National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ETHYLHEXYL) PHTHALATE, BIS(2-
CAS # 117-81-7
RTECS # TI0350000
Agent Code M0347

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
008 PERSONNEL AND LABOR RELATIONS MANAGERS 72  
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 986  
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 50  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 8,805 1,601
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 221  
084 PHYSICIANS 54 54
095 REGISTERED NURSES 329 329
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 100 100
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 216 135
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 153 153
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 221 174
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 1,068 704
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 81 32
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 86  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,637 326
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 150 65
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 371 164
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 757 313
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 294 25
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 1,315 1,315
313 SECRETARIES 1,456 1,078
335 FILE CLERKS 1,634 1,033
345 DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS 32 16
356 MAIL CLERKS, EXC. POSTAL SERVICE 3,516 2,484
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,103 216
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 746 516
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 109  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 1,009 613
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 21 21
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 10,125 79
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 3,821  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 655  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 182  
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 3,126  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 57  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 2,894  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 502  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 22  
527 TELEPHONE LINE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 225  
529 TELEPHONE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 4,724  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 3  
538 OFFICE MACHINE REPAIRERS 1,808  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 735 105
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 1,873 1,306
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,032 431
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 827  
567 CARPENTERS 4,400 10
575 ELECTRICIANS 7,482  
576 ELECTRICIAN APPRENTICES 368  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 2,550 33
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 115  
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 395 17
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 529  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,300  
637 MACHINISTS 4,938  
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 1,935  
646 LAY-OUT WORKERS 58  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 299 128
656 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, WOOD 82 3
658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 13,862 7,421
667 TAILORS 197  
669 SHOE REPAIRERS 194  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 825 15
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 748  
679 BOOKBINDERS 462 231
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 1,613 1,143
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 1,643 164
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 69  
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,918  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,668 523
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 29  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 4,034 3,148
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 20,913 7,809
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,274 239
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,368 306
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 78  
728 SHAPING AND JOINING MACHINE OPERATORS 595 595
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,391  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 24,136 4,244
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 1,211  
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 403 374
743 TEXTILE CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 171  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 10,310 8,827
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 657 657
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 329 329
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 3,092 449
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,088 1,801
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 302  
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,709 1,140
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,295 1,056
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 51  
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 919 560
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 30,284 8,973
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 840 840
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 53  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 35  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,893 1,028
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 2,615 2,055
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 15,167 3,318
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 14,485 3,842
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 2,263 1,401
785 ASSEMBLERS 39,056 19,675
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 1,275 587
793 HAND ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OCCUPATIONS 91 71
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 3,515 703
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 220 59
848 HOIST AND WINCH OPERATORS 8,072  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 25  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 2,661 199
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 6,115 183
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 2,856 1,281
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 820 287
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 221  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 34  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 9,148 6,874
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 4,849 934
TOTAL 340,800 106,918

*(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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