| Agent Name | DODECYL BENZENE SULFONIC ACID |
| CAS # | 27176-87-0 |
| RTECS # | |
| Agent Code | 81668 |
| Code | Occupation Description (1980) | Total # Employees (Male & Female) |
Total # Female Employees |
| 015 | MANAGERS, MEDICINE AND HEALTH | 9 | |
| 018 | FUNERAL DIRECTORS | 541 | |
| 019 | MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. | 2,119 | 1,507 |
| 027 | PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS | 3,646 | 2,299 |
| 053 | CIVIL ENGINEERS | 1,472 | |
| 055 | ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS | 566 | 17 |
| 059 | ENGINEERS, N.E.C. | 1,706 | 299 |
| 073 | CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS | 1,977 | 499 |
| 078 | BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS | 21 | 21 |
| 083 | MEDICAL SCIENTISTS | 112 | 61 |
| 084 | PHYSICIANS | 155 | 100 |
| 095 | REGISTERED NURSES | 3,203 | 2,946 |
| 098 | INHALATION THERAPISTS | 469 | 182 |
| 103 | PHYSICAL THERAPISTS | 421 | 403 |
| 185 | DESIGNERS | 332 | |
| 188 | PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS | 215 | 29 |
| 189 | PHOTOGRAPHERS | 356 | |
| 198 | ANNOUNCERS | 1,806 | 258 |
| 203 | CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS | 2,134 | 1,814 |
| 206 | RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS | 107 | |
| 207 | LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES | 34 | 34 |
| 208 | HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. | 2,523 | 1,507 |
| 213 | ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS | 25 | 23 |
| 215 | MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS | 746 | 69 |
| 216 | ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. | 561 | 129 |
| 223 | BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS | 1,617 | 1,136 |
| 224 | CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS | 949 | 301 |
| 225 | SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. | 63 | 11 |
| 235 | TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. | 3,681 | 459 |
| 303 | SUPERVISORS, GENERAL OFFICE | 836 | 717 |
| 309 | PERIPHERAL EQUIPMENT OPERATORS | 370 | 329 |
| 313 | SECRETARIES | 623 | 587 |
| 318 | TRANSPORTATION TICKET AND RESERVATION AGENTS | 1,118 | 233 |
| 335 | FILE CLERKS | 227 | |
| 336 | RECORDS CLERKS | 83 | 83 |
| 356 | MAIL CLERKS, EXC. POSTAL SERVICE | 923 | 831 |
| 364 | TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS | 2,435 | 239 |
| 365 | STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS | 3,562 | 1,942 |
| 368 | WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS | 431 | |
| 374 | MATERIAL RECORDING, SCHEDULING, AND DISTRIBUTING CLERKS, N.E.C. | 56 | 56 |
| 379 | GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS | 3,023 | 1,296 |
| 385 | DATA-ENTRY KEYERS | 1,053 | |
| 436 | COOKS, EXCEPT SHORT ORDER | 1,370 | 1,063 |
| 439 | KITCHEN WORKERS, FOOD PREPARATION | 41 | 41 |
| 444 | MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS | 12,331 | 8,772 |
| 445 | DENTAL ASSISTANTS | 58 | 27 |
| 446 | HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING | 10,600 | 7,180 |
| 447 | NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS | 328 | 205 |
| 448 | SUPERVISORS, CLEANING AND BUILDING SERVICE WORKERS | 28 | |
| 449 | MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN | 21,315 | 13,472 |
| 453 | JANITORS AND CLEANERS | 121,106 | 35,562 |
| 458 | HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS | 4,492 | 3,406 |
| 469 | PERSONAL SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. | 238 | 98 |
| 486 | GROUNDSKEEPERS AND GARDENERS, EXCEPT FARM | 487 | |
| 487 | ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM | 33 | 11 |
| 505 | AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS | 9,917 | 288 |
| 507 | BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS | 4,713 | |
| 508 | AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS | 1,037 | 9 |
| 515 | AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE | 3,626 | 126 |
| 516 | HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS | 2,424 | |
| 518 | INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS | 1,201 | |
| 519 | MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS | 1,413 | 13 |
| 523 | ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT | 2,024 | |
| 535 | CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS | 570 | 447 |
| 538 | OFFICE MACHINE REPAIRERS | 75 | |
| 539 | MECHANICAL CONTROLS AND VALVE REPAIRERS | 353 | |
| 544 | MILLWRIGHTS | 807 | |
| 547 | SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. | 4,267 | 911 |
| 549 | NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS | 1,857 | |
| 558 | SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. | 275 | |
| 567 | CARPENTERS | 216 | |
| 575 | ELECTRICIANS | 500 | |
| 579 | PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE | 58 | |
| 585 | PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS | 2,201 | |
| 599 | CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. | 377 | |
| 615 | EXPLOSIVES WORKERS | 143 | |
| 633 | SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS | 4,703 | 498 |
