| Agent Name | PYRROLIDINONE, 1-VINYL-, 2-, POLYMERS |
| CAS # | 9003-39-8 |
| RTECS # | TR8370000 |
| Agent Code | X7211 |
| Code | Occupation Description (1980) | Total # Employees (Male & Female) |
Total # Female Employees |
| 018 | FUNERAL DIRECTORS | 5,548 | 70 |
| 019 | MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. | 403 | 403 |
| 036 | INSPECTORS AND COMPLIANCE OFFICERS, EXC. CONSTRUCTION | 32 | 32 |
| 073 | CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS | 78 | 39 |
| 078 | BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS | 108 | 73 |
| 083 | MEDICAL SCIENTISTS | 165 | 138 |
| 084 | PHYSICIANS | 485 | 246 |
| 086 | VETERINARIANS | 2,015 | |
| 095 | REGISTERED NURSES | 31,069 | 29,414 |
| 096 | PHARMACISTS | 3,438 | 1,944 |
| 103 | PHYSICAL THERAPISTS | 502 | 394 |
| 185 | DESIGNERS | 134 | 67 |
| 188 | PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS | 212 | 153 |
| 189 | PHOTOGRAPHERS | 88 | 44 |
| 203 | CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS | 14,204 | 10,936 |
| 206 | RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS | 2,742 | 1,910 |
| 207 | LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES | 876 | 876 |
| 208 | HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. | 2,297 | 1,742 |
| 216 | ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. | 1,423 | 999 |
| 217 | DRAFTING OCCUPATIONS | 836 | |
| 224 | CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS | 725 | 628 |
| 235 | TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. | 1,901 | 59 |
| 368 | WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS | 76 | |
| 379 | GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS | 175 | |
| 446 | HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING | 5,869 | 3,962 |
| 447 | NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS | 2,405 | 2,333 |
| 449 | MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN | 2,781 | 998 |
| 453 | JANITORS AND CLEANERS | 684 | 439 |
| 458 | HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS | 10,084 | 5,187 |
| 487 | ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM | 2,139 | 1,881 |
| 505 | AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS | 558 | |
| 547 | SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. | 41 | |
| 549 | NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS | 133 | |
| 585 | PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS | 310 | |
| 617 | MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. | 13,996 | |
| 633 | SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS | 19 | |
| 649 | ENGRAVERS, METAL | 263 | |
| 676 | PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS | 310 | 207 |
| 688 | FOOD BATCHMAKERS | 7,245 | 5,175 |
| 696 | STATIONARY ENGINEERS | 222 | |
| 719 | MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS | 368 | 167 |
| 725 | MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS | 69 | |
| 727 | SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS | 31 | |
| 734 | PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS | 6,902 | 152 |
| 735 | PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS | 1,434 | 204 |
| 737 | MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS | 1,475 | 837 |
| 749 | MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS | 1,356 | 300 |
| 754 | PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS | 489 | 489 |
| 756 | MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS | 7,257 | 368 |
| 759 | PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS | 1,968 | 325 |
| 774 | PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS | 800 | 763 |
| 777 | MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. | 4,048 | 1,456 |
| 779 | MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED | 2,617 | 144 |
| 785 | ASSEMBLERS | 11,735 | 7,823 |
| 796 | PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS | 6 | |
| 797 | PRODUCTION TESTERS | 198 | 120 |
| 804 | TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY | 207 | |
| 859 | MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS | 156 | |
| 869 | CONSTRUCTION LABORERS | 1,272 | 39 |
| 873 | PRODUCTION HELPERS | 81 | |
| 887 | VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS | 606 | |
| 888 | HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS | 54 | 54 |
| 889 | LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION | 1,540 | 1,232 |
| TOTAL | 161,259 | 84,819 | |
*(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.