| Agent Name | POTASSIUM IODIDE |
| CAS # | 7681-11-0 |
| RTECS # | TT2975000 |
| Agent Code | 81683 |
| Code | Occupation Description (1980) | Total # Employees (Male & Female) |
Total # Female Employees |
| 019 | MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. | 159 | |
| 027 | PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS | 460 | 430 |
| 036 | INSPECTORS AND COMPLIANCE OFFICERS, EXC. CONSTRUCTION | 32 | 32 |
| 044 | AEROSPACE ENGINEERS | 22 | |
| 056 | INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS | 155 | 78 |
| 059 | ENGINEERS, N.E.C. | 83 | 83 |
| 069 | PHYSICISTS AND ASTRONOMERS | 1,354 | 829 |
| 073 | CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS | 4,212 | 1,488 |
| 075 | GEOLOGISTS AND GEODESISTS | 28 | |
| 078 | BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS | 236 | 116 |
| 083 | MEDICAL SCIENTISTS | 655 | 560 |
| 084 | PHYSICIANS | 102 | 35 |
| 086 | VETERINARIANS | 3,167 | 633 |
| 095 | REGISTERED NURSES | 55,344 | 54,308 |
| 096 | PHARMACISTS | 2,471 | 1,050 |
| 098 | INHALATION THERAPISTS | 69 | 46 |
| 189 | PHOTOGRAPHERS | 284 | |
| 203 | CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS | 19,738 | 15,313 |
| 206 | RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS | 217 | 142 |
| 207 | LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES | 10,322 | 10,322 |
| 208 | HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. | 3,201 | 2,582 |
| 213 | ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS | 1,009 | 88 |
| 215 | MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS | 58 | |
| 216 | ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. | 5,676 | 1,600 |
| 223 | BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS | 2,754 | 1,825 |
| 224 | CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS | 11,295 | 3,743 |
| 225 | SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. | 1,290 | 475 |
| 235 | TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. | 1,488 | 203 |
| 335 | FILE CLERKS | 624 | 113 |
| 365 | STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS | 135 | |
| 368 | WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS | 76 | |
| 426 | GUARDS AND POLICE, EXC. PUBLIC SERVICE | 56 | 14 |
| 444 | MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS | 736 | 736 |
| 446 | HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING | 4,892 | 3,121 |
| 447 | NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS | 14,133 | 11,558 |
| 449 | MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN | 1,477 | 1,140 |
| 453 | JANITORS AND CLEANERS | 8,262 | 91 |
| 469 | PERSONAL SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. | 601 | 221 |
| 486 | GROUNDSKEEPERS AND GARDENERS, EXCEPT FARM | 730 | 365 |
| 487 | ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM | 928 | 589 |
| 518 | INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS | 90 | |
| 519 | MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS | 22 | |
| 534 | HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS | 1,076 | |
| 549 | NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS | 3,285 | |
| 567 | CARPENTERS | 57 | |
| 579 | PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE | 297 | 119 |
| 585 | PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS | 354 | |
| 593 | INSULATION WORKERS | 44 | |
| 633 | SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS | 2,139 | |
| 637 | MACHINISTS | 748 | |
| 643 | BOILERMAKERS | 86 | |
| 653 | SHEET METAL WORKERS | 75 | |
| 677 | OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS | 42 | |
| 683 | ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS | 6 | |
| 689 | INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS | 72 | |
| 694 | WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS | 407 | |
| 695 | POWER PLANT OPERATORS | 394 | 14 |
| 696 | STATIONARY ENGINEERS | 2,280 | 645 |
| 699 | MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS | 2,513 | |
| 715 | MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS | 45 | 45 |
| 717 | FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. | 1,532 | 1,050 |
| 719 | MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS | 1,890 | 1,890 |
| 723 | METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS | 2,169 | 235 |
| 724 | HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS | 183 | |
| 725 | MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS | 387 | 376 |
| 735 | PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS | 1,026 | 91 |
| 736 | TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS | 2,858 | 108 |
| 744 | TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS | 5,747 | 5,673 |
| 754 | PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS | 1,808 | 859 |
| 755 | EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS | 1,153 | 943 |
| 756 | MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS | 1,716 | 13 |
| 757 | SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS | 14 | |
| 759 | PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS | 227 | |
| 764 | WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS | 887 | |
| 766 | FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD | 2,495 | 18 |
| 774 | PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS | 4,394 | 79 |
| 777 | MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. | 21,100 | 15,055 |
| 779 | MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED | 8,567 | 1,138 |
| 785 | ASSEMBLERS | 2,072 | 1,549 |
| 796 | PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS | 3,175 | 1,738 |
| 797 | PRODUCTION TESTERS | 90 | 41 |
| 859 | MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS | 1,465 | 46 |
| 877 | STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS | 32 | |
| 883 | FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. | 878 | |
| 888 | HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS | 2,676 | 2,251 |
| 889 | LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION | 2,887 | 1,324 |
| TOTAL | 243,989 | 149,229 | |
*(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.