National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name 1-DODECANAMINE, N,N-DIMETHYL-, N-OXIDE
CAS # 1643-20-5
RTECS #
Agent Code X9256

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
018 FUNERAL DIRECTORS 976  
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 1,469  
044 AEROSPACE ENGINEERS 22  
053 CIVIL ENGINEERS 146  
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 21 14
095 REGISTERED NURSES 4,233 4,042
096 PHARMACISTS 40 40
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 363 239
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 41 41
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 211 183
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 85 28
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 92 92
198 ANNOUNCERS 2,414 966
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 72 65
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 480 388
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 35 3
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 58  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 391 52
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 432 313
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 17  
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 1,315 1,315
313 SECRETARIES 1,179 1,179
318 TRANSPORTATION TICKET AND RESERVATION AGENTS 1,118 233
337 BOOKKEEPERS, ACCOUNTING, AND AUDITING CLERKS 114 114
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 499  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 108 52
436 COOKS, EXCEPT SHORT ORDER 1,827 1,827
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 1,488 1,307
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 2,498 2,138
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 1,525 1,349
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 11,543 1,188
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 8,363 7,005
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 7,054  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 1,256  
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 894  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 598  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 390 53
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 3,714  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 451 401
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 36  
567 CARPENTERS 1,112  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 71  
637 MACHINISTS 2,788 25
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 50 50
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 65  
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 632  
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 881 840
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 479 6
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 7  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 101 14
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 7  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,095  
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 657 657
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 329 329
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 14 14
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 46 46
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 234 54
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 51 11
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 657 657
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,118 282
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,870 516
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 200  
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 176 176
785 ASSEMBLERS 4,904 2,887
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 329 329
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 36  
806 DRIVER-SALES WORKERS 335  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 489  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 96  
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 7,992 1,098
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 233 110
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 5,236 5,024
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,138 496
TOTAL 91,001 38,251

*(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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