| Agent Name | POTASSIUM CYANIDE |
| CAS # | 151-50-8 |
| RTECS # | TS8750000 |
| Agent Code | 60400 |
| Code | Occupation Description (1980) | Total # Employees (Male & Female) |
Total # Female Employees |
| 015 | MANAGERS, MEDICINE AND HEALTH | 7 | 7 |
| 073 | CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS | 3,812 | 1,164 |
| 083 | MEDICAL SCIENTISTS | 150 | 127 |
| 084 | PHYSICIANS | 1,186 | 1,114 |
| 095 | REGISTERED NURSES | 275 | 245 |
| 188 | PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS | 173 | 74 |
| 203 | CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS | 15,912 | 11,836 |
| 213 | ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS | 934 | 164 |
| 214 | INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS | 14 | |
| 215 | MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS | 58 | |
| 216 | ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. | 2,840 | 670 |
| 223 | BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS | 1,014 | 479 |
| 224 | CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS | 3,458 | 650 |
| 225 | SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. | 163 | |
| 235 | TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. | 3,858 | 1,511 |
| 259 | SALES REPRESENTATIVES, MINING, MANUFACTURING, AND WHOLESALE | 1,649 | 733 |
| 335 | FILE CLERKS | 149 | 30 |
| 446 | HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING | 2,965 | 2,161 |
| 453 | JANITORS AND CLEANERS | 483 | 9 |
| 544 | MILLWRIGHTS | 135 | |
| 585 | PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS | 2 | |
| 633 | SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS | 224 | 46 |
| 634 | TOOL AND DIE MAKERS | 407 | |
| 637 | MACHINISTS | 328 | |
| 646 | LAY-OUT WORKERS | 9 | |
| 647 | PRECIOUS STONES AND METALS WORKERS (JEWELERS) | 183 | |
| 649 | ENGRAVERS, METAL | 50 | 7 |
| 677 | OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS | 42 | |
| 689 | INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS | 14 | |
| 696 | STATIONARY ENGINEERS | 2 | |
| 707 | ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS | 1,635 | |
| 709 | GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS | 328 | |
| 723 | METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS | 15,203 | 1,593 |
| 724 | HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS | 248 | |
| 735 | PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS | 1,026 | 91 |
| 756 | MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS | 131 | |
| 759 | PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS | 168 | |
| 777 | MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. | 2,013 | 398 |
| 779 | MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED | 1,535 | 240 |
| 783 | WELDERS AND CUTTERS | 58 | |
| 785 | ASSEMBLERS | 185 | 9 |
| 796 | PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS | 423 | 226 |
| 859 | MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS | 7 | 5 |
| 873 | PRODUCTION HELPERS | 279 | |
| 878 | MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS | 135 | 54 |
| 883 | FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. | 360 | |
| 887 | VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS | 5 | 2 |
| TOTAL | 64,238 | 23,645 | |
*(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.