National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name SODIUM CHLORIDE
CAS # 7647-14-5
RTECS # VZ4725000
Agent Code 68880

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
015 MANAGERS, MEDICINE AND HEALTH 16 7
018 FUNERAL DIRECTORS 976  
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 1,854 445
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 3,244 2,060
036 INSPECTORS AND COMPLIANCE OFFICERS, EXC. CONSTRUCTION 32 32
044 AEROSPACE ENGINEERS 107  
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 71 2
053 CIVIL ENGINEERS 512 88
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 177 20
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 82  
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 383 14
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 1,086 383
069 PHYSICISTS AND ASTRONOMERS 1,361 836
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 12,553 5,050
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 2,405 1,469
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 1,981 1,511
084 PHYSICIANS 11,497 8,142
085 DENTISTS 1,598 523
086 VETERINARIANS 5,182 633
095 REGISTERED NURSES 295,402 268,578
096 PHARMACISTS 14,076 7,023
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 12,727 7,718
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 1,713 1,576
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 5,835 4,965
104 SPEECH THERAPISTS 25 25
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 991 725
106 PHYSICIANS' ASSISTANTS 4,929 2,464
134 HEALTH SPECIALTIES TEACHERS 28  
159 TEACHERS, N.E.C. 4,132 2,442
185 DESIGNERS 1,365 445
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 2,443 823
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 1,197 347
194 ARTISTS, PERFORMERS, AND RELATED WORKERS, N.E.C. 97  
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 67,658 50,611
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 12,404 8,359
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 24,534 23,460
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 24,709 14,556
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 1,915 181
214 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 49  
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 350 33
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 17,732 7,705
217 DRAFTING OCCUPATIONS 271  
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 10,952 5,091
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 14,830 5,275
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 3,151 1,108
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 5,960 2,829
269 SALES WORKERS, PARTS 132  
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 1,315 1,315
303 SUPERVISORS, GENERAL OFFICE 930 786
313 SECRETARIES 293 293
319 RECEPTIONISTS 538 492
323 INFORMATION CLERKS, N.E.C. 42  
335 FILE CLERKS 1,381 630
336 RECORDS CLERKS 483 379
345 DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS 795 568
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 3,610 417
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 9,610 3,133
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 814  
374 MATERIAL RECORDING, SCHEDULING, AND DISTRIBUTING CLERKS, N.E.C. 552 56
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 3,910 1,746
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 927 634
426 GUARDS AND POLICE, EXC. PUBLIC SERVICE 42  
433 SUPERVISORS, FOOD PREPARATION AND SERVICE OCCUPATIONS 20 20
435 WAITERS AND WAITRESSES 1,438 1,233
436 COOKS, EXCEPT SHORT ORDER 5,483 3,403
439 KITCHEN WORKERS, FOOD PREPARATION 1,945 1,730
443 WAITERS'/WAITRESSES' ASSISTANTS 235 235
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 23,143 15,819
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 28,438 20,017
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 28,567 24,337
448 SUPERVISORS, CLEANING AND BUILDING SERVICE WORKERS 355 65
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 30,316 20,333
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 150,056 38,374
454 ELEVATOR OPERATORS 363  
455 PEST CONTROL OCCUPATIONS 8,030  
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 40,895 32,071
469 PERSONAL SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 1,099 391
486 GROUNDSKEEPERS AND GARDENERS, EXCEPT FARM 4,016 378
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 3,797 2,641
495 FORESTRY WORKERS, EXCEPT LOGGING 1,210  
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 9  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 9,990  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 14,872  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 6,888 57
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 1,321  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 1,868 21
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 5,348  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 5,145 1,064
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 1,846 31
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 294  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 45  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 113  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 159 41
539 MECHANICAL CONTROLS AND VALVE REPAIRERS 53  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 174  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 6,992 113
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 10,444 15
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 392  
565 TILE SETTERS, HARD AND SOFT 4,131  
567 CARPENTERS 6,342 458
573 DRYWALL INSTALLERS 1,531  
575 ELECTRICIANS 233  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 3,816  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 3,780 564
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 8,445  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 471  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 581  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 942  
614 DRILLERS, OIL WELL 4,107  
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 15,348 40
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 12,144 2,102
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 132 22
637 MACHINISTS 16,091 495
643 BOILERMAKERS 348  
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 2,371  
646 LAY-OUT WORKERS 1,827 1,522
649 ENGRAVERS, METAL 584 54
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 2,676  
657 CABINET MAKERS AND BENCH CARPENTERS 652 348
666 DRESSMAKERS 358  
667 TAILORS 1,622 409
668 UPHOLSTERERS 789 379
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 1,485  
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 2,075 1,400
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 1,616 21
679 BOOKBINDERS 5,765 2,950
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 2,976 1,790
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 1,718 164
686 BUTCHERS AND MEAT CUTTERS 6,447 1,019
687 BAKERS 9,192 1,574
688 FOOD BATCHMAKERS 2,755 303
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 111 33
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 696 15
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 1,088  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 2,626 645
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 2,221  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 255  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 149  
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,923  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 703 233
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,086 79
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 354  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,776 280
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,160  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,910  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 4,391 3,171
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,597 106
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 15,398 2,560
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 3,076 175
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 546 381
726 WOOD LATHE, ROUTING, AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 761 457
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 766  
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 452  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 13,392 961
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 1,202 217
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 5,671 1,319
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,745 837
739 KNITTING, LOOPING, TAPING, AND WEAVING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,284 1,077
743 TEXTILE CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 343  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 41,825 37,593
745 SHOE MACHINE OPERATORS 560 66
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,546 2,158
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 31,085 16,753
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 10,799 931
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,284 620
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 18,509 6,105
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,771 438
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 55,168 4,957
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 10,357 738
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,426 892
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,764 428
763 ROASTING AND BAKING MACHINE OPERATORS, FOOD 117  
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,475 417
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 978 546
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 8,664 49
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 7,632 184
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 8,123 4,122
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 2,470 723
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 63,198 13,015
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 42,948 14,013
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 5,186 28
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 182 82
785 ASSEMBLERS 33,586 18,351
786 HAND CUTTING AND TRIMMING OCCUPATIONS 2,593 2,339
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 1,368 131
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 7 7
793 HAND ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OCCUPATIONS 526 33
795 MISCELLANEOUS HAND WORKING OCCUPATIONS 2,321 442
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 27,240 14,805
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 469 147
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 239  
799 GRADERS AND SORTERS, EXCEPT AGRICULTURAL 536 536
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 5,648  
805 TRUCK DRIVERS, LIGHT 734  
806 DRIVER-SALES WORKERS 1,627  
809 TAXI CAB DRIVERS AND CHAUFFEURS 1,863 36
829 SAILORS AND DECKHANDS 1,569  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 57  
853 EXCAVATING AND LOADING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,097  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 6,553 372
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 7,512 3,691
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 22,330 453
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 2,010 79
875 GARBAGE COLLECTORS 781 78
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 1,159 248
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 5,706 788
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 10,773 155
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 9,715 1,098
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 13,600 1,844
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 34,709 23,094
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 31,209 5,113
TOTAL 1,743,954 817,249

*(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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