National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name GASOLINE-UNLEADED
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code 90885

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
016 MANAGERS, PROPERTIES AND REAL ESTATE 81  
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 2,960 1,224
029 BUYERS, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE, EXCEPT FARM PRODUCTS 797 797
053 CIVIL ENGINEERS 67  
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 81  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 343 14
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 7,921 1,366
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 123  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 20  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 2,316 467
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 322 242
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 19,889 597
243 SUPERVISORS AND PROPRIETORS, SALES OCCUPATIONS 1,112  
259 SALES REPRESENTATIVES, MINING, MANUFACTURING, AND WHOLESALE 3,547  
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 1,415  
276 CASHIERS 885 885
278 NEWS VENDORS 416  
307 SUPERVISORS; DISTRIBUTION, SCHEDULING, AND ADJUSTING CLERKS 2,993  
318 TRANSPORTATION TICKET AND RESERVATION AGENTS 1,118 233
356 MAIL CLERKS, EXC. POSTAL SERVICE 954 14
357 MESSENGERS 22,898 2,821
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 855 35
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 800 533
385 DATA-ENTRY KEYERS 982  
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 72  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 21,902 2,361
486 GROUNDSKEEPERS AND GARDENERS, EXCEPT FARM 217  
496 TIMBER CUTTING AND LOGGING OCCUPATIONS 493  
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 719  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 33,877  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 8,606  
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 2,034  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 1,220 70
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 9,353 75
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 8,105  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 308  
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 2,527  
529 TELEPHONE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 3,616  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 5,045  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 15,819  
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 6,038  
567 CARPENTERS 16,272  
575 ELECTRICIANS 14,642  
576 ELECTRICIAN APPRENTICES 368  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 4,622  
588 CONCRETE AND TERRAZZO FINISHERS 447  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 483 161
595 ROOFERS 10,094  
613 SUPERVISORS, EXTRACTIVE OCCUPATIONS 178  
614 DRILLERS, OIL WELL 2,309  
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 618  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 973  
637 MACHINISTS 1,473  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 259  
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 7 7
679 BOOKBINDERS 462 231
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 170  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 2,587  
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 34  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,830  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 192  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 644  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,625 729
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,238  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 74 9
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 5,343 100
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 10,070 35
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 2,547  
785 ASSEMBLERS 3,989 749
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 608  
795 MISCELLANEOUS HAND WORKING OCCUPATIONS 28  
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 355  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 54,649 810
805 TRUCK DRIVERS, LIGHT 8,472 362
806 DRIVER-SALES WORKERS 5,617 1,327
808 BUS DRIVERS 17,949 11,417
809 TAXI CAB DRIVERS AND CHAUFFEURS 8,293 1,447
843 SUPERVISORS, MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 334  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 2,981  
848 HOIST AND WINCH OPERATORS 355  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 885  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,795 9
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,876  
864 HELPERS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 3,859  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 16,412 208
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 1,877  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 1,800  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 8,698  
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 120,040 24,353
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 4,218  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 32,565 285
TOTAL 570,061 53,971

*(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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