| Agent Name | ETHYLENE, POLYMERS |
|---|---|
| CAS # | 9002-88-4 |
| RTECS # | TQ3325000 |
| Agent Code | X6629 |
| Code | Occupation Description (1980) | Total # Employees (Male & Female) |
Total # Female Employees |
|---|---|---|---|
| 019 | MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. | 2,048 | 1,048 |
| 027 | PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS | 50 | |
| 048 | CHEMICAL ENGINEERS | 38 | 2 |
| 057 | MECHANICAL ENGINEERS | 12 | 6 |
| 059 | ENGINEERS, N.E.C. | 412 | |
| 073 | CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS | 2,815 | 651 |
| 078 | BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS | 636 | 212 |
| 083 | MEDICAL SCIENTISTS | 49 | 42 |
| 084 | PHYSICIANS | 49 | 33 |
| 086 | VETERINARIANS | 2,015 | |
| 095 | REGISTERED NURSES | 27,582 | 20,449 |
| 096 | PHARMACISTS | 331 | 186 |
| 098 | INHALATION THERAPISTS | 226 | 135 |
| 103 | PHYSICAL THERAPISTS | 659 | 603 |
| 105 | THERAPISTS, N.E.C. | 366 | 366 |
| 185 | DESIGNERS | 288 | 81 |
| 188 | PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS | 544 | 487 |
| 189 | PHOTOGRAPHERS | 307 | 154 |
| 203 | CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS | 1,164 | 793 |
| 207 | LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES | 3,530 | 2,855 |
| 208 | HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. | 1,115 | 902 |
| 213 | ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS | 536 | |
| 215 | MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS | 123 | |
| 216 | ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. | 2,215 | 1,185 |
| 223 | BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS | 203 | 87 |
| 224 | CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS | 1,763 | 235 |
| 225 | SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. | 1,343 | 166 |
| 235 | TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. | 3,664 | 324 |
| 243 | SUPERVISORS AND PROPRIETORS, SALES OCCUPATIONS | 645 | |
| 259 | SALES REPRESENTATIVES, MINING, MANUFACTURING, AND WHOLESALE | 479 | 479 |
| 313 | SECRETARIES | 1,990 | 1,887 |
| 328 | PERSONNEL CLERKS, EXCEPT PAYROLL AND TIMEKEEPING | 57 | 57 |
| 335 | FILE CLERKS | 1,117 | 484 |
| 336 | RECORDS CLERKS | 1,848 | 623 |
| 345 | DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS | 50 | 28 |
| 356 | MAIL CLERKS, EXC. POSTAL SERVICE | 1,725 | 350 |
| 363 | PRODUCTION COORDINATORS | 918 | 143 |
| 364 | TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS | 3,163 | 681 |
| 365 | STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS | 504 | 167 |
| 366 | METER READERS | 2,207 | |
| 379 | GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS | 1,115 | 297 |
| 385 | DATA-ENTRY KEYERS | 568 | 568 |
| 446 | HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING | 101 | 51 |
| 447 | NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS | 1,099 | 947 |
| 448 | SUPERVISORS, CLEANING AND BUILDING SERVICE WORKERS | 653 | 374 |
| 449 | MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN | 11,545 | 6,539 |
| 453 | JANITORS AND CLEANERS | 83,567 | 20,336 |
| 469 | PERSONAL SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. | 238 | 98 |
| 487 | ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM | 806 | 806 |
| 505 | AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS | 9,672 | |
| 507 | BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS | 8,649 | |
| 508 | AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS | 6,707 | 57 |
| 514 | AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS | 2,867 | |
| 515 | AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE | 1,073 | |
| 516 | HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS | 1,236 | |
| 518 | INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS | 10,617 | |
| 519 | MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS | 857 | 31 |
| 523 | ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT | 1,553 | |
| 527 | TELEPHONE LINE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS | 225 | |
| 529 | TELEPHONE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS | 6,171 | |
| 534 | HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS | 5,714 | |
| 535 | CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS | 6 | |
| 539 | MECHANICAL CONTROLS AND VALVE REPAIRERS | 3,214 | |
| 544 | MILLWRIGHTS | 917 | |
| 547 | SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. | 2,061 | 94 |
| 549 | NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS | 10,377 | 40 |
| 557 | SUPERVISORS; PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS | 3,250 | |
| 558 | SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. | 1,368 | |
| 567 | CARPENTERS | 15,482 | 14 |
| 575 | ELECTRICIANS | 8,786 | |
| 576 | ELECTRICIAN APPRENTICES | 368 | |
| 577 | ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS | 3,106 | |
| 579 | PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE | 1,952 | 11 |
| 585 | PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS | 39,668 | |
| 588 | CONCRETE AND TERRAZZO FINISHERS | 1,939 | |
| 593 | INSULATION WORKERS | 847 | |
| 595 | ROOFERS | 7,117 | |
| 599 | CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. | 3,878 | 254 |
| 633 | SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS | 6,023 | 1,169 |
| 634 | TOOL AND DIE MAKERS | 116 | |
| 637 | MACHINISTS | 11,728 | 548 |
