National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name PRODUCTS OF COMBUSTION-DIESEL FUELS
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code 80017

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 5,200 1,224
053 CIVIL ENGINEERS 2,147  
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 170 89
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 349  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 1,085  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 322  
185 DESIGNERS 398 3
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 123  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 527  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 1,808 286
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 322 242
228 BROADCAST EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 689 689
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 12,658 361
243 SUPERVISORS AND PROPRIETORS, SALES OCCUPATIONS 157  
259 SALES REPRESENTATIVES, MINING, MANUFACTURING, AND WHOLESALE 1,456  
278 NEWS VENDORS 423  
307 SUPERVISORS; DISTRIBUTION, SCHEDULING, AND ADJUSTING CLERKS 678 249
318 TRANSPORTATION TICKET AND RESERVATION AGENTS 345  
327 ORDER CLERKS 1,735 157
357 MESSENGERS 2,589  
359 DISPATCHERS 1,027  
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 1,549  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 24,572 2,405
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 1,043  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 1,776 138
385 DATA-ENTRY KEYERS 331  
426 GUARDS AND POLICE, EXC. PUBLIC SERVICE 126 11
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 33,821 141
465 PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ATTENDANTS 1,455 243
466 BAGGAGE PORTERS AND BELLHOPS 1,026  
479 FARM WORKERS 403  
486 GROUNDSKEEPERS AND GARDENERS, EXCEPT FARM 5,300  
494 SUPERVISORS, FORESTRY AND LOGGING WORKERS 305  
495 FORESTRY WORKERS, EXCEPT LOGGING 1,210  
496 TIMBER CUTTING AND LOGGING OCCUPATIONS 8,833  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 24,854 93
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 59,922 539
509 SMALL ENGINE REPAIRERS 37  
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 321  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 2,471  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 17,410 75
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 4,234 38
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 2,039  
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 3,154  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 713  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 2,696  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 15,159 8
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 16,179  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 12,873  
567 CARPENTERS 27,294  
573 DRYWALL INSTALLERS 731  
575 ELECTRICIANS 39,774  
576 ELECTRICIAN APPRENTICES 368  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 10,141  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 7,419  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 21,502  
588 CONCRETE AND TERRAZZO FINISHERS 6,691 34
593 INSULATION WORKERS 483 161
594 PAVING, SURFACING, AND TAMPING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 2,502 51
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 6,941  
598 DRILLERS, EARTH 2,696  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 8,072  
613 SUPERVISORS, EXTRACTIVE OCCUPATIONS 2,416 97
614 DRILLERS, OIL WELL 13,437  
615 EXPLOSIVES WORKERS 72  
616 MINING MACHINE OPERATORS 12,308  
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 8,504  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 10,770 92
637 MACHINISTS 3,147  
643 BOILERMAKERS 91  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 769  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 860  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 1,885  
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 1,015 52
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 451  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 331  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 3,041  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 225  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 733  
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 778  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 602  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,474  
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 963  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 14  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,351  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 136  
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 531  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 152  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 8,672  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 604  
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 288  
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 689  
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,089 31
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 706  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,049  
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 329  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,021 21
763 ROASTING AND BAKING MACHINE OPERATORS, FOOD 96  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 7,608 18
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 638  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,780  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 114  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 14,903 1,651
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 12,956 281
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 30,619  
785 ASSEMBLERS 7,110 409
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 3,284 1,413
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 530 20
799 GRADERS AND SORTERS, EXCEPT AGRICULTURAL 2,207  
803 SUPERVISORS, MOTOR VEHICLE OPERATORS 3,935 839
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 226,260 1,444
805 TRUCK DRIVERS, LIGHT 3,328 259
806 DRIVER-SALES WORKERS 10,066 1,438
808 BUS DRIVERS 10,757 5,005
809 TAXI CAB DRIVERS AND CHAUFFEURS 120  
824 LOCOMOTIVE OPERATING OCCUPATIONS 1,230  
828 SHIP CAPTAINS AND MATES, EXCEPT FISHING BOATS 570  
829 SAILORS AND DECKHANDS 1,569  
843 SUPERVISORS, MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 210  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 78,891 1,771
848 HOIST AND WINCH OPERATORS 9,401  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 6,605  
853 EXCAVATING AND LOADING MACHINE OPERATORS 17,130  
855 GRADER, DOZER, AND SCRAPER OPERATORS 3,325 133
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 28,839 31
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 22,651 382
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 132,706 3,636
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 702  
875 GARBAGE COLLECTORS 1,860  
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 612  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 2,202  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 54,824 49
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 87,991 20,074
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 8,445  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 2,137 723
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 55,835 65
TOTAL 1,349,179 47,167

*(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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