| Agent Name | ALGIN |
| CAS # | 9005-38-3 |
| RTECS # | AZ5820000 |
| Agent Code | 80439 |
| Code | Occupation Description (1980) | Total # Employees (Male & Female) |
Total # Female Employees |
| 018 | FUNERAL DIRECTORS | 541 | |
| 019 | MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. | 403 | 403 |
| 059 | ENGINEERS, N.E.C. | 17 | |
| 086 | VETERINARIANS | 2,015 | |
| 095 | REGISTERED NURSES | 256 | 244 |
| 096 | PHARMACISTS | 143 | 86 |
| 098 | INHALATION THERAPISTS | 83 | |
| 203 | CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS | 1,725 | 423 |
| 206 | RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS | 1,565 | 1,282 |
| 208 | HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. | 403 | 403 |
| 223 | BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS | 3,052 | 872 |
| 225 | SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. | 364 | 159 |
| 235 | TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. | 2,898 | |
| 364 | TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS | 1,126 | 365 |
| 365 | STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS | 144 | |
| 445 | DENTAL ASSISTANTS | 58 | 27 |
| 453 | JANITORS AND CLEANERS | 17,334 | 481 |
| 487 | ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM | 806 | 806 |
| 503 | SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS | 9 | |
| 507 | BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS | 1,241 | |
| 516 | HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS | 367 | |
| 518 | INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS | 103 | |
| 544 | MILLWRIGHTS | 990 | 3 |
| 547 | SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. | 1,196 | |
| 549 | NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS | 5,660 | |
| 585 | PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS | 2,904 | |
| 597 | STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS | 144 | |
| 633 | SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS | 333 | 333 |
| 637 | MACHINISTS | 1,208 | 8 |
| 684 | MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. | 134 | |
| 696 | STATIONARY ENGINEERS | 17 | |
| 709 | GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS | 729 | 73 |
| 717 | FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. | 3,959 | 3,148 |
| 719 | MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS | 1,043 | |
| 734 | PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS | 1,361 | |
| 737 | MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS | 1,283 | 837 |
| 744 | TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS | 12,731 | 12,530 |
| 749 | MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS | 1,661 | |
| 754 | PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS | 2,143 | 1,217 |
| 756 | MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS | 297 | |
| 758 | COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS | 311 | 256 |
| 769 | SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS | 4,429 | 2,655 |
| 777 | MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. | 2,592 | 600 |
| 779 | MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED | 5,143 | 3,286 |
| 783 | WELDERS AND CUTTERS | 13,234 | 61 |
| 785 | ASSEMBLERS | 1,487 | 65 |
| 796 | PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS | 409 | 289 |
| 853 | EXCAVATING AND LOADING MACHINE OPERATORS | 781 | |
| 855 | GRADER, DOZER, AND SCRAPER OPERATORS | 468 | |
| 859 | MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS | 165 | 77 |
| 888 | HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS | 4,837 | 4,837 |
| TOTAL | 106,305 | 35,825 | |
*(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.