National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name PENTYL ALCOHOL
CAS # 71-41-0
RTECS # SB9800000
Agent Code M0264

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
069 PHYSICISTS AND ASTRONOMERS 1,354 829
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 171 32
075 GEOLOGISTS AND GEODESISTS 28  
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 941 719
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 260 207
095 REGISTERED NURSES 51 51
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 3,881 3,236
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 230 200
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 17 17
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,634 1,143
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 293  
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 31 21
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 215 183
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 189 105
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 244 122
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 1,944 1,473
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 86 43
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,150 42
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 279  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 311  
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 42  
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,862 746
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 827 276
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 404  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,594  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,545 492
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 286 286
785 ASSEMBLERS 628  
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 119 34
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 138  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 138  
TOTAL 23,891 10,257

*(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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