National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ANISOLE, P-PROPYL-
CAS # 104-45-0
RTECS # BZ9450000
Agent Code X3235

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 986  
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 349 223
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 11  
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 202 140
084 PHYSICIANS 21 21
095 REGISTERED NURSES 35,134 34,151
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 515 252
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 19 19
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 1,857 1,459
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 4,458 3,427
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 536 493
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 524 524
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 284 251
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 17,319 8,562
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 167 62
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 17 3
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 1,315 1,315
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 9  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 1,071 481
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 11 4
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 72 27
445 DENTAL ASSISTANTS 402 402
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 38 38
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 3,460 2,481
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 13,818 8,006
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 11,181 3,462
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 3,649 2,708
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 61  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 105  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 60  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 312  
575 ELECTRICIANS 34  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 58  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 72  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 66  
637 MACHINISTS 8,535 268
674 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION APPAREL AND FABRIC WORKERS 11  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 2,046  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 28  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 659 3
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 334  
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 500 48
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 749  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,548 71
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 432  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 12  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 425 283
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,722 156
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,626 817
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,097 877
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,986 2,543
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 581 313
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 268  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 55  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 657 657
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 5,094 548
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,482 171
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 770  
785 ASSEMBLERS 956  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 452 329
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 197  
806 DRIVER-SALES WORKERS 1,110  
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 2,015  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 23  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,412 329
TOTAL 139,974 75,923

*(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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