National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name PHENOL, 4-ALLYL-2-METHOXY-
CAS # 97-53-0
RTECS # SJ4375000
Agent Code 82100

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 2,434  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 93 56
085 DENTISTS 92 14
086 VETERINARIANS 2,844 339
095 REGISTERED NURSES 27,630 26,815
096 PHARMACISTS 1,423 780
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 406 312
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 296 296
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 817 432
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 1,312 1,016
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 1,256 1,256
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,017 1,017
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 17,350 8,562
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 108 56
217 DRAFTING OCCUPATIONS 374 13
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 1,192 596
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 17 3
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 2,570 57
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 1,315 1,315
313 SECRETARIES 90 90
319 RECEPTIONISTS 876 526
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 9  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 64  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 483  
436 COOKS, EXCEPT SHORT ORDER 1,290 1,032
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 258 172
445 DENTAL ASSISTANTS 156 106
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 1,330 780
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 6,408 4,035
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 5,495 2,988
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 5,269 1,548
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 20,046 16,041
479 FARM WORKERS 766 383
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 1,356  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 115  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 185  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 730  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 152  
527 TELEPHONE LINE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 225  
529 TELEPHONE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 4,724  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 16  
539 MECHANICAL CONTROLS AND VALVE REPAIRERS 353  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 418  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 107  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,461 201
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 275  
567 CARPENTERS 16  
575 ELECTRICIANS 689  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 16  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 601  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 738 170
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 611 55
636 PRECISION ASSEMBLERS, METAL 1,119 947
637 MACHINISTS 20,570 779
674 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION APPAREL AND FABRIC WORKERS 11  
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 35 21
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 2,980  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 128  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 28  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 906 10
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,576 1,116
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 205 40
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 749  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,919 71
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 432  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 972 541
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 94  
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 18  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 7,683 239
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,283 837
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 657 657
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,260 329
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 875 276
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 723 21
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 52  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 16  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 159  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 657 657
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 5,627 1,921
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 4,859 770
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 946  
785 ASSEMBLERS 7,077 1,900
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 597 329
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 123 80
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 1,129  
865 HELPERS, CONSTRUCTION TRADES 549  
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 138  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 58 31
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 23  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 803 803
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,030 332
TOTAL 187,937 83,766

*(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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