National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name BUTYL ALCOHOL, SEC-
CAS # 78-92-2
RTECS # EO1750000
Agent Code 14410

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 87 87
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 148 53
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 5  
185 DESIGNERS 535 401
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 248 198
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 983 813
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 293  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 23  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 3,301 1,427
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 189 105
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 631 231
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 310  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 43  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 65 65
448 SUPERVISORS, CLEANING AND BUILDING SERVICE WORKERS 614 368
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 1,257 629
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 41,593 17,962
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 208  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 2,813  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 1,631 21
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 2,329  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 842 18
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 117  
543 ELEVATOR INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 29  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 1,106  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 1,454  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 7,222 25
567 CARPENTERS 62  
575 ELECTRICIANS 1,683  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 264  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 1,919  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 1,196  
614 DRILLERS, OIL WELL 1,873  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 23  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 36  
637 MACHINISTS 2,199 34
643 BOILERMAKERS 65  
649 ENGRAVERS, METAL 18  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 402  
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 1,933 1,753
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 561  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 390  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 80  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 22  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 10,158 252
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 18  
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 13  
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,283 837
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 46 46
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 200  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,114 66
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 149 27
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 234 18
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 56 12
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 632 37
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 989  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 2,369  
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 549 193
785 ASSEMBLERS 15,068 10,524
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 9  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 133  
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 43  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 5,762  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 1,668  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 80  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 1,714 5
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 3  
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 22 5
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 6  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 106  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 808 419
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 165 91
TOTAL 126,196 36,723

*(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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