National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name AMMONIUM, DIDECYLDIMETHYL-, CHLORIDE
CAS # 7173-51-5
RTECS # BP6560000
Agent Code A1049

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
018 FUNERAL DIRECTORS 5,717  
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 78  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 336 112
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 75 56
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 52 52
084 PHYSICIANS 1,440 504
095 REGISTERED NURSES 26,465 18,850
096 PHARMACISTS 229 82
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 1,342 1,091
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 69 69
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 2,026 1,604
104 SPEECH THERAPISTS 17 17
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 755 589
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 1,481 1,105
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 2,118 2,118
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,007 823
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 996 901
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 953  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 603 603
436 COOKS, EXCEPT SHORT ORDER 95 95
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 3,177 2,635
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 3,882 3,438
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 1,932 1,757
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 15,526 11,435
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 35,088 14,095
469 PERSONAL SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 244  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,078 240
687 BAKERS 26 26
688 FOOD BATCHMAKERS 67 34
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 13  
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,316 752
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 69  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 167  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,183 636
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 931  
828 SHIP CAPTAINS AND MATES, EXCEPT FISHING BOATS 3  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 51 35
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 96 96
TOTAL 111,703 63,847

*(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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