National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name GLUCONOLACTONE
CAS # 90-80-2
RTECS #
Agent Code 80419

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 403 403
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 373 373
084 PHYSICIANS 1,292 837
086 VETERINARIANS 4,997 294
095 REGISTERED NURSES 134,843 121,974
096 PHARMACISTS 417 162
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 750 639
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 502 394
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 362 73
195 EDITORS AND REPORTERS 102  
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 3,636 2,977
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 6,091 4,237
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 8,540 8,363
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,633 1,265
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 253  
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 1,897 1,265
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 560 424
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 99  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 316 316
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 319 57
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 5,896 5,782
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 863 633
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 3,232 3,003
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 889 65
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 3,375 1,487
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 118 107
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 2,305 1,956
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 166 166
TOTAL 184,229 157,249

*(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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