National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name BIOTIN
CAS # 58-85-5
RTECS #
Agent Code 80381

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 424 417
036 INSPECTORS AND COMPLIANCE OFFICERS, EXC. CONSTRUCTION 32 32
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 130 73
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 494 321
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 30 20
084 PHYSICIANS 13  
086 VETERINARIANS 2,015  
095 REGISTERED NURSES 13,798 12,962
096 PHARMACISTS 1,541 549
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 2,987 2,237
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,057 750
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 470 148
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 14 7
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,612  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 58  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 19  
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 876 803
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 1,149 566
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 3,170 403
454 ELEVATOR OPERATORS 363  
469 PERSONAL SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 601 221
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 1,279 892
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 133  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 136  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 127  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,791 783
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,174  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 78  
763 ROASTING AND BAKING MACHINE OPERATORS, FOOD 117  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,283  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 620  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 2,606  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 2,721 1,487
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 19  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 227  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 175  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 156  
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 782  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 58  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 725  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 521  
TOTAL 46,583 22,672

*(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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