National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name NITROGEN OXIDE (N2O)
CAS # 10024-97-2
RTECS # QX1350000
Agent Code 51118

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 410 403
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 1,748 258
084 PHYSICIANS 17,700 10,523
085 DENTISTS 1,598 523
086 VETERINARIANS 4,658 339
095 REGISTERED NURSES 48,838 43,713
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 1,050 594
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 716 558
204 DENTAL HYGIENISTS 137 101
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 141 91
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 1,878 1,878
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 8,205 6,705
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 940 57
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,888 260
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 2,072 1,265
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 2,175 625
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 942 318
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 28 12
356 MAIL CLERKS, EXC. POSTAL SERVICE 1,561 1,561
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 3,447 2,846
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 789 403
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 806 806
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 802  
567 CARPENTERS 620  
575 ELECTRICIANS 95  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 279  
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 35 21
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,656  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 32 16
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 606 187
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,604 401
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 123  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 1,668  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 3,337  
TOTAL 112,585 74,465

*(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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