National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ISOBUTYL ACETATE
CAS # 110-19-0
RTECS # AI4025000
Agent Code 40410

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
008 PERSONNEL AND LABOR RELATIONS MANAGERS 72  
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 249  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 126  
084 PHYSICIANS 49 33
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 188 188
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 147 147
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 83 28
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 41 31
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 312 271
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 79  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 273 57
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 3,654 1,566
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 671 183
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 177  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 491 427
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 9,852  
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 1,714 1,469
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 966  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 182  
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 6,080  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 57  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 435  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 366  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 103  
543 ELEVATOR INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 3,842  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 2,107 1,306
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 5,342 733
554 SUPERVISORS, CARPENTERS AND RELATED WORKERS 34  
567 CARPENTERS 3,199 10
575 ELECTRICIANS 77  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 4,381 451
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 412  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 92  
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 529  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,139  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 161 49
637 MACHINISTS 2,848  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 149  
656 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, WOOD 86 21
657 CABINET MAKERS AND BENCH CARPENTERS 709  
658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 11,265 6,433
668 UPHOLSTERERS 3,324  
669 SHOE REPAIRERS 291 291
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 279  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 1,740 164
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,748 468
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 36  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,865 88
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 680 181
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,486  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 709  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,166 141
745 SHOE MACHINE OPERATORS 95 48
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 3,490 158
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 56 28
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 81 23
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,806 38
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 31,017 8,150
763 ROASTING AND BAKING MACHINE OPERATORS, FOOD 117  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 53  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,483  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 4,338 107
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 2,296 713
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 101  
785 ASSEMBLERS 28,595 15,165
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 727 34
793 HAND ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OCCUPATIONS 23 3
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 500 73
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 14  
806 DRIVER-SALES WORKERS 335  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 175  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 944  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 2,573 363
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 58  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 31  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 103  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 1,032 803
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 4,180 800
TOTAL 160,286 41,243

*(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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