National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name THIOSULFURIC ACID, DISODIUM SALT
CAS # 7772-98-7
RTECS # XN6476000
Agent Code 80153

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 69  
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 136 6
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 7 2
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 237 78
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 697 299
069 PHYSICISTS AND ASTRONOMERS 7 7
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 3,313 1,038
075 GEOLOGISTS AND GEODESISTS 28  
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 566 443
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 1,006 810
084 PHYSICIANS 365 207
095 REGISTERED NURSES 507 490
096 PHARMACISTS 303 166
185 DESIGNERS 808 338
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 1,428 522
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 2,107 569
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 12,399 9,723
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 4,288 2,899
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 706 298
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 1,628 257
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 58  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 6,448 755
217 DRAFTING OCCUPATIONS 409  
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 2,571 1,756
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 9,304 2,649
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 2,265 1,004
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 3,607 264
335 FILE CLERKS 625 68
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 506 506
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,126 365
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 3,686 100
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 119  
374 MATERIAL RECORDING, SCHEDULING, AND DISTRIBUTING CLERKS, N.E.C. 5  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 1,706 873
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 3,278 2,676
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 100 90
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 832 604
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 3,224 419
486 GROUNDSKEEPERS AND GARDENERS, EXCEPT FARM 3,205  
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 100 67
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 259  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 35  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 816  
575 ELECTRICIANS 21  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 297 119
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 328  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 319 46
643 BOILERMAKERS 59  
666 DRESSMAKERS 358  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 356  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 780  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 308  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 213  
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 308  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 368 167
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,531 172
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,164  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 358 35
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 2,194 101
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 5,446 3,236
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 230  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 12,591 12,359
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,328  
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 1,155 441
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 150  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 89 76
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,101 107
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,193 8
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 20  
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 998  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 443  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 7,649 2,100
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 6,302 578
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 7,877 2,172
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 27  
785 ASSEMBLERS 497  
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 77  
793 HAND ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OCCUPATIONS 526 33
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 608 252
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 401 71
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 27  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 141 47
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 350  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 628  
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 32  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 16  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 878  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 255  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 4,078 2,614
TOTAL 143,967 55,082

*(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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