National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name SALICYLIC ACID
CAS # 69-72-7
RTECS # VO0525000
Agent Code 67680

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 3,212 1,561
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 95 72
084 PHYSICIANS 617 65
086 VETERINARIANS 1,472 294
095 REGISTERED NURSES 10,082 9,420
096 PHARMACISTS 1,335 621
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 69 46
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 152 101
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 2,089 1,337
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 821  
214 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 14  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 870 117
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 1,158 134
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 53 53
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,196 852
335 FILE CLERKS 372 60
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 1,946 1,290
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 630 54
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 1,928 701
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 928 589
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 2,806 199
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 76  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 92  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 498  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 742 32
637 MACHINISTS 3,714 1,382
643 BOILERMAKERS 28  
656 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, WOOD 82 3
668 UPHOLSTERERS 9  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 9  
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 96  
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 165  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 102  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 429  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 799  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,399 972
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 561 27
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 86  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 4,005  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 3,273 54
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 148 17
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 463  
785 ASSEMBLERS 540 3
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 71 17
848 HOIST AND WINCH OPERATORS 214  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 43  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 28  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 295  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 170  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 938 22
TOTAL 51,922 20,096

*(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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