| 634 | TOOL AND DIE MAKERS | 2,841 | 891 |
| 637 | MACHINISTS | 19,237 | |
| 643 | BOILERMAKERS | 62 | |
| 644 | PRECISION GRINDERS, FITTERS, AND TOOL SHARPENERS | 167 | 52 |
| 645 | PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL | 153 | |
| 649 | ENGRAVERS, METAL | 83 | |
| 666 | DRESSMAKERS | 481 | 123 |
| 677 | OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS | 377 | 275 |
| 678 | DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS | 667 | 21 |
| 683 | ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS | 1,712 | 376 |
| 684 | MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. | 3 | 3 |
| 686 | BUTCHERS AND MEAT CUTTERS | 18,045 | 10,533 |
| 687 | BAKERS | 41 | 41 |
| 688 | FOOD BATCHMAKERS | 127 | 63 |
| 689 | INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS | 144 | |
| 695 | POWER PLANT OPERATORS | 175 | |
| 699 | MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS | 636 | |
| 703 | LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS | 79 | |
| 704 | LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS | 1,533 | 322 |
| 705 | MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS | 987 | |
| 706 | PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS | 758 | 193 |
| 707 | ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS | 174 | |
| 708 | DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS | 322 | 257 |
| 709 | GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS | 3,824 | 784 |
| 713 | FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS | 30 | |
| 715 | MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS | 28 | |
| 717 | FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. | 136 | |
| 723 | METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS | 3,982 | 218 |
| 724 | HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS | 48 | |
| 725 | MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS | 1,365 | 376 |
| 734 | PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS | 1,615 | 479 |
| 735 | PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS | 1,172 | 3 |
| 736 | TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS | 781 | 781 |
| 737 | MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS | 423 | 121 |
| 739 | KNITTING, LOOPING, TAPING, AND WEAVING MACHINE OPERATORS | 98 | |
| 747 | PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS | 1,062 | 1,001 |
| 748 | LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS | 7,648 | 1,901 |
| 749 | MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS | 1,082 | |
| 754 | PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS | 6,232 | 3,048 |
| 756 | MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS | 6,772 | 1,844 |
| 757 | SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS | 213 | |
| 759 | PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS | 4,797 | 416 |
| 764 | WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS | 2 | |
| 766 | FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD | 464 | |
| 768 | CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS | 244 | 67 |
| 769 | SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS | 1,002 | 81 |
| 774 | PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS | 530 | 33 |
| 777 | MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. | 26,196 | 4,182 |
| 779 | MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED | 42,542 | 9,890 |
| 783 | WELDERS AND CUTTERS | 3,700 | |
| 784 | SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS | 311 | 112 |
| 785 | ASSEMBLERS | 31,621 | 3,655 |
| 789 | HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS | 201 | 34 |
| 796 | PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS | 11,913 | 4,434 |
| 797 | PRODUCTION TESTERS | 2,837 | 701 |
| 799 | GRADERS AND SORTERS, EXCEPT AGRICULTURAL | 190 | 190 |
| 804 | TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY | 8,007 | 119 |
| 806 | DRIVER-SALES WORKERS | 335 | |
| 809 | TAXI CAB DRIVERS AND CHAUFFEURS | 358 | 36 |
| 828 | SHIP CAPTAINS AND MATES, EXCEPT FISHING BOATS | 3 | |
| 849 | CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS | 443 | |
| 856 | INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS | 2,584 | 63 |
| 859 | MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS | 199 | |
| 864 | HELPERS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS | 454 | |
| 865 | HELPERS, CONSTRUCTION TRADES | 549 | |
| 869 | CONSTRUCTION LABORERS | 2,775 | |
| 873 | PRODUCTION HELPERS | 145 | |
| 875 | GARBAGE COLLECTORS | 781 | 78 |
| 878 | MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS | 235 | 201 |
| 883 | FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. | 3,820 | 1,086 |
| 885 | GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS | 4,976 | 1,098 |
| 887 | VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS | 7,137 | 1,798 |
| 888 | HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS | 12,858 | 4,363 |
| 889 | LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION | 21,079 | 4,491 |
| TOTAL | 540,098 | 153,385 | |
*(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.