National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name HEXANE
CAS # 110-54-3
RTECS # MN9275000
Agent Code 36955

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 2,004 27
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 37 25
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 94  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 8,964 1,612
064 COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS AND SCIENTISTS 386 125
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 5,636 873
074 ATMOSPHERIC AND SPACE SCIENTISTS 74  
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 86 70
084 PHYSICIANS 156 45
095 REGISTERED NURSES 40,110 38,322
096 PHARMACISTS 738 369
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 147 140
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 340 319
169 SOCIAL SCIENTISTS, N.E.C. 460 276
185 DESIGNERS 6,457 2,399
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 7,296 3,125
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 1,509 192
194 ARTISTS, PERFORMERS, AND RELATED WORKERS, N.E.C. 97  
195 EDITORS AND REPORTERS 102  
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 2,057 1,342
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 2,254 2,254
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 288 224
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 3,543 1,162
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 1,163 24
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 5,745 498
217 DRAFTING OCCUPATIONS 480 46
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 1,891 624
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 7,456 1,812
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 7,827 1,626
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,030 37
256 ADVERTISING AND RELATED SALES OCCUPATIONS 457 91
259 SALES REPRESENTATIVES, MINING, MANUFACTURING, AND WHOLESALE 1,297 364
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 1,315 1,315
307 SUPERVISORS; DISTRIBUTION, SCHEDULING, AND ADJUSTING CLERKS 125  
308 COMPUTER OPERATORS 3,124 681
313 SECRETARIES 605 605
325 CLASSIFIED-AD CLERKS 2,105 285
327 ORDER CLERKS 306 306
356 MAIL CLERKS, EXC. POSTAL SERVICE 2,447 193
357 MESSENGERS 278  
359 DISPATCHERS 2,418  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 6,635 525
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 658 427
374 MATERIAL RECORDING, SCHEDULING, AND DISTRIBUTING CLERKS, N.E.C. 491  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 1,630 1,368
384 PROOFREADERS 115 77
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 4,672 1,479
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 407 181
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 2,461 2,345
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 716 669
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 33,345 1,019
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 9  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 20,585 42
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 5,939  
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 3,536  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 2,471  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 3,830  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 7,042  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 601  
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 1,553  
525 DATA PROCESSING EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 114  
527 TELEPHONE LINE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 225  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 116 19
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 2,604  
539 MECHANICAL CONTROLS AND VALVE REPAIRERS 347  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 560  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 3,051 175
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 14,160 77
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 2,779  
566 CARPET INSTALLERS 6,141  
567 CARPENTERS 36,868 36
569 CARPENTER APPRENTICES 170  
573 DRYWALL INSTALLERS 1,119  
575 ELECTRICIANS 2,402  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 4,040  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 1,688 184
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 6,418  
587 PLUMBER, PIPEFITTER, AND STEAMFITTER APPRENTICES 460  
588 CONCRETE AND TERRAZZO FINISHERS 356  
589 GLAZIERS 304  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 4,643  
595 ROOFERS 1,851  
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 1,681  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 3,350  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 2,349 28
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 511 9
637 MACHINISTS 7,239 131
643 BOILERMAKERS 24  
646 LAY-OUT WORKERS 597 136
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 9,747  
655 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS 122  
656 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, WOOD 82 3
657 CABINET MAKERS AND BENCH CARPENTERS 1,233 800
658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 101 50
668 UPHOLSTERERS 4,204 816
669 SHOE REPAIRERS 873 160
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 992 11
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 153  
679 BOOKBINDERS 354 4
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 1,047  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 260 58
693 ADJUSTERS AND CALIBRATORS 48 10
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 531 33
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 653  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 51  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 698 233
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 32  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 917 88
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 328  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 29  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 4,777 3,508
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,887 1,008
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 562 100
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,555 710
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,068  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 19,820 1,338
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 6,142 387
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 14,862 2,735
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,526 1,767
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 604 403
745 SHOE MACHINE OPERATORS 3,815 1,955
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 657 657
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 329 329
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 5,319 701
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,074 3,052
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 384  
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,444 489
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,683 103
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,376 390
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,828 1,196
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,652 1,273
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 185  
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 710 651
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 3,845  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,738 1,225
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 3,821 1,954
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 21,428 4,747
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 13,660 3,612
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 7,891 35
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 436  
785 ASSEMBLERS 57,762 21,963
786 HAND CUTTING AND TRIMMING OCCUPATIONS 223 223
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 512  
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 305 61
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,865 687
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 2,373 698
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 1,948  
806 DRIVER-SALES WORKERS 335  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 3,362 181
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 281  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 2,267 119
864 HELPERS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 454  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 33,385 453
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 2,967 550
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 22 5
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 262 227
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 17,714  
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 2,777  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 98  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 9,477 6,140
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 4,413 492
TOTAL 643,101 138,726

*(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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