National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name PHTHALIC ACID, DIMETHYL ESTER
CAS # 131-11-3
RTECS # TI1575000
Agent Code 59210

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 158  
075 GEOLOGISTS AND GEODESISTS 28  
086 VETERINARIANS 2,844 339
095 REGISTERED NURSES 256 244
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 356  
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 25 25
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 766 766
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,017 1,017
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 61  
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 1,192 596
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 53 53
313 SECRETARIES 2,541 1,301
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 471 75
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 673  
374 MATERIAL RECORDING, SCHEDULING, AND DISTRIBUTING CLERKS, N.E.C. 491  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 989  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 2,070 383
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 8,590 4,387
479 FARM WORKERS 766 383
486 GROUNDSKEEPERS AND GARDENERS, EXCEPT FARM 28  
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 1,356  
496 TIMBER CUTTING AND LOGGING OCCUPATIONS 397 227
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 241  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 524  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 302  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 365 28
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 302 78
567 CARPENTERS 397 227
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 3,653  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 337 28
637 MACHINISTS 1,345 232
647 PRECIOUS STONES AND METALS WORKERS (JEWELERS) 910  
656 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, WOOD 82 3
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 232  
679 BOOKBINDERS 173 29
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 509 460
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 10  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 251 100
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 136 19
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 36  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,473 682
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 728 146
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 739 326
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 850 298
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,309 21
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 51  
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 909 636
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,537  
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 19  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 55 29
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 158  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 179 57
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,249 740
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,959 826
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,929 67
794 HAND GRINDING AND POLISHING OCCUPATIONS 19 19
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 49  
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 43  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 75  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 73 4
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 332  
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 138  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 241  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 1,968 1,142
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 2,889 357
TOTAL 57,908 16,352

*(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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