National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ISOBUTYL ALCOHOL
CAS # 78-83-1
RTECS # NP9625000
Agent Code 40430

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
008 PERSONNEL AND LABOR RELATIONS MANAGERS 72  
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 129  
044 AEROSPACE ENGINEERS 43  
069 PHYSICISTS AND ASTRONOMERS 1,354 829
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 1,974 289
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 190 183
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 147 147
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 330 29
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 2,786 2,156
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,625 1,134
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 51 49
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 137  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 798 118
218 SURVEYING AND MAPPING TECHNICIANS 45  
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 25 19
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 5,058 1,829
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 158  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 740 196
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 177  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 575 216
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 37  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 35  
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 28 21
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 9,835 450
486 GROUNDSKEEPERS AND GARDENERS, EXCEPT FARM 3,245 14
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 699  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 1,497  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 10,854 57
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 2,163  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 162  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 1,904 81
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 1,867 50
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 1,553  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 8,809  
543 ELEVATOR INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 3,991  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 123  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 72  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 7,457 733
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 1,993  
567 CARPENTERS 1,524 6
575 ELECTRICIANS 260 6
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 3,106  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 4,928 468
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 2,677  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 311  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 2,438  
614 DRILLERS, OIL WELL 1,386  
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 14,525  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 906  
636 PRECISION ASSEMBLERS, METAL 22 14
637 MACHINISTS 4,787  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 1,511 24
657 CABINET MAKERS AND BENCH CARPENTERS 709  
658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 14,806 7,466
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 221 165
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 1,432 784
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 97  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 212  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,392 468
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 7  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 90  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 357 119
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 684 281
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 204  
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,713 7
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,712 689
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 73 24
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,166 141
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 175  
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 3,766 158
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,162 1,615
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 112 61
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,045 156
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,767  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 39,051 9,328
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 95  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 53  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 212  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 96  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 4,885 538
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 18,412 4,661
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 2,566  
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 913 803
785 ASSEMBLERS 20,714 11,059
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 1,045 34
793 HAND ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OCCUPATIONS 23 3
795 MISCELLANEOUS HAND WORKING OCCUPATIONS 264  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 603 5
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 14  
799 GRADERS AND SORTERS, EXCEPT AGRICULTURAL 1,578  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 144  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 512 24
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 3,099  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 3,819  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 698  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 31  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 361  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 2,216 1,119
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 3,546 545
TOTAL 256,975 49,376

*(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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