| Agent Name | PALMITIC ACID |
| CAS # | 57-10-3 |
| RTECS # | RT4550000 |
| Agent Code | 81460 |
| Code | Occupation Description (1980) | Total # Employees (Male & Female) |
Total # Female Employees |
| 019 | MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. | 986 | |
| 073 | CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS | 492 | 93 |
| 099 | OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS | 62 | 62 |
| 203 | CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS | 272 | 237 |
| 216 | ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. | 474 | 37 |
| 224 | CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS | 2,472 | 356 |
| 235 | TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. | 122 | 12 |
| 274 | SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES | 1,315 | 1,315 |
| 364 | TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS | 263 | 52 |
| 365 | STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS | 677 | |
| 368 | WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS | 43 | |
| 384 | PROOFREADERS | 303 | 303 |
| 389 | ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. | 52 | |
| 446 | HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING | 35 | 14 |
| 453 | JANITORS AND CLEANERS | 10,456 | 2,893 |
| 505 | AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS | 302 | |
| 544 | MILLWRIGHTS | 78 | |
| 549 | NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS | 45 | |
| 558 | SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. | 784 | |
| 567 | CARPENTERS | 260 | |
| 575 | ELECTRICIANS | 92 | |
| 585 | PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS | 40 | |
| 589 | GLAZIERS | 2,279 | |
| 595 | ROOFERS | 3,781 | |
| 596 | SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS | 1,520 | |
| 599 | CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. | 2,612 | |
| 633 | SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS | 33 | |
| 634 | TOOL AND DIE MAKERS | 280 | |
| 637 | MACHINISTS | 8,566 | 431 |
| 653 | SHEET METAL WORKERS | 491 | |
| 678 | DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS | 1,581 | |
| 694 | WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS | 16 | |
| 696 | STATIONARY ENGINEERS | 2,259 | |
| 709 | GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS | 162 | |
| 717 | FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. | 198 | |
| 723 | METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS | 1,320 | 81 |
| 726 | WOOD LATHE, ROUTING, AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS | 410 | |
| 727 | SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS | 371 | |
| 734 | PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS | 3,286 | 915 |
| 737 | MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS | 1,283 | 837 |
| 747 | PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS | 657 | 657 |
| 748 | LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS | 7,190 | 6,381 |
| 754 | PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS | 650 | 313 |
| 756 | MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS | 6,178 | 1,079 |
| 759 | PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS | 740 | |
| 764 | WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS | 95 | |
| 766 | FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD | 755 | 18 |
| 769 | SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS | 290 | 234 |
| 774 | PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS | 2,615 | 2,055 |
| 777 | MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. | 5,612 | 1,262 |
| 779 | MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED | 13,898 | 29 |
| 785 | ASSEMBLERS | 569 | 145 |
| 796 | PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS | 573 | 329 |
| 797 | PRODUCTION TESTERS | 43 | |
| 804 | TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY | 3,227 | |
| 856 | INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS | 329 | |
| 859 | MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS | 101 | |
| 869 | CONSTRUCTION LABORERS | 2,973 | |
| 883 | FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. | 6,083 | |
| 887 | VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS | 94 | |
| 889 | LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION | 2,680 | 329 |
| TOTAL | 105,420 | 20,470 | |
*(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.