National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name PHOSPHORIC ACID, DIPOTASSIUM SALT
CAS # 7758-11-4
RTECS #
Agent Code 82861

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
015 MANAGERS, MEDICINE AND HEALTH 7 7
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 417 410
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 3  
069 PHYSICISTS AND ASTRONOMERS 1,361 836
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 2,457 1,228
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 1,326 779
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 839 727
084 PHYSICIANS 1,498 602
086 VETERINARIANS 2,015  
095 REGISTERED NURSES 50,495 40,980
096 PHARMACISTS 2,196 777
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 4,420 2,539
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 1,107 633
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 28,059 21,252
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 2,456 1,796
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 2,064 1,352
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 2,872 2,115
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 17,319 8,562
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 5,753 3,438
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 2,401 1,699
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 1,397 1,056
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 307 272
335 FILE CLERKS 149 30
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 76 38
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 933 776
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 482 301
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 6,084 4,044
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 4,261 3,904
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 135 118
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 18,577 403
469 PERSONAL SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 601 221
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 806 806
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 217  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 10,716  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 15,845 2
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 6,707 57
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 2,435  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 927  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 51  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 22  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 88  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 16  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 526  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 7,732  
575 ELECTRICIANS 3  
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 968  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 492  
637 MACHINISTS 16  
687 BAKERS 120 60
688 FOOD BATCHMAKERS 101 68
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 144  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 12  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 1,348 3
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 114 26
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,938 2
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,544 527
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 101 68
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,352 1,033
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 935  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 101 68
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 39  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 3,615 701
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 3,980 1,380
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 45  
785 ASSEMBLERS 4,436 22
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 3,088 1,494
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 68 68
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 448  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 75  
855 GRADER, DOZER, AND SCRAPER OPERATORS 224  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 314  
864 HELPERS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 19  
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 4,098  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 118 118
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 312 149
TOTAL 241,323 107,546

*(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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