National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name 1-BUTANOL, 2-METHYL-, ACETATE
CAS # 624-41-9
RTECS #
Agent Code X2878

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 158  
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 6,525  
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 9  
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 145 114
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 5  
345 DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS 795 568
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 1,222 642
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 614  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 41 41
575 ELECTRICIANS 60  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 7 5
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 90 72
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 840 245
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 183 31
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 122  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 75  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 158  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 160 6
785 ASSEMBLERS 916 593
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 88 73
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 315 315
TOTAL 12,527 2,703

*(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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