National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name MENTH-1-EN-8-OL, PARA-
CAS # 98-55-5
RTECS # WZ6700000
Agent Code 80268

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 2,986  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 189 88
084 PHYSICIANS 138 76
086 VETERINARIANS 2,844 339
095 REGISTERED NURSES 34,233 33,202
096 PHARMACISTS 2,118 1,258
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 396 236
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 19 19
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 1,782 1,391
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 88 44
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 4,962 3,536
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 2,241 1,559
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 240 199
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 2,294 2,148
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 17,350 8,562
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,044 488
217 DRAFTING OCCUPATIONS 374 13
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 1,314 687
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 17 3
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 793 132
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 1,613 1,613
313 SECRETARIES 90 90
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 9  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,580 239
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 1,422 393
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 11 4
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 181 105
445 DENTAL ASSISTANTS 402 402
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 1,383 626
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 3,186 3,035
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 22,654 14,751
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 21,037 5,655
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 19,099 15,962
479 FARM WORKERS 766 383
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 1,356  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 2,761  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 246  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 284 28
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 593  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 34  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 1,168  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 152  
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 161  
527 TELEPHONE LINE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 225  
529 TELEPHONE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 4,724  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 16  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 418  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 799 28
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,666 201
567 CARPENTERS 16  
575 ELECTRICIANS 698  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 1,217 51
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 681  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,263 198
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 4,423 55
636 PRECISION ASSEMBLERS, METAL 1,119 947
637 MACHINISTS 49,404 1,359
649 ENGRAVERS, METAL 263  
674 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION APPAREL AND FABRIC WORKERS 48 3
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 3,525  
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 168  
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 38  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 128  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 28  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,401 973
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,576 1,116
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 290 54
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 500 48
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 749  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,794 159
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 34  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 826  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 818  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 246  
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 18  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 16  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 618 283
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 21,945 878
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 2,688 223
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 253  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,626 817
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,097 877
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 13,428 8,644
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,408 589
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,549 166
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 71  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,098 229
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 1,377 657
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 9,541 2,148
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 5,830 666
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 1,086  
785 ASSEMBLERS 12,297 2,791
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,671 352
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 122 61
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 197  
806 DRIVER-SALES WORKERS 1,110  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 360  
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 138  
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 2,015  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 229 15
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 1,102 1,102
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 4,480 2,804
TOTAL 328,085 125,759

*(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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