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 ISOPRENE
CAS # 78-79-5
RTECS # NT4037000 
Agent Code 40940

APPAREL AND OTHER TEXTILE PRODUCTS (SIC 23)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 146

SUBTOTAL 146

CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS (SIC 28)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 3

073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 154

224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 706
108
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 96

535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 6

633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 51

696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 62

754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 827
276
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 358

859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 62

877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 138

889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 138

SUBTOTAL 2,601
384
PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS (SIC 29)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 49

777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 56
7
SUBTOTAL 105
7
BUSINESS SERVICES (SIC 73)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 851
187
SUBTOTAL 851
187
TOTAL 3,703 578
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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