National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name HEXANOIC ACID, 2-ETHYL-
CAS # 149-57-5
RTECS # MO7700000
Agent Code 84204

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 961  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 284  
064 COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS AND SCIENTISTS 386 125
074 ATMOSPHERIC AND SPACE SCIENTISTS 22  
084 PHYSICIANS 49 33
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 550 540
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 396 396
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 215 29
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 9 3
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 767 93
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 288 79
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 313 313
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 466 439
335 FILE CLERKS 104  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 557 10
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 109  
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 1,825 1,230
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 18,194 96
496 TIMBER CUTTING AND LOGGING OCCUPATIONS 397 227
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 217  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 6,727 57
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 3,393  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 386  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 164  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 31 31
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 3,199  
538 OFFICE MACHINE REPAIRERS 214  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 168  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 1,309  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 6,824 379
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 784  
565 TILE SETTERS, HARD AND SOFT 2,932  
567 CARPENTERS 18,707 227
575 ELECTRICIANS 5,082  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 6,568 258
583 PAPERHANGERS 387  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 212  
589 GLAZIERS 449  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 1,291  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 7,100 254
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 788  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 36  
637 MACHINISTS 2,393 287
643 BOILERMAKERS 65  
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 514  
647 PRECIOUS STONES AND METALS WORKERS (JEWELERS) 765  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 874  
656 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, WOOD 82 3
657 CABINET MAKERS AND BENCH CARPENTERS 1,107 452
658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 1,838 370
679 BOOKBINDERS 462 231
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 2,075 1,579
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 523  
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 15  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 171 48
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 422 6
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 768 658
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 514 119
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 12  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 11  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 31  
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 53  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 13,601 172
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 479 319
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 404  
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 13  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 550  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,956 110
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 880  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 13,935 798
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 123  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 158  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 10,246 961
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 3,731 2,807
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 3,502 96
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 24 24
785 ASSEMBLERS 11,294 3,718
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 687 46
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 172  
793 HAND ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OCCUPATIONS 77 77
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 53  
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 296  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 97  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 369  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 350  
865 HELPERS, CONSTRUCTION TRADES 70  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 2,741  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 2,918 1,988
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,909 431
TOTAL 176,189 20,117

*(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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