National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name GLUCONIC ACID
CAS # 526-95-4
RTECS #
Agent Code 80287

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 69  
084 PHYSICIANS 683 543
085 DENTISTS 1,598 523
095 REGISTERED NURSES 776 768
096 PHARMACISTS 412 192
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 409  
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 389 21
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 607 464
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 3,312 2,355
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 2,695  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 367 2
345 DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS 795 568
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 506 506
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,073 239
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 3,122 749
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 4,143  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 346  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 159  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 68  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 1,996  
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 6,111  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 577  
646 LAY-OUT WORKERS 52  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 32  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 744 88
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 590  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 113 9
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,079 20
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 739 138
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 5,237 456
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 931 29
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 235  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 11  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 402  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 156  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 1,668 736
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 3,890 624
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 569 236
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 346  
785 ASSEMBLERS 67 32
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 166 166
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 450  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 6  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 52  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 35  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 863 48
TOTAL 53,648 9,514

*(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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