National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name 2-PROPENOIC ACID, 2-METHYL-, BUTYL ESTER, POLYMER WITH METHYL 2-METHYL-2-PROPANOATE
CAS # 25608-33-7
RTECS #
Agent Code X9288

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
015 MANAGERS, MEDICINE AND HEALTH 101 25
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 304  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 47 11
074 ATMOSPHERIC AND SPACE SCIENTISTS 22  
095 REGISTERED NURSES 410 351
185 DESIGNERS 66  
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 493 56
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 58  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,431 146
217 DRAFTING OCCUPATIONS 1,105  
218 SURVEYING AND MAPPING TECHNICIANS 45  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 1,537 179
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 955  
259 SALES REPRESENTATIVES, MINING, MANUFACTURING, AND WHOLESALE 507  
346 MAIL PREPARING AND PAPER HANDLING MACHINE OPERATORS 377 63
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 356 80
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 128  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 8,019 6
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 10,172  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 4,752  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 2,035  
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 2,548  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 242  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 1,147  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 90  
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 1,553  
529 TELEPHONE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 6,749  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 2,867  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 8,871  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 641  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 1,780 4
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,831  
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 708  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 1,239  
567 CARPENTERS 8,933 6
575 ELECTRICIANS 6,622  
576 ELECTRICIAN APPRENTICES 368  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 3,106  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 1,725 51
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 2,619  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 2,844  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 2,542  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,159  
637 MACHINISTS 5,929  
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 514  
649 ENGRAVERS, METAL 642 128
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 3,698  
674 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION APPAREL AND FABRIC WORKERS 181  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 17 11
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 230 184
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 28  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 11  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 14  
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 34  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,933 1,182
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 185  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,879 1,415
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 369  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,695 189
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 4,584 848
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 4,941 151
785 ASSEMBLERS 28,304 21,456
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 891 71
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,509 119
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 9,733  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 344  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 377 377
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 2,363  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 57 11
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 532 315
TOTAL 169,099 27,437

*(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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