National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name XYLENESULFONIC ACID, AMMONIUM SALT
CAS # 26447-10-9
RTECS #
Agent Code M1105

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 336 14
084 PHYSICIANS 490 237
095 REGISTERED NURSES 1,988 1,988
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 1,222 411
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 237 216
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 231 178
185 DESIGNERS 575 246
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 46  
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 637 502
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 370 370
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 1,013 68
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 2,288 1,457
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 140 140
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 553 143
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 395 263
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 836 203
313 SECRETARIES 336 336
336 RECORDS CLERKS 83 83
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 3,023 1,296
436 COOKS, EXCEPT SHORT ORDER 2,427 2,314
439 KITCHEN WORKERS, FOOD PREPARATION 1,506 1,506
443 WAITERS'/WAITRESSES' ASSISTANTS 235 235
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 884 663
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 2,055 1,908
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 475 312
448 SUPERVISORS, CLEANING AND BUILDING SERVICE WORKERS 614 368
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 1,064 1,019
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 15,890 11,633
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 403 403
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 22 22
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,181 163
575 ELECTRICIANS 1,127  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 1,618  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 201  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 170 9
637 MACHINISTS 215  
649 ENGRAVERS, METAL 434  
655 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS 29 18
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 2,688 1,398
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 309 287
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 118 29
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 8  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 186 142
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 66 66
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 123  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,941 1,042
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 69  
785 ASSEMBLERS 3,584 2,752
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 284 256
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 814 473
809 TAXI CAB DRIVERS AND CHAUFFEURS 541  
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 77  
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 4,391 1,098
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 110 107
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,487 526
TOTAL 62,147 36,901

*(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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