National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name NONYLPHENOL
CAS # 25154-52-3
RTECS # SM5600000
Agent Code 83208

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 424  
044 AEROSPACE ENGINEERS 137  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 284  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 154  
095 REGISTERED NURSES 7,151 6,560
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 807 639
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 774 597
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 120  
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 515 400
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 704 562
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 275 169
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 476 3
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 1,164 108
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 861  
243 SUPERVISORS AND PROPRIETORS, SALES OCCUPATIONS 778  
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 1,415  
275 SALES COUNTER CLERKS 1,059  
308 COMPUTER OPERATORS 351 150
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 103 52
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 843 489
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 103  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 362  
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 52  
436 COOKS, EXCEPT SHORT ORDER 95 95
439 KITCHEN WORKERS, FOOD PREPARATION 328 164
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 898 862
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 1,219 977
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 1,539 1,410
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 5,917 4,339
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 20,475 1,395
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 23,310  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 36,118 8
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 795  
509 SMALL ENGINE REPAIRERS 2,061 50
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 1,273  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 830  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 7,462  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 1,570 46
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 600 31
526 HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE AND POWER TOOL REPAIRERS 35  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 1,629  
538 OFFICE MACHINE REPAIRERS 3,670  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 1,669  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 6,356  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 11,604  
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 1,159  
567 CARPENTERS 9,836 250
575 ELECTRICIANS 757 16
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 4,726  
588 CONCRETE AND TERRAZZO FINISHERS 57  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 418  
595 ROOFERS 1,712  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 5,456  
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 342  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 800 52
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 6,209 32
636 PRECISION ASSEMBLERS, METAL 262  
637 MACHINISTS 8,830 89
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 701  
656 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, WOOD 82 3
658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 2,297  
668 UPHOLSTERERS 2,576 1,227
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 168 31
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 271  
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 331  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 2,362  
687 BAKERS 26 26
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 726 203
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,566  
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 103  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,364  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,789  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 636 19
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 14  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 13,234 727
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 72 18
739 KNITTING, LOOPING, TAPING, AND WEAVING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,172 1,845
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,747 5,673
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 1,314  
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 156  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 65  
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,356 515
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,781 40
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,150  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,116 107
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 686 18
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,157 2,282
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 303 72
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,842 581
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 9,482 1,254
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 2,185  
785 ASSEMBLERS 17,073 6,773
786 HAND CUTTING AND TRIMMING OCCUPATIONS 234 117
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 428 245
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 4,639  
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 626  
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 85  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 697  
805 TRUCK DRIVERS, LIGHT 4,120  
828 SHIP CAPTAINS AND MATES, EXCEPT FISHING BOATS 3  
833 MARINE ENGINEERS 32  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 21  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,767 630
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 12,959 458
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 344  
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 5,390 293
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 538 54
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 2,496 13
TOTAL 306,211 42,765

*(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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