National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name 2-PROPANOL, 1-METHOXY-, ACETATE
CAS # 108-65-6
RTECS #
Agent Code X9258

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 394  
044 AEROSPACE ENGINEERS 292  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 206 83
074 ATMOSPHERIC AND SPACE SCIENTISTS 22  
084 PHYSICIANS 49 33
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 94 94
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 98 77
185 DESIGNERS 740 271
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 2,372 1,123
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 566 7
194 ARTISTS, PERFORMERS, AND RELATED WORKERS, N.E.C. 291 143
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 128 13
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 58  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 2,456 187
217 DRAFTING OCCUPATIONS 1,105  
218 SURVEYING AND MAPPING TECHNICIANS 45  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 1,537 179
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,847 833
259 SALES REPRESENTATIVES, MINING, MANUFACTURING, AND WHOLESALE 507  
269 SALES WORKERS, PARTS 132  
335 FILE CLERKS 331  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 508 194
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 877 433
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 24,281 283
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,239  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 12,670  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 15,599  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 9,347 80
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 11,317  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 1,325  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 4,522  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 5,673 72
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 111  
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 1,553  
529 TELEPHONE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 6,749  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 2,934  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 8,883  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 641  
538 OFFICE MACHINE REPAIRERS 1,808  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 3,411 66
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 8,143 314
554 SUPERVISORS, CARPENTERS AND RELATED WORKERS 34  
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 207  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 1,239  
567 CARPENTERS 9,119 16
575 ELECTRICIANS 6,728  
576 ELECTRICIAN APPRENTICES 368  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 3,106  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 5,902 525
583 PAPERHANGERS 387  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 2,868  
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 395 17
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 2,844  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 2,542  
616 MINING MACHINE OPERATORS 8,072  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 2,612  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 482 81
636 PRECISION ASSEMBLERS, METAL 508  
637 MACHINISTS 18,467 567
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 514  
649 ENGRAVERS, METAL 858 128
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 4,168 17
658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 1,234 196
668 UPHOLSTERERS 1,280  
674 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION APPAREL AND FABRIC WORKERS 181  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 306 87
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 118  
679 BOOKBINDERS 4 4
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 860 436
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 502  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 78  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 11  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 47  
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 34  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 205 7
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,796 811
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 890 303
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 72  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 13,087 631
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 73 24
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,395 837
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,758 959
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 941 822
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 460 315
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 884  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 591 108
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 268  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 28,653 1,282
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 95  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 18  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 251 3
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 4,690 557
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 6,455 589
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 5,264 151
785 ASSEMBLERS 40,145 24,148
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 560 76
793 HAND ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OCCUPATIONS 526 33
794 HAND GRINDING AND POLISHING OCCUPATIONS 51  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,869 384
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 75  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 73 24
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 2,197 119
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 7,519  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 1,530  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 31  
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 2,363  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 556  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 1,488 947
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 6,679 444
TOTAL 345,446 40,133

*(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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