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 SULFIDE
CAS # 75-18-3
RTECS # PV5075000 
Agent Code 84745

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

224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 151
13
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 26

575 ELECTRICIANS 13

585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 19

633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 55

637 MACHINISTS 6

783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 19

SUBTOTAL 312
13
PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS (SIC 29)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 878

SUBTOTAL 878

ELECTRIC, GAS, AND SANITARY SERVICES (SIC 49)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 1,402

SUBTOTAL 1,402

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 3,917 200
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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