National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name HEXADECANOL, 1-, ACETATE
CAS # 629-70-9
RTECS #
Agent Code A1262

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 299  
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 40 35
084 PHYSICIANS 2,602 2,242
095 REGISTERED NURSES 102,017 95,063
096 PHARMACISTS 251 133
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 1,022 568
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 180 164
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 2,041 1,689
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 2,055 1,579
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 3,374 2,534
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 13,005 12,210
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 669 517
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 424 282
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 47 32
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,528 1,044
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 299 299
319 RECEPTIONISTS 538 492
356 MAIL CLERKS, EXC. POSTAL SERVICE 19 19
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 43  
445 DENTAL ASSISTANTS 58 27
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 1,409 913
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 7,746 7,093
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 338  
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 10,267 8,628
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 42  
637 MACHINISTS 701 27
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 2,688 1,398
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 94  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 137 137
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 36 7
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 290 75
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,267 1,267
785 ASSEMBLERS 377 377
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 21  
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 43  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 915 915
TOTAL 156,882 139,765

*(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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