National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ACETIC ACID, SODIUM SALT
CAS # 127-09-3
RTECS # AJ4375000
Agent Code 68770

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
018 FUNERAL DIRECTORS 3,806  
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 1,678 465
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 69 6
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 2 2
053 CIVIL ENGINEERS 28  
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 1,184 206
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 697 299
069 PHYSICISTS AND ASTRONOMERS 1,354 829
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 5,926 1,853
074 ATMOSPHERIC AND SPACE SCIENTISTS 52  
075 GEOLOGISTS AND GEODESISTS 28  
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 220 114
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 600 475
084 PHYSICIANS 2,213 1,143
085 DENTISTS 1,598 523
086 VETERINARIANS 2,576  
095 REGISTERED NURSES 65,557 62,239
096 PHARMACISTS 6,625 3,325
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 2,881 1,809
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 733 522
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 315 153
185 DESIGNERS 893 366
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 3,575 1,824
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 5,591 1,333
194 ARTISTS, PERFORMERS, AND RELATED WORKERS, N.E.C. 295 66
195 EDITORS AND REPORTERS 102  
198 ANNOUNCERS 1,806 258
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 23,089 17,226
205 HEALTH RECORD TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 21 21
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 9,023 6,479
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 7,800 7,496
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 5,137 3,873
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 3,987 52
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 917 33
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 10,718 5,487
217 DRAFTING OCCUPATIONS 154 58
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 1,520 597
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 6,718 3,309
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 900 503
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 2,309 1,194
243 SUPERVISORS AND PROPRIETORS, SALES OCCUPATIONS 342  
308 COMPUTER OPERATORS 2,260 282
319 RECEPTIONISTS 336 336
323 INFORMATION CLERKS, N.E.C. 28  
335 FILE CLERKS 342 30
345 DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS 795 568
347 OFFICE MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 23 12
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 3,077 655
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 1,510 989
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 584  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 3,416 1,689
385 DATA-ENTRY KEYERS 568 568
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 52  
426 GUARDS AND POLICE, EXC. PUBLIC SERVICE 140  
435 WAITERS AND WAITRESSES 297 297
436 COOKS, EXCEPT SHORT ORDER 3,378 2,357
443 WAITERS'/WAITRESSES' ASSISTANTS 1,239 899
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 3,486 2,482
445 DENTAL ASSISTANTS 58 27
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 8,341 5,690
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 2,289 1,939
448 SUPERVISORS, CLEANING AND BUILDING SERVICE WORKERS 28  
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 20,012 15,666
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 75,292 32,621
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 1,510 755
486 GROUNDSKEEPERS AND GARDENERS, EXCEPT FARM 29  
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 1,087 806
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 5,327  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 569  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 11  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 41  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 660 22
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 120  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 251  
539 MECHANICAL CONTROLS AND VALVE REPAIRERS 2,515  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 488 28
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 13,898  
567 CARPENTERS 261  
575 ELECTRICIANS 46  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 2,049  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 607  
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 13,996  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 2,355 291
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 66  
637 MACHINISTS 12,416 107
646 LAY-OUT WORKERS 52  
649 ENGRAVERS, METAL 112  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 75  
658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 51  
667 TAILORS 444  
669 SHOE REPAIRERS 262 87
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 156  
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 948 316
679 BOOKBINDERS 706 353
687 BAKERS 1,744 162
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 96  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 175  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 254  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 701  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 1,809 122
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,330  
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 57  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 247 247
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,599 537
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,330 1,299
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 8  
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 510  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 8,671 681
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 2,471 288
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 12,351 3,629
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,050 284
738 WINDING AND TWISTING MACHINE OPERATORS 157 7
743 TEXTILE CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 171  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 24,876 24,246
745 SHOE MACHINE OPERATORS 725 99
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,723 1,723
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,811 2,013
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 10,873 818
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 321 171
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,658 656
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 536 24
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 18,694 1,004
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,240 396
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,826 101
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 95  
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 710 651
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 516  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 520  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 68  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 14,586 4,912
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 19,805 1,750
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 7,595 410
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 2,734  
785 ASSEMBLERS 10,681 908
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 166 166
793 HAND ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OCCUPATIONS 526 33
795 MISCELLANEOUS HAND WORKING OCCUPATIONS 295  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 2,443 414
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 61 31
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 111  
806 DRIVER-SALES WORKERS 335  
809 TAXI CAB DRIVERS AND CHAUFFEURS 2,046  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,426 216
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,247 185
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 458 26
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 773  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 216  
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 1,294  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 1,112  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 4,019 2,631
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 9,471 2,627
TOTAL 563,021 247,479

*(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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