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 CHLOROETHANE
CAS # 75-00-3
RTECS # KH7525000 
Agent Code 31970

GENERAL BUILDING CONTRACTORS (SIC 15)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
567 CARPENTERS 314

869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 837

SUBTOTAL 1,151

PRINTING AND PUBLISHING (SIC 27)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 234
225
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 20
10
SUBTOTAL 254
235
CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS (SIC 28)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 16

224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 221
10
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 127

519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 22

535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 3

549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 470

567 CARPENTERS 57

575 ELECTRICIANS 13

585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 185

593 INSULATION WORKERS 44

633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 171

637 MACHINISTS 67

653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 75

694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 66

699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 79

756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 18

757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 337

759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 57

766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 18

777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 302

783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 3

796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 9

878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 6

SUBTOTAL 2,366
10
PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS (SIC 29)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 517
239
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 224

SUBTOTAL 741
239
FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS (SIC 34)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 78
26
785 ASSEMBLERS 130

SUBTOTAL 208
26
MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL (SIC 35)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 59

549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 276
184
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 394
263
785 ASSEMBLERS 831
786
SUBTOTAL 1,560
1,233
ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT (SIC 36)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
005 ADMINISTRATORS AND OFFICIALS, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION 14
3
785 ASSEMBLERS 35
23
SUBTOTAL 49
26
TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT (SIC 37)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 259

744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 324
324
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 259

873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 324
324
SUBTOTAL 1,166
648
INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS (SIC 38)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 516
273
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 243
182
SUBTOTAL 759
455
HEALTH SERVICES (SIC 80)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
084 PHYSICIANS 731
101
085 DENTISTS 1,598
523
095 REGISTERED NURSES 27,770
25,669
096 PHARMACISTS 251
133
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 2,651
2,011
106 PHYSICIANS' ASSISTANTS 4,929
2,464
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 635
539
204 DENTAL HYGIENISTS 85
49
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 1,380
541
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 229
183
303 SUPERVISORS, GENERAL OFFICE 24

446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 480
225
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 161
39
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 35
21
SUBTOTAL 40,959
32,498
TOTAL 49,213 35,370
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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