National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name CRESOL, PARA, 2,6-DI-TERT-BUTYL-
CAS # 128-37-0
RTECS # GO7875000
Agent Code 83383

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
018 FUNERAL DIRECTORS 1,172 70
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 1,791 403
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 460 430
044 AEROSPACE ENGINEERS 131  
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 80 3
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 98  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 284  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 490 32
075 GEOLOGISTS AND GEODESISTS 28  
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 636 212
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 49 42
084 PHYSICIANS 320 97
085 DENTISTS 56 14
086 VETERINARIANS 2,015  
095 REGISTERED NURSES 24,377 18,698
096 PHARMACISTS 331 186
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 845 794
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 555 396
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 464 443
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 1,804 1,320
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 1,144 1,097
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 910 773
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 801 48
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 116 69
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,474 57
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 212 176
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 3,968 659
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 53 53
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,018 171
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 1,315 1,315
335 FILE CLERKS 253  
336 RECORDS CLERKS 1,848 623
345 DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS 319 26
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 4,411  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 2,478 68
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 1,421 161
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 299  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 11  
385 DATA-ENTRY KEYERS 2,170 1,332
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 52  
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 5,510 4,675
445 DENTAL ASSISTANTS 98 78
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 1,575 1,351
448 SUPERVISORS, CLEANING AND BUILDING SERVICE WORKERS 28  
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 669 669
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 60,629 12,225
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 1,813 1,058
486 GROUNDSKEEPERS AND GARDENERS, EXCEPT FARM 41 14
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 806 806
496 TIMBER CUTTING AND LOGGING OCCUPATIONS 397 227
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 4,301  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 590  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 7,812 80
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 17,478  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 1,392  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 2,586 28
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 2,817 740
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 7,775  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 39  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 1,465  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 5,913 137
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 7,337 65
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 784  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 142  
567 CARPENTERS 3,815 227
575 ELECTRICIANS 5,256 6
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 4,586  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 1,577 11
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 1,419  
589 GLAZIERS 1,355  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 2,612  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 3,471 646
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 2,945  
636 PRECISION ASSEMBLERS, METAL 847  
637 MACHINISTS 28,088 1,135
639 MACHINIST APPRENTICES 643  
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 250  
647 PRECIOUS STONES AND METALS WORKERS (JEWELERS) 1,252 1,252
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 1,852  
658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 100 50
667 TAILORS 110  
668 UPHOLSTERERS 165 75
669 SHOE REPAIRERS 44  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 131 101
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 617 21
679 BOOKBINDERS 2,473 1,298
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 2,681 2,563
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 3,171 556
688 FOOD BATCHMAKERS 7,245 5,175
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 185 14
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 1,044  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 653  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 1,198 62
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,569  
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 133  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 952 116
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 790  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 550  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,493 459
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,548 1,704
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 3,953 3,148
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 12,722 5,632
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 574 19
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 156  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 9,319 2,061
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,322  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 65,370 3,803
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 1,265 109
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 2,062  
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,855 1,769
738 WINDING AND TWISTING MACHINE OPERATORS 371 185
739 KNITTING, LOOPING, TAPING, AND WEAVING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,690 3,062
743 TEXTILE CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 364  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 16,032 15,675
745 SHOE MACHINE OPERATORS 1,151 554
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 789 657
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 7,190 6,381
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 5,817 604
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 101 101
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,464 913
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,177 8
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 10,837 1,896
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 70 34
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,063 793
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,453 1,154
763 ROASTING AND BAKING MACHINE OPERATORS, FOOD 117  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 295  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,299  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,729 1,459
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 1,139 786
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 14,775 1,515
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 41,473 13,895
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 2,667 182
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 447 6
785 ASSEMBLERS 44,445 17,702
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 919 220
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 403 216
794 HAND GRINDING AND POLISHING OCCUPATIONS 51  
795 MISCELLANEOUS HAND WORKING OCCUPATIONS 236 68
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 4,103 1,335
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 1,355 593
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 1,115  
799 GRADERS AND SORTERS, EXCEPT AGRICULTURAL 243 49
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 5,553  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 390  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 450 81
864 HELPERS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 454  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 797  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 2,294 363
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 138  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 777 292
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 4,389  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 11,339 8,190
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 3,614 880
TOTAL 591,238 163,774

*(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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