National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name DIETHYL PHTHALATE
CAS # 84-66-2
RTECS # TI1050000
Agent Code 81806

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
018 FUNERAL DIRECTORS 3,057 555
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 2,732  
053 CIVIL ENGINEERS 497 88
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 131 11
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 93 56
075 GEOLOGISTS AND GEODESISTS 28  
095 REGISTERED NURSES 19,744 19,168
096 PHARMACISTS 635 356
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 593 499
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 1,161 917
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 1,218 197
194 ARTISTS, PERFORMERS, AND RELATED WORKERS, N.E.C. 291 143
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 1,523 1,108
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 546 250
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 63 47
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 17,319 8,562
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 273 124
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 453 453
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 39 10
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 68 53
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 22  
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 1,613 1,613
313 SECRETARIES 90 90
319 RECEPTIONISTS 876 526
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 9  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 124  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 992 427
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 43  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 11 4
436 COOKS, EXCEPT SHORT ORDER 1,290 1,032
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 849 638
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 3,502 2,395
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 15,780 10,401
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 21,116 5,381
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 25,894 17,674
469 PERSONAL SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 164 92
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 61  
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 427  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 76  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 33  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 1,987  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 60  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 78  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 96  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 759 201
567 CARPENTERS 261  
575 ELECTRICIANS 126  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 58  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 180  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 4,031 49
636 PRECISION ASSEMBLERS, METAL 2,319 1,028
637 MACHINISTS 15,483 1,008
649 ENGRAVERS, METAL 68 7
667 TAILORS 24  
674 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION APPAREL AND FABRIC WORKERS 11  
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 7 7
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 2,123  
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 38  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 22  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 28  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 759 3
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 334  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 67  
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 500 48
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 773  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,960 1,257
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 439  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 12  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 425 283
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,722 156
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 394 4
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 1,739 1,292
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 595 298
739 KNITTING, LOOPING, TAPING, AND WEAVING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,175 1,964
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,260 4,260
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,312 1,068
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 14,066 8,644
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 2,266 604
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,798 797
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,748 198
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 237  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 55  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 194 90
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 1,343 1,172
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 8,140 2,131
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 6,879 1,599
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 784  
785 ASSEMBLERS 11,751 4,608
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 809 664
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 57  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 1,129  
806 DRIVER-SALES WORKERS 1,110  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 261  
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 138  
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 2,015  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 394 139
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 2,129 1,793
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 4,187 336
TOTAL 239,149 108,580

*(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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