National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name IONONE, METHYL-
CAS # 1335-46-2
RTECS #
Agent Code 83205

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 2,356  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 93 56
095 REGISTERED NURSES 4,137 4,137
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 213 165
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 1,315 1,315
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 547 370
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,029 466
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 13,590 9,919
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 14  
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,097 877
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 11,645 8,156
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 827 276
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 595 21
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 657 657
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 967 580
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 350 329
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 43  
806 DRIVER-SALES WORKERS 1,110  
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 138  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 795 329
TOTAL 41,517 27,654

*(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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