National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name GLYCOLS, POLYETHYLENE, MONO(NONYLPHENYL) ETHER (CAS# NOT SPECIFIED, ISOMER NOT SPECIFIED)
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code X2449

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 280  
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 253 138
185 DESIGNERS 575 246
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 215 29
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 250 250
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 88  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 264 47
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 313 313
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 7 7
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 587 69
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 270 154
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 3,023 1,296
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 1,067 1,067
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 17,547 11,186
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 42,608 13,668
469 PERSONAL SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 46  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 1,357  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 292  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 130  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 616  
567 CARPENTERS 1,904  
573 DRYWALL INSTALLERS 326  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 39  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 2  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 288  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 161 49
637 MACHINISTS 2,662  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 116  
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 29  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 37  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 32  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 289  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,355 855
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,059 8
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,897 998
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 3,553  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,505  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,992 32
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,098  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 29  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 3,297 1,553
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,678 67
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 774 9
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 30 2
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,245 686
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 1,145 46
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,494 36
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 5,369  
809 TAXI CAB DRIVERS AND CHAUFFEURS 358 36
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 275 46
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 275  
864 HELPERS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,254  
865 HELPERS, CONSTRUCTION TRADES 70  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 5,268 222
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 2,398 1,155
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 132  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 797 145
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 1,789 1,789
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 3,240 97
TOTAL 123,049 36,302

*(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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