National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name VITAMIN D3
CAS # 67-97-0
RTECS # VS2900000
Agent Code 80574

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 403 403
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 46 46
086 VETERINARIANS 2,015  
095 REGISTERED NURSES 47,745 45,415
096 PHARMACISTS 109 83
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 699 632
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 167 167
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 5,511 5,429
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 403 403
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 784 319
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 465  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 58  
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 876 803
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 1,117 654
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 1,414 1,414
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 3,563 403
454 ELEVATOR OPERATORS 363  
469 PERSONAL SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 601 221
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 1,279 892
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 222  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,324 316
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 163  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,643  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,264  
763 ROASTING AND BAKING MACHINE OPERATORS, FOOD 117  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,162  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,213 46
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 2,851  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 3,210 1,487
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 227  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 280  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 548 46
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 1,242  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 58  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 725  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 204  
TOTAL 85,071 59,178

*(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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