National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name SODIUM N-LAUROYL SARCOSINATE
CAS # 137-16-6
RTECS #
Agent Code 84238

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 7 7
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 48  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 392 149
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 386 285
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 326 268
084 PHYSICIANS 1,166 813
095 REGISTERED NURSES 43,909 33,500
096 PHARMACISTS 657 278
097 DIETITIANS 208 208
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 755 488
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 171 157
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 1,599 1,303
104 SPEECH THERAPISTS 25 25
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 134 115
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 5,958 4,333
205 HEALTH RECORD TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 21 21
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 905 801
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 2,442 1,730
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,721 1,432
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,168 1,085
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 616 456
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 14 7
303 SUPERVISORS, GENERAL OFFICE 836 717
323 INFORMATION CLERKS, N.E.C. 14  
356 MAIL CLERKS, EXC. POSTAL SERVICE 19 19
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 196 143
433 SUPERVISORS, FOOD PREPARATION AND SERVICE OCCUPATIONS 23  
436 COOKS, EXCEPT SHORT ORDER 115  
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 349 257
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 5,300 3,468
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 3,278 2,604
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 11,162 6,451
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 11,069 3,695
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 1,017  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 92  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 660  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 215 23
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 571  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 14  
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 256 64
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 128  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 681 649
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 337 67
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 69  
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 22 5
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 23 23
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 684  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 28 28
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 174  
TOTAL 99,963 65,676

*(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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