National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ASPARTIC ACID
CAS # 56-84-8
RTECS #
Agent Code 81861

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 21 14
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 9  
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 141 127
084 PHYSICIANS 13  
096 PHARMACISTS 116 64
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 5,283 3,933
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,921 1,471
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 233  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 21 21
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 14 7
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 1,262 907
TOTAL 9,033 6,545

*(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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