National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name GLYCOLS, POLYETHYLENE, MONOSTEARATE
CAS # 9004-99-3
RTECS # MD0907300
Agent Code X8317

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
015 MANAGERS, MEDICINE AND HEALTH 7 7
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 130 130
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 108 11
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 93 56
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 352 286
084 PHYSICIANS 12,068 8,455
085 DENTISTS 1,654 537
086 VETERINARIANS 3,493 339
095 REGISTERED NURSES 316,949 292,823
096 PHARMACISTS 2,631 1,433
097 DIETITIANS 886 844
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 2,643 1,605
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 352 237
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 6,179 5,072
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 56 56
106 PHYSICIANS' ASSISTANTS 4,929 2,464
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 1,345 896
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 11,087 8,041
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 1,204 475
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 23,143 22,230
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 12,968 9,906
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 184 62
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 58  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,719 1,327
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 48 29
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 46 46
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 307 15
303 SUPERVISORS, GENERAL OFFICE 118 69
335 FILE CLERKS 92  
356 MAIL CLERKS, EXC. POSTAL SERVICE 1,561 1,561
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,390 750
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 570 82
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 711 634
445 DENTAL ASSISTANTS 451 451
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 2,556 1,453
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 32,667 27,383
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 824 750
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 5,430 2,274
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 21,286 13,418
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 1,312 649
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 158  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 40  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 37  
529 TELEPHONE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 8,541 36
544 MILLWRIGHTS 203  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 198  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 4,135 478
575 ELECTRICIANS 456  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 113  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 157  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 1,475  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 381 72
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 4,406  
637 MACHINISTS 4,039 24
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 2,529 316
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 194 194
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 77  
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 46 34
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 14  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 574 287
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,570  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 221  
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 18  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 360  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 747 61
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,269  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 17 6
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 22  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 28  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 37  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,697 765
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 36 7
738 WINDING AND TWISTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,897 1,897
739 KNITTING, LOOPING, TAPING, AND WEAVING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,499 3,195
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 29,530 27,196
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 215 191
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 75  
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 518 300
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 321  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 10,528 1,552
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 154  
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 417 417
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 293 293
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 271  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,952 2,578
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 1,957 1,398
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 5,474 926
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 19,356 7,178
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 5,590 44
785 ASSEMBLERS 4,259 2,701
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,417 645
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 534 120
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 864 216
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 461  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 817 41
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 51 51
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 297 114
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 861 771
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 685 391
TOTAL 608,690 461,354

*(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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