National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name SODIUM FLUORIDE
CAS # 7681-49-4
RTECS # WB0350000
Agent Code 84425

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
069 PHYSICISTS AND ASTRONOMERS 1,354 829
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 595 12
095 REGISTERED NURSES 12,999 7,594
096 PHARMACISTS 1,419 773
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 5,106 3,755
204 DENTAL HYGIENISTS 103 67
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,625 1,134
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 136 11
214 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 14  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,267 154
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 349 182
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 50  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,423 858
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 6  
445 DENTAL ASSISTANTS 58 27
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 55 55
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 3,577 17
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 524  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 181  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 100  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 1,070  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 135  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 608  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 993  
575 ELECTRICIANS 318  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 62  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 577 17
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 105  
637 MACHINISTS 1,841  
643 BOILERMAKERS 34 6
646 LAY-OUT WORKERS 1,827 1,522
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 361 43
669 SHOE REPAIRERS 120 120
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 617 21
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 989  
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 67 33
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 8  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,135 1
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 429  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,074 715
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 176  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 9,218 1,504
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 904  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 393 376
726 WOOD LATHE, ROUTING, AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 761 457
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 204  
745 SHOE MACHINE OPERATORS 613 464
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 630 339
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 437  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 7  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,482 310
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 34  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 27  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 60  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,534 690
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 419 80
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 5,769 48
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 144  
785 ASSEMBLERS 10,865 1,907
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 535 274
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 70  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 90  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 133  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 392  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 1,544 1,463
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 1,051  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 830  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 993 696
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 152 46
TOTAL 84,776 26,602

*(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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