National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ETHANOL, 2-(2-BUTOXYETHOXY)-
CAS # 112-34-5
RTECS # KJ9100000
Agent Code 80343

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
018 FUNERAL DIRECTORS 1,456 70
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 5,231 87
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 7 2
053 CIVIL ENGINEERS 1,458  
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 66 17
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 1,073  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 360  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 777 247
084 PHYSICIANS 2,271 1,250
095 REGISTERED NURSES 10,709 10,591
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 247 240
185 DESIGNERS 86 86
194 ARTISTS, PERFORMERS, AND RELATED WORKERS, N.E.C. 97  
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 688 547
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 446 326
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 46 46
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 8,420 1,627
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 60 10
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 748  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 2,130 439
217 DRAFTING OCCUPATIONS 89  
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 263 75
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 2,683 576
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 255 201
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 3,363 1,677
243 SUPERVISORS AND PROPRIETORS, SALES OCCUPATIONS 307  
259 SALES REPRESENTATIVES, MINING, MANUFACTURING, AND WHOLESALE 1,649 733
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 1,613 1,613
276 CASHIERS 744 744
303 SUPERVISORS, GENERAL OFFICE 836 717
313 SECRETARIES 685 685
335 FILE CLERKS 553 484
345 DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS 719 719
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 9  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 6,740 831
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 1,946 630
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 42 42
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 1,462  
436 COOKS, EXCEPT SHORT ORDER 352 197
438 FOOD COUNTER, FOUNTAIN AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS 369 195
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 9,889 5,109
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 10,234 6,296
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 825 696
448 SUPERVISORS, CLEANING AND BUILDING SERVICE WORKERS 11 6
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 28,640 19,043
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 59,008 8,147
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 3,442  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 45,515  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 5,218 8
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 9,105 57
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 1,058  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 1,697 21
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 2,634 81
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 6,112  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 470  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 22  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 68  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 1,025 341
538 OFFICE MACHINE REPAIRERS 214  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 886  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 4,016 17
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 17,531 526
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 1,786  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 185  
567 CARPENTERS 1,623 237
575 ELECTRICIANS 149 6
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 622  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 1,859  
583 PAPERHANGERS 387  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 88  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 258  
614 DRILLERS, OIL WELL 338  
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 145  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 685  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 1,681  
637 MACHINISTS 39,168 859
643 BOILERMAKERS 65  
644 PRECISION GRINDERS, FITTERS, AND TOOL SHARPENERS 232 95
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 1,857  
647 PRECIOUS STONES AND METALS WORKERS (JEWELERS) 183  
649 ENGRAVERS, METAL 280 88
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 1,654 220
658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 1,087 362
666 DRESSMAKERS 481 123
674 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION APPAREL AND FABRIC WORKERS 37 3
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 156 109
679 BOOKBINDERS 5,221 2,811
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 73 35
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 2,684 56
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 485 48
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 14  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 175  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 133  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 172  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,258 172
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,087 11
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 3,903 599
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,519  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 418 15
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,608 657
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 501  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 58  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,135  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 7,889 5,432
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,039 1,208
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,128  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 182 5
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 425 283
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 12,170 2,145
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 724 114
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 802 170
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 912 29
739 KNITTING, LOOPING, TAPING, AND WEAVING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,175 1,964
743 TEXTILE CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 16  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 499 357
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,713 3,153
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 21,802 13,803
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 2,894 746
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 659  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,420 1,554
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 704  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,952 576
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 279  
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 851 120
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 25,689 2,044
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 89  
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 31 31
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 424 5
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 95 67
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,973 1,619
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 836 714
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 18,300 3,376
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 36,785 12,609
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 2,246 20
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 222 95
785 ASSEMBLERS 69,469 40,987
786 HAND CUTTING AND TRIMMING OCCUPATIONS 1,549  
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 24 24
793 HAND ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OCCUPATIONS 594 101
795 MISCELLANEOUS HAND WORKING OCCUPATIONS 38 38
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 7,689 2,271
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 460 3
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 2,749  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 3,219  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 153  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 478 72
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 925  
864 HELPERS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 454  
865 HELPERS, CONSTRUCTION TRADES 70  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 4,514 5
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 15 7
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 216 216
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 3,827 1,643
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 804 100
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 7,929  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 4,360 519
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 4,910 1,692
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 11,619 1,315
TOTAL 641,115 173,797

*(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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