National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name CYCLOSILOXANES, DI-ME
CAS # 69430-24-6
RTECS #
Agent Code X2793

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 50  
044 AEROSPACE ENGINEERS 131  
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 264  
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 87 19
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 565 18
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 379 93
095 REGISTERED NURSES 5,741 5,478
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 84 70
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 373 256
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 63 13
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 1,013 1,001
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 81 32
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 2,985 506
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 79  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,318 87
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 2,567 512
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 883  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 2,720 1,613
243 SUPERVISORS AND PROPRIETORS, SALES OCCUPATIONS 633 203
307 SUPERVISORS; DISTRIBUTION, SCHEDULING, AND ADJUSTING CLERKS 35  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 3  
385 DATA-ENTRY KEYERS 1,602 764
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 1,143 1,096
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 798 570
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 15,336 1,632
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 11,714 8,735
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 443  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 5,515  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 6,707 57
509 SMALL ENGINE REPAIRERS 427 50
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 24  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 55 22
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 3,484  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 358  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 31 31
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 127  
529 TELEPHONE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 151  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 116 19
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 550 419
544 MILLWRIGHTS 560  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 1,818  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 5,002  
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 159  
567 CARPENTERS 12,277 10
575 ELECTRICIANS 5,974 55
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 337 297
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 6,493 3
589 GLAZIERS 304  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 4,080  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 257  
637 MACHINISTS 2,679 136
647 PRECIOUS STONES AND METALS WORKERS (JEWELERS) 306  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 2,535 136
668 UPHOLSTERERS 45  
669 SHOE REPAIRERS 122 61
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 34 11
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 203  
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 3,904 3,131
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 798  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 259  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 198 42
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 7  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 57  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,515 2,754
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 40  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 734  
728 SHAPING AND JOINING MACHINE OPERATORS 908  
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 9  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,125  
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,063 838
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 461 8
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 8,483 286
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 490  
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 608 304
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,204 420
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 132  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,537 428
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,173 1,485
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 8,193 3,400
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 5,343 357
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 492 51
785 ASSEMBLERS 54,880 23,159
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 5,021 771
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 1,227 531
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 121 112
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 5,334 5
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 347  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 381 378
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 2,288  
TOTAL 226,154 62,466

*(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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