National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name DIMETHYLAMINE
CAS # 124-40-3
RTECS # IP8750000
Agent Code 26130

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 595  
075 GEOLOGISTS AND GEODESISTS 28  
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 686 300
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 675 120
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 158  
335 FILE CLERKS 104  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 427 427
385 DATA-ENTRY KEYERS 722  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 581  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 6,707 57
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 427  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 1,074  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 436  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 22  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 493  
567 CARPENTERS 57  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 1,006 445
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 44  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 44  
637 MACHINISTS 174  
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 1,857  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 75  
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 66  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 79  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 9  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 375  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 6 3
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 126  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,574 386
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,943 131
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 55 29
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,089  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 86  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 751  
785 ASSEMBLERS 256  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 9  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 204  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 43  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 2,654  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 108  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 515 103
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 541  
TOTAL 28,879 2,001

*(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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