| Agent Name | POTASSIUM PYROSULFITE |
| CAS # | 16731-55-8 |
| RTECS # | TT4920000 |
| Agent Code | 82177 |
| Code | Occupation Description (1980) | Total # Employees (Male & Female) |
Total # Female Employees |
| 048 | CHEMICAL ENGINEERS | 7 | 2 |
| 055 | ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS | 995 | 206 |
| 069 | PHYSICISTS AND ASTRONOMERS | 1,354 | 829 |
| 073 | CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS | 1,441 | 432 |
| 083 | MEDICAL SCIENTISTS | 93 | 83 |
| 084 | PHYSICIANS | 52 | |
| 095 | REGISTERED NURSES | 2,518 | 2,518 |
| 096 | PHARMACISTS | 1,385 | 468 |
| 188 | PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS | 1,184 | 455 |
| 189 | PHOTOGRAPHERS | 523 | 94 |
| 195 | EDITORS AND REPORTERS | 102 | |
| 203 | CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS | 799 | 664 |
| 206 | RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS | 1,520 | 1,023 |
| 208 | HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. | 1,625 | 1,134 |
| 213 | ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS | 205 | |
| 216 | ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. | 1,903 | 84 |
| 224 | CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS | 92 | |
| 225 | SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. | 14 | |
| 308 | COMPUTER OPERATORS | 194 | |
| 345 | DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS | 32 | 16 |
| 379 | GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS | 319 | 57 |
| 426 | GUARDS AND POLICE, EXC. PUBLIC SERVICE | 140 | |
| 446 | HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING | 638 | 561 |
| 453 | JANITORS AND CLEANERS | 1,192 | 36 |
| 519 | MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS | 22 | |
| 549 | NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS | 470 | |
| 567 | CARPENTERS | 57 | |
| 585 | PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS | 46 | |
| 593 | INSULATION WORKERS | 44 | |
| 633 | SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS | 22 | |
| 637 | MACHINISTS | 57 | |
| 653 | SHEET METAL WORKERS | 75 | |
| 694 | WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS | 66 | |
| 699 | MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS | 79 | |
| 723 | METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS | 7 | 2 |
| 734 | PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS | 2,740 | 34 |
| 735 | PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS | 912 | 3 |
| 736 | TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS | 5,173 | 559 |
| 753 | CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS | 1,264 | |
| 756 | MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS | 18 | |
| 759 | PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS | 57 | |
| 774 | PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS | 3,780 | 919 |
| 777 | MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. | 86 | |
| 779 | MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED | 6 | |
| 796 | PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS | 29 | 11 |
| TOTAL | 33,335 | 10,193 | |
*(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.