National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name BUTYL ACETATE
CAS # 123-86-4
RTECS # AF7350000
Agent Code 14380

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
013 MANAGERS, MARKETING, ADVERTISING, AND PUBLIC RELATIONS 60  
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 1,952  
044 AEROSPACE ENGINEERS 292  
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 7 2
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 7,103 17
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 80 53
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 180  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 10,031 1,673
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 715 6
074 ATMOSPHERIC AND SPACE SCIENTISTS 22  
084 PHYSICIANS 1,480 1,450
095 REGISTERED NURSES 47,817 38,299
096 PHARMACISTS 166 83
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 69 46
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 30 30
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 435 318
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 147 147
169 SOCIAL SCIENTISTS, N.E.C. 460 276
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 224 29
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 227 142
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 482 337
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 83  
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 2,816 2,105
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 3,956 493
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 813 69
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 5,790 1,257
217 DRAFTING OCCUPATIONS 1,177 14
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 784 235
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 859 429
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 5,402 2,186
269 SALES WORKERS, PARTS 132  
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 1,613 1,613
313 SECRETARIES 291 291
335 FILE CLERKS 331  
345 DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS 795 568
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 177  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 6,394 393
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 6,015 465
366 METER READERS 1,495  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 109  
374 MATERIAL RECORDING, SCHEDULING, AND DISTRIBUTING CLERKS, N.E.C. 63  
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 1,462  
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 5,436 5,046
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 1,731 1,731
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 37,926 942
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 3,584 3,339
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,013  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 5,055  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 8,353  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 9,695 256
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 13,016  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 1,904  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 6,902  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 10,738  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 161  
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 2,143  
527 TELEPHONE LINE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 225  
529 TELEPHONE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 13,266 36
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 116 19
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 1,152 381
539 MECHANICAL CONTROLS AND VALVE REPAIRERS 1,797  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 900  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 6,916 1,383
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 8,992 313
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 573  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 2,967  
565 TILE SETTERS, HARD AND SOFT 1,791  
567 CARPENTERS 6,835 36
575 ELECTRICIANS 2,013 6
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 3,106  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 10,233 863
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 7,618  
595 ROOFERS 1,851  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 1,332  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 698  
616 MINING MACHINE OPERATORS 8,072  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 4,582 104
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 28,846 89
635 TOOL AND DIE MAKER APPRENTICES 849 18
636 PRECISION ASSEMBLERS, METAL 508  
637 MACHINISTS 109,269 6,687
639 MACHINIST APPRENTICES 139  
644 PRECISION GRINDERS, FITTERS, AND TOOL SHARPENERS 255  
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 875  
646 LAY-OUT WORKERS 265 69
647 PRECIOUS STONES AND METALS WORKERS (JEWELERS) 206 12
649 ENGRAVERS, METAL 858 128
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 7,128 188
655 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS 122  
656 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, WOOD 180 24
657 CABINET MAKERS AND BENCH CARPENTERS 2,678  
658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 14,846 7,421
674 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION APPAREL AND FABRIC WORKERS 11  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 9  
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 2,072 11
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 55 55
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 635  
679 BOOKBINDERS 728 291
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 3,329 1,419
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 13,747 1,558
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 319  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 558  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 242  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 14,131 1,022
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,335  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 3,433 666
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 441  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,086  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,911 1,482
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 403  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,334 7
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,454  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,804 614
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,442 801
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 54 3
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 346  
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,406 679
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 20,680 1,068
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 1,638 353
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 598  
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 382 210
739 KNITTING, LOOPING, TAPING, AND WEAVING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,915 995
743 TEXTILE CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 16  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,166 141
745 SHOE MACHINE OPERATORS 95 48
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,266 1,228
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,777 629
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 3,834 207
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,556 1,772
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,262 2,409
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,794 517
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,453 38
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 459  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 57,130 10,501
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 4  
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 30  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 261 16
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 463 65
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,001 201
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 1,015 663
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 9,474 902
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 45,956 6,437
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 6,109  
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 771 525
785 ASSEMBLERS 62,917 17,686
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 200 20
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 2,861 69
793 HAND ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OCCUPATIONS 23 3
794 HAND GRINDING AND POLISHING OCCUPATIONS 159 159
795 MISCELLANEOUS HAND WORKING OCCUPATIONS 12  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 11,264 1,213
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 671 464
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 199  
806 DRIVER-SALES WORKERS 182  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 179  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 106  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 2,000  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 11,144 5
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 2,187 54
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 2,040 5
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 31  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 728 26
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 2,722 2,302
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 8,826 1,947
TOTAL 822,099 143,606

*(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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