National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name SODIUM BROMIDE
CAS # 7647-15-6
RTECS # VZ3150000
Agent Code 83904

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 428  
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 111 3
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 155 78
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 577 161
084 PHYSICIANS 1,208 814
095 REGISTERED NURSES 7,316 917
097 DIETITIANS 1,799 1,223
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 126 14
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 383 318
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 43 14
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 2,717 316
195 EDITORS AND REPORTERS 102  
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 3,050 2,154
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 4,057 2,574
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,366 1,138
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 188  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 563 62
217 DRAFTING OCCUPATIONS 154 58
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 471 149
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 3,423 1,547
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 512 183
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 1,787 1,787
313 SECRETARIES 106 106
319 RECEPTIONISTS 336 336
335 FILE CLERKS 149 30
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 702 179
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 924 608
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 319 57
426 GUARDS AND POLICE, EXC. PUBLIC SERVICE 140  
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 4,507 3,335
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 6,800 4,122
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 7,855 4,721
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 31,025 7,706
469 PERSONAL SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 216 154
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 528  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 65  
567 CARPENTERS 1,112  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 53  
637 MACHINISTS 4,693  
646 LAY-OUT WORKERS 52  
655 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS 29 18
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 2,614 2,033
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 326 47
686 BUTCHERS AND MEAT CUTTERS 2,067  
687 BAKERS 1,866 510
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 102  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 397  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 701 112
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,078  
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 65  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,365  
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 1,014 104
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 2,966 1,615
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 192  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 181 91
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,264  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 94 45
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 887  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 949 27
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 6,570 1,421
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 3,354 27
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 2,566 1,711
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 56 28
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 23  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 3,972 2,566
TOTAL 124,815 45,219

*(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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