National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name BUTEN-2-ONE, 3-, 4-(2,6,6-TRIMETHYL-2-CYCLOHEXEN-1-YL)-, (E)-
CAS # 127-41-3
RTECS # EN0525000
Agent Code X7385

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 1,362  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 93 56
086 VETERINARIANS 2,844 339
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 766 766
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,017 1,017
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 1,192 596
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 1,613 1,613
319 RECEPTIONISTS 876 526
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 43  
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 549 549
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 4,785 849
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 11,622 10,045
479 FARM WORKERS 766 383
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 1,356  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 61  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 68  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 58  
637 MACHINISTS 2,612  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 121  
688 FOOD BATCHMAKERS 323  
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 500 48
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 425 283
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 657 657
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 8,665 6,381
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 827 276
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 848 32
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 55  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 657 657
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,364 11
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 967 580
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 770  
785 ASSEMBLERS 83 83
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 350 329
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 43  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 931  
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 138  
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 2,015  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 299 299
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 795 329
TOTAL 53,519 26,704

*(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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