National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name DIOXANE, 1,4-
CAS # 123-91-1
RTECS # JG8225000
Agent Code 25145

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
018 FUNERAL DIRECTORS 630 70
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 2,473 34
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 42  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 313  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 2,976 465
075 GEOLOGISTS AND GEODESISTS 28  
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 978 719
084 PHYSICIANS 3,413 2,054
095 REGISTERED NURSES 40,061 37,683
096 PHARMACISTS 331 186
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 2,741 1,707
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 946 904
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 1,218 944
185 DESIGNERS 535 401
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 1,985 94
195 EDITORS AND REPORTERS 602 208
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 3,185 2,319
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 983 813
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 8,402 8,028
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,716 1,126
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 2,160 96
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 567  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 3,088 310
218 SURVEYING AND MAPPING TECHNICIANS 45  
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 385 153
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 9,442 2,614
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 997 352
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 3,064 437
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 1,315 1,315
313 SECRETARIES 817 817
323 INFORMATION CLERKS, N.E.C. 28  
345 DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS 848 613
357 MESSENGERS 278  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 324  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 989 377
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 152  
374 MATERIAL RECORDING, SCHEDULING, AND DISTRIBUTING CLERKS, N.E.C. 18 18
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 757 122
385 DATA-ENTRY KEYERS 568 568
445 DENTAL ASSISTANTS 58 27
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 145 117
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 804 377
448 SUPERVISORS, CLEANING AND BUILDING SERVICE WORKERS 642 368
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 3,954 2,455
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 53,287 17,664
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 1,838 1,608
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 837  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 2,556  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 11  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 591 21
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 2,329  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 1,159 18
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 369  
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 1,686  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 128 19
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 515 81
538 OFFICE MACHINE REPAIRERS 379  
543 ELEVATOR INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 29  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 1,530  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 1,933 57
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 10,296 25
567 CARPENTERS 3,020  
575 ELECTRICIANS 3,800  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 3,106  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 1,020  
584 PLASTERERS 55  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 9,327  
588 CONCRETE AND TERRAZZO FINISHERS 90  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 582  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 2,018  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 2,542  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 965 257
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 150  
637 MACHINISTS 19,233 141
639 MACHINIST APPRENTICES 139  
643 BOILERMAKERS 150  
649 ENGRAVERS, METAL 18  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 4,384  
666 DRESSMAKERS 123 123
667 TAILORS 66  
668 UPHOLSTERERS 789 379
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 38 11
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 23  
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 983 337
679 BOOKBINDERS 349  
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 3,456 1,985
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 1,468 114
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 1,269 382
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 175  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 900 203
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 33  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 563  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 2,710 404
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 22  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,189  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 688 249
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,486 103
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 8  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 884  
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,313  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 18,767 2,087
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 2,397 155
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 7,953 2,839
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 798 284
738 WINDING AND TWISTING MACHINE OPERATORS 157 7
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 22,669 22,155
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,979 3,917
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 14,009 9,060
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 1,503 639
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,029 24
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,004 454
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 8,451 500
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 501  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,107 120
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 408 229
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 34  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 234 18
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 3,401 1,209
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 12,269 1,276
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 9,474 1,783
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 15,215 83
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 12 6
785 ASSEMBLERS 23,880 6,218
795 MISCELLANEOUS HAND WORKING OCCUPATIONS 295  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,129 707
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 6,597  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 633  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 660 108
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 884 104
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 2,847 5
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 638 26
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 22 5
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 1,707 227
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 317 79
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 899 374
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 2,475 1,337
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 4,369 586
TOTAL 429,330 149,697

*(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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