National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name AMMONIUM THIOSULFATE
CAS # 7783-18-8
RTECS #
Agent Code 80257

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 1,030  
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 19 6
045 METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS ENGINEERS 64  
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 1,189 206
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 200 76
074 ATMOSPHERIC AND SPACE SCIENTISTS 52  
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 6 6
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 21 21
084 PHYSICIANS 3,687 2,562
085 DENTISTS 1,598 523
086 VETERINARIANS 562  
095 REGISTERED NURSES 2,604 2,419
184 TECHNICAL WRITERS 172 103
185 DESIGNERS 2,094 1,018
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 2,255 1,326
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 7,639 1,374
194 ARTISTS, PERFORMERS, AND RELATED WORKERS, N.E.C. 295 66
195 EDITORS AND REPORTERS 102  
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 2,008 1,434
204 DENTAL HYGIENISTS 85 49
205 HEALTH RECORD TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 21 21
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 20,946 14,179
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,029 627
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 4,331 73
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,869 186
217 DRAFTING OCCUPATIONS 154 58
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 228 53
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 38  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 972 315
308 COMPUTER OPERATORS 2,454 282
319 RECEPTIONISTS 336 336
345 DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS 795 568
347 OFFICE MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 30 19
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 514 506
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,560 239
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 59 59
374 MATERIAL RECORDING, SCHEDULING, AND DISTRIBUTING CLERKS, N.E.C. 13  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 319 57
426 GUARDS AND POLICE, EXC. PUBLIC SERVICE 140  
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 39  
445 DENTAL ASSISTANTS 58 27
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 332 276
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 3,642 250
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 684 403
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 41  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 11  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 21  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 27  
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 88  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 11  
539 MECHANICAL CONTROLS AND VALVE REPAIRERS 37  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 717  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 375 28
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 16  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 5  
575 ELECTRICIANS 43  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 48  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,548 28
637 MACHINISTS 32  
643 BOILERMAKERS 40  
646 LAY-OUT WORKERS 52  
649 ENGRAVERS, METAL 592  
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 35 21
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 13  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 3  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 3  
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 125  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 37  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 823 167
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 556 31
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 48  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 3  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 8,130 216
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 4,835 361
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 27,048 8,942
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,040  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 181 91
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 630 339
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 150  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 84  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 133  
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 13  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 112  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 263  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 5  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 16  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 28,102 9,820
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,448 549
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 484 252
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 19  
785 ASSEMBLERS 117  
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 166 166
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 395 28
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 31  
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 8  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 5  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 51  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 21  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 16  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 72  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 85  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 3,111 2,549
TOTAL 149,371 53,315

*(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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