National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name MIG ARGON
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code S2068

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
013 MANAGERS, MARKETING, ADVERTISING, AND PUBLIC RELATIONS 60  
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 46  
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 123  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 153  
217 DRAFTING OCCUPATIONS 1,105  
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 206 62
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 100  
269 SALES WORKERS, PARTS 132  
335 FILE CLERKS 82  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 636  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 362  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 8,681 1,053
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 65  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 12,108  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 5,783  
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 1,898  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 5,110  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 787  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 725  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 1,042  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 3,476  
538 OFFICE MACHINE REPAIRERS 362  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 5,435 52
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 6,000  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 185  
575 ELECTRICIANS 2,429  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 622  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 1,519  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 6,883 117
595 ROOFERS 80  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 2,977 30
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,691  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 3,205 34
636 PRECISION ASSEMBLERS, METAL 1,119 947
637 MACHINISTS 6,045 25
643 BOILERMAKERS 61 6
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 1,193 852
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 7,569 129
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 2,108 222
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 38  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 62  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 14  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 870  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 275  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 307  
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 271  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 379 57
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 440 63
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 39  
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 338  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 94  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 267 10
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 946 74
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,865  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 76,867 1,212
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 20  
785 ASSEMBLERS 16,155 160
793 HAND ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OCCUPATIONS 475  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 380  
853 EXCAVATING AND LOADING MACHINE OPERATORS 781  
855 GRADER, DOZER, AND SCRAPER OPERATORS 468  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,110  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 687  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 1,686  
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 77  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 905  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,523  
TOTAL 199,501 5,103

*(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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