National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name PHENYL ETHER
CAS # 101-84-8
RTECS # KN8970000
Agent Code 57210

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 2,434  
053 CIVIL ENGINEERS 14  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 131 11
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 109 56
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 187 187
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 988 197
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 284 262
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 169 78
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 331 81
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 53 53
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 1,315 1,315
335 FILE CLERKS 117 117
346 MAIL PREPARING AND PAPER HANDLING MACHINE OPERATORS 96 72
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 43  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 11 4
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 4,084 3,444
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 10,392 2,178
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 7,131 7,131
469 PERSONAL SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 164 92
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 203  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 14  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 39  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 521 17
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 58  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 104  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 609  
637 MACHINISTS 5,205 82
669 SHOE REPAIRERS 191 120
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 168 151
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 1,260 455
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 101 67
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 816  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 1,621 274
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,398 48
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 217  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 835 637
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 12  
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 235  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 87  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 425 283
728 SHAPING AND JOINING MACHINE OPERATORS 72  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,791 211
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 29  
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 167  
745 SHOE MACHINE OPERATORS 1,817 1,625
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,097 877
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 13,120 8,156
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 827 79
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,408 589
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 794 96
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,910 180
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 48 48
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 55  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 285 252
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,054 129
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 686 657
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 6,877 736
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 2,646 557
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 881 24
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,037 715
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,061 634
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 931  
806 DRIVER-SALES WORKERS 1,110  
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 170  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 235 201
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 190  
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 2,015  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 227 203
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 423 168
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 2,658 396
TOTAL 90,789 33,945

*(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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