National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name AMMONIUM THIOCYANATE
CAS # 1762-95-4
RTECS # XK7875000
Agent Code 80258

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 159  
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 19 6
045 METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS ENGINEERS 64  
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 1,001 206
069 PHYSICISTS AND ASTRONOMERS 14  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 1,479 585
084 PHYSICIANS 284 42
095 REGISTERED NURSES 9 9
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 98 77
185 DESIGNERS 1,385 705
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 3,660 1,768
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 3,244 840
195 EDITORS AND REPORTERS 102  
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 279 236
204 DENTAL HYGIENISTS 85 49
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 1,491 1,139
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 196 11
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,300 103
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 342 162
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 5,089 1,737
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 261 116
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 518 183
319 RECEPTIONISTS 336 336
335 FILE CLERKS 149 30
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 8  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 8  
374 MATERIAL RECORDING, SCHEDULING, AND DISTRIBUTING CLERKS, N.E.C. 13  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 319 57
385 DATA-ENTRY KEYERS 568 568
426 GUARDS AND POLICE, EXC. PUBLIC SERVICE 140  
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 39  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 2,035 36
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 11  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 21  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 49  
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. 185  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,900 302
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 708  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 5  
567 CARPENTERS 10,958  
575 ELECTRICIANS 43  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 504  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 44  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 614 46
637 MACHINISTS 357  
643 BOILERMAKERS 40  
656 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, WOOD 12  
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 378  
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 35 21
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 1,718 164
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 13  
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 66  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 155  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 26  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 3  
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 125  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 24  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 107  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,332 140
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 48  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 376 376
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 269  
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,800  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,152 417
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 764 31
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 11,000 4,777
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,054 770
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 115  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 153  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 162 15
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 13  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 324 267
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 24  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 5  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,599  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 5,470 1,797
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,241  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,688 856
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 19  
785 ASSEMBLERS 7,721 1,228
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 166 166
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 90 7
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 21  
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  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 1,445  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 72  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 255 255
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 85  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 202 202
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 3,169 2,566
TOTAL 90,585 23,403

*(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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