National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name POTASSIUM CITRATE
CAS # 866-84-2
RTECS # GE8255000
Agent Code 80488

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 21 21
069 PHYSICISTS AND ASTRONOMERS 1,354 829
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 2,784 1,465
075 GEOLOGISTS AND GEODESISTS 28  
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 5  
095 REGISTERED NURSES 8,597 8,229
096 PHARMACISTS 2,487 1,345
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 153 153
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 11  
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 1,357 1,168
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 1,289 985
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,625 1,134
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 93 23
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,113 421
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 71 20
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 6,510 1,491
323 INFORMATION CLERKS, N.E.C. 28  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 136 72
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 876 803
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 510 288
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 2,730 36
469 PERSONAL SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 601 221
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 151  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 25  
644 PRECISION GRINDERS, FITTERS, AND TOOL SHARPENERS 255  
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 23  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 459  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,188 1,811
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,662  
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 1,130 141
743 TEXTILE CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 16  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,265 316
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 804  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,494 246
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 961 160
785 ASSEMBLERS 174  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 2,732 1,494
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 123  
TOTAL 48,842 22,873

*(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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