National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name AMMONIUM SULFATE
CAS # 7783-20-2
RTECS # BS4500000
Agent Code 80158

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 195  
069 PHYSICISTS AND ASTRONOMERS 1,354 829
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 1,683 550
075 GEOLOGISTS AND GEODESISTS 28  
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 671 408
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 169 131
084 PHYSICIANS 10  
095 REGISTERED NURSES 600 600
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 1,091 180
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 11,488 8,750
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 70 60
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,625 1,134
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 736 68
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 3,899 2,395
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 1,350 488
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 5,238 1,883
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 377 179
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 2,181 800
336 RECORDS CLERKS 60  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 969 114
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 119  
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 2,166 1,422
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 9,512 166
486 GROUNDSKEEPERS AND GARDENERS, EXCEPT FARM 4,150  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 103  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 90  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 19  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 10  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 45  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 302 28
567 CARPENTERS 80  
575 ELECTRICIANS 134  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 738 138
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 2,379  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 2,408 115
637 MACHINISTS 361  
657 CABINET MAKERS AND BENCH CARPENTERS 565 151
667 TAILORS 386 112
668 UPHOLSTERERS 789 379
679 BOOKBINDERS 371 110
687 BAKERS 1,107 123
688 FOOD BATCHMAKERS 747  
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 14  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 10  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 502  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 7  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,092 1,269
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,384 187
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 821 108
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,899 51
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,389 1,711
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,069 36
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 8,842 7,107
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 618 449
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 40 40
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 5,574 461
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 614  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,285 125
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 15,216 796
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,461 386
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 465 102
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 96  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 52  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 688 467
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 293  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 5,793 605
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 5,702 2,935
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 2,950  
785 ASSEMBLERS 12,210 4,910
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 3,477 1,703
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 1,006  
805 TRUCK DRIVERS, LIGHT 734  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 233  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 847 108
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 461 97
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 5,806  
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 619  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 544 287
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 90  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 545  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 887 797
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 4,875 1,799
TOTAL 159,582 47,852

*(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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