National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name PRODUCTS OF COMBUSTION-ALCOHOLS AND SHORT CHAIN HYDROCARBONS
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code X5262

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 3,142  
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 102  
029 BUYERS, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE, EXCEPT FARM PRODUCTS 4,004  
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 14  
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 376 167
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 246  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 1,113  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 1,413 409
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 178 146
084 PHYSICIANS 49 33
159 TEACHERS, N.E.C. 43  
185 DESIGNERS 398 3
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 7,647 4,846
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 13 3
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 1,294 44
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 473 33
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 2,889 1,206
217 DRAFTING OCCUPATIONS 1,105  
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 354 30
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 3,636 904
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 9,954 1,702
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 6,064 57
257 SALES OCCUPATIONS, OTHER BUSINESS SERVICES 2,143  
259 SALES REPRESENTATIVES, MINING, MANUFACTURING, AND WHOLESALE 5,332 479
307 SUPERVISORS; DISTRIBUTION, SCHEDULING, AND ADJUSTING CLERKS 886 135
316 INTERVIEWERS 379 343
327 ORDER CLERKS 372 130
335 FILE CLERKS 726 484
356 MAIL CLERKS, EXC. POSTAL SERVICE 2,347 1,147
359 DISPATCHERS 522  
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 2,678 276
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 107,631 12,166
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 17,339 924
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 941 210
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 358 48
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 1,513  
426 GUARDS AND POLICE, EXC. PUBLIC SERVICE 18  
436 COOKS, EXCEPT SHORT ORDER 183 146
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 3,157 2,505
448 SUPERVISORS, CLEANING AND BUILDING SERVICE WORKERS 227 6
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 68,728 973
455 PEST CONTROL OCCUPATIONS 113  
459 ATTENDANTS, AMUSEMENT AND RECREATION FACILITIES 61  
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 3,148  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 6,297  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 20,883  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 6,707 57
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 1,516  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 2,385  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 6,971 156
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 9,623 38
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 1,038 119
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 3,101  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 2,894  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 2,918  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 522  
538 OFFICE MACHINE REPAIRERS 1,501  
539 MECHANICAL CONTROLS AND VALVE REPAIRERS 353  
543 ELEVATOR INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 149  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 1,852 7
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 12,244 469
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 21,219 101
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 2,513  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 2,788  
565 TILE SETTERS, HARD AND SOFT 5,655  
567 CARPENTERS 22,830 1,533
575 ELECTRICIANS 27,960 327
576 ELECTRICIAN APPRENTICES 368  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 7,869  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 953 14
584 PLASTERERS 188  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 40,000 88
587 PLUMBER, PIPEFITTER, AND STEAMFITTER APPRENTICES 460  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 1,155 161
595 ROOFERS 13,028  
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 5,402  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 2,840  
598 DRILLERS, EARTH 736  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 1,155  
613 SUPERVISORS, EXTRACTIVE OCCUPATIONS 335  
614 DRILLERS, OIL WELL 6,549  
615 EXPLOSIVES WORKERS 282  
616 MINING MACHINE OPERATORS 8,523  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 19,244 610
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 14,787 37
635 TOOL AND DIE MAKER APPRENTICES 264 18
636 PRECISION ASSEMBLERS, METAL 1,678 81
637 MACHINISTS 66,740 7,781
643 BOILERMAKERS 98  
644 PRECISION GRINDERS, FITTERS, AND TOOL SHARPENERS 304 52
646 LAY-OUT WORKERS 64  
647 PRECIOUS STONES AND METALS WORKERS (JEWELERS) 446 81
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 11,911 403
655 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS 164  
657 CABINET MAKERS AND BENCH CARPENTERS 3,083  
658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 300  
667 TAILORS 712 712
668 UPHOLSTERERS 2,576 1,227
673 APPAREL AND FABRIC PATTERNMAKERS 1,415 515
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 10,243 272
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 190  
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 2,144 857
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 35 21
679 BOOKBINDERS 9,357 5,574
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 4,565 1,731
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 5,107 455
686 BUTCHERS AND MEAT CUTTERS 2,944  
687 BAKERS 2,707 845
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 717 396
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 116  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 4,317 623
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 1,387  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 1,066  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 2,583 465
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 14,057 366
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,957  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 19,957 8,666
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 8,202 28
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,541 699
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 15,609 3,517
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,969 128
714 NUMERICAL CONTROL MACHINE OPERATORS 89  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,206 320
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 5,926 146
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 23,864 6,674
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,925 146
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 23,072 278
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,510 108
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,949 156
728 SHAPING AND JOINING MACHINE OPERATORS 387 43
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,278  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 19,988 675
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 77  
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 580 24
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,301 730
738 WINDING AND TWISTING MACHINE OPERATORS 11,876 7,972
739 KNITTING, LOOPING, TAPING, AND WEAVING MACHINE OPERATORS 10,962 5,682
743 TEXTILE CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,891 430
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 18,023 14,094
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,037 1,729
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,455 334
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 20,177 3,895
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,452 1,530
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 9,700 2,955
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,196 2,131
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 14,964 693
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 9,343 15
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 931 77
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 7,598 1,042
763 ROASTING AND BAKING MACHINE OPERATORS, FOOD 420  
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,525 514
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 186  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 27,145 633
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,752 126
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 24,445 2,812
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 313 40
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 76,050 7,476
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 69,831 7,635
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 39,289 1,683
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 3,321 769
785 ASSEMBLERS 86,598 21,932
786 HAND CUTTING AND TRIMMING OCCUPATIONS 902  
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 1,724 405
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 341 213
795 MISCELLANEOUS HAND WORKING OCCUPATIONS 517  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 15,977 5,429
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 1,118  
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 819  
799 GRADERS AND SORTERS, EXCEPT AGRICULTURAL 3,151 544
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 48,207 388
805 TRUCK DRIVERS, LIGHT 2,380  
806 DRIVER-SALES WORKERS 355  
809 TAXI CAB DRIVERS AND CHAUFFEURS 2,620 965
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 2,621  
848 HOIST AND WINCH OPERATORS 6,861  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 4,420 96
853 EXCAVATING AND LOADING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,609  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 98,017 4,494
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 38,463 2,797
865 HELPERS, CONSTRUCTION TRADES 874  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 39,741 42
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 8,391 518
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 4,040 908
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 7,741 1,059
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 67,271 897
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 9  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 2,231 11
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 27,080 10,556
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 141,020 10,407
TOTAL 1,830,761 204,016

*(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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