CLERKS 1,579  
356 MAIL CLERKS, EXC. POSTAL SERVICE 6,672 455
357 MESSENGERS 2,589  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 24,850 1,789
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 6,588 586
366 METER READERS 332  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 83  
376 INVESTIGATORS AND ADJUSTERS, EXCEPT INSURANCE 2,266 1,106
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 342  
418 POLICE AND DETECTIVES, PUBLIC SERVICE 317 60
426 GUARDS AND POLICE, EXC. PUBLIC SERVICE 126 11
448 SUPERVISORS, CLEANING AND BUILDING SERVICE WORKERS 227 6
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 33,414 763
455 PEST CONTROL OCCUPATIONS 3,537 201
466 BAGGAGE PORTERS AND BELLHOPS 1,320  
479 FARM WORKERS 403  
486 GROUNDSKEEPERS AND GARDENERS, EXCEPT FARM 8,795  
496 TIMBER CUTTING AND LOGGING OCCUPATIONS 7,281  
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 719  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 52,216 42
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 26,050 539
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 806  
509 SMALL ENGINE REPAIRERS 37  
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 2,774  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 86  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 11,359 81
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 10,803  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 1,100  
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 788  
527 TELEPHONE LINE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 225  
529 TELEPHONE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 4,724  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 1,314  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 1,291  
538 OFFICE MACHINE REPAIRERS 2,169  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 8,620 175
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 18,842  
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 9,420  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 16,392  
567 CARPENTERS 41,752 155
573 DRYWALL INSTALLERS 326  
575 ELECTRICIANS 59,485 244
576 ELECTRICIAN APPRENTICES 368  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 7,580  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 10,034 14
584 PLASTERERS 2,134  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 21,997  
588 CONCRETE AND TERRAZZO FINISHERS 4,332 34
594 PAVING, SURFACING, AND TAMPING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,024 51
595 ROOFERS 6,561  
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 2,893  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 3,824  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 4,595  
613 SUPERVISORS, EXTRACTIVE OCCUPATIONS 290 97
616 MINING MACHINE OPERATORS 736  
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 1,383  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 10,951 92
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 85  
637 MACHINISTS 10,678 23
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 6,818 107
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 152  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 2,620  
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 170  
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 1,591  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 408  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,767  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 2,298 551
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 834  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 295  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 307  
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 3,834  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,287  
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,663 151
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,666 1,666
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,251 1,388
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 1,482 741
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 689  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 164 13
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,290 19
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 53  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,375  
763 ROASTING AND BAKING MACHINE OPERATORS, FOOD 117  
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 485  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 1,767  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,784 120
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,878 859
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 9,391 44
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 8,870  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 25,891 136
785 ASSEMBLERS 19,085 1,039
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 3,036 1,080
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 578  
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 68  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 115,246 1,237
805 TRUCK DRIVERS, LIGHT 6,448 621
806 DRIVER-SALES WORKERS 15,811 1,481
808 BUS DRIVERS 13,833 5,005
809 TAXI CAB DRIVERS AND CHAUFFEURS 7,774 5,462
813 PARKING LOT ATTENDANTS 41 41
843 SUPERVISORS, MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 210  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 21,260 58
848 HOIST AND WINCH OPERATORS 8,072  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 3,595  
853 EXCAVATING AND LOADING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,241  
855 GRADER, DOZER, AND SCRAPER OPERATORS 1,736 102
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 17,969 450
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 6,034 253
864 HELPERS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,254  
865 HELPERS, CONSTRUCTION TRADES 1,260  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 85,817 213
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 1,305  
875 GARBAGE COLLECTORS 4,417  
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 1,354  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 805  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 37,260 52
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 100,939 20,886
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 5,507 11
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 2,001 707
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 55,958 352
TOTAL 1,121,454 51,797

*(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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