National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name OCTANOL, 1-
CAS # 111-87-5
RTECS # RH6550000
Agent Code 80235

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
045 METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS ENGINEERS 64  
047 PETROLEUM ENGINEERS 1,468  
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 912  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 284  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 479 285
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 118 100
084 PHYSICIANS 49 33
085 DENTISTS 1,598 523
095 REGISTERED NURSES 53 53
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 396 389
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 373 256
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 464 443
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 302 151
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 509 439
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 646 523
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 174  
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 1,673 24
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 24  
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 13 2
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 4,584 1,687
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,150 268
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 4,411  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 769  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 1,239  
374 MATERIAL RECORDING, SCHEDULING, AND DISTRIBUTING CLERKS, N.E.C. 491  
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 28 21
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 29,427 2,039
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 912 912
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,429  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 1,755  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 8,747 539
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 3,129 75
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 4,663 22
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 1,050 33
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 258  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 1,629  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 2,577  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 1,067 33
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 9,705 18
575 ELECTRICIANS 99  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 49  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 3,407  
598 DRILLERS, EARTH 73  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,856 75
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 381  
637 MACHINISTS 45,107 1,067
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 323  
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 344 342
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 633  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 192  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 925 203
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 1,860  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 205  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,325 3
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 73  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 1,000 197
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 103  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,237 199
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,018 116
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 563  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 123  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,837 443
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,143  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 18  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,536 2,619
739 KNITTING, LOOPING, TAPING, AND WEAVING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,485 4,180
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 42,700 41,098
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 1,174 79
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 676 65
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,698 1,260
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 69  
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 909 636
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 142  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 507  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 539 43
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,349 58
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 19,612 1,163
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 13,975 833
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 1,488  
785 ASSEMBLERS 23,221 7,836
793 HAND ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OCCUPATIONS 526 33
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,859 770
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 174 47
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 279  
833 MARINE ENGINEERS 32  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 620  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 130 24
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 431  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 45  
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 24 24
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 113  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 1,430 422
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 2,478 91
TOTAL 287,737 72,792

*(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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