National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name DODECANAMIDE, N,N-BIS(2-HYDROXYETHYL)-
CAS # 120-40-1
RTECS # JR1925000
Agent Code M3417

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
015 MANAGERS, MEDICINE AND HEALTH 9  
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 52  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 83 83
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 130 123
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 696 611
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 624 549
084 PHYSICIANS 11,276 8,087
086 VETERINARIANS 2,752 294
095 REGISTERED NURSES 463,090 430,539
096 PHARMACISTS 2,976 1,508
097 DIETITIANS 886 844
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 4,544 2,793
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 471 359
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 8,309 6,200
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 80 80
163 COUNSELORS, EDUCATIONAL AND VOCATIONAL 181 127
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 85 28
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 11  
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 8,086 5,529
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 9,786 6,867
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 28,294 26,914
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 11,791 9,120
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 588 47
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 427 285
217 DRAFTING OCCUPATIONS 480 46
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 2,169 1,419
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 223 56
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 232 112
303 SUPERVISORS, GENERAL OFFICE 118 69
313 SECRETARIES 384 384
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 69 14
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 2,484 1,839
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 205 114
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 1,119 1,041
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 2,263 1,687
445 DENTAL ASSISTANTS 509 459
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 3,329 2,596
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 40,985 37,318
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 3,927 2,492
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 40,844 15,372
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 48,341 35,847
469 PERSONAL SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 409 92
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 5,315 3,791
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 969  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 6,707 57
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 321  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 126  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 97  
538 OFFICE MACHINE REPAIRERS 431  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,395  
567 CARPENTERS 89  
575 ELECTRICIANS 228  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 365  
637 MACHINISTS 3,793  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 356  
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 1,221 971
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 44  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 220  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 28 28
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 891  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,460 438
738 WINDING AND TWISTING MACHINE OPERATORS 46  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 13,484 13,484
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 2,266 604
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 461  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,490 1,778
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,470  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 60  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 483 241
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 127 127
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,760 1,500
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 15,364 4,355
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 178 178
785 ASSEMBLERS 11,176 7,314
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 5,845 1,286
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 3,258  
806 DRIVER-SALES WORKERS 335  
853 EXCAVATING AND LOADING MACHINE OPERATORS 762  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 139 56
876 STEVEDORES 2,665  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 51 51
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 430 129
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 361 305
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 744  
TOTAL 792,326 638,641

*(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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