National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

Estimated Numbers of Employees Potentially Exposed to Specific Agents by Occupation*

Agent Name ETHYL ETHER
CAS # 60-29-7
RTECS # KI5775000
Agent Code 32590

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 14 7
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 252 139
069 PHYSICISTS AND ASTRONOMERS 1,354 829
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 4,835 1,247
075 GEOLOGISTS AND GEODESISTS 28  
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 444 314
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 223 159
084 PHYSICIANS 528 246
095 REGISTERED NURSES 8,292 7,449
096 PHARMACISTS 514 203
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 8,727 6,495
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 3 3
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 63 63
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,727 1,229
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 763 84
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 3,750 1,581
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 6,594 2,375
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 11,846 3,758
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 872 385
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,404 197
335 FILE CLERKS 149 30
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 195 154
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 592 477
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 1,068 949
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 19,302 960
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 18,063  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 44,647 539
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 3,742  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 1,197  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 11,068 75
517 FARM EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 491  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 4,928  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 112  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 22  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 3,134  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 9,459 5
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 1,121  
567 CARPENTERS 699  
575 ELECTRICIANS 109  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 509  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 44  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 698  
614 DRILLERS, OIL WELL 338  
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 145  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 619  
637 MACHINISTS 3,374  
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 2,470 1,432
693 ADJUSTERS AND CALIBRATORS 24 24
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 66  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 350  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 11  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 152  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 384  
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 1,026 91
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 23  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,718 386
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,264 43
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 323  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 86  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 81 27
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,892  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 7,917  
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,682 514
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 9  
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 3,171 1,120
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 13,685 981
833 MARINE ENGINEERS 3,509  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 14,956 275
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 233  
853 EXCAVATING AND LOADING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,553  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 52  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 62  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 14,609 661
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 344  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 676  
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 7,650  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 108  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 10,605 179
TOTAL 272,746 35,683

*(1) The estimates for each occupation apply across the surveyed industries in which the agent was observed. Not all industries were surveyed, and not all agents were observed in all surveyed industries. (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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