National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ETHANOL, 2-BUTOXY-, ACETATE
CAS # 112-07-2
RTECS # KJ8925000
Agent Code 81350

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
018 FUNERAL DIRECTORS 630 70
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 1,144  
185 DESIGNERS 122 81
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 195  
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 715 677
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 36 36
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 201  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,085 833
269 SALES WORKERS, PARTS 132  
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 1,315 1,315
307 SUPERVISORS; DISTRIBUTION, SCHEDULING, AND ADJUSTING CLERKS 35  
313 SECRETARIES 5,306 5,306
335 FILE CLERKS 104  
346 MAIL PREPARING AND PAPER HANDLING MACHINE OPERATORS 377 63
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 229 76
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 477 427
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 13,127 216
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,013  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 1,441  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 5,104  
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 5,853  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 3,615  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 739  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 966 28
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,647 307
567 CARPENTERS 3,330 3
575 ELECTRICIANS 26  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 2,590 75
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 3,816 254
616 MINING MACHINE OPERATORS 8,072  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,201 28
637 MACHINISTS 76  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 572 24
657 CABINET MAKERS AND BENCH CARPENTERS 709  
658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 2,347 50
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 118  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 325  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 941 55
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 470  
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 377  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,054 1,431
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 907 484
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,442 4,442
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,592 1,592
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 329 329
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 37 37
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 251  
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 704  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,870 242
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 268  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 16,328 284
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 198 160
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,129 1,956
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 158  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 657 657
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 7,068 1,894
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 4,524 857
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 323  
785 ASSEMBLERS 17,558 8,995
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 2,311 34
793 HAND ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OCCUPATIONS 459  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 548 399
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 144  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 32  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 163  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 772 640
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 31  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 464  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 3,750 2,343
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 4,242 1,681
TOTAL 150,893 38,379

*(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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