National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name STEARYL ALCOHOL
CAS # 112-92-5
RTECS # RG2010000
Agent Code 80705

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 7  
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 460 430
045 METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS ENGINEERS 64  
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 5  
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 912  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 235 65
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 75 56
084 PHYSICIANS 307  
086 VETERINARIANS 1,149  
095 REGISTERED NURSES 76,041 67,015
096 PHARMACISTS 1,412 772
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 2,158 1,699
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 321 221
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 6,158 5,980
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 428 401
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 132  
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 1,673 24
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 198 17
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 350 59
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 379 190
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 353 50
335 FILE CLERKS 226 117
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 4,411  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 552  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 2,761 1,123
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 83  
374 MATERIAL RECORDING, SCHEDULING, AND DISTRIBUTING CLERKS, N.E.C. 491  
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 872 610
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 5,622 5,289
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 962 463
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 33,555 1,087
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 34,067 25,483
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 65  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 16,645  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 30,887 539
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 795  
509 SMALL ENGINE REPAIRERS 37  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 1,166  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 4,632  
517 FARM EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 47  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 5,135 72
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 2,623 33
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 1,642  
529 TELEPHONE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 96  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 1,773  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 35  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 3,476  
539 MECHANICAL CONTROLS AND VALVE REPAIRERS 37  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 1,635  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 3,142 4
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 14,275 33
567 CARPENTERS 179  
575 ELECTRICIANS 1,334  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 3,106  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 3,141  
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 758  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 2,844  
613 SUPERVISORS, EXTRACTIVE OCCUPATIONS 178  
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 474  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,508  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 6,353  
635 TOOL AND DIE MAKER APPRENTICES 584  
637 MACHINISTS 39,841 797
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 323  
655 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS 152 18
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 2,856 1,549
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 335 335
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 1,586  
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 179  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 363 81
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 1,326 203
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 1,537  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 359  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,911 3
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 2,077 98
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 103  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 912 101
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,113 1,250
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 822  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,565 2,732
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 243 91
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,513  
728 SHAPING AND JOINING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,954 1,042
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 9  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,689  
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 383  
739 KNITTING, LOOPING, TAPING, AND WEAVING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,499 3,195
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 44,252 42,602
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 288  
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 18 6
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,061 766
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,702 1,104
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 69  
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 909 636
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 230  
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 95  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 655 207
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 285 252
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,989 295
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 58 12
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 15,599 1,343
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 6,967 838
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 7,121 10
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 291 225
785 ASSEMBLERS 21,742 5,366
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 54 23
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 408  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 5,764 1,058
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 861 379
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 111  
799 GRADERS AND SORTERS, EXCEPT AGRICULTURAL 644 215
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 3,217  
805 TRUCK DRIVERS, LIGHT 4,206  
848 HOIST AND WINCH OPERATORS 355  
853 EXCAVATING AND LOADING MACHINE OPERATORS 781  
855 GRADER, DOZER, AND SCRAPER OPERATORS 468  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 698 5
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,045 24
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 4,798  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 1,772  
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 162 24
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 235 201
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 585  
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 78  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 1,171 84
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 4,349 2,118
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 6,373 389
TOTAL 508,141 181,509

*(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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