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 METHYL MERCAPTAN
CAS # 74-93-1
RTECS # PB4375000 
Agent Code 45850

LUMBER AND WOOD PRODUCTS (SIC 24)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 21

519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 83
7
544 MILLWRIGHTS 242
7
567 CARPENTERS 35

575 ELECTRICIANS 117

579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 35

585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 159

777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 622
48
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 69

889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 152
28
SUBTOTAL 1,535
90
PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS (SIC 26)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 60

073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 11

216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 8

453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 84

519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 5

585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 27

757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 8

764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 16

777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 24

779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 57

783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 16

889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 158

SUBTOTAL 474

CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS (SIC 28)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 23

073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 830
192
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 178
13
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 26

575 ELECTRICIANS 13

585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 19

633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 107

637 MACHINISTS 6

699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 53

777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 53

779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 66

783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 19

SUBTOTAL 1,393
205
PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS (SIC 29)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 1,233
85
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 288

878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 801

SUBTOTAL 2,322
85
ELECTRIC, GAS, AND SANITARY SERVICES (SIC 49)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 342

885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 125

SUBTOTAL 467

TOTAL 6,191 380
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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