National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ALKYL ARYL POLYETHER ALCOHOL
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code Y0005

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
185 DESIGNERS 122 81
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 28  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 106  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,813  
313 SECRETARIES 2,072 832
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 149 75
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 12  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 333  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 989  
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 464 338
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 559 57
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 214  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 4,018  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 410 22
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 366  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,068  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 17  
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 1,857  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 162  
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 10  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 7  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 248 6
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 493 134
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 254  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,105 99
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 196  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 121  
785 ASSEMBLERS 881  
795 MISCELLANEOUS HAND WORKING OCCUPATIONS 169  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 2,507  
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 20 20
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 7,087  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 85  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 629  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 554  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 276  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 404 339
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 53  
TOTAL 29,858 2,003

*(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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