National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name SODIUM BENZOATE
CAS # 532-32-1
RTECS # DH6650000
Agent Code 80214

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
018 FUNERAL DIRECTORS 2,427 485
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 1,655 533
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 460 430
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 162  
067 STATISTICIANS 23  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 2,470 1,151
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 108 73
084 PHYSICIANS 187 59
086 VETERINARIANS 2,015  
095 REGISTERED NURSES 106,845 97,814
096 PHARMACISTS 4,714 2,739
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 229 166
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 31 31
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 328 328
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 219 219
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 130  
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 8,283 5,971
204 DENTAL HYGIENISTS 85 49
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 212 115
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 6,020 5,903
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 675 546
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 75 26
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,903 789
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 3,465 1,048
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 990 518
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,390 67
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 307 15
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 1,315 1,315
335 FILE CLERKS 376 30
357 MESSENGERS 278  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 159 52
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 69  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 76  
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 52  
435 WAITERS AND WAITRESSES 1,438 1,233
436 COOKS, EXCEPT SHORT ORDER 274 33
443 WAITERS'/WAITRESSES' ASSISTANTS 235 235
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 628 318
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 5,130 3,461
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 11,077 10,349
448 SUPERVISORS, CLEANING AND BUILDING SERVICE WORKERS 28  
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 15,307 10,468
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 58,613 17,373
455 PEST CONTROL OCCUPATIONS 4,321  
486 GROUNDSKEEPERS AND GARDENERS, EXCEPT FARM 4,774 378
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 2,643 2,414
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 5,181  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 665  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 139  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 1,699 22
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 293  
527 TELEPHONE LINE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 225  
529 TELEPHONE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 6,517 36
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 456  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 3,388 110
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 7,415 77
567 CARPENTERS 238  
575 ELECTRICIANS 97,841 38
576 ELECTRICIAN APPRENTICES 368  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 2,540  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 44  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 258  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,424  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 4,366 49
636 PRECISION ASSEMBLERS, METAL 847  
637 MACHINISTS 1,204 110
649 ENGRAVERS, METAL 263  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 163  
659 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WOODWORKERS 247  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 1,423  
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 219  
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 2,529 316
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 121  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 256  
687 BAKERS 4,840 650
688 FOOD BATCHMAKERS 7,889 5,237
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 46 34
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 531  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 162  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 278  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 97  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 97  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,677  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 925 910
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,166  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 403  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,619 26
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,251 509
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 671  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 7,574 58
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 767 100
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 3,687 114
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,510 1,322
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 657 657
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 329 329
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 1,541 741
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 616  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 11,927 1,999
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,593 322
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 7,060 778
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 161  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,011 264
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 936 433
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 1,624 11
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,484 2,245
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 730 657
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 12,208 1,018
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 16,238 4,878
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 4,012 12
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 6  
785 ASSEMBLERS 7,274 6,191
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 219  
795 MISCELLANEOUS HAND WORKING OCCUPATIONS 418 90
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,428 412
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 110 30
799 GRADERS AND SORTERS, EXCEPT AGRICULTURAL 1,578  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 3,168  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 292  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 338 91
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 1,519  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 53  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 596  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 4,103  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 2,871 1,364
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 8,340 945
TOTAL 533,161 199,915

*(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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