National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name AMMONIUM HYDROXIDE
CAS # 1336-21-6
RTECS # BQ9625000
Agent Code 06145

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
015 MANAGERS, MEDICINE AND HEALTH 16 7
018 FUNERAL DIRECTORS 6,998 555
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 3,301 1,311
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 2,561 1,556
043 ARCHITECTS 650 325
044 AEROSPACE ENGINEERS 148  
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 26  
053 CIVIL ENGINEERS 953 88
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 2,369 2
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 198 86
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 348  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 3,396 371
069 PHYSICISTS AND ASTRONOMERS 1,368 829
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 7,510 1,705
075 GEOLOGISTS AND GEODESISTS 28  
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 339 185
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 1,097 845
084 PHYSICIANS 693 396
095 REGISTERED NURSES 28,104 21,226
096 PHARMACISTS 82  
097 DIETITIANS 1,799 1,223
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 2,098 1,369
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 7 7
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 709 556
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 620 468
185 DESIGNERS 5,602 2,427
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 1,453 610
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 725 47
194 ARTISTS, PERFORMERS, AND RELATED WORKERS, N.E.C. 97  
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 15,235 11,798
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 4,368 2,749
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 1,622 1,587
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 5,286 4,017
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 5,136 1,732
214 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 80  
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 116 69
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 15,989 7,160
217 DRAFTING OCCUPATIONS 6,281 702
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 2,673 1,051
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 15,137 4,489
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 4,164 1,308
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 8,246 2,657
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 3,901 2,086
276 CASHIERS 744 744
303 SUPERVISORS, GENERAL OFFICE 94 69
308 COMPUTER OPERATORS 351 150
313 SECRETARIES 7,142 7,142
319 RECEPTIONISTS 876 526
325 CLASSIFIED-AD CLERKS 2,105 285
335 FILE CLERKS 1,035 90
336 RECORDS CLERKS 238 238
343 COST AND RATE CLERKS 368 184
345 DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS 991 745
356 MAIL CLERKS, EXC. POSTAL SERVICE 19 19
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,228 239
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 1,791 1,366
374 MATERIAL RECORDING, SCHEDULING, AND DISTRIBUTING CLERKS, N.E.C. 81 18
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 6,158 3,921
385 DATA-ENTRY KEYERS 283 31
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 723 646
436 COOKS, EXCEPT SHORT ORDER 677 677
443 WAITERS'/WAITRESSES' ASSISTANTS 43 43
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 16,535 11,398
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 16,177 10,483
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 4,325 4,083
448 SUPERVISORS, CLEANING AND BUILDING SERVICE WORKERS 960 425
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 59,233 37,755
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 229,094 77,284
455 PEST CONTROL OCCUPATIONS 3,732 574
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 49,577 37,302
469 PERSONAL SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 642 252
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,013  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 2,940  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 3,484  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 9,315 300
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 5,511  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 187  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 2,148  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 1,506  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 408 13
525 DATA PROCESSING EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 7  
529 TELEPHONE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 6,749  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 116 19
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 1,757  
539 MECHANICAL CONTROLS AND VALVE REPAIRERS 93  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 135  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 4,172 818
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 10,158 559
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 465  
565 TILE SETTERS, HARD AND SOFT 7,763  
567 CARPENTERS 5,755  
575 ELECTRICIANS 719  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 9,098 289
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 1,558  
589 GLAZIERS 837  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 782 138
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 124  
616 MINING MACHINE OPERATORS 8,072  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 6,554 584
636 PRECISION ASSEMBLERS, METAL 1,119 947
637 MACHINISTS 8,061 182
643 BOILERMAKERS 110  
644 PRECISION GRINDERS, FITTERS, AND TOOL SHARPENERS 167 52
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 653  
646 LAY-OUT WORKERS 28 2
647 PRECIOUS STONES AND METALS WORKERS (JEWELERS) 670 12
649 ENGRAVERS, METAL 569 514
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 3,340 24
655 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS 29 18
657 CABINET MAKERS AND BENCH CARPENTERS 1,091 151
666 DRESSMAKERS 123 123
667 TAILORS 456  
669 SHOE REPAIRERS 120 120
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 22 11
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 313 207
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 2,182 1,507
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 2,614 2,033
679 BOOKBINDERS 462 231
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 5,034 3,538
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 1,643 164
686 BUTCHERS AND MEAT CUTTERS 2,067  
687 BAKERS 1,866 510
688 FOOD BATCHMAKERS 113  
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 347 233
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 74  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 161  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 6,284 645
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 219  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 754 419
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 51 35
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 330  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 506  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,254 52
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 97  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 310 23
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,066 560
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 13,874 3,257
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 205  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 376 376
726 WOOD LATHE, ROUTING, AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 410  
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 684  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 31,898 5,043
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 5,472 642
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 5,574 1,355
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,050 833
743 TEXTILE CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 16  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 10,162 9,276
745 SHOE MACHINE OPERATORS 832 683
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,271 2,687
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 8,715 5,673
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 5,099 886
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,573 1,234
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,701 358
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,130 65
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 9,179 355
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,556 711
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 11,501 1,468
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 585 21
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 6,970 996
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 525  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,582 1,947
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 11,086 4,629
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 32,286 7,173
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 25,230 9,363
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 5,985 117
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 215 85
785 ASSEMBLERS 35,563 21,236
786 HAND CUTTING AND TRIMMING OCCUPATIONS 223 223
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 687 46
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 12 7
793 HAND ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OCCUPATIONS 526 33
794 HAND GRINDING AND POLISHING OCCUPATIONS 37 37
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 3,562 1,446
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 1,139 506
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 369 363
808 BUS DRIVERS 1,875 268
809 TAXI CAB DRIVERS AND CHAUFFEURS 1,505  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 632 108
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 482 5
864 HELPERS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 454  
865 HELPERS, CONSTRUCTION TRADES 70  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 6,729 222
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 1,234 171
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 2,455 54
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 9,262 1,098
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 3,334 1,312
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 5,139 2,346
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 23,039 1,613
TOTAL 1,022,551 379,643

*(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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