National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

Estimated Numbers of Employees Potentially Exposed to Specific Agents by Occupation within 2-Digit Standard Industrial Classification (SIC)*

Agent Name DIMETHYLACETAMIDE, N,N-
CAS # 127-19-5
RTECS # AB7700000 
Agent Code 26095

TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS (SIC 22)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 550

756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 220
147
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,466
1,100
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,100
825
SUBTOTAL 3,336
2,072
APPAREL AND OTHER TEXTILE PRODUCTS (SIC 23)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 193
193
667 TAILORS 623

744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 8,610
8,432
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 580
580
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 59
59
SUBTOTAL 10,065
9,264
FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS (SIC 34)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 355

633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 25

717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,425
1,050
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 76

SUBTOTAL 1,881
1,050
MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL (SIC 35)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 12
12
SUBTOTAL 12
12
ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT (SIC 36)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 7
7
SUBTOTAL 7
7
TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT (SIC 37)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 142
3
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 567
21
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 318
297
655 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS 122

675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 14

676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 35

753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 733
582
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 11

779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 192
9
785 ASSEMBLERS 2,840
196
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 26

SUBTOTAL 5,000
1,108
TRANSPORTATION BY AIR (SIC 45)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 795

653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 1,613
28
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 148

SUBTOTAL 2,556
28
BUSINESS SERVICES (SIC 73)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 4,273
844
075 GEOLOGISTS AND GEODESISTS 28

216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,196
237
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 87
65
SUBTOTAL 5,584
1,146
HEALTH SERVICES (SIC 80)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 500
342
SUBTOTAL 500
342
TOTAL 28,941 15,029
RELATED PAGES: Estimates by SIC, Estimates by Occupation

*(1) The estimates for each occupation apply only to the 3- and 4-digit SICs surveyed within the 2-digit SIC where the agent was observed. Not all SICs were surveyed, and not all agents were observed in all surveyed SICs. (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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