| Agent Name | ACETYLENE |
| CAS # | 74-86-2 |
| RTECS # | AO9600000 |
| Agent Code | 03298 |
| Code | Occupation Description (1980) | Total # Employees (Male & Female) |
Total # Female Employees |
| 019 | MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. | 735 | |
| 045 | METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS ENGINEERS | 41 | |
| 048 | CHEMICAL ENGINEERS | 16 | |
| 073 | CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS | 1,158 | 212 |
| 203 | CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS | 303 | 220 |
| 213 | ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS | 1,419 | 101 |
| 216 | ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. | 620 | 15 |
| 223 | BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS | 686 | 300 |
| 224 | CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS | 2,350 | 723 |
| 225 | SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. | 462 | 105 |
| 235 | TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. | 110 | 65 |
| 259 | SALES REPRESENTATIVES, MINING, MANUFACTURING, AND WHOLESALE | 1,456 | |
| 357 | MESSENGERS | 278 | |
| 453 | JANITORS AND CLEANERS | 8,883 | |
| 507 | BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS | 62 | |
| 515 | AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE | 270 | |
| 518 | INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS | 437 | |
| 519 | MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS | 22 | |
| 526 | HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE AND POWER TOOL REPAIRERS | 20 | |
| 535 | CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS | 16 | |
| 544 | MILLWRIGHTS | 885 | 3 |
| 547 | SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. | 229 | 122 |
| 549 | NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS | 628 | |
| 567 | CARPENTERS | 57 | |
| 575 | ELECTRICIANS | 23 | |
| 585 | PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS | 1,745 | |
| 593 | INSULATION WORKERS | 44 | |
| 633 | SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS | 256 | 104 |
| 634 | TOOL AND DIE MAKERS | 731 | |
| 637 | MACHINISTS | 1,583 | 11 |
| 653 | SHEET METAL WORKERS | 75 | |
| 677 | OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS | 7 | 7 |
| 678 | DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS | 948 | 316 |
| 694 | WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS | 66 | |
| 699 | MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS | 26 | |
| 703 | LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS | 130 | 130 |
| 709 | GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS | 36 | |
| 723 | METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS | 130 | 7 |
| 724 | HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS | 10 | |
| 757 | SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS | 7 | |
| 759 | PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS | 618 | |
| 766 | FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD | 28 | |
| 769 | SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS | 67 | |
| 777 | MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. | 2,244 | 90 |
| 779 | MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED | 5,593 | |
| 783 | WELDERS AND CUTTERS | 1,789 | |
| 784 | SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS | 53 | |
| 785 | ASSEMBLERS | 2,123 | 536 |
| 796 | PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS | 13 | |
| 797 | PRODUCTION TESTERS | 14 | |
| 869 | CONSTRUCTION LABORERS | 2,179 | 5 |
| 889 | LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION | 7,278 | |
| TOTAL | 48,962 | 3,072 | |
*(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.