National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name SACCHARIN
CAS # 81-07-2
RTECS # DE4200000
Agent Code 80507

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 94  
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 210  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 284  
084 PHYSICIANS 557 236
085 DENTISTS 56 14
095 REGISTERED NURSES 50,832 44,403
096 PHARMACISTS 1,864 929
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 94 24
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 24  
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 963 715
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 2,608 2,473
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 153 104
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 121 3
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 1,309 24
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,095 45
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 691 31
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 686 275
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 876 180
243 SUPERVISORS AND PROPRIETORS, SALES OCCUPATIONS 633 203
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 932 10
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 248 130
376 INVESTIGATORS AND ADJUSTERS, EXCEPT INSURANCE 403 403
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 1,462  
445 DENTAL ASSISTANTS 49 49
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 239 148
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 2,572 2,559
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 8,882 389
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 1,838 1,608
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 302  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 1,610  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 6,707 57
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 60  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 4,169 75
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 3,838  
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 5,267  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 249 249
544 MILLWRIGHTS 45  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 900 113
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,228 7
567 CARPENTERS 22  
575 ELECTRICIANS 365  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 3,106  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 3,316  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 596  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 298  
637 MACHINISTS 13,024 1,518
639 MACHINIST APPRENTICES 139  
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 203  
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 35 21
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 7,177 5,022
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 3,003  
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 291 244
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 325  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 22  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 284 68
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 603 5
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 188 188
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 31  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,125  
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,667 2,165
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,036 522
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 2,484 1,308
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 3,691 494
785 ASSEMBLERS 69,359 29,829
793 HAND ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OCCUPATIONS 77 77
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 5,577 310
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 1,230 473
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 57  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 79  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 238  
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 22 5
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 69  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 210 22
TOTAL 225,094 97,727

*(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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