National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name BENZOIC ACID, METHYL ESTER
CAS # 93-58-3
RTECS # DH3850000
Agent Code M1650

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
069 PHYSICISTS AND ASTRONOMERS 1,354 829
075 GEOLOGISTS AND GEODESISTS 28  
086 VETERINARIANS 2,844 339
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 766 766
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 2,642 2,151
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 17,350 8,562
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 41  
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 1,192 596
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 79 3
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 46 46
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 9  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 124  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 464  
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 427 176
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 998 763
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 2,958 1,282
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 1,785 1,785
479 FARM WORKERS 766 383
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 1,356  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 185  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 91  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 60  
527 TELEPHONE LINE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 225  
529 TELEPHONE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 4,724  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 16  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 107  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 445 201
567 CARPENTERS 16  
575 ELECTRICIANS 50  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 16  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 41  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 227 49
636 PRECISION ASSEMBLERS, METAL 1,119 947
637 MACHINISTS 8,571 521
674 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION APPAREL AND FABRIC WORKERS 11  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 1,924  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 32  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 28  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,475 3
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 334  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 749  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,548 71
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 432  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 94  
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 62  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,153 54
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 487 487
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 435 300
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,093 409
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,036 207
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 16  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 4,525 1,695
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,482 171
785 ASSEMBLERS 2,445 1,431
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 124  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 197  
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 138  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 23  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 803 803
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 874  
TOTAL 73,641 25,030

*(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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