National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name HYDROGEN PEROXIDE
CAS # 7722-84-1
RTECS # MX0900000
Agent Code 38605

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
013 MANAGERS, MARKETING, ADVERTISING, AND PUBLIC RELATIONS 60  
015 MANAGERS, MEDICINE AND HEALTH 9  
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 473 403
026 MANAGEMENT ANALYSTS 329 329
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 460 430
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 7 2
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 585 20
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 30  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 47 11
064 COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS AND SCIENTISTS 386 125
069 PHYSICISTS AND ASTRONOMERS 1,354 829
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 3,460 1,416
075 GEOLOGISTS AND GEODESISTS 28  
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 1,042 697
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 921 749
084 PHYSICIANS 14,763 7,800
085 DENTISTS 1,690 537
086 VETERINARIANS 6,893 633
095 REGISTERED NURSES 519,118 459,898
096 PHARMACISTS 1,370 712
097 DIETITIANS 886 844
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 4,083 2,618
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 934 809
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 6,928 5,439
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 520 470
106 PHYSICIANS' ASSISTANTS 4,950 2,486
169 SOCIAL SCIENTISTS, N.E.C. 92  
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 113  
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 21,052 16,158
204 DENTAL HYGIENISTS 85 49
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 6,488 4,142
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 50,666 46,755
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 10,686 7,876
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 2,883 540
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 116 69
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 6,210 1,333
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 2,242 1,011
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 9,741 2,746
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,134 518
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 4,468 2,166
303 SUPERVISORS, GENERAL OFFICE 118 69
323 INFORMATION CLERKS, N.E.C. 7  
325 CLASSIFIED-AD CLERKS 2,105 285
343 COST AND RATE CLERKS 368 184
345 DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS 32 16
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 262  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 193 52
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 1,982 1,267
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 257  
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 763 634
439 KITCHEN WORKERS, FOOD PREPARATION 328 164
445 DENTAL ASSISTANTS 156 106
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 5,077 3,494
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 31,624 29,448
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 2,557 2,084
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 11,568 798
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 51,650 39,156
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 2,015 1,395
496 TIMBER CUTTING AND LOGGING OCCUPATIONS 397 227
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 7,502 57
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 302  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 1,269 9
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 85  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 86  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 22  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,858 107
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 800  
567 CARPENTERS 13,663 476
575 ELECTRICIANS 418  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 3,105 24
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 526  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 44  
595 ROOFERS 3,637  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,856 150
637 MACHINISTS 4,985 893
646 LAY-OUT WORKERS 9  
647 PRECIOUS STONES AND METALS WORKERS (JEWELERS) 910  
649 ENGRAVERS, METAL 79 79
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 2,794  
656 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, WOOD 82 3
658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 4,135 370
666 DRESSMAKERS 358  
667 TAILORS 2,079 1,043
668 UPHOLSTERERS 2,576 1,227
673 APPAREL AND FABRIC PATTERNMAKERS 53 53
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 232  
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 175  
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 42  
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 35 21
679 BOOKBINDERS 1,677 911
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 768 32
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 67 41
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 66  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 186  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 1,186  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 13  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 827 812
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 275 65
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 136 14
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 242 73
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 11,947 3,131
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 21 7
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 376 376
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,595 747
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 3,354 434
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 586  
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 765 29
738 WINDING AND TWISTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,874 1,874
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 27,034 26,690
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,803 5,728
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,381 4,186
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 4,157 92
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 153  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,694 1,700
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 13,951 601
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,378 581
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,467 427
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 789  
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 606 587
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 1,853 1,105
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 55 29
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 456  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 162 140
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 21,433 12,120
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 6,588 1,193
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 756  
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 771 525
785 ASSEMBLERS 7,951 2,213
786 HAND CUTTING AND TRIMMING OCCUPATIONS 234 117
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 687 46
794 HAND GRINDING AND POLISHING OCCUPATIONS 19 19
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 3,705 1,913
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 72  
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 85  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 75  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,052 170
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 2,193  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 402  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 292 183
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 1,092 268
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 3,897 3,774
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 2,070 238
TOTAL 1,006,752 727,702

*(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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