| Agent Name | STEARIC ACID, CALCIUM SALT |
| CAS # | 1592-23-0 |
| RTECS # | |
| Agent Code | 15765 |
| Code | Occupation Description (1980) | Total # Employees (Male & Female) |
Total # Female Employees |
| 019 | MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. | 410 | 403 |
| 036 | INSPECTORS AND COMPLIANCE OFFICERS, EXC. CONSTRUCTION | 32 | 32 |
| 057 | MECHANICAL ENGINEERS | 210 | |
| 059 | ENGINEERS, N.E.C. | 131 | 6 |
| 064 | COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS AND SCIENTISTS | 386 | 125 |
| 073 | CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS | 1,520 | 352 |
| 078 | BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS | 88 | 73 |
| 084 | PHYSICIANS | 1,291 | 495 |
| 086 | VETERINARIANS | 2,015 | |
| 095 | REGISTERED NURSES | 40,666 | 31,471 |
| 096 | PHARMACISTS | 1,136 | 598 |
| 098 | INHALATION THERAPISTS | 3,928 | 2,246 |
| 103 | PHYSICAL THERAPISTS | 1,107 | 633 |
| 203 | CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS | 3,258 | 2,353 |
| 206 | RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS | 1,407 | 1,143 |
| 207 | LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES | 2,064 | 1,352 |
| 208 | HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. | 1,245 | 942 |
| 216 | ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. | 697 | 77 |
| 223 | BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS | 212 | 176 |
| 224 | CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS | 230 | 56 |
| 225 | SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. | 1,903 | 611 |
| 235 | TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. | 580 | 347 |
| 243 | SUPERVISORS AND PROPRIETORS, SALES OCCUPATIONS | 15 | |
| 313 | SECRETARIES | 568 | 189 |
| 315 | TYPISTS | 72 | |
| 335 | FILE CLERKS | 584 | |
| 345 | DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS | 28 | 9 |
| 357 | MESSENGERS | 278 | |
| 364 | TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS | 4,372 | 413 |
| 365 | STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS | 6,026 | 776 |
| 366 | METER READERS | 1,077 | |
| 374 | MATERIAL RECORDING, SCHEDULING, AND DISTRIBUTING CLERKS, N.E.C. | 5 | |
| 389 | ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. | 52 | |
| 446 | HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING | 1,604 | 993 |
| 447 | NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS | 4,261 | 3,904 |
| 449 | MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN | 1,578 | 1,224 |
| 453 | JANITORS AND CLEANERS | 21,662 | 1,968 |
| 487 | ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM | 806 | 806 |
| 505 | AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS | 3,570 | |
| 507 | BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS | 3,751 | |
| 508 | AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS | 795 | |
| 514 | AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS | 2,515 | |
| 515 | AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE | 399 | |
| 516 | HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS | 4,009 | 75 |
| 518 | INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS | 5,843 | 18 |
| 519 | MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS | 280 | |
| 523 | ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT | 1,553 | |
| 533 | MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS | 161 | 19 |
| 534 | HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS | 13,240 | |
| 535 | CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS | 641 | |
| 539 | MECHANICAL CONTROLS AND VALVE REPAIRERS | 2,515 | |
| 544 | MILLWRIGHTS | 419 | |
| 547 | SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. | 3,153 | |
| 549 | NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS | 10,676 | 514 |
| 557 | SUPERVISORS; PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS | 3,250 | |
| 563 | BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS | 1,875 | |
| 567 | CARPENTERS | 9,760 | |
| 573 | DRYWALL INSTALLERS | 1,119 | |
| 575 | ELECTRICIANS | 16,632 | |
| 577 | ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS | 3,106 | |
| 584 | PLASTERERS | 5,903 | |
| 585 | PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS | 14,543 | |
| 633 | SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS | 5,325 | 196 |
| 634 | TOOL AND DIE MAKERS | 3,539 | |
| 636 | PRECISION ASSEMBLERS, METAL | 1,119 | 947 |
| 637 | MACHINISTS | 18,006 | 1,157 |
| 645 | PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL | 681 | |
| 646 | LAY-OUT WORKERS | 5 | |
| 655 | MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS | 22 | |
| 658 | FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS | 2,113 | 1,330 |
| 675 | HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS | 3,841 | 1,202 |
| 679 | BOOKBINDERS | 370 | 315 |
| 683 | ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS | 753 | 376 |
| 684 | MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. | 123 | |
| 688 | FOOD BATCHMAKERS | 7,245 | 5,175 |
| 689 | INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS | 71 | 48 |
| 694 | WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS | 29 | |
| 696 | STATIONARY ENGINEERS | 1,203 | 47 |
| 703 | LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS | 725 | 62 |
| 704 | LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS | 167 | 17 |
| 706 | PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS | 6,030 | 5,039 |
| 708 | DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS | 256 | 204 |
| 709 | GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS | 2,436 | 73 |
| 713 | FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS | 271 | |
| 715 | MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS | 263 | 44 |
| 717 | FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. | 4,010 | 3,148 |
| 719 | MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS | 23,642 | 11,608 |
| 724 | HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS | 314 | |
| 726 | WOOD LATHE, ROUTING, AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS | 410 | |
| 727 | SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS | 628 | |
| 728 | SHAPING AND JOINING MACHINE OPERATORS | 1,954 | 1,042 |
| 734 | PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS | 13,897 | 1,256 |
| 737 | MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS | 2,191 | 1,321 |
| 744 | TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS | 1,562 | 1,147 |
| 749 | MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS | 345 | |
| 753 | CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS | 284 | 252 |
| 754 | PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS | 2,309 | 1,439 |
| 755 | EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS | 8,633 | 3,711 |
| 756 | MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS | 11,486 | 1,046 |
| 758 | COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS | 311 | 256 |
| 759 | PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS | 1,533 | 28 |
| 764 | WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS | 254 | |
| 765 | FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS | 279 | |
| 766 | FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD | 4,664 | 18 |
| 768 | CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS | 441 | |
| 769 | SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS | 2,195 | 933 |
| 777 | MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. | 29,507 | 7,832 |
| 779 | MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED | 32,882 | 8,230 |
| 783 | WELDERS AND CUTTERS | 3,456 | 363 |
| 784 | SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS | 16 | 14 |
| 785 | ASSEMBLERS | 21,757 | 10,127 |
| 786 | HAND CUTTING AND TRIMMING OCCUPATIONS | 2,494 | 2,339 |
| 795 | MISCELLANEOUS HAND WORKING OCCUPATIONS | 12 | |
| 796 | PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS | 2,581 | 2,353 |
| 798 | PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS | 111 | |
| 799 | GRADERS AND SORTERS, EXCEPT AGRICULTURAL | 243 | 49 |
| 804 | TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY | 905 | |
| 844 | OPERATING ENGINEERS | 5,771 | 94 |
| 849 | CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS | 38 | |
| 856 | INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS | 896 | |
| 859 | MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS | 1,773 | |
| 869 | CONSTRUCTION LABORERS | 5,932 | |
| 873 | PRODUCTION HELPERS | 1,579 | 73 |
| 877 | STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS | 179 | |
| 878 | MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS | 407 | 287 |
| 887 | VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS | 676 | 118 |
| 888 | HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS | 10,662 | 7,172 |
| 889 | LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION | 11,611 | 549 |
| TOTAL | 486,631 | 137,442 | |
*(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.