National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name POTASSIUM CARBONATE
CAS # 584-08-7
RTECS # TS7750000
Agent Code 60350

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
018 FUNERAL DIRECTORS 630 70
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 846 87
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 2,561 1,556
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 23  
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 1,184 206
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 155 78
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 866  
069 PHYSICISTS AND ASTRONOMERS 1,354 829
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 3,987 1,220
075 GEOLOGISTS AND GEODESISTS 28  
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 55 47
084 PHYSICIANS 2,393 1,942
095 REGISTERED NURSES 8,353 1,854
096 PHARMACISTS 429 336
097 DIETITIANS 1,799 1,223
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 126 14
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 453 365
185 DESIGNERS 1,507 786
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 1,424 652
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 6,314 254
195 EDITORS AND REPORTERS 102  
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 7,660 5,480
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 14,883 10,208
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 3,104 2,365
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 4,045 137
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 4,068 527
217 DRAFTING OCCUPATIONS 154 58
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 103 77
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 7,481 2,262
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,509 556
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,882 1,035
276 CASHIERS 744 744
313 SECRETARIES 405 405
335 FILE CLERKS 331  
345 DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS 827 584
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 3,814 506
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 2,119 608
374 MATERIAL RECORDING, SCHEDULING, AND DISTRIBUTING CLERKS, N.E.C. 491  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 2,025 930
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 52  
426 GUARDS AND POLICE, EXC. PUBLIC SERVICE 140  
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 8,947 7,165
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 7,220 4,409
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 312 266
448 SUPERVISORS, CLEANING AND BUILDING SERVICE WORKERS 642 368
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 9,425 5,787
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 103,630 35,331
459 ATTENDANTS, AMUSEMENT AND RECREATION FACILITIES 187  
469 PERSONAL SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 216 154
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 3,809  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 1,859  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 7,172 86
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 34  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 30  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 1,757  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 22  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 23  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 1,097 3
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 1,796 28
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 4,775 302
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 867  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 311  
565 TILE SETTERS, HARD AND SOFT 2,932  
567 CARPENTERS 21,629  
575 ELECTRICIANS 10  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 616 119
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 2,072 17
593 INSULATION WORKERS 44  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 685  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,899 28
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 4,158  
637 MACHINISTS 24,699 457
643 BOILERMAKERS 34 6
646 LAY-OUT WORKERS 5  
649 ENGRAVERS, METAL 480  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 667 43
655 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS 29 18
667 TAILORS 1,103 551
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 107  
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 2,614 2,033
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 953  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 884 47
686 BUTCHERS AND MEAT CUTTERS 2,067  
687 BAKERS 1,866 510
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 66  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 120  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 1,751  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 2,146  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,495 962
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,635  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 257  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,735 180
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 4,265 3,204
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,744 112
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 8,072 1,738
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 2,430  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 376 376
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 192  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 9,450 119
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 4,808 473
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 20,178 4,055
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,232  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 9,007 7,456
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,817 6,742
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 1,093 37
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,420  
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,724 73
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,279 45
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 407  
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,426 892
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 580 209
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 887  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 114  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,999 933
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 21,353 7,254
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 7,061 1,171
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 4,968 906
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 10,360 187
785 ASSEMBLERS 9,187 1,573
793 HAND ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OCCUPATIONS 526 33
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,153 575
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 61  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 227  
808 BUS DRIVERS 1,875 268
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 188  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 165 77
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 8,123  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 24  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 421 132
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 684  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 23  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 1,172 905
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 4,482 2,597
TOTAL 478,866 139,011

*(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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