National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name SODIUM POLYACRYLATE
CAS # 9003-04-7
RTECS # WD6826000
Agent Code 83142

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 616  
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 2,561 1,556
053 CIVIL ENGINEERS 368  
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 42  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 131 75
095 REGISTERED NURSES 280 269
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 493 281
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 62 62
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 1,313 866
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 215 29
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 560 409
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 427 231
214 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 80  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 293 293
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 140 140
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 910 66
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,380 474
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 124  
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 299 299
276 CASHIERS 93 93
335 FILE CLERKS 776 549
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 5,200 1,140
436 COOKS, EXCEPT SHORT ORDER 31  
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 6,552 5,311
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 1,806 1,170
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 104 104
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 1,792 1,251
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 15,664 336
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 668  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 2,276 1,009
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 164  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 2,560 159
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 198  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 881  
575 ELECTRICIANS 580  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 783  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 19  
614 DRILLERS, OIL WELL 1,659  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 2,921 174
637 MACHINISTS 3,514  
643 BOILERMAKERS 165  
647 PRECIOUS STONES AND METALS WORKERS (JEWELERS) 183  
686 BUTCHERS AND MEAT CUTTERS 2,067  
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 367  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 262  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 3,611 645
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 1,090  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 136 17
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 915 171
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 256 204
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 789 30
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 271  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 221 34
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,487 1,487
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 191  
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 177  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 376  
726 WOOD LATHE, ROUTING, AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 763  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 188 188
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 428  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 712  
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 256  
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 595 298
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,162 374
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 994 994
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 395 353
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 5,687 367
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,603 94
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,145  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,741  
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 840 840
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 2,333  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 313  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 12,553 2,464
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 5,443 330
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 69  
785 ASSEMBLERS 8,036 2,865
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 112  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 3,513  
806 DRIVER-SALES WORKERS 335  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 430 47
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 857  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 3,078  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 696  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 108  
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 1,370  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 253 140
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 1,337 426
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 9,072 21
TOTAL 139,513 28,737

*(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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