National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ISOPENTYL ALCOHOL, ACETATE
CAS # 123-92-2
RTECS # NS9800000
Agent Code 40370

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 2,812  
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 6,525  
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 32 16
095 REGISTERED NURSES 14,549 7,813
096 PHARMACISTS 1,175 677
185 DESIGNERS 100 25
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 9  
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 706 353
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 568 515
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 32  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,170 980
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 1,613 1,613
319 RECEPTIONISTS 876 526
335 FILE CLERKS 117 117
345 DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS 795 568
346 MAIL PREPARING AND PAPER HANDLING MACHINE OPERATORS 96 72
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 43  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 11 4
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 595 306
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 2,011 2,011
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 2,170 1,651
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 6,542 31
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 6,277 4,700
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 246  
527 TELEPHONE LINE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 225  
529 TELEPHONE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 4,724  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 16  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 41 41
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 107  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 202 17
567 CARPENTERS 81 3
575 ELECTRICIANS 76  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 23 5
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 58  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 31  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 770 49
637 MACHINISTS 5,093 41
669 SHOE REPAIRERS 191 120
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 197  
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 168 151
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 90 72
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 1,260 455
688 FOOD BATCHMAKERS 323  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 101 67
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 32  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 1,621 274
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,398 48
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 217  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 755 637
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 12  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 94  
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 218  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 87  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 425 283
728 SHAPING AND JOINING MACHINE OPERATORS 72  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 11,672 601
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 666 104
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 192  
745 SHOE MACHINE OPERATORS 1,817 1,625
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 657 657
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 785 329
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 183 31
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 573 41
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 48 48
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 146  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 285 252
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 657 72
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 1,339 735
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,369 47
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 570 503
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 885 24
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,457 1,220
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 416 402
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 235 201
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 190  
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 2,015  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 227 203
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 466 466
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,040 711
TOTAL 97,668 32,512

*(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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