National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ETHANOL, 2-METHOXY-
CAS # 109-86-4
RTECS # KL5775000
Agent Code 46240

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 44  
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 516  
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 3  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 367 83
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 5,270 1,178
075 GEOLOGISTS AND GEODESISTS 28  
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 595 544
185 DESIGNERS 417 28
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 592 73
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 1,270 1,019
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 377 75
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 58  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,373 509
217 DRAFTING OCCUPATIONS 72 14
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 1,083 671
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 3,342 391
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 246 108
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 170 170
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 2,082 391
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 1,045  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 222 222
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 1,706 873
385 DATA-ENTRY KEYERS 500  
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 80 6
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 20,379 7,782
469 PERSONAL SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 164 92
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 2,197  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 7,502 57
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 13,708  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 1,723  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 41  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 9  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 16  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 13  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 877  
567 CARPENTERS 63  
575 ELECTRICIANS 3  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 1,628 416
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 323  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 44  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 324  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,416  
637 MACHINISTS 10,658 172
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 1,956  
679 BOOKBINDERS 1,793 955
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 2,400 1,755
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 494  
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 12 12
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 66  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 7  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 1,542 3
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 259  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 713 21
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,581  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 111 56
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 285 206
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 11,909 3,769
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 597  
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 5,416 2,430
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,411 941
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 610 322
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 289 289
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 2,008 419
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 646 530
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 274  
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 676 65
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,559 65
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,941 386
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,614 185
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 274  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 18  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 844 58
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 271 54
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 4,406 579
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 4,737 1,510
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 2,045  
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 843 752
785 ASSEMBLERS 23,182 20,653
795 MISCELLANEOUS HAND WORKING OCCUPATIONS 1,286 1,114
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,272 658
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 309 58
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 215  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 324  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 31  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 950 685
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 458  
TOTAL 168,180 53,403

*(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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