National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name CELLULOSE, CARBOXYMETHYL ETHER
CAS # 9000-11-7
RTECS # FJ5700000
Agent Code 80349

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
044 AEROSPACE ENGINEERS 131  
067 STATISTICIANS 23  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 101 39
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 19  
084 PHYSICIANS 1,092 300
095 REGISTERED NURSES 5,724 5,652
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 44 44
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 70 63
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 514 387
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 562 364
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 1,786 1,484
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 1,959 1,959
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 287 187
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 53 42
214 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 34  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 2,091 1,277
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 556 530
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 1,507 323
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 53 53
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 188 60
313 SECRETARIES 443 443
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,077 254
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 4,171 116
366 METER READERS 2,207  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 19  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 113 81
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 853 303
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 117 97
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 1,419 1,361
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 164 164
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 23,547 581
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 6,089 2,261
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 258 86
495 FORESTRY WORKERS, EXCEPT LOGGING 1,210  
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 785  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 6,348  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 43  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 716  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 437  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 28 6
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 53  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 456  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 3,476  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 3,044 187
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 4,262 99
557 SUPERVISORS; PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 3,250  
567 CARPENTERS 15  
575 ELECTRICIANS 97,606 38
576 ELECTRICIAN APPRENTICES 368  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 4,628  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 473 297
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 642  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 488  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 958  
637 MACHINISTS 4,433 130
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 514  
674 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION APPAREL AND FABRIC WORKERS 223  
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 156 29
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 842 460
686 BUTCHERS AND MEAT CUTTERS 1,048  
687 BAKERS 1,883 222
688 FOOD BATCHMAKERS 141 28
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 94  
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 30  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 228  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 366  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,215 3
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 372 39
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 60  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,463 303
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 858  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 169 7
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 925 658
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 700 22
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 34 7
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 274 91
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 26  
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 266  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,896 85
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 57  
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,283 837
743 TEXTILE CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 364  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 80  
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,829 1,829
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,939 1,796
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 1,799 638
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 868 592
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,764 1,816
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 676 65
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,933 1,069
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 206  
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 223 188
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,654 28
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 887  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 1,168  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,336 342
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 93 20
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 7,445 2,575
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 7,561 509
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 10,251 86
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 3,819 2,747
785 ASSEMBLERS 8,509 3,825
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 9,798 4,420
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 212 98
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 819  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 443  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 385  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,000 211
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 1,054  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 21  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 102 2
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 1,092 35
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 1,057 821
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 929  
TOTAL 285,427 45,766

*(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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