| Agent Name | CELLULOSE, METHYL ETHER |
| CAS # | 9004-67-5 |
| RTECS # | FJ5959000 |
| Agent Code | X8583 |
| Code | Occupation Description (1980) | Total # Employees (Male & Female) |
Total # Female Employees |
| 019 | MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. | 403 | 403 |
| 036 | INSPECTORS AND COMPLIANCE OFFICERS, EXC. CONSTRUCTION | 32 | 32 |
| 057 | MECHANICAL ENGINEERS | 847 | 14 |
| 073 | CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS | 228 | 65 |
| 075 | GEOLOGISTS AND GEODESISTS | 28 | |
| 078 | BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS | 63 | 52 |
| 083 | MEDICAL SCIENTISTS | 21 | 21 |
| 084 | PHYSICIANS | 352 | 280 |
| 086 | VETERINARIANS | 2,015 | |
| 095 | REGISTERED NURSES | 12,970 | 11,449 |
| 096 | PHARMACISTS | 1,621 | 749 |
| 098 | INHALATION THERAPISTS | 517 | 379 |
| 103 | PHYSICAL THERAPISTS | 239 | 230 |
| 188 | PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS | 1,345 | 896 |
| 189 | PHOTOGRAPHERS | 302 | 151 |
| 203 | CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS | 2,122 | 1,793 |
| 206 | RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS | 963 | 715 |
| 207 | LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES | 217 | 217 |
| 208 | HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. | 1,381 | 962 |
| 216 | ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. | 1,366 | |
| 217 | DRAFTING OCCUPATIONS | 1,144 | |
| 223 | BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS | 375 | 150 |
| 224 | CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS | 92 | |
| 225 | SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. | 326 | 137 |
| 364 | TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS | 273 | 52 |
| 368 | WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS | 43 | |
| 389 | ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. | 52 | |
| 445 | DENTAL ASSISTANTS | 402 | 402 |
| 446 | HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING | 2,206 | 1,431 |
| 447 | NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS | 154 | 115 |
| 453 | JANITORS AND CLEANERS | 4,230 | 596 |
| 487 | ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM | 1,395 | 1,395 |
| 516 | HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS | 1,375 | 81 |
| 518 | INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS | 81 | |
| 519 | MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS | 22 | |
| 549 | NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS | 1,843 | |
| 558 | SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. | 450 | |
| 565 | TILE SETTERS, HARD AND SOFT | 5,945 | |
| 567 | CARPENTERS | 5,945 | |
| 584 | PLASTERERS | 2,329 | |
| 585 | PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS | 44 | |
| 593 | INSULATION WORKERS | 44 | |
| 633 | SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS | 147 | |
| 637 | MACHINISTS | 951 | |
| 645 | PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL | 8 | |
| 649 | ENGRAVERS, METAL | 4 | |
| 653 | SHEET METAL WORKERS | 75 | |
| 694 | WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS | 66 | |
| 696 | STATIONARY ENGINEERS | 159 | |
| 699 | MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS | 79 | |
| 704 | LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS | 156 | |
| 705 | MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS | 25 | |
| 706 | PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS | 171 | 171 |
| 708 | DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS | 70 | |
| 709 | GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS | 1,591 | 303 |
| 713 | FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS | 30 | |
| 715 | MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS | 173 | |
| 723 | METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS | 607 | 303 |
| 724 | HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS | 243 | 91 |
| 734 | PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS | 3,221 | 597 |
| 736 | TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS | 92 | |
| 744 | TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS | 7,226 | 7,151 |
| 749 | MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS | 3,332 | 428 |
| 753 | CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS | 3,371 | |
| 754 | PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS | 483 | 222 |
| 756 | MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS | 2,908 | 41 |
| 759 | PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS | 6,353 | 59 |
| 766 | FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD | 703 | 18 |
| 769 | SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS | 681 | 98 |
| 777 | MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. | 6,187 | 1,406 |
| 779 | MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED | 7,244 | 3,277 |
| 785 | ASSEMBLERS | 876 | 751 |
| 796 | PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS | 1,040 | 819 |
| 797 | PRODUCTION TESTERS | 43 | |
| 798 | PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS | 111 | |
| 859 | MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS | 10 | 10 |
| 869 | CONSTRUCTION LABORERS | 427 | |
| 873 | PRODUCTION HELPERS | 2,562 | 1,281 |
| 888 | HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS | 1,591 | 730 |
| 889 | LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION | 36 | |
| TOTAL | 108,851 | 40,524 | |
*(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.