National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ALCOHOLS, C11-15-SECONDARY, ETHOXYLATED
CAS # 68131-40-8
RTECS #
Agent Code X9200

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 70  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 466 186
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 567  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 230 73
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 201  
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 71 46
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 71  
313 SECRETARIES 5,246 5,128
345 DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS 525 171
357 MESSENGERS 278  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,370 365
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 33  
374 MATERIAL RECORDING, SCHEDULING, AND DISTRIBUTING CLERKS, N.E.C. 18 18
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 69  
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 584 384
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 12,718 8,611
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 8,625 2,530
469 PERSONAL SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 244  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 7,196  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 4,042  
517 FARM EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 1,457  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 114  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 442  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 251  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 192  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 356  
575 ELECTRICIANS 347  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 104  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 433  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 123  
637 MACHINISTS 6,806 104
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 88  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 735  
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 168  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 1,489 41
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,071 88
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 544 181
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 22 22
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 362 150
739 KNITTING, LOOPING, TAPING, AND WEAVING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,915 995
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 12,127 12,127
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 439 220
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,732 3,307
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 435 300
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 616  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,664  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,937 303
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 183  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 83 83
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,133 140
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 18,606 4,431
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 133  
785 ASSEMBLERS 10,084 1,377
795 MISCELLANEOUS HAND WORKING OCCUPATIONS 295  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 2,121 2
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 459 61
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 204  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 81  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 101  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 1,328  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 306  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 3,941  
TOTAL 131,650 41,446

*(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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