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 SODIUM METHOXIDE
CAS # 124-41-4
RTECS # PC3570000 
Agent Code 80549

FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS (SIC 20)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 135

SUBTOTAL 135

TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS (SIC 22)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 27

756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 365

SUBTOTAL 392

CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS (SIC 28)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 212

223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 686
300
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 821

453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 127

519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 22

549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 470

567 CARPENTERS 57

585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 44

593 INSULATION WORKERS 44

637 MACHINISTS 57

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 4,718
386
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 314
43
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 18

769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 86

777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 158

779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 86

783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 751

796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 9

SUBTOTAL 8,918
729
MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL (SIC 35)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 39

SUBTOTAL 39

BUSINESS SERVICES (SIC 73)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 1,565
238
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 3,266
502
SUBTOTAL 4,831
740
HEALTH SERVICES (SIC 80)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
085 DENTISTS 36

095 REGISTERED NURSES 256
244
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 1,311
997
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 2,279
1,624
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 35
21
SUBTOTAL 3,917
2,886
TOTAL 18,232 4,355
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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