| 645 | PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL | 1,193 | 852 |
| 653 | SHEET METAL WORKERS | 4,357 | 151 |
| 667 | TAILORS | 4,688 | 1,386 |
| 668 | UPHOLSTERERS | 1,847 | 379 |
| 669 | SHOE REPAIRERS | 194 | |
| 675 | HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS | 539 | 18 |
| 676 | PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS | 310 | |
| 677 | OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS | 156 | 109 |
| 679 | BOOKBINDERS | 3,040 | 1,435 |
| 683 | ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS | 953 | |
| 684 | MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. | 6,800 | 830 |
| 696 | STATIONARY ENGINEERS | 995 | |
| 703 | LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS | 776 | 62 |
| 704 | LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS | 50 | 25 |
| 705 | MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS | 78 | 39 |
| 706 | PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS | 720 | 155 |
| 707 | ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS | 1,519 | |
| 709 | GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS | 2,044 | 532 |
| 717 | FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. | 4,085 | 3,229 |
| 719 | MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS | 64,394 | 36,994 |
| 723 | METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS | 2,177 | 225 |
| 725 | MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS | 805 | |
| 727 | SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS | 1,047 | |
| 728 | SHAPING AND JOINING MACHINE OPERATORS | 65 | 43 |
| 734 | PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS | 76,989 | 4,660 |
| 735 | PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS | 835 | 7 |
| 736 | TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS | 3,120 | 108 |
| 737 | MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS | 4,618 | 2,362 |
| 738 | WINDING AND TWISTING MACHINE OPERATORS | 903 | 752 |
| 739 | KNITTING, LOOPING, TAPING, AND WEAVING MACHINE OPERATORS | 263 | 230 |
| 743 | TEXTILE CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS | 144 | |
| 744 | TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS | 71,767 | 69,196 |
| 745 | SHOE MACHINE OPERATORS | 1,044 | 845 |
| 747 | PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS | 7,302 | 7,228 |
| 748 | LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS | 249 | 249 |
| 749 | MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS | 7,294 | 2,138 |
| 753 | CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS | 1,834 | 1,563 |
| 754 | PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS | 2,101 | 1,639 |
| 755 | EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS | 18,937 | 5,264 |
| 756 | MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS | 15,316 | 2,068 |
| 757 | SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS | 1,332 | |
| 758 | COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS | 311 | 256 |
| 759 | PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS | 5,847 | 1,112 |
| 764 | WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS | 343 | |
| 765 | FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS | 858 | 801 |
| 766 | FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD | 618 | |
| 768 | CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS | 339 | 6 |
| 769 | SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS | 7,994 | 3,481 |
| 774 | PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS | 409 | 74 |
| 777 | MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. | 37,665 | 12,041 |
| 779 | MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED | 21,990 | 5,484 |
| 783 | WELDERS AND CUTTERS | 5,181 | |
| 785 | ASSEMBLERS | 37,926 | 13,332 |
| 787 | HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS | 1,046 | 405 |
| 789 | HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS | 119 | 34 |
| 796 | PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS | 4,608 | 3,505 |
| 797 | PRODUCTION TESTERS | 72 | |
| 798 | PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS | 68 | |
| 799 | GRADERS AND SORTERS, EXCEPT AGRICULTURAL | 57 | 57 |
| 804 | TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY | 1,092 | |
| 805 | TRUCK DRIVERS, LIGHT | 167 | |
| 806 | DRIVER-SALES WORKERS | 209 | 70 |
| 829 | SAILORS AND DECKHANDS | 1,650 | |
| 844 | OPERATING ENGINEERS | 3,193 | |
| 853 | EXCAVATING AND LOADING MACHINE OPERATORS | 1,760 | |
| 856 | INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS | 1,703 | 63 |
| 859 | MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS | 6,250 | 1,227 |
| 865 | HELPERS, CONSTRUCTION TRADES | 549 | |
| 869 | CONSTRUCTION LABORERS | 11,769 | |
| 873 | PRODUCTION HELPERS | 1,732 | 689 |
| 877 | STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS | 69 | |
| 878 | MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS | 7,701 | 716 |
| 885 | GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS | 851 | |
| 887 | VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS | 679 | |
| 888 | HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS | 24,823 | 18,096 |
| 889 | LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION | 14,704 | 2,759 |
| TOTAL | 867,257 | 277,117 | |
*(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.