National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name BUTANE, 2-METHYL-
CAS # 78-78-4
RTECS # EK4430000
Agent Code 54246

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 7  
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 3  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 2,390 425
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 93 83
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 293 110
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 2,348 436
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 220 193
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 3  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 45  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 653  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 127  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 361  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 62  
TOTAL 6,605 1,247

*(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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