National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ZN, ZINC-MF UNKNOWN
CAS # 7440-66-6
RTECS # ZG8600000
Agent Code 77115

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
013 MANAGERS, MARKETING, ADVERTISING, AND PUBLIC RELATIONS 60  
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 300  
045 METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS ENGINEERS 64  
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 5  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 721 299
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 1,762 585
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 286 180
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 70 42
084 PHYSICIANS 19 19
096 PHARMACISTS 1,056 681
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 49 49
194 ARTISTS, PERFORMERS, AND RELATED WORKERS, N.E.C. 137 59
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 2,145 1,590
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 296 296
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 499 44
214 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 14  
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 165  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 2,433 474
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 485 240
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 782 265
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,253 228
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,760 989
313 SECRETARIES 356 356
335 FILE CLERKS 149 30
345 DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,130 573
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 270  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 351 31
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 2,225 835
374 MATERIAL RECORDING, SCHEDULING, AND DISTRIBUTING CLERKS, N.E.C. 13  
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 1,418 945
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 18 9
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 25,505 804
455 PEST CONTROL OCCUPATIONS 3,595  
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 65  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 10,525  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 8,213  
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 9,894  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 1,018  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 1,856  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 5,346  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 737  
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 104  
526 HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE AND POWER TOOL REPAIRERS 607  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 23  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 519  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 19  
539 MECHANICAL CONTROLS AND VALVE REPAIRERS 37  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 2,080 3
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 2,215 122
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 6,328 13
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 384  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 5  
567 CARPENTERS 5,512 10
575 ELECTRICIANS 4,364  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 166  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 48  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 2,590 17
595 ROOFERS 80  
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 3,065 17
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 271 30
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 3,873 139
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 2,558 62
637 MACHINISTS 15,187 2,933
643 BOILERMAKERS 74 6
644 PRECISION GRINDERS, FITTERS, AND TOOL SHARPENERS 253  
647 PRECIOUS STONES AND METALS WORKERS (JEWELERS) 2,125 1,858
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 4,348 43
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 103  
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 203  
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 7 7
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 359 335
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 528 58
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 13  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 65  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 338  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 281  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 3,097 424
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,036  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 52 26
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,286 351
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 516  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 37  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 379 57
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 16,180 886
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,468 1,376
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 278  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 915  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 3  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,721 607
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 292  
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 4,559  
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 764 403
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 312  
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 212 123
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 58  
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 704  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,165 54
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,570 74
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,044 600
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,173 1,306
763 ROASTING AND BAKING MACHINE OPERATORS, FOOD 117  
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 371  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 5,284 146
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,816 120
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,097 265
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 63 16
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 15,283 472
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 13,954 2,600
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 28,627 276
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 4,908 2,365
785 ASSEMBLERS 22,443 5,522
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 513  
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 1,000 587
793 HAND ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OCCUPATIONS 475  
795 MISCELLANEOUS HAND WORKING OCCUPATIONS 418 90
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,289 44
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 21  
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 8  
799 GRADERS AND SORTERS, EXCEPT AGRICULTURAL 395  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 5  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 85  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 249  
853 EXCAVATING AND LOADING MACHINE OPERATORS 781  
855 GRADER, DOZER, AND SCRAPER OPERATORS 468  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,062  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 675  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 12,411  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 72  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 58  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 275  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 88  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 567  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 2,432 131
TOTAL 320,917 34,194

*(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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