National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ACETIC ACID, AMMONIUM SALT
CAS # 631-61-8
RTECS # AF3675000
Agent Code 80785

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
045 METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS ENGINEERS 16 5
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 2,962 1,079
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 276  
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 11  
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 675 510
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 516 273
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 44  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 779 354
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 686 300
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 3,348 1,441
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 57 11
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 838 418
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 359 210
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 894 71
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 21,326 17,626
567 CARPENTERS 640  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 93 46
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 255 64
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 79 50
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 7  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 502  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 173 85
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 664 343
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 85  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,574 386
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 322 108
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 1,981 1,248
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 463 68
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 86  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 751  
785 ASSEMBLERS 174  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 213  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 7  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 484 166
TOTAL 42,342 24,863

*(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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