| Agent Name | METHANE |
| CAS # | 74-82-8 |
| RTECS # | PA1490000 |
| Agent Code | 45655 |
| Code | Occupation Description (1980) | Total # Employees (Male & Female) |
Total # Female Employees |
| 048 | CHEMICAL ENGINEERS | 71 | |
| 056 | INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS | 81 | |
| 073 | CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS | 968 | 14 |
| 078 | BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS | 30 | 30 |
| 083 | MEDICAL SCIENTISTS | 28 | 28 |
| 213 | ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS | 660 | 57 |
| 216 | ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. | 139 | 7 |
| 224 | CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS | 4,621 | 1,390 |
| 225 | SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. | 796 | 488 |
| 235 | TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. | 24 | |
| 327 | ORDER CLERKS | 1,579 | |
| 366 | METER READERS | 2,470 | 263 |
| 446 | HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING | 407 | 181 |
| 453 | JANITORS AND CLEANERS | 3,599 | |
| 535 | CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS | 45 | |
| 547 | SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. | 795 | |
| 549 | NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS | 1,127 | |
| 557 | SUPERVISORS; PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS | 3,250 | |
| 567 | CARPENTERS | 403 | |
| 575 | ELECTRICIANS | 741 | |
| 585 | PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS | 1,481 | |
| 593 | INSULATION WORKERS | 794 | 161 |
| 614 | DRILLERS, OIL WELL | 4,694 | |
| 633 | SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS | 547 | |
| 637 | MACHINISTS | 982 | |
| 694 | WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS | 66 | |
| 696 | STATIONARY ENGINEERS | 123 | |
| 699 | MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS | 1,325 | |
| 724 | HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS | 167 | 17 |
| 754 | PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS | 772 | |
| 756 | MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS | 256 | 12 |
| 757 | SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS | 3,528 | |
| 759 | PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS | 489 | |
| 766 | FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD | 563 | |
| 777 | MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. | 10,816 | 81 |
| 779 | MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED | 1,959 | |
| 783 | WELDERS AND CUTTERS | 760 | |
| 796 | PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS | 4,392 | |
| 848 | HOIST AND WINCH OPERATORS | 8,072 | |
| 859 | MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS | 322 | |
| 878 | MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS | 1,707 | |
| TOTAL | 65,649 | 2,728 | |
*(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.