National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name PIPERONYL BUTOXIDE
CAS # 51-03-6
RTECS # XS8050000
Agent Code 80218

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
007 FINANCIAL MANAGERS 91  
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 383 14
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 75 37
086 VETERINARIANS 2,341  
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 766 766
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 562 281
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 93 56
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 113 38
259 SALES REPRESENTATIVES, MINING, MANUFACTURING, AND WHOLESALE 1,103 919
313 SECRETARIES 228 228
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 922  
436 COOKS, EXCEPT SHORT ORDER 318 159
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 265 106
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 1,107 845
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 12,588 7,668
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 18,226 4,891
455 PEST CONTROL OCCUPATIONS 9,849 574
469 PERSONAL SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 238 98
486 GROUNDSKEEPERS AND GARDENERS, EXCEPT FARM 138  
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 2,495 946
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,934  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 2,091  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 2,974 380
637 MACHINISTS 3,317  
688 FOOD BATCHMAKERS 556  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 282  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 606 404
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 91  
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 485  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 196  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,190 353
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 9,430 1,007
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 36  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 202  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 6,248  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 1,586  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 5,938 950
TOTAL 89,064 20,721

*(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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