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 2-PROPANOL, 1-BUTOXY-
CAS # 5131-66-8
RTECS #  
Agent Code X2187

CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS (SIC 28)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
313 SECRETARIES 455
421
SUBTOTAL 455
421
MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL (SIC 35)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
345 DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS 118
118
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 46
46
SUBTOTAL 164
164
ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT (SIC 36)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
313 SECRETARIES 585
555
345 DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS 100
11
637 MACHINISTS 32

734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 21
12
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 37
37
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 98
12
SUBTOTAL 873
627
TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT (SIC 37)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 34

734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 111
54
SUBTOTAL 145
54
INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS (SIC 38)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
313 SECRETARIES 323
269
374 MATERIAL RECORDING, SCHEDULING, AND DISTRIBUTING CLERKS, N.E.C. 18
18
SUBTOTAL 341
287
TRUCKING AND WAREHOUSING (SIC 42)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 22
22
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,915

SUBTOTAL 1,937
22
TRANSPORTATION BY AIR (SIC 45)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
313 SECRETARIES 2,888
2,888
SUBTOTAL 2,888
2,888
COMMUNICATION (SIC 48)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 37

313 SECRETARIES 515
515
345 DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS 259

SUBTOTAL 811
515
BUSINESS SERVICES (SIC 73)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
313 SECRETARIES 480
480
345 DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS 20
20
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 54

SUBTOTAL 554
500
HEALTH SERVICES (SIC 80)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
345 DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS 29
22
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 231
84
SUBTOTAL 260
106
TOTAL 8,428 5,584
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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