| Agent Name | ASCORBIC ACID, L- |
| CAS # | 50-81-7 |
| RTECS # | CI7650000 |
| Agent Code | M0462 |
| Code | Occupation Description (1980) | Total # Employees (Male & Female) |
Total # Female Employees |
| 019 | MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. | 403 | 403 |
| 036 | INSPECTORS AND COMPLIANCE OFFICERS, EXC. CONSTRUCTION | 32 | 32 |
| 069 | PHYSICISTS AND ASTRONOMERS | 7 | 7 |
| 073 | CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS | 1,809 | 823 |
| 078 | BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS | 133 | 31 |
| 083 | MEDICAL SCIENTISTS | 176 | 145 |
| 084 | PHYSICIANS | 10 | |
| 086 | VETERINARIANS | 2,015 | |
| 095 | REGISTERED NURSES | 36,291 | 34,587 |
| 096 | PHARMACISTS | 5,275 | 2,453 |
| 097 | DIETITIANS | 415 | 415 |
| 098 | INHALATION THERAPISTS | 2,601 | 1,365 |
| 189 | PHOTOGRAPHERS | 1,030 | 94 |
| 195 | EDITORS AND REPORTERS | 102 | |
| 203 | CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS | 6,462 | 4,633 |
| 206 | RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS | 187 | 51 |
| 208 | HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. | 1,070 | 753 |
| 216 | ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. | 2,974 | 1,533 |
| 223 | BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS | 1,171 | 699 |
| 224 | CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS | 5,123 | 2,573 |
| 235 | TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. | 734 | 183 |
| 364 | TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS | 1,147 | |
| 368 | WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS | 76 | |
| 379 | GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS | 319 | 57 |
| 444 | MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS | 1,464 | 1,189 |
| 446 | HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING | 3,926 | 2,192 |
| 447 | NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS | 2,011 | 2,011 |
| 453 | JANITORS AND CLEANERS | 4,155 | 828 |
| 458 | HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS | 26,494 | 20,252 |
| 469 | PERSONAL SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. | 601 | 221 |
| 487 | ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM | 1,064 | 892 |
| 547 | SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. | 561 | 468 |
| 549 | NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS | 1,121 | |
| 579 | PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE | 297 | 119 |
| 633 | SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS | 19 | |
| 696 | STATIONARY ENGINEERS | 161 | |
| 715 | MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS | 429 | |
| 734 | PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS | 2,020 | |
| 735 | PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS | 559 | |
| 736 | TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS | 1,198 | |
| 754 | PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS | 1,846 | 783 |
| 756 | MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS | 6,333 | 546 |
| 759 | PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS | 78 | |
| 766 | FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD | 159 | |
| 768 | CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS | 91 | |
| 774 | PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS | 2,180 | 271 |
| 777 | MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. | 1,408 | 152 |
| 779 | MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED | 2,786 | 144 |
| 785 | ASSEMBLERS | 174 | |
| 796 | PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS | 2,927 | 1,560 |
| 797 | PRODUCTION TESTERS | 19 | |
| 859 | MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS | 703 | 46 |
| 877 | STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS | 313 | |
| 878 | MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS | 213 | |
| 888 | HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS | 2,140 | 1,627 |
| 889 | LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION | 686 | 91 |
| TOTAL | 137,698 | 84,231 | |
*(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.