National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name GLYCOLS, POLYETHYLENE, MONO(HYDROGEN SULFATE), DODECYL ETHER, SODIUM SALT
CAS # 9004-82-4
RTECS #
Agent Code X3231

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
018 FUNERAL DIRECTORS 2,427 485
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 986  
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 2,561 1,556
053 CIVIL ENGINEERS 483 88
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 880 75
084 PHYSICIANS 999 300
095 REGISTERED NURSES 2,929 2,807
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 176 176
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 263  
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 376 298
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 684 684
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 69 26
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 220 110
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 221 63
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 190  
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 1,315 1,315
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 370 265
436 COOKS, EXCEPT SHORT ORDER 27 27
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 3,821 2,829
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 3,938 2,301
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 1,824 1,824
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 15,455 10,198
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 25,724 12,191
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 5,345 5,345
469 PERSONAL SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 408 19
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 753  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 268  
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 2,065  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 386  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 638  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 45  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,613  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 1,541  
637 MACHINISTS 2,156 431
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 1,423  
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 582  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 989  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,487 289
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,097 877
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 9,138 4,578
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 581 313
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,190 11
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 244  
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 237  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 209  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 244  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 657 657
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 143 76
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 15,794 4,420
785 ASSEMBLERS 3,382 1,692
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 329 329
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 3,258  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 56  
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 22 5
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 4,391 1,098
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 4,319 329
TOTAL 131,927 58,086

*(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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