National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

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.

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