Occupations

If you worked in one of the following trades or job occupations, it is likely that you were exposed to asbestos throughout your career. Additionally, if you were a family member of someone working in these occupations, you may have experienced second-hand exposure to asbestos. Both groups mentioned are at a higher risk of developing mesothelioma (asbestos-related cancer).

* Aeronautical Engineers
* Asbestos Plant Workers
* Automobile Mechanics
* Blacksmiths
* Boilermakers
* Brick and Stone Masons
* Bulldozer Operators
* Cabinetmakers
* Carpenters
* Checkers, Examiners & Inspectors, Manufact.
* Chemical Technicians
* Civil Engineer
* Construction Workers
* Crane and Hoist Men
* Draftsmen
* Drill Press Operatives
* Drywall Tapers
* Electric Power Linemen & Cable Men
* Electrical Engineers
* Electricians
* Forge Men
* Freight and Material Handlers
* Furnace Men, Smelter-Men & Pourers
* Garage Workers
* Grinding Machine Operatives
* Hairdressers
* Heavy Equipment Mechanics
* Household Appliance Installers
* HVAC Workers
* Industrial Engineers
* Industrial Plant Workers
* Insulators
* Iron Workers
* Laborers
* Locomotive Engineers
* Longshoremen and Stevedores

* Loom Fixers
* Machine Operatives
* Machinists
* Maintenance Workers
* Managers and Superintendents
* Mechanical Engineer
* Mechanics & Repairmen; Aircraft
* Merchant Marines
* Metal Lathers
* Millwrights
* Mixing Operatives
* Molders
* Oil Refinery Workers
* Operating Engineers
* Painters
* Pipefitters
* Plasterers
* Plumbers
* Power Plant Workers
* Railroad Workers
* Road Machine Operators
* Roofers and Slaters
* Sailors and Deckhands
* Sales Engineer
* Sawyers
* Sheetmetal Workers
* Shipyard Workers
* Stationary Engineers
* Steamfitters
* Structural Metal Craftsmen
* Teachers
* Telephone Repairmen
* Textile Operatives
* Tile Setters
* Tinsmiths
* Tool and Die Makers
* U.S. Navy Veterans
* Weavers
* Welders

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