| Agent Name | SODIUM LAURYL SULFATE |
| CAS # | 151-21-3 |
| RTECS # | WT1050000 |
| Agent Code | 81990 |
| Code | Occupation Description (1980) | Total # Employees (Male & Female) |
Total # Female Employees |
| 015 | MANAGERS, MEDICINE AND HEALTH | 76 | 76 |
| 018 | FUNERAL DIRECTORS | 9,658 | |
| 019 | MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. | 4,109 | 1,311 |
| 026 | MANAGEMENT ANALYSTS | 329 | 329 |
| 048 | CHEMICAL ENGINEERS | 6 | |
| 053 | CIVIL ENGINEERS | 1,500 | |
| 056 | INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS | 155 | 78 |
| 059 | ENGINEERS, N.E.C. | 10 | |
| 073 | CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS | 3,533 | 1,383 |
| 078 | BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS | 417 | 371 |
| 083 | MEDICAL SCIENTISTS | 428 | 331 |
| 084 | PHYSICIANS | 3,735 | 1,596 |
| 086 | VETERINARIANS | 630 | |
| 095 | REGISTERED NURSES | 147,546 | 127,992 |
| 096 | PHARMACISTS | 5,383 | 3,334 |
| 097 | DIETITIANS | 1,799 | 1,223 |
| 098 | INHALATION THERAPISTS | 1,861 | 772 |
| 103 | PHYSICAL THERAPISTS | 2,731 | 2,210 |
| 105 | THERAPISTS, N.E.C. | 37 | 37 |
| 185 | DESIGNERS | 234 | 92 |
| 188 | PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS | 812 | 271 |
| 189 | PHOTOGRAPHERS | 2,130 | 399 |
| 203 | CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS | 17,329 | 12,271 |
| 206 | RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS | 7,591 | 4,918 |
| 207 | LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES | 3,057 | 3,010 |
| 208 | HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. | 11,842 | 4,503 |
| 213 | ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS | 3,150 | 1,314 |
| 215 | MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS | 350 | 33 |
| 216 | ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. | 3,399 | 1,290 |
| 223 | BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS | 1,184 | 1,129 |
| 224 | CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS | 4,703 | 1,413 |
| 225 | SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. | 3,207 | 812 |
| 235 | TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. | 11,688 | 3,398 |
| 274 | SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES | 1,315 | 1,315 |
| 276 | CASHIERS | 744 | 744 |
| 307 | SUPERVISORS; DISTRIBUTION, SCHEDULING, AND ADJUSTING CLERKS | 1,912 | 546 |
| 308 | COMPUTER OPERATORS | 351 | 150 |
| 313 | SECRETARIES | 2,295 | 2,295 |
| 319 | RECEPTIONISTS | 876 | 526 |
| 335 | FILE CLERKS | 449 | 117 |
| 336 | RECORDS CLERKS | 83 | 83 |
| 345 | DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS | 121 | 20 |
| 346 | MAIL PREPARING AND PAPER HANDLING MACHINE OPERATORS | 96 | 72 |
| 356 | MAIL CLERKS, EXC. POSTAL SERVICE | 1,580 | 1,580 |
| 363 | PRODUCTION COORDINATORS | 57 | |
| 364 | TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS | 1,077 | 255 |
| 365 | STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS | 4,406 | 3,062 |
| 373 | EXPEDITERS | 69 | |
| 374 | MATERIAL RECORDING, SCHEDULING, AND DISTRIBUTING CLERKS, N.E.C. | 18 | 18 |
| 379 | GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS | 6,519 | 4,510 |
| 389 | ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. | 216 | |
| 433 | SUPERVISORS, FOOD PREPARATION AND SERVICE OCCUPATIONS | 20 | 20 |
| 436 | COOKS, EXCEPT SHORT ORDER | 289 | 206 |
| 439 | KITCHEN WORKERS, FOOD PREPARATION | 78 | 78 |
| 443 | WAITERS'/WAITRESSES' ASSISTANTS | 43 | 43 |
| 444 | MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS | 12,023 | 9,393 |
| 445 | DENTAL ASSISTANTS | 58 | 27 |
| 446 | HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING | 16,551 | 10,406 |
| 447 | NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS | 16,001 | 15,068 |
| 448 | SUPERVISORS, CLEANING AND BUILDING SERVICE WORKERS | 318 | 57 |
| 449 | MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN | 51,399 | 32,778 |
| 453 | JANITORS AND CLEANERS | 182,436 | 66,238 |
| 458 | HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS | 33,903 | 26,585 |
| 469 | PERSONAL SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. | 611 | 267 |
| 486 | GROUNDSKEEPERS AND GARDENERS, EXCEPT FARM | 634 | 14 |
| 487 | ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM | 3,870 | 2,620 |
| 505 | AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS | 5,737 | |
| 507 | BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS | 499 | |
| 515 | AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE | 182 | |
| 516 | HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS | 1,268 | |
| 518 | INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS | 2,638 | |
| 519 | MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS | 406 | |
| 525 | DATA PROCESSING EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS | 7 | |
| 529 | TELEPHONE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS | 6,749 | |
| 535 | CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS | 1,648 | |
| 547 | SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. | 2,285 | 795 |
| 549 | NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS | 2,573 | 576 |
| 554 | SUPERVISORS, CARPENTERS AND RELATED WORKERS | 34 | |
| 567 | CARPENTERS | 2,407 | |
| 575 | ELECTRICIANS | 17,052 | |
| 579 | PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE | 334 | 119 |
| 585 | PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS | 3,108 | |
| 589 | GLAZIERS | 837 | |
| 593 | INSULATION WORKERS | 44 | |
| 614 | DRILLERS, OIL WELL | 7,368 | |
| 617 | MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. | 7,885 | |
| 633 | SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS | 4,844 | 54 |
| 634 | TOOL AND DIE MAKERS | 892 | |
