National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name SODIUM PYROPHOSPHATE, TETRA
CAS # 7722-88-5
RTECS # UX7350000
Agent Code 80224

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
015 MANAGERS, MEDICINE AND HEALTH 76 76
018 FUNERAL DIRECTORS 3,806  
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 226 20
026 MANAGEMENT ANALYSTS 329 329
053 CIVIL ENGINEERS 1,487  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 71  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 987 147
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 192 176
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 272 172
084 PHYSICIANS 3,392 2,074
095 REGISTERED NURSES 61,065 57,300
096 PHARMACISTS 1,412 1,007
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 2,156 996
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 97 97
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 1,154 894
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 472 320
185 DESIGNERS 100 25
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 736 473
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 243 145
198 ANNOUNCERS 1,806 258
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 14,102 9,861
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 4,799 3,319
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 1,060 1,048
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,582 1,330
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 1,784 214
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 975 33
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 4,364 2,060
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 778 743
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 1,147 665
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,795 718
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,779 937
243 SUPERVISORS AND PROPRIETORS, SALES OCCUPATIONS 342  
259 SALES REPRESENTATIVES, MINING, MANUFACTURING, AND WHOLESALE 3,740 733
303 SUPERVISORS, GENERAL OFFICE 836 717
313 SECRETARIES 653 653
335 FILE CLERKS 192  
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 4,411  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,023 276
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 2,863 2,013
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 448  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 3,416 1,689
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 52  
435 WAITERS AND WAITRESSES 297 297
436 COOKS, EXCEPT SHORT ORDER 5,938 4,448
439 KITCHEN WORKERS, FOOD PREPARATION 88 88
443 WAITERS'/WAITRESSES' ASSISTANTS 1,474 1,134
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 5,011 3,506
445 DENTAL ASSISTANTS 58 27
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 8,404 6,575
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 8,824 8,354
448 SUPERVISORS, CLEANING AND BUILDING SERVICE WORKERS 28  
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 46,758 34,015
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 107,612 44,870
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 4,712 2,457
469 PERSONAL SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 183 8
486 GROUNDSKEEPERS AND GARDENERS, EXCEPT FARM 29  
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 1,811 1,100
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 9,019 306
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 39  
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 3,546  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 107  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 2,144  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 178  
525 DATA PROCESSING EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 114  
529 TELEPHONE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 542  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 318  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 2,583 71
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 7,331 4
567 CARPENTERS 85  
575 ELECTRICIANS 3,793 7
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 848  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 163  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 2,161 156
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 18  
637 MACHINISTS 11,853 63
643 BOILERMAKERS 75  
647 PRECIOUS STONES AND METALS WORKERS (JEWELERS) 183  
667 TAILORS 474  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 485  
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 266 220
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 169 155
679 BOOKBINDERS 462 231
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 767 389
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 2,715 460
686 BUTCHERS AND MEAT CUTTERS 414 280
687 BAKERS 1,744 162
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 127 68
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 443  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 8  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 107  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 77  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 3,354 808
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 957 658
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,441 211
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 501  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 305 223
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 875 658
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 460  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 17,618 1,747
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 447  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 547 376
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,804 144
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 443 109
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 572 343
738 WINDING AND TWISTING MACHINE OPERATORS 157 7
743 TEXTILE CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 171  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,436 5,985
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,291 1,291
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,007 1,035
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 6,132 79
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 171 171
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,555 1,526
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 676 65
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 13,325 1,282
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 233 217
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 464 77
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,194 772
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,059 437
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 1,904 18
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,197 67
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,441 654
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 2,269 1,297
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 24,380 2,905
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 33,275 10,726
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 2,494  
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 154  
785 ASSEMBLERS 13,675 1,331
786 HAND CUTTING AND TRIMMING OCCUPATIONS 2,494 2,339
793 HAND ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OCCUPATIONS 526 33
794 HAND GRINDING AND POLISHING OCCUPATIONS 37 37
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 7,138 631
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 5  
809 TAXI CAB DRIVERS AND CHAUFFEURS 541  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 153  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,062 108
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,593 309
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 107  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 344  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 2,448 1,665
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 885 19
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 3,413  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 5,286 380
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 2,470 1,482
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 9,078 1,609
TOTAL 566,370 244,801

*(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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