National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name GLYCOL ETHERS
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code M0386

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 300  
095 REGISTERED NURSES 1,047 1,022
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 1,333 930
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 611 407
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 349 5
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 3 3
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 189 105
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 3,057 281
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 6  
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 1,085 474
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 20,439 11,206
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 29,465 11,720
459 ATTENDANTS, AMUSEMENT AND RECREATION FACILITIES 187  
469 PERSONAL SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 238 98
544 MILLWRIGHTS 123  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 512  
575 ELECTRICIANS 25  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 275  
583 PAPERHANGERS 387  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 337  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 424  
637 MACHINISTS 210 10
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 512  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 2,520 113
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 136  
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 88  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 972  
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 486 486
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 573 63
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,777 995
763 ROASTING AND BAKING MACHINE OPERATORS, FOOD 307 77
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 95  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 406  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 3,245 2,730
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 230 114
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 582  
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,566 1,098
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,433 105
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 71  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 853  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 35 35
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 115  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 111  
TOTAL 79,714 32,076

*(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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