National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name GLYCOLS, POLYETHYLENE, MONO(P-(1,1,3,3-TETRAMETHYLBUTYL)PHENYL) ETHER
CAS # 9002-93-1
RTECS # MD0907700
Agent Code X7316

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
018 FUNERAL DIRECTORS 3,941  
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 12  
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 111 3
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 12 6
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 49  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 1,967 626
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 70 20
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 21 21
084 PHYSICIANS 1,555 1,338
086 VETERINARIANS 2,844 339
095 REGISTERED NURSES 9,317 6,105
185 DESIGNERS 907 246
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 151 87
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 1,954 313
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 2,903 2,189
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 766 766
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 2,091 2,056
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,022 1,017
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 606 199
217 DRAFTING OCCUPATIONS 165 33
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 1,192 596
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 407  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 3,009 1,475
303 SUPERVISORS, GENERAL OFFICE 94 69
308 COMPUTER OPERATORS 66  
313 SECRETARIES 1,989 1,301
335 FILE CLERKS 104  
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 177  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 2,347 347
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 864 94
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 3,395 2,562
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 711 634
426 GUARDS AND POLICE, EXC. PUBLIC SERVICE 140  
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 725 386
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 315 219
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 1,324 1,272
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 4,787 3,676
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 44,908 18,032
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 47,733 37,119
469 PERSONAL SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 188  
479 FARM WORKERS 766 383
486 GROUNDSKEEPERS AND GARDENERS, EXCEPT FARM 41 14
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 1,356  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 82  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 6,707 57
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 100  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 534  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 159  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 14  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 363 28
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,621 302
567 CARPENTERS 46  
575 ELECTRICIANS 26  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 440 119
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 7,885  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 217 28
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 306  
637 MACHINISTS 435  
649 ENGRAVERS, METAL 263  
657 CABINET MAKERS AND BENCH CARPENTERS 709  
658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 532  
669 SHOE REPAIRERS 120 120
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 227 114
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 10  
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 16  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 346  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 59  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 469 322
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 1,020 1,005
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 322 257
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 430 48
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 429  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 455  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,873 972
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 40  
726 WOOD LATHE, ROUTING, AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 410  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,686 114
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 2,755 224
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 3,045 1,635
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,240 484
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 181 91
745 SHOE MACHINE OPERATORS 198 198
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 630 339
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,411  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,167 13
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 663 51
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,186 249
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 812 11
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 799 312
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 3,168 1,463
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 5,822 1,479
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 15,414 538
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 151  
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 154  
785 ASSEMBLERS 622 12
793 HAND ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OCCUPATIONS 526 33
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 264 2
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 1,525  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 2,592  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 114  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 555 31
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 2,984 956
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 5,528 2,536
TOTAL 232,961 97,685

*(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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