| 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.