National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name POLYISOBUTENE
CAS # 9003-27-4
RTECS #
Agent Code T1557

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 135  
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 305  
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 16  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 61  
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 636 212
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 699 518
095 REGISTERED NURSES 5,904 799
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 176 176
185 DESIGNERS 532 70
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 190 63
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 2,729 2,172
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 63 63
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 144 80
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 195 36
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 625  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 25 7
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 44  
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 14  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 660 10
335 FILE CLERKS 109  
356 MAIL CLERKS, EXC. POSTAL SERVICE 1,226 350
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 376  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 576  
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 52  
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 1,906 1,594
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 39  
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 34 34
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 49,875 1,877
496 TIMBER CUTTING AND LOGGING OCCUPATIONS 269  
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,429  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 9,265  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 7,681 8
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 6,707 57
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 5,013  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 4,032  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 6,116 75
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 7,473 86
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 4,633 37
526 HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE AND POWER TOOL REPAIRERS 35  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 62  
543 ELEVATOR INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 25  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 6,169  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 1,922 4
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 13,195 118
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 326  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 142  
567 CARPENTERS 369  
575 ELECTRICIANS 12,678  
576 ELECTRICIAN APPRENTICES 368  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 933  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 113  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 1,205  
589 GLAZIERS 2,873  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 633  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 1,367  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 671  
613 SUPERVISORS, EXTRACTIVE OCCUPATIONS 178  
614 DRILLERS, OIL WELL 6,840  
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 355  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,853  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 4,238  
635 TOOL AND DIE MAKER APPRENTICES 584  
637 MACHINISTS 72,796 2,925
639 MACHINIST APPRENTICES 782  
643 BOILERMAKERS 40  
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 1,193 852
647 PRECIOUS STONES AND METALS WORKERS (JEWELERS) 1,505 1,505
649 ENGRAVERS, METAL 12  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 749 200
655 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS 253 130
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 158  
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 30 21
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 8,431 945
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 185 14
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 350  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 703  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 130  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 8,684 79
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,413  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 2,947 21
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 329  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,951 58
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,648 644
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,256 128
714 NUMERICAL CONTROL MACHINE OPERATORS 245  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 449 223
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,697  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,210 325
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 476 23
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 619  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 31  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 990  
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 9  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 104  
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 923  
738 WINDING AND TWISTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,108 589
739 KNITTING, LOOPING, TAPING, AND WEAVING MACHINE OPERATORS 9,849 6,265
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 66  
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 560 560
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 3,258 1,114
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,536 831
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,239 31
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,053 140
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 703 43
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,196 11
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 158  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 830 18
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,808 992
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 25,812 5,316
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 31,772 3,675
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 2,923 71
785 ASSEMBLERS 19,299 1,672
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 2,181 393
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 1,192 464
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 2,505  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 507  
848 HOIST AND WINCH OPERATORS 355  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 313  
855 GRADER, DOZER, AND SCRAPER OPERATORS 314  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,403  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,582  
865 HELPERS, CONSTRUCTION TRADES 549  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 621  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 797  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 3,745 250
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 8,397 4,733
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 2,022  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 607 145
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 2,696 214
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 3,951 489
TOTAL 439,298 44,557

*(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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