| Agent Name | PROPIONIC ACID |
| CAS # | 79-09-4 |
| RTECS # | UE5950000 |
| Agent Code | 62460 |
| Code | Occupation Description (1980) | Total # Employees (Male & Female) |
Total # Female Employees |
| 073 | CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS | 267 |
|
| 223 | BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS | 203 |
87 |
| 368 | WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS | 194 |
|
| 518 | INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS | 269 |
|
| 687 | BAKERS | 1,107 |
123 |
| 756 | MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS | 430 |
|
| SUBTOTAL | 2,470 |
210 | |
| Code | Occupation Description (1980) | Total # Employees (Male & Female) |
Total # Female Employees |
| 453 | JANITORS AND CLEANERS | 77 |
|
| 684 | MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. | 71 |
|
| 757 | SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS | 26 |
6 |
| 777 | MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. | 1,437 |
1,245 |
| 796 | PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS | 128 |
96 |
| 859 | MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS | 193 |
|
| 878 | MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS | 13 |
|
| 888 | HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS | 834 |
513 |
| 889 | LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION | 160 |
154 |
| SUBTOTAL | 2,939 |
2,014 | |
| Code | Occupation Description (1980) | Total # Employees (Male & Female) |
Total # Female Employees |
| 453 | JANITORS AND CLEANERS | 825 |
|
| 518 | INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS | 2,132 |
|
| 734 | PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS | 1,364 |
|
| 756 | MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS | 77 |
|
| 769 | SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS | 256 |
|
| 777 | MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. | 77 |
|
| 888 | HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS | 2,985 |
2,985 |
| SUBTOTAL | 7,716 |
2,985 | |
| Code | Occupation Description (1980) | Total # Employees (Male & Female) |
Total # Female Employees |
| 379 | GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS | 1,706 |
873 |
| 774 | PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS | 27 |
|
| SUBTOTAL | 1,733 |
873 | |
| Code | Occupation Description (1980) | Total # Employees (Male & Female) |
Total # Female Employees |
| 223 | BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS | 225 |
94 |
| 224 | CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS | 365 |
40 |
| 453 | JANITORS AND CLEANERS | 96 |
|
| 754 | PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS | 827 |
276 |
| 756 | MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS | 358 |
|
| 757 | SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS | 434 |
32 |
| 877 | STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS | 138 |
|
| 889 | LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION | 138 |
|
| SUBTOTAL | 2,581 |
442 | |
| Code | Occupation Description (1980) | Total # Employees (Male & Female) |
Total # Female Employees |
| 027 | PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS | 50 |
|
| 235 | TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. | 100 |
25 |
| 453 | JANITORS AND CLEANERS | 100 |
|
| 719 | MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS | 502 |
50 |
| 756 | MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS | 25 |
|
| 777 | MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. | 100 |
|
| SUBTOTAL | 877 |
75 | |
| Code | Occupation Description (1980) | Total # Employees (Male & Female) |
Total # Female Employees |
| 216 | ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. | 12 |
|
| SUBTOTAL | 12 |
||
| Code | Occupation Description (1980) | Total # Employees (Male & Female) |
Total # Female Employees |
| 073 | CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS | 26 |
|
| 216 | ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. | 78 |
|
| 675 | HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS | 156 |
|
| 709 | GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS | 156 |
|
| 719 | MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS | 442 |
52 |
| 755 | EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS | 26 |
|
| 759 | PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS | 182 |
|
| 777 | MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. | 130 |
|
| 785 | ASSEMBLERS | 131 |
|
| 796 | PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS | 78 |
|
| 859 | MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS | 78 |
|
| SUBTOTAL | 1,483 |
52 | |
| Code | Occupation Description (1980) | Total # Employees (Male & Female) |
Total # Female Employees |
| 216 | ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. | 152 |
62 |
| 453 | JANITORS AND CLEANERS | 8 |
|
| 694 | WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS | 8 |
|
| 723 | METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS | 12 |
|
| SUBTOTAL | 180 |
62 | |
| Code | Occupation Description (1980) | Total # Employees (Male & Female) |
Total # Female Employees |
| 213 | ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS | 23 |
6 |
| 723 | METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS | 9 |
3 |
| 774 | PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS | 6 |
|
| SUBTOTAL | 38 |
9 | |
| Code | Occupation Description (1980) | Total # Employees (Male & Female) |
Total # Female Employees |
| 189 | PHOTOGRAPHERS | 11 |
|
| 225 | SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. | 14 |
|
| 723 | METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS | 20 |
|
| 756 | MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS | 11 |
|
| 774 | PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS | 163 |
24 |
| 777 | MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. | 156 |
6 |
| SUBTOTAL | 375 |
30 | |
| Code | Occupation Description (1980) | Total # Employees (Male & Female) |
Total # Female Employees |
| 235 | TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. | 184 |
46 |
| 785 | ASSEMBLERS | 123 |
77 |
| 797 | PRODUCTION TESTERS | 61 |
31 |
| SUBTOTAL | 368 |
154 | |
| Code | Occupation Description (1980) | Total # Employees (Male & Female) |
Total # Female Employees |
| 188 | PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS | 43 |
14 |
| SUBTOTAL | 43 |
14 | |
| Code | Occupation Description (1980) | Total # Employees (Male & Female) |
Total # Female Employees |
| 019 | MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. | 428 |
|
| 073 | CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS | 2,806 |
391 |
| 213 | ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS | 129 |
|
| 224 | CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS | 1,822 |
272 |
| 364 | TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS | 478 |
|
| 453 | JANITORS AND CLEANERS | 32 |
|
| 774 | PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS | 4,148 |
862 |
| 777 | MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. | 329 |
|
| SUBTOTAL | 10,172 |
1,525 | |
| Code | Occupation Description (1980) | Total # Employees (Male & Female) |
Total # Female Employees |
| 084 | PHYSICIANS | 3 |
|
| 189 | PHOTOGRAPHERS | 10 |
|
| 203 | CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS | 51 |
37 |
| 774 | PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS | 35 |
6 |
| SUBTOTAL | 99 |
43 | |
| TOTAL | 31,086 | 8,488 | |
| 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.