| Agent Name | LACTOSE |
| CAS # | 63-42-3 |
| RTECS # | OD9625000 |
| Agent Code | 81715 |
| Code | Occupation Description (1980) | Total # Employees (Male & Female) |
Total # Female Employees |
| 019 | MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. | 403 | 403 |
| 027 | PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS | 460 | 430 |
| 036 | INSPECTORS AND COMPLIANCE OFFICERS, EXC. CONSTRUCTION | 32 | 32 |
| 073 | CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS | 910 | 506 |
| 078 | BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS | 718 | 526 |
| 083 | MEDICAL SCIENTISTS | 445 | 385 |
| 084 | PHYSICIANS | 729 | 216 |
| 086 | VETERINARIANS | 3,487 | 294 |
| 095 | REGISTERED NURSES | 43,776 | 35,536 |
| 096 | PHARMACISTS | 5,624 | 2,862 |
| 098 | INHALATION THERAPISTS | 1,159 | 743 |
| 103 | PHYSICAL THERAPISTS | 125 | 102 |
| 203 | CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS | 14,922 | 11,145 |
| 206 | RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS | 905 | 614 |
| 207 | LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES | 3,890 | 3,028 |
| 208 | HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. | 747 | 647 |
| 216 | ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. | 563 | |
| 223 | BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS | 4,603 | 2,143 |
| 224 | CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS | 611 | 379 |
| 225 | SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. | 419 | 187 |
| 235 | TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. | 1,196 | 852 |
| 243 | SUPERVISORS AND PROPRIETORS, SALES OCCUPATIONS | 15 | |
| 368 | WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS | 76 | |
| 444 | MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS | 482 | 301 |
| 446 | HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING | 5,144 | 3,035 |
| 447 | NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS | 3,467 | 3,275 |
| 453 | JANITORS AND CLEANERS | 2,371 | 403 |
| 458 | HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS | 1,928 | 701 |
| 469 | PERSONAL SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. | 601 | 221 |
| 487 | ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM | 1,395 | 1,395 |
| 549 | NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS | 133 | |
| 585 | PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS | 3,990 | |
| 617 | MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. | 7,885 | |
| 633 | SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS | 406 | 46 |
| 689 | INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS | 14 | |
| 696 | STATIONARY ENGINEERS | 127 | |
| 723 | METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS | 2,546 | 972 |
| 724 | HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS | 165 | |
| 754 | PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS | 2,228 | 1,005 |
| 756 | MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS | 6,062 | 572 |
| 757 | SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS | 206 | |
| 759 | PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS | 220 | |
| 777 | MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. | 561 | |
| 779 | MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED | 743 | |
| 785 | ASSEMBLERS | 77 | 61 |
| 796 | PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS | 2,727 | 1,487 |
| 797 | PRODUCTION TESTERS | 73 | |
| 798 | PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS | 111 | |
| 859 | MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS | 156 | |
| 878 | MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS | 255 | 255 |
| 888 | HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS | 2,438 | 1,436 |
| TOTAL | 132,323 | 76,197 | |
*(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.