National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name PALMITIC ACID, ISOPROPYL ESTER
CAS # 142-91-6
RTECS # RT4900000
Agent Code 82948

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 75 56
084 PHYSICIANS 259 211
085 DENTISTS 56 14
095 REGISTERED NURSES 134,153 117,512
096 PHARMACISTS 565 295
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 350 183
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 52 40
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 2,979 2,457
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 1,772 1,372
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 964 665
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 10,588 10,417
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,108 962
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 30  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 48 29
303 SUPERVISORS, GENERAL OFFICE 94 69
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 91  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 43  
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 711 634
445 DENTAL ASSISTANTS 451 451
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 967 689
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 16,632 13,975
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 464 338
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,988 782
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 6,322 4,025
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 652 478
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 121  
637 MACHINISTS 546  
655 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS 29 18
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 194 194
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 85 14
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,455 303
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 30  
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 243 91
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,349  
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 39  
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 18 6
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 46 46
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,835 1,789
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 686 18
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 273 61
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 58 12
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,656 749
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,064 645
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 176 176
785 ASSEMBLERS 2,286 1,194
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 4,951 819
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 509 120
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 884 799
TOTAL 200,948 162,709

*(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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