National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name POTASSIUM DICHROMATE(VI)
CAS # 7778-50-9
RTECS # HX7680000
Agent Code 80064

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
069 PHYSICISTS AND ASTRONOMERS 1,354 829
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 1,568 694
075 GEOLOGISTS AND GEODESISTS 28  
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 6 6
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 307 231
096 PHARMACISTS 153 22
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 738 195
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 8,864 6,275
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 993 689
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,625 1,134
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 742 84
214 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 14  
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 58  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 3,538 699
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 883 622
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 7,572 2,473
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,006 325
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,351 203
335 FILE CLERKS 342 30
374 MATERIAL RECORDING, SCHEDULING, AND DISTRIBUTING CLERKS, N.E.C. 5  
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 1,744 1,313
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 68 68
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 3,565 119
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 60 9
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 24  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 6  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 185  
575 ELECTRICIANS 331  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 7  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 47  
595 ROOFERS 2,127  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 162 46
637 MACHINISTS 43  
649 ENGRAVERS, METAL 50 7
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 65  
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 7  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 23  
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 957 658
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 289  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 347  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,052 35
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 238  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,364 361
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 1,473 98
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 19  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 123  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,755  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 60 37
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 3,113 55
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 206  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 3  
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,541 395
793 HAND ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OCCUPATIONS 526 33
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 624 204
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 27  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 1,242 1,155
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 289  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 165 91
TOTAL 61,073 19,198

*(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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