National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name DIETHYLENE GLYCOL
CAS # 111-46-6
RTECS # ID5950000
Agent Code 25544

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
018 FUNERAL DIRECTORS 7,344 485
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 2,032  
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 516  
037 MANAGEMENT RELATED OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 96 96
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 97 3
053 CIVIL ENGINEERS 1,612  
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 249  
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 463  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 290  
069 PHYSICISTS AND ASTRONOMERS 1,354 829
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 2,464 327
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 78 43
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 21 21
084 PHYSICIANS 4,510 3,411
086 VETERINARIANS 562  
095 REGISTERED NURSES 39,971 37,719
096 PHARMACISTS 331 186
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 94 24
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 650 620
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 493 376
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 464 443
185 DESIGNERS 100 25
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 50 14
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 3,869 549
195 EDITORS AND REPORTERS 102  
198 ANNOUNCERS 1,806 258
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 1,208 746
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 13,273 9,258
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 2,644 2,522
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 11,662 3,847
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 1,418 28
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 123  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,648 395
217 DRAFTING OCCUPATIONS 2,059 175
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 431 150
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 8,282 2,364
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,205  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 6,294 270
259 SALES REPRESENTATIVES, MINING, MANUFACTURING, AND WHOLESALE 833 479
308 COMPUTER OPERATORS 2,260 282
313 SECRETARIES 2,778 2,778
318 TRANSPORTATION TICKET AND RESERVATION AGENTS 233 210
328 PERSONNEL CLERKS, EXCEPT PAYROLL AND TIMEKEEPING 57 57
335 FILE CLERKS 1,146 306
337 BOOKKEEPERS, ACCOUNTING, AND AUDITING CLERKS 759 759
345 DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS 795 568
356 MAIL CLERKS, EXC. POSTAL SERVICE 1,487 167
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 581 116
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 12,277 1,687
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 2,253 247
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 558 45
374 MATERIAL RECORDING, SCHEDULING, AND DISTRIBUTING CLERKS, N.E.C. 508 18
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 7,311 5,654
385 DATA-ENTRY KEYERS 283 31
426 GUARDS AND POLICE, EXC. PUBLIC SERVICE 140  
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 228 23
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 429 143
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 2,281 1,343
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 53,719 3,044
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 2,118 1,608
496 TIMBER CUTTING AND LOGGING OCCUPATIONS 397 227
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 32,312 42
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 6,260  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 7,081 57
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 5,431  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 1,064  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 4,307  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 4,700 22
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 248 3
529 TELEPHONE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 6,749  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 12  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 45  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 1,103 4
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 1,658 28
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 12,767 36
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 5,351  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 5,722  
567 CARPENTERS 8,544 241
573 DRYWALL INSTALLERS 1,112  
575 ELECTRICIANS 1,148  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 1,556  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 8,440 679
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 1,264 23
593 INSULATION WORKERS 163  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 324  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 92  
614 DRILLERS, OIL WELL 338  
616 MINING MACHINE OPERATORS 451  
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 1,112  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 5,454 813
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 3,806 1,026
637 MACHINISTS 75,043 4,127
643 BOILERMAKERS 74 6
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 40  
646 LAY-OUT WORKERS 9  
647 PRECIOUS STONES AND METALS WORKERS (JEWELERS) 145  
649 ENGRAVERS, METAL 280 88
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 449 43
656 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, WOOD 82 3
658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 2,596 1,386
667 TAILORS 1,068 568
669 SHOE REPAIRERS 120 120
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 158  
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 2,077 1,397
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 983 337
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 359 335
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 3,687 164
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 144  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 45  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 805  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 1,546 3
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 377  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,296 17
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 211  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 12,336 3,532
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,344 519
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,379 561
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,352 816
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,852  
714 NUMERICAL CONTROL MACHINE OPERATORS 237  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 861 57
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,606 73
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 7,356 3,686
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,639 1,474
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 236  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 140 6
726 WOOD LATHE, ROUTING, AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 410  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 592 283
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,018 125
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 21,996 1,517
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 1,779 100
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 10,617 3,231
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,641 941
738 WINDING AND TWISTING MACHINE OPERATORS 718 568
739 KNITTING, LOOPING, TAPING, AND WEAVING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,175 1,964
743 TEXTILE CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 364  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 27,733 26,604
745 SHOE MACHINE OPERATORS 66 66
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,290 1,098
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 4,331 703
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 227 227
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,103 863
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 803  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 23,178 882
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,946 77
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,680 636
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,312 2,837
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 95  
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,669 1,347
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 1,770 49
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 486  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,211 194
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 18,595 6,217
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 37,837 6,269
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 46,007 13,545
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 7,554 570
785 ASSEMBLERS 80,456 57,311
786 HAND CUTTING AND TRIMMING OCCUPATIONS 4,043 2,339
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 360 360
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 24 24
794 HAND GRINDING AND POLISHING OCCUPATIONS 19 19
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 9,521 5,218
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 632 52
799 GRADERS AND SORTERS, EXCEPT AGRICULTURAL 403 403
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 8,246 119
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 3,587  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 3,087 346
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,457 425
864 HELPERS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 454  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 12,940  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 2,952 1,281
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 317  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 1,966 493
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 8,531 4,733
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 12,313 1,098
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 406  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 12,999 7,422
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 11,385 1,730
TOTAL 890,145 261,558

*(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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