National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name SODIUM SALICYLATE
CAS # 54-21-7
RTECS # VO5075000
Agent Code 84407

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
018 FUNERAL DIRECTORS 2,427 485
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 467 426
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 63 49
095 REGISTERED NURSES 8,032 7,656
096 PHARMACISTS 1,947 986
194 ARTISTS, PERFORMERS, AND RELATED WORKERS, N.E.C. 97  
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 7,782 5,508
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 688 640
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 1,033 846
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,185 474
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 21 7
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 2,584 1,809
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 86  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 410 22
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,082  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,210 86
785 ASSEMBLERS 123 77
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 157 70
TOTAL 29,395 19,141

*(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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