National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name SQUALANE
CAS # 111-01-3
RTECS #
Agent Code 84063

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 460 430
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 724 236
085 DENTISTS 56 14
086 VETERINARIANS 2,621 294
095 REGISTERED NURSES 97,877 88,888
096 PHARMACISTS 111 47
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 306 139
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 52 40
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 1,407 1,170
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 533 402
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 8,762 8,624
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 235 198
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 48 29
445 DENTAL ASSISTANTS 451 451
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 785 557
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 14,764 12,158
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 592 45
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 4,520 2,297
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 589 589
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 652 478
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,533 947
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 194 194
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 39  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 827 276
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,722 996
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 97 65
785 ASSEMBLERS 6,264 6,016
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,172 947
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 466 120
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 676  
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 138  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 138  
TOTAL 149,812 126,648

*(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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