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 PENTANOL, 2-, 4-METHYL-
CAS # 108-11-2
RTECS #  
Agent Code X3241

GENERAL BUILDING CONTRACTORS (SIC 15)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 698

SUBTOTAL 698

HEAVY CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS (SIC 16)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 97

516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 227

599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 32

869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 130

SUBTOTAL 486

FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS (SIC 20)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 34

SUBTOTAL 34

APPAREL AND OTHER TEXTILE PRODUCTS (SIC 23)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 176
176
SUBTOTAL 176
176
FURNITURE AND FIXTURES (SIC 25)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 366

567 CARPENTERS 1,444

658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 1,198
610
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 843
433
SUBTOTAL 3,851
1,043
PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS (SIC 26)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 704
335
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 503
134
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,274
402
SUBTOTAL 2,481
871
PRINTING AND PUBLISHING (SIC 27)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 470

734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 470

SUBTOTAL 940

CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS (SIC 28)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 128

SUBTOTAL 128

PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS (SIC 29)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
593 INSULATION WORKERS 311

757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,594

SUBTOTAL 2,905

PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES (SIC 33)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 29

SUBTOTAL 29

FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS (SIC 34)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 80
53
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 42

225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 42

365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 37

453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 107

579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 432

703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 80

717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 442

723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 490

749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 2,548
158
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 59

759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 53

777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 112

785 ASSEMBLERS 333

856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 80

873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 80

878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 255
255
SUBTOTAL 5,272
466
MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL (SIC 35)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 128

759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 314
96
SUBTOTAL 442
96
ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT (SIC 36)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 41
41
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 41
41
785 ASSEMBLERS 83
83
SUBTOTAL 165
165
TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT (SIC 37)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 973
29
SUBTOTAL 973
29
INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS (SIC 38)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 21

SUBTOTAL 21

TRUCKING AND WAREHOUSING (SIC 42)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 10

785 ASSEMBLERS 2

SUBTOTAL 12

TRANSPORTATION BY AIR (SIC 45)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,812

SUBTOTAL 1,812

WHOLESALE TRADE - DURABLE GOODS (SIC 50)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 861

873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 344

SUBTOTAL 1,205

AUTOMOTIVE DEALERS & SERVICE STATIONS (SIC 55)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,087

SUBTOTAL 2,087

BUSINESS SERVICES (SIC 73)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 187
34
SUBTOTAL 187
34
AUTO REPAIR, SERVICES, AND GARAGES (SIC 75)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 593

759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,904

SUBTOTAL 2,497

TOTAL 26,401 2,880
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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