National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name METHYL-PARA-AMINOPHENOL SULFATE, PARA-
CAS # 55-55-0
RTECS # SL8650000
Agent Code 81914

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 19 6
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 18 6
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 28 20
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 62 52
084 PHYSICIANS 52  
095 REGISTERED NURSES 782 705
185 DESIGNERS 432 25
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 50 14
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 2,470 16
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 1,546 1,074
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 1,496 1,074
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 293 213
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 1,713  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 531 120
217 DRAFTING OCCUPATIONS 154 58
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 99 99
426 GUARDS AND POLICE, EXC. PUBLIC SERVICE 140  
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 90 63
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 411  
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 21,326 17,626
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 589 589
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,365  
649 ENGRAVERS, METAL 63 47
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 310 207
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 805 35
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 36 7
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 4,647 2,106
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 11  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 2,604 201
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 197 141
785 ASSEMBLERS 42  
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 166 166
793 HAND ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OCCUPATIONS 526 33
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 71 17
TOTAL 43,146 24,720

*(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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