National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name METHYL-2-PENTANONE, 4-
CAS # 108-10-1
RTECS # SA9275000
Agent Code 37510

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
008 PERSONNEL AND LABOR RELATIONS MANAGERS 72  
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 3,332  
044 AEROSPACE ENGINEERS 148  
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 48  
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 6,525  
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 80 53
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 42  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 406 11
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 1,521 222
074 ATMOSPHERIC AND SPACE SCIENTISTS 22  
075 GEOLOGISTS AND GEODESISTS 28  
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 19  
084 PHYSICIANS 49 33
096 PHARMACISTS 191 82
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 481 458
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 373 256
185 DESIGNERS 90  
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 643 392
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 252 89
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 83  
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 874 583
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 1,352 348
214 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 14  
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 1,163 24
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 3,480 807
217 DRAFTING OCCUPATIONS 1,105  
218 SURVEYING AND MAPPING TECHNICIANS 45  
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 686 300
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 2,634 892
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 857 322
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,436 1,015
259 SALES REPRESENTATIVES, MINING, MANUFACTURING, AND WHOLESALE 507  
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 3,130 1,315
335 FILE CLERKS 104  
345 DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,514 1,287
347 OFFICE MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 191 191
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,551 80
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 918 17
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 62  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 598 598
385 DATA-ENTRY KEYERS 34  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 26,548 938
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 226  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 20,515  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 12,960  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 11,690 387
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 14,194  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 3,596 21
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 6,414  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 3,184 72
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 160 31
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 1,553  
529 TELEPHONE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 6,900  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 2,182  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 9,203 25
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 681 41
538 OFFICE MACHINE REPAIRERS 2,239  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 1,321 105
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 4,090 17
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 8,135 1,003
554 SUPERVISORS, CARPENTERS AND RELATED WORKERS 34  
557 SUPERVISORS; PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 3,250  
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 1,606  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 1,704  
567 CARPENTERS 9,238 16
575 ELECTRICIANS 8,195 116
576 ELECTRICIAN APPRENTICES 368  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 3,106  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 12,392 636
583 PAPERHANGERS 387  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 10,136  
589 GLAZIERS 2,279  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 2,950  
595 ROOFERS 1,851  
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 884 17
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 664  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 3,258  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 3,519  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 1,386 32
636 PRECISION ASSEMBLERS, METAL 1,643 1,017
637 MACHINISTS 17,320 841
639 MACHINIST APPRENTICES 139  
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 2,268  
646 LAY-OUT WORKERS 58  
647 PRECIOUS STONES AND METALS WORKERS (JEWELERS) 341  
649 ENGRAVERS, METAL 642 128
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 8,488 181
656 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, WOOD 168 24
658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 14,890 7,517
666 DRESSMAKERS 123 123
668 UPHOLSTERERS 25 25
669 SHOE REPAIRERS 65 32
674 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION APPAREL AND FABRIC WORKERS 181  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 194 3
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 877  
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 586 330
679 BOOKBINDERS 48 48
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 3,598 3,027
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 1,449  
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 375 197
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 816 645
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 278 48
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 3  
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,741  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,135 698
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 305  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,915 986
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,134 1,059
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,915 284
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,962  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,209 34
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 64  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 19,048 2,176
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 1,354 54
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 543 24
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,424 141
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,188 1,088
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 16,876 11,649
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 4,863 189
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,856 2,162
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 663 506
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,850 531
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 7,228 259
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,242 138
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 61,297 11,799
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 840 840
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 128  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,253 1,737
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 2,838 2,061
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 14,528 4,252
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 16,183 2,703
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 8,599 151
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 84 42
785 ASSEMBLERS 56,644 24,683
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 4,224 637
793 HAND ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OCCUPATIONS 23 3
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 4,773 2,234
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 167  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 363 363
833 MARINE ENGINEERS 2,632  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 144  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 179 24
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 4,674 122
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 28,646 196
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 1,974 7
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 395 263
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 2,354 536
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 417  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 10,646 7,225
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 9,164 1,526
TOTAL 612,921 110,397

*(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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