| Agent Name | FORMALIN |
| CAS # | 50-00-0 |
| RTECS # | LP8925000 |
| Agent Code | M1529 |
| Code | Occupation Description (1980) | Total # Employees (Male & Female) |
Total # Female Employees |
| 018 | FUNERAL DIRECTORS | 3,945 | 485 |
| 019 | MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. | 331 | |
| 027 | PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS | 460 | 430 |
| 056 | INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS | 486 | 409 |
| 073 | CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS | 1,342 | 521 |
| 078 | BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS | 360 | 264 |
| 083 | MEDICAL SCIENTISTS | 4,197 | 2,499 |
| 084 | PHYSICIANS | 4,863 | 1,885 |
| 095 | REGISTERED NURSES | 47,797 | 35,754 |
| 096 | PHARMACISTS | 639 | 208 |
| 097 | DIETITIANS | 1,799 | 1,223 |
| 098 | INHALATION THERAPISTS | 360 | 151 |
| 103 | PHYSICAL THERAPISTS | 383 | 318 |
| 189 | PHOTOGRAPHERS | 263 | |
| 203 | CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS | 10,970 | 8,479 |
| 206 | RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS | 1,194 | 573 |
| 207 | LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES | 1,307 | 473 |
| 208 | HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. | 2,793 | 2,419 |
| 216 | ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. | 23 | |
| 223 | BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS | 295 | 211 |
| 224 | CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS | 82 | 27 |
| 235 | TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. | 2,478 | |
| 313 | SECRETARIES | 106 | 106 |
| 364 | TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS | 558 | 179 |
| 365 | STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS | 1,125 | 825 |
| 385 | DATA-ENTRY KEYERS | 283 | 31 |
| 444 | MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS | 4,507 | 3,335 |
| 446 | HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING | 8,494 | 5,456 |
| 447 | NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS | 1,203 | 1,037 |
| 449 | MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN | 8,793 | 5,523 |
| 453 | JANITORS AND CLEANERS | 32,091 | 7,857 |
| 469 | PERSONAL SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. | 216 | 154 |
| 505 | AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS | 528 | |
| 515 | AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE | 60 | |
| 518 | INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS | 1,999 | |
| 544 | MILLWRIGHTS | 735 | 105 |
| 547 | SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. | 524 | |
| 549 | NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS | 1,501 | 39 |
| 567 | CARPENTERS | 1,619 | 36 |
| 633 | SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS | 51 | |
| 634 | TOOL AND DIE MAKERS | 273 | |
| 637 | MACHINISTS | 2,606 | 168 |
| 655 | MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS | 29 | 18 |
| 678 | DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS | 2,614 | 2,033 |
| 679 | BOOKBINