National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name PENTANE
CAS # 109-66-0
RTECS # RZ9450000
Agent Code 54243

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 3  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 2,135 289
075 GEOLOGISTS AND GEODESISTS 28  
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 26 21
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 57 19
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 35  
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 1,239 380
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 1,192 239
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 303 30
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 304  
308 COMPUTER OPERATORS 2,260 282
335 FILE CLERKS 553 484
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 678  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 42  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 52 15
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 1,091  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 134  
567 CARPENTERS 149  
575 ELECTRICIANS 10  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 175 3
593 INSULATION WORKERS 196 123
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 287  
637 MACHINISTS 10  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 2,405 1,202
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 653  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,098  
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 137 86
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 8,977 6,249
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,066  
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 25  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 176  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,574 386
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 257 43
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 89 22
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 411 25
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 432 187
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 992  
785 ASSEMBLERS 152 152
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 55  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 890  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 134 67
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 48  
864 HELPERS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 454  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 502  
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 454  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 834 586
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 693  
TOTAL 38,465 10,889

*(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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