National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name CARBON
CAS # 7440-44-0
RTECS # FF5250000
Agent Code 80243

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 1,407  
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 50  
045 METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS ENGINEERS 64  
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 5  
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 82  
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 543  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 697 299
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 930 191
084 PHYSICIANS 201 176
096 PHARMACISTS 738 369
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 40 17
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 726 131
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 2,607 39
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 572 25
278 NEWS VENDORS 423  
313 SECRETARIES 1,456 1,456
335 FILE CLERKS 413  
356 MAIL CLERKS, EXC. POSTAL SERVICE 5,446  
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 8  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 191 52
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 1,537 16
374 MATERIAL RECORDING, SCHEDULING, AND DISTRIBUTING CLERKS, N.E.C. 13  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 362  
385 DATA-ENTRY KEYERS 32  
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 1,513  
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 203 142
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 46 46
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 55  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 41,162 260
455 PEST CONTROL OCCUPATIONS 3,595  
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 65  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 17,614  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 6,189  
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 3,595  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 308  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 6,357 75
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 2,993  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 151  
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 382  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 1,644  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 258  
538 OFFICE MACHINE REPAIRERS 2,169  
539 MECHANICAL CONTROLS AND VALVE REPAIRERS 37  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 2,127  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 1,875  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 17,844 8
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 1,317  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 2,866  
567 CARPENTERS 5,261  
575 ELECTRICIANS 3,392  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 780  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 34,135 96
587 PLUMBER, PIPEFITTER, AND STEAMFITTER APPRENTICES 460  
588 CONCRETE AND TERRAZZO FINISHERS 2,754  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 44  
595 ROOFERS 80  
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 3,086  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 878  
615 EXPLOSIVES WORKERS 306  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 2,362  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 6,006 45
636 PRECISION ASSEMBLERS, METAL 16  
637 MACHINISTS 10,070 8
643 BOILERMAKERS 6,497 6
644 PRECISION GRINDERS, FITTERS, AND TOOL SHARPENERS 73  
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 514  
647 PRECIOUS STONES AND METALS WORKERS (JEWELERS) 765  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 11,716 71
655 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS 364  
658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 1,234 608
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 559 262
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 1,581  
679 BOOKBINDERS 371 110
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 213 170
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 620  
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 28  
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 1,657  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 35 28
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 70  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 855  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 459  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 301  
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 162  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 2,531 336
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,817  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 14  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,486 146
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 350  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 122  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 379 57
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,475 354
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,652 207
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 2,661 16
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,693  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 3  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,391  
745 SHOE MACHINE OPERATORS 2,193 1,571
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,520  
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 198 198
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 337 145
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,089 1,528
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,235 250
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,681 8
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 13  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 7,496 3,217
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 105  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 2,960  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 828 35
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,381  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 13,916 1,949
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 8,753 918
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 104,631 1,471
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 8  
785 ASSEMBLERS 12,319 1,987
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 293  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 2,154 342
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 162  
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 827  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 815  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 1,999 181
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 1,086  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,131  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,894  
865 HELPERS, CONSTRUCTION TRADES 326  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 15,006 458
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 774  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 152 54
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 85  
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 684  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 1,062 944
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 12,037 123
TOTAL 467,337 21,198

*(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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