National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name PROPANOL, (2-METHOXYMETHYLETHOXY)-
CAS # 34590-94-8
RTECS # JM1575000
Agent Code 84537

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 172  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 392 149
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 125 102
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 458 458
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 227 142
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 261 61
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,966 1,290
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 1,721 258
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 313 313
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 2,085  
335 FILE CLERKS 331  
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 4,411  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 331 45
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 483 15
366 METER READERS 2,207  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 109  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 598 598
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 7,801 4,571
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 13,205 579
496 TIMBER CUTTING AND LOGGING OCCUPATIONS 397 227
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,429  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 6,707 57
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 1,560  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 3,297  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 6,221 18
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 90  
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 117  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 5,730  
539 MECHANICAL CONTROLS AND VALVE REPAIRERS 700  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 234  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 2,599 128
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 7,971 335
557 SUPERVISORS; PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 3,250  
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 275  
567 CARPENTERS 8,119 227
575 ELECTRICIANS 306  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 2,345 97
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 19,215  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 3,816 254
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,231 62
637 MACHINISTS 4,539 431
643 BOILERMAKERS 91  
647 PRECIOUS STONES AND METALS WORKERS (JEWELERS) 765  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 3,057  
658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 672 224
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 34 11
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 582  
679 BOOKBINDERS 462 231
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 69 32
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 4,827 131
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 131 14
693 ADJUSTERS AND CALIBRATORS 48 10
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 8  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 382  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 815 62
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,252 338
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 242  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 797 658
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,801 803
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 619 303
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 440  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 16,618 150
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 332  
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 479 319
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,475  
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 3,988 300
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 630 304
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 356 133
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,057 83
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,319 257
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 330 27
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 14  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 738 403
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 5,334 596
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 2,503 486
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 2,259  
785 ASSEMBLERS 18,471 3,470
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 2,384 14
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,673 99
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 140 11
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 931  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 2,241  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 107  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 268  
865 HELPERS, CONSTRUCTION TRADES 549  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 997  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 376  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 1,818 1,789
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,917 119
TOTAL 210,740 21,792

*(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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