National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name GYPSUM
CAS # 13397-24-5
RTECS #
Agent Code 90980

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 43  
185 DESIGNERS 2,201 1,467
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 55 55
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 53  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 18  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 238  
454 ELEVATOR OPERATORS 150  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 300  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 366  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 616  
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 4,793  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 10,423  
565 TILE SETTERS, HARD AND SOFT 4,274  
567 CARPENTERS 22,724 452
573 DRYWALL INSTALLERS 12,702  
575 ELECTRICIANS 119  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 163  
583 PAPERHANGERS 387  
584 PLASTERERS 2,321  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 1,316  
588 CONCRETE AND TERRAZZO FINISHERS 57  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 963  
595 ROOFERS 5,584  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 1,448  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 2,208  
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 159  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 581  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 289  
643 BOILERMAKERS 48  
644 PRECISION GRINDERS, FITTERS, AND TOOL SHARPENERS 22 7
657 CABINET MAKERS AND BENCH CARPENTERS 258  
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 708 108
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,098  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,177 109
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,510  
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 156  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 15  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 232  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 143  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 44  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 210  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 901  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,425 76
785 ASSEMBLERS 18  
795 MISCELLANEOUS HAND WORKING OCCUPATIONS 686 76
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 5,830  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 2,049  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 617  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 119  
865 HELPERS, CONSTRUCTION TRADES 922  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 36,832 501
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 124  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 793  
TOTAL 134,487 2,851

*(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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