National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ETHANOL, 2-(2-METHOXYETHOXY)-
CAS # 111-77-3
RTECS # KL6125000
Agent Code 83736

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 1,180 87
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 6  
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 80 53
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 83 83
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 3,313 591
185 DESIGNERS 4,304 1,435
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 119 30
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 278 31
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 7,921 1,366
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 108  
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 8  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 73 30
243 SUPERVISORS AND PROPRIETORS, SALES OCCUPATIONS 339  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 3,457  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 1,064 6
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 299  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 406 57
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 32 32
448 SUPERVISORS, CLEANING AND BUILDING SERVICE WORKERS 39 6
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 8,199 3,894
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 73,590 22,610
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,429  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 10,457  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 3,527  
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 2,991  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 4,018  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 695  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 575  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 782 709
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 19  
539 MECHANICAL CONTROLS AND VALVE REPAIRERS 4,312  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 198  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 100  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 4,200 302
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 3,565  
565 TILE SETTERS, HARD AND SOFT 4,832  
567 CARPENTERS 9,621  
575 ELECTRICIANS 256  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 1,805 75
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 3,221  
595 ROOFERS 80  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 92  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 94  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 3,083  
637 MACHINISTS 9,442 680
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 2,087  
679 BOOKBINDERS 1,042 651
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 1,221 971
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 752 56
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 292  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 58 3
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 80  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 304  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 1,809 122
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,519  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,744 338
714 NUMERICAL CONTROL MACHINE OPERATORS 2,408 26
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 107  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,464 2,930
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,048 107
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 353  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 445 376
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 192  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 25,945 1,456
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 72 18
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 600  
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 921 484
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 693  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,270 45
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 531 77
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,134 225
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 180  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 6  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,726 390
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 20,639 5,016
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 2,972  
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 12 6
785 ASSEMBLERS 16,785 4,138
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 2,192  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 519 326
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 327  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 2,585  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 136  
864 HELPERS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 454  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 2,321 5
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 159  
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 6,038  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 632 305
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 2,433  
TOTAL 290,501 50,151

*(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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