National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name RIBOFLAVIN
CAS # 83-88-5
RTECS # VJ1400000
Agent Code 67410

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 424 417
036 INSPECTORS AND COMPLIANCE OFFICERS, EXC. CONSTRUCTION 32 32
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 86 42
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 311 270
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 76 66
084 PHYSICIANS 13  
086 VETERINARIANS 3,487 294
095 REGISTERED NURSES 14,284 13,592
096 PHARMACISTS 1,972 893
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 2,115 1,555
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 403 403
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 753  
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 1,488 599
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 206 159
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 14 7
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,612  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 76  
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 876 803
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 1,231 577
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 6,034 451
469 PERSONAL SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 601 221
479 FARM WORKERS 1,355  
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 1,868 1,481
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 397  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 133  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 958 333
637 MACHINISTS 250  
687 BAKERS 968 124
688 FOOD BATCHMAKERS 747  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 127  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,870 1,103
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,677 6
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 78  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 415  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,436 294
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 6,506 2,100
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 2,727 1,487
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 19  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 227  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 105  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 612 46
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 1,555  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 1,205  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 7,943 7,668
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 521  
TOTAL 74,790 35,023

*(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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