National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name PRODUCTS OF COMBUSTION-JET FUEL AND GASOLINE, UNLEADED
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code X5263

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
016 MANAGERS, PROPERTIES AND REAL ESTATE 81  
018 FUNERAL DIRECTORS 3,941  
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 1,942  
053 CIVIL ENGINEERS 67  
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 1,229 24
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 153  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 463  
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 356 44
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 21,073 597
243 SUPERVISORS AND PROPRIETORS, SALES OCCUPATIONS 307  
259 SALES REPRESENTATIVES, MINING, MANUFACTURING, AND WHOLESALE 4,640 273
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 154  
278 NEWS VENDORS 416  
307 SUPERVISORS; DISTRIBUTION, SCHEDULING, AND ADJUSTING CLERKS 1,432 135
318 TRANSPORTATION TICKET AND RESERVATION AGENTS 345  
335 FILE CLERKS 16  
356 MAIL CLERKS, EXC. POSTAL SERVICE 3,154  
357 MESSENGERS 8,901 726
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 15,858 1,319
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 1,290 277
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 276 138
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 342  
418 POLICE AND DETECTIVES, PUBLIC SERVICE 317 60
426 GUARDS AND POLICE, EXC. PUBLIC SERVICE 126 11
448 SUPERVISORS, CLEANING AND BUILDING SERVICE WORKERS 227 6
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 72  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 20,020 2,119
455 PEST CONTROL OCCUPATIONS 3,732 574
466 BAGGAGE PORTERS AND BELLHOPS 1,320  
486 GROUNDSKEEPERS AND GARDENERS, EXCEPT FARM 5,553  
495 FORESTRY WORKERS, EXCEPT LOGGING 1,210  
496 TIMBER CUTTING AND LOGGING OCCUPATIONS 6,440  
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 719  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 49,202 93
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 9,716  
509 SMALL ENGINE REPAIRERS 37  
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 3,703  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 86  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 8,951 75
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 8,928  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 394  
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 4,716  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 470  
538 OFFICE MACHINE REPAIRERS 2,169  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 2,106  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 12,823  
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 4,415  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 7,927  
567 CARPENTERS 35,179 3
573 DRYWALL INSTALLERS 326  
575 ELECTRICIANS 41,319 244
576 ELECTRICIAN APPRENTICES 368  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 6,922  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 1,853 14
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 17,696  
587 PLUMBER, PIPEFITTER, AND STEAMFITTER APPRENTICES 460  
588 CONCRETE AND TERRAZZO FINISHERS 1,051  
594 PAVING, SURFACING, AND TAMPING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,024 51
595 ROOFERS 6,230  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 2,230  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 671  
613 SUPERVISORS, EXTRACTIVE OCCUPATIONS 178  
614 DRILLERS, OIL WELL 2,309  
616 MINING MACHINE OPERATORS 8,072  
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 8,504  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 6,272 92
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 85  
637 MACHINISTS 4,597 470
646 LAY-OUT WORKERS 60  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 1,199  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 60  
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 751 52
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 352  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 3,837 609
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,356 44
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 477  
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 34  
714 NUMERICAL CONTROL MACHINE OPERATORS 89  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,351  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 880  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 509  
729 NAILING AND TACKING MACHINE OPERATORS 738  
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 53  
738 WINDING AND TWISTING MACHINE OPERATORS 151  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 151 101
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,666 1,666
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,776 1,388
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 151 50
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,471 67
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 242  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 385  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 152  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,472 21
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 346  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 74 9
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,978 6
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 3,439 63
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 4,783 3
785 ASSEMBLERS 2,524 170
795 MISCELLANEOUS HAND WORKING OCCUPATIONS 28  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 2,627 1,050
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 288  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 48,287 1,089
805 TRUCK DRIVERS, LIGHT 3,323 259
806 DRIVER-SALES WORKERS 8,536 1,438
808 BUS DRIVERS 2,840 1,477
809 TAXI CAB DRIVERS AND CHAUFFEURS 20,781 1,969
813 PARKING LOT ATTENDANTS 41 41
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 7,141  
848 HOIST AND WINCH OPERATORS 355  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 978  
853 EXCAVATING AND LOADING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,311  
855 GRADER, DOZER, AND SCRAPER OPERATORS 1,713 102
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 4,708 9
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 7,288  
864 HELPERS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,708  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 35,796 208
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 77  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 925  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 19,438 103
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 100,452 20,886
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 5,420 28
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 710 641
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 33,081 539
TOTAL 711,519 41,434

*(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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