National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ISOPRENE, POLYMER WITH 2-METHYLPROPENE
CAS # 9010-85-9
RTECS #
Agent Code X7203

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 50  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 18  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 26  
084 PHYSICIANS 49 33
159 TEACHERS, N.E.C. 6  
185 DESIGNERS 166  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,027 31
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 2,652 1,043
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 619 208
335 FILE CLERKS 109  
357 MESSENGERS 278  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 2,168 7
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 1,361  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 293  
529 TELEPHONE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 1,792 36
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 8,809  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 186  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 174 7
557 SUPERVISORS; PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 3,250  
565 TILE SETTERS, HARD AND SOFT 2,932  
567 CARPENTERS 10,538  
573 DRYWALL INSTALLERS 2,148  
575 ELECTRICIANS 11,671  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 2,253  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 10,184  
595 ROOFERS 1,851  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 757  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 120  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 5,199 257
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 156  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 1,643 164
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 156  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,359 351
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 697 369
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 2,670 158
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 686 43
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 26  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,456 267
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 54  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 220  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 182 39
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 3,214 723
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 5,186 1,758
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 414 130
785 ASSEMBLERS 14,483 3,832
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 404  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 156  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 2,274 119
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 8,754 183
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 108  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 3,073 202
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 98  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 1,466 158
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 855 277
TOTAL 121,481 10,395

*(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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