National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ALCOHOLS, C8-10, ETHOXYLATED PROPOXYLATED
CAS # 68603-25-8
RTECS #
Agent Code X9576

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
053 CIVIL ENGINEERS 28  
084 PHYSICIANS 2,221 1,217
095 REGISTERED NURSES 10,301 10,123
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 143 143
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 46 46
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 287 187
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 2  
214 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 14  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 14 3
303 SUPERVISORS, GENERAL OFFICE 836 717
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 125 125
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 1,481 901
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 69 46
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 19,074 14,309
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 8,079 4,377
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 159  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 168  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 165  
567 CARPENTERS 10  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 42  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 273  
637 MACHINISTS 85  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 339 45
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 453  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 139  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 74 16
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 5  
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 921  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 115  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 868  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 87  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 159  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 55  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,580 410
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 78 17
785 ASSEMBLERS 2,172 651
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 127  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 31  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 962  
TOTAL 51,788 33,335

*(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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