National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name PHOSPHORIC ACID, MONOPOTASSIUM SALT
CAS # 7778-77-0
RTECS #
Agent Code M0132

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
015 MANAGERS, MEDICINE AND HEALTH 7 7
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 28 21
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 45  
069 PHYSICISTS AND ASTRONOMERS 1,361 836
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 2,164 1,256
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 762 587
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 973 795
084 PHYSICIANS 1,259 993
086 VETERINARIANS 1,695 339
095 REGISTERED NURSES 38,071 36,044
096 PHARMACISTS 1,043 377
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 7,606 4,559
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 485 333
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 231 157
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 1,352 3
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 35,963 27,493
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 1,397 1,037
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 2,775 2,728
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 5,015 4,017
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 501  
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 58  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 8,933 5,443
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 1,490 1,053
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 10,017 4,309
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 610 105
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 2,732 1,222
323 INFORMATION CLERKS, N.E.C. 28  
335 FILE CLERKS 149 30
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 487 401
426 GUARDS AND POLICE, EXC. PUBLIC SERVICE 140  
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 7,158 4,892
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 3,569 3,319
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 10,078 5,480
469 PERSONAL SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 601 221
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 339  
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 9  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 90  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 34  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 279  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 286 9
688 FOOD BATCHMAKERS 113  
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 14  
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 325  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 21  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 1,907  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 429  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 726  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,347 1,023
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 11  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 13,119 512
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 391 28
743 TEXTILE CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 16  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,265 316
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 728  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 873  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 172 126
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 3,292 33
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,040 97
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 234  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 751  
785 ASSEMBLERS 2,390 789
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 3,619 1,715
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 382 89
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 88  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 123  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 165 91
TOTAL 186,359 112,885

*(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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