National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name SODIUM METABORATE
CAS # 7775-19-1
RTECS #
Agent Code 80073

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 331  
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 19 6
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 188  
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 52 52
084 PHYSICIANS 820 313
095 REGISTERED NURSES 9 9
185 DESIGNERS 969 677
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 2,333 277
195 EDITORS AND REPORTERS 102  
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 2,580 2,049
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 4,260 2,848
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 493 396
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 3,127  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 742 213
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 99 99
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 14  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 99  
308 COMPUTER OPERATORS 194  
345 DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS 795 568
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,073 239
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 12  
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 39  
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 90 63
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 3,585 116
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 2,067  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 158  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 153 9
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 1,629  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 1,067 28
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,007  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 176  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 1,155  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 664 28
649 ENGRAVERS, METAL 217  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 1,613 28
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 310 207
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 645 645
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 417  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,450 103
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 1,695 105
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 8,340 410
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 230  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 711 442
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 280  
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 989 660
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 41  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 55 29
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 4,757 1,387
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 6,194 965
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,454 291
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 5,979  
785 ASSEMBLERS 763 322
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 166 166
793 HAND ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OCCUPATIONS 526 33
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 248  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 581  
TOTAL 68,763 13,782

*(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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