National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ISOPROPYL MYRISTATE
CAS # 110-27-0
RTECS # XB8600000
Agent Code 81855

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
018 FUNERAL DIRECTORS 630 70
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 410 403
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 768 255
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 75 56
084 PHYSICIANS 104 65
086 VETERINARIANS 4,049 294
095 REGISTERED NURSES 27,366 19,919
096 PHARMACISTS 283 178
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 300 197
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 705 585
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 814 570
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 964 665
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 2,369 2,340
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 520 520
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 93 56
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 59 59
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 329 148
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 2,898  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 338 308
366 METER READERS 360  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 43  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 3,023 1,296
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 269 116
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 3,563 3,328
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 5,108 2,090
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,533 599
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 13,520 9,850
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 1,395 1,395
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 621  
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 1,553  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 112  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 56  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 5,359  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 2,619  
589 GLAZIERS 304  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,533 947
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 1,581  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 392 67
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,320 81
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 25  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,662 11
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 175  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 54 11
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,582 728
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 1,231 116
785 ASSEMBLERS 18,706 12,933
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,401 984
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 43  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 676  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 360  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 617 617
TOTAL 113,871 61,855

*(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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