National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ALKYL PHENOL ETHOXYLATE
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code M0701

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 1,235  
064 COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS AND SCIENTISTS 386 125
095 REGISTERED NURSES 103 103
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 430 430
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 103 41
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 611 407
214 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 131  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 225  
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 166  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 2,121 42
243 SUPERVISORS AND PROPRIETORS, SALES OCCUPATIONS 472  
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 1,315 1,315
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 103 52
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 369 359
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 127  
369 SAMPLERS 12 12
373 EXPEDITERS 60  
386 STATISTICAL CLERKS 24  
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 52  
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 182 132
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 4,694 3,362
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 15,983 3,159
486 GROUNDSKEEPERS AND GARDENERS, EXCEPT FARM 46  
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 12  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 14,312  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 12,338  
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 2,435  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 210  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 6,788 75
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 1,801  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 103  
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 82  
529 TELEPHONE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 1,543  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 45  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 482  
539 MECHANICAL CONTROLS AND VALVE REPAIRERS 353  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 2,756  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 6,632  
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 1,393  
567 CARPENTERS 4,248  
575 ELECTRICIANS 25,442  
576 ELECTRICIAN APPRENTICES 368  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 782  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 1,002  
588 CONCRETE AND TERRAZZO FINISHERS 1,262  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 5,538 141
613 SUPERVISORS, EXTRACTIVE OCCUPATIONS 178  
614 DRILLERS, OIL WELL 338  
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 500  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,817  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 2,122  
637 MACHINISTS 11,768 422
644 PRECISION GRINDERS, FITTERS, AND TOOL SHARPENERS 10  
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 10  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 1,885  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 12  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 330  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 166  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 628  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 263  
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 829  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 42  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 983  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 143 12
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 443  
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,510  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,679  
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,651 2,152
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 827 329
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 238 24
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 166 83
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 155  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 12 12
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 83  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,032 369
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 226 24
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 179  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,118 201
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 657 657
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 5,910 583
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 960 71
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 5,219 274
785 ASSEMBLERS 4,859 2,694
786 HAND CUTTING AND TRIMMING OCCUPATIONS 131 60
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 219  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 972 388
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 36 12
799 GRADERS AND SORTERS, EXCEPT AGRICULTURAL 71 71
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 511 24
805 TRUCK DRIVERS, LIGHT 943  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 5,847 94
848 HOIST AND WINCH OPERATORS 355  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 48  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 2,963 119
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 10 10
864 HELPERS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 454  
865 HELPERS, CONSTRUCTION TRADES 549  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 16,015 453
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 1,303 7
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 2,851 48
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 12,052  
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 3,653  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 915  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 226 60
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 3,380 376
TOTAL 226,330 19,383

*(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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