| Agent Name | METHANE, NITRO- |
|---|---|
| CAS # | 75-52-5 |
| RTECS # | PA9800000 |
| Agent Code | 50910 |
| Code | Occupation Description (1980) | Total # Employees (Male & Female) |
Total # Female Employees |
|---|---|---|---|
| 019 | MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. | 113 | 100 |
| 059 | ENGINEERS, N.E.C. | 29 | |
| 073 | CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS | 1,404 | 221 |
| 075 | GEOLOGISTS AND GEODESISTS | 28 | |
| 083 | MEDICAL SCIENTISTS | 45 | 30 |
| 098 | INHALATION THERAPISTS | 106 | 60 |
| 099 | OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS | 946 | 904 |
| 103 | PHYSICAL THERAPISTS | 583 | 436 |
| 185 | DESIGNERS | 535 | 401 |
| 195 | EDITORS AND REPORTERS | 249 | 83 |
| 203 | CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS | 196 | 151 |
| 206 | RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS | 1,285 | 1,024 |
| 208 | HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. | 141 | 63 |
| 213 | ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS | 517 | |
| 216 | ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. | 1,113 | 366 |
| 223 | BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS | 33 | |
| 224 | CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS | 6,633 | 1,929 |
| 225 | SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. | 480 | 213 |
| 235 | TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. | 3,624 | 596 |
| 308 | COMPUTER OPERATORS | 6 | 6 |
| 313 | SECRETARIES | 817 | 817 |
| 345 | DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS | 52 | 45 |
| 356 | MAIL CLERKS, EXC. POSTAL SERVICE | 12 | |
| 365 | STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS | 476 | 60 |
| 374 | MATERIAL RECORDING, SCHEDULING, AND DISTRIBUTING CLERKS, N.E.C. | 18 | 18 |
| 379 | GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS | 77 | 65 |
| 446 | HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING | 565 | 353 |
| 447 | NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS | 2,171 | 1,417 |
| 448 | SUPERVISORS, CLEANING AND BUILDING SERVICE WORKERS | 614 | 368 |
| 453 | JANITORS AND CLEANERS | 26,841 | 11,355 |
| 505 | AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS | 837 | |
| 507 | BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS | 802 | |
| 516 | HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS | 2,329 | |
| 518 | INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS | 978 | 18 |
| 523 | ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT | 117 | |
| 529 | TELEPHONE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS | 13 | |
| 535 | CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS | 264 | 81 |
| 543 | ELEVATOR INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS | 29 | |
| 544 | MILLWRIGHTS | 1,106 | |
| 547 | SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. | 2,226 | 28 |
| 549 | NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS | 7,494 | 44 |
| 567 | CARPENTERS | 2,101 | |
| 575 | ELECTRICIANS | 1,744 | |
| 579 | PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE | 1,020 | |
| 585 | PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS | 2,051 | |
| 597 | STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS | 1,196 | |
| 633 | SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS | 23 | |
| 634 | TOOL AND DIE MAKERS | 163 | |
| 637 | MACHINISTS | 2,482 | 34 |
| 639 | MACHINIST APPRENTICES | 139 | |
| 643 | BOILERMAKERS | 141 | |
| 645 | PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL | 653 | |
| 649 | ENGRAVERS, METAL | 18 | |
| 653 | SHEET METAL WORKERS | 299 | |
| 675 | HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS | 20 | |
| 676 | PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS | 23 | |
| 679 | BOOKBINDERS | 349 | |
| 683 | ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS | 3,146 | 2,939 |
| 684 | MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. | 636 | |
| 696 | STATIONARY ENGINEERS | 804 | 203 |
| 707 | ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS | 500 | 48 |
| 708 | DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS | 22 | |
| 709 | GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS | 154 | 57 |
| 717 | FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. | 6 | |
| 727 | SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS | 884 | |
| 733 | MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS | 2,313 | |
| 734 | PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS | 1,413 | 266 |
| 735 | PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS | 18 | |
| 736 | TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS | 13 | |
| 744 | TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS | 16,683 | 16,330 |
| 753 | CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS | 110 | |
| 756 | MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS | 87 | |
| 758 | COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS | 501 | |
| 759 | PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS | 45 | |
| 766 | FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD | 255 | 75 |
| 769 | SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS | 234 | 18 |
| 774 | PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS | 95 | 12 |
| 777 | MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. | 552 | 336 |
| 779 | MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED | 1,492 | |
| 783 | WELDERS AND CUTTERS | 877 | |
| 784 | SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS | 1,317 | 86 |
| 785 | ASSEMBLERS | 12,052 | 3,063 |
| 793 | HAND ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OCCUPATIONS | 526 | 33 |
| 796 | PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS | 628 | 185 |
| 797 | PRODUCTION TESTERS | 1,130 | 385 |
| 804 | TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY | 6,388 | |
| 869 | CONSTRUCTION LABORERS | 79 | |
| 873 | PRODUCTION HELPERS | 582 | |
| 877 | STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS | 22 | 5 |
| 878 | MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS | 1,653 | 227 |
| 888 | HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS | 1,056 | 667 |
| 889 | LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION | 200 | 112 |
| TOTAL | 134,803 | 46,338 | |
*(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.