| 636 | PRECISION ASSEMBLERS, METAL | 1,119 | 947 |
| 637 | MACHINISTS | 2,732 | 408 |
| 643 | BOILERMAKERS | 75 | |
| 645 | PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL | 514 | |
| 646 | LAY-OUT WORKERS | 28 | 2 |
| 647 | PRECIOUS STONES AND METALS WORKERS (JEWELERS) | 23 | 12 |
| 649 | ENGRAVERS, METAL | 569 | 514 |
| 653 | SHEET METAL WORKERS | 934 | |
| 655 | MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS | 29 | 18 |
| 666 | DRESSMAKERS | 123 | 123 |
| 668 | UPHOLSTERERS | 853 | |
| 669 | SHOE REPAIRERS | 191 | 120 |
| 675 | HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS | 728 | |
| 676 | PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS | 310 | 207 |
| 677 | OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS | 168 | 151 |
| 678 | DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS | 3,246 | 2,033 |
| 683 | ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS | 953 | |
| 684 | MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. | 1,973 | 962 |
| 686 | BUTCHERS AND MEAT CUTTERS | 6,462 | 645 |
| 687 | BAKERS | 1,866 | 510 |
| 689 | INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS | 324 | 225 |
| 694 | WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS | 538 | |
| 695 | POWER PLANT OPERATORS | 166 | 67 |
| 699 | MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS | 114 | |
| 703 | LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS | 48 | 2 |
| 706 | PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS | 1,979 | 511 |
| 707 | ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS | 1,898 | |
| 708 | DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS | 724 | |
| 709 | GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS | 4,319 | 1,890 |
| 719 | MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS | 5,543 | 467 |
| 723 | METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS | 1,991 | 38 |
| 724 | HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS | 229 | |
| 725 | MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS | 87 | |
| 726 | WOOD LATHE, ROUTING, AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS | 410 | |
| 728 | SHAPING AND JOINING MACHINE OPERATORS | 72 | |
| 734 | PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS | 19,992 | 3,700 |
| 735 | PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS | 3,622 | 281 |
| 736 | TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS | 7,335 | 1,355 |
| 737 | MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS | 629 | 121 |
| 743 | TEXTILE CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS | 171 | |
| 744 | TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS | 5,613 | 5,445 |
| 745 | SHOE MACHINE OPERATORS | 2,429 | 2,089 |
| 747 | PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS | 1,150 | 1,088 |
| 748 | LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS | 2,643 | 562 |
| 749 | MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS | 3,506 | 898 |
| 753 | CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS | 368 | 192 |
| 754 | PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS | 8,431 | 1,214 |
| 755 | EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS | 1,601 | 137 |
| 756 | MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS | 15,643 | 2,041 |
| 757 | SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS | 997 | 347 |
| 759 | PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS | 1,217 | 378 |
| 764 | WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS | 437 | 437 |
| 765 | FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS | 1,842 | 1,340 |
| 766 | FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD | 346 | |
| 768 | CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS | 1,129 | 252 |
| 769 | SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS | 3,689 | 1,851 |
| 774 | PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS | 6,813 | 2,976 |
| 777 | MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. | 16,405 | 4,105 |
| 779 | MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED | 11,750 | 3,804 |
| 783 | WELDERS AND CUTTERS | 1,570 | 89 |
| 784 | SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS | 450 | 134 |
| 785 | ASSEMBLERS | 21,056 | 7,697 |
| 786 | HAND CUTTING AND TRIMMING OCCUPATIONS | 351 | |
| 787 | HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS | 200 | 20 |
| 793 | HAND ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OCCUPATIONS | 526 | 33 |
| 796 | PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS | 2,570 | 1,083 |
| 797 | PRODUCTION TESTERS | 336 | 309 |
| 799 | GRADERS AND SORTERS, EXCEPT AGRICULTURAL | 170 | 170 |
| 804 | TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY | 4,316 | |
| 806 | DRIVER-SALES WORKERS | 335 | |
| 809 | TAXI CAB DRIVERS AND CHAUFFEURS | 1,863 | 36 |
| 849 | CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS | 103 | |
| 859 | MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS | 593 | 53 |
| 869 | CONSTRUCTION LABORERS | 2,033 | |
| 873 | PRODUCTION HELPERS | 2,172 | 26 |
| 877 | STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS | 22 | 5 |
| 878 | MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS | 568 | 242 |
| 883 | FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. | 1,241 | |
| 885 | GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS | 3,413 | |
| 887 | VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS | 2,058 | 459 |
| 888 | HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS | 4,091 | 3,011 |
| 889 | LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION | 14,006 | 997 |
| TOTAL | 886,968 | 415,360 | |
*(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.