National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name CELLULOSE, METHYL ETHER
CAS # 9004-67-5
RTECS # FJ5959000
Agent Code X8583

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 403 403
036 INSPECTORS AND COMPLIANCE OFFICERS, EXC. CONSTRUCTION 32 32
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 847 14
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 228 65
075 GEOLOGISTS AND GEODESISTS 28  
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 63 52
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 21 21
084 PHYSICIANS 352 280
086 VETERINARIANS 2,015  
095 REGISTERED NURSES 12,970 11,449
096 PHARMACISTS 1,621 749
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 517 379
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 239 230
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 1,345 896
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 302 151
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 2,122 1,793
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 963 715
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 217 217
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,381 962
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,366  
217 DRAFTING OCCUPATIONS 1,144  
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 375 150
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 92  
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 326 137
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 273 52
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 43  
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 52  
445 DENTAL ASSISTANTS 402 402
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 2,206 1,431
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 154 115
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 4,230 596
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 1,395 1,395
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 1,375 81
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 81  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 22  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,843  
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 450  
565 TILE SETTERS, HARD AND SOFT 5,945  
567 CARPENTERS 5,945  
584 PLASTERERS 2,329  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 44  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 44  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 147  
637 MACHINISTS 951  
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 8  
649 ENGRAVERS, METAL 4  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 75  
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 66  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 159  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 79  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 156  
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 25  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 171 171
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 70  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,591 303
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 30  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 173  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 607 303
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 243 91
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,221 597
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 92  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 7,226 7,151
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 3,332 428
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,371  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 483 222
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,908 41
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,353 59
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 703 18
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 681 98
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 6,187 1,406
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 7,244 3,277
785 ASSEMBLERS 876 751
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,040 819
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 43  
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 111  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 10 10
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 427  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 2,562 1,281
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 1,591 730
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 36  
TOTAL 108,851 40,524

*(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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