| Agent Name | SODIUM STEARATE |
| CAS # | 822-16-2 |
| RTECS # | WI4725000 |
| Agent Code | 69445 |
| Code | Occupation Description (1980) | Total # Employees (Male & Female) |
Total # Female Employees |
| 057 | MECHANICAL ENGINEERS | 87 | 19 |
| 064 | COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS AND SCIENTISTS | 386 | 125 |
| 073 | CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS | 37 | |
| 096 | PHARMACISTS | 123 | 62 |
| 185 | DESIGNERS | 575 | 246 |
| 188 | PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS | 59 | |
| 208 | HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. | 77 | 35 |
| 213 | ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS | 479 | 44 |
| 216 | ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. | 541 | 31 |
| 224 | CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS | 3,274 | 1,427 |
| 225 | SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. | 215 | 172 |
| 235 | TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. | 526 | 183 |
| 335 | FILE CLERKS | 225 | 45 |
| 364 | TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS | 103 | 52 |
| 365 | STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS | 135 | |
| 368 | WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS | 103 | |
| 374 | MATERIAL RECORDING, SCHEDULING, AND DISTRIBUTING CLERKS, N.E.C. | 5 | |
| 389 | ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. | 52 | |
| 453 | JANITORS AND CLEANERS | 8,116 | 1,223 |
| 458 | HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS | 21,117 | 18,006 |
| 507 | BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS | 2,205 | |
| 509 | SMALL ENGINE REPAIRERS | 1,634 | |
| 515 | AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE | 76 | |
| 519 | MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS | 422 | 41 |
| 533 | MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS | 161 | 19 |
| 547 | SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. | 3,119 | 110 |
| 549 | NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS | 3,832 | 201 |
| 575 | ELECTRICIANS | 9,723 | |
| 579 | PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE | 6,529 | |
| 633 | SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS | 1,557 | |
| 637 | MACHINISTS | 496 | 172 |
| 644 | PRECISION GRINDERS, FITTERS, AND TOOL SHARPENERS | 10 | |
| 645 | PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL | 514 | |
| 677 | OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS | 826 | 426 |
| 679 | BOOKBINDERS | 681 | 681 |
| 713 | FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS | 637 | |
| 715 | MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS | 45 | 45 |
| 719 | MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS | 8,969 | 7,671 |
| 723 | METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS | 40 | |
| 724 | HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS | 167 | |
| 734 | PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS | 774 | |
| 756 | MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS | 421 | |
| 759 | PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS | 129 | |
| 766 | FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD | 864 | 178 |
| 768 | CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS | 1,392 | |
| 777 | MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. | 4,040 | 1,874 |
| 779 | MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED | 1,595 | 794 |
| 783 | WELDERS AND CUTTERS | 165 | |
| 785 | ASSEMBLERS | 2,346 | 650 |
| 796 | PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS | 154 | 39 |
| 849 | CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS | 143 | |
| 859 | MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS | 3 | |
| 869 | CONSTRUCTION LABORERS | 6,136 | 453 |
| 889 | LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION | 2,007 | 91 |
| TOTAL | 98,046 | 35,115 | |
*(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.