National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name POTASSIUM PHOSPHATE
CAS # 16068-46-5
RTECS #
Agent Code 80201

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 476 445
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 155 78
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 2,575 736
075 GEOLOGISTS AND GEODESISTS 28  
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 171 160
084 PHYSICIANS 3,141 2,541
086 VETERINARIANS 2,015  
095 REGISTERED NURSES 38,158 36,005
096 PHARMACISTS 4,171 2,051
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 457 262
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 120 120
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 1,985 94
195 EDITORS AND REPORTERS 102  
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 10,470 7,598
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 296 296
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 2,644 2,522
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,843 1,376
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 1,232  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,442 706
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 783 406
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 855  
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 917 230
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 14 7
345 DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS 795 568
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 566 431
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 319 57
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 4,749 2,988
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 347 62
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 2,281 1,343
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,829 473
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 2,643 2,414
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 11  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 40  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 281 28
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 497  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 40  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 113 28
637 MACHINISTS 1,418  
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 983 337
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 81  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 416 249
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,111 11
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 1,020 28
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 7,939 2,839
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 230  
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 630 339
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 844 208
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,524  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 859 10
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 2,185 540
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,349  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 2,003 236
785 ASSEMBLERS 123 77
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 101  
TOTAL 111,378 68,900

*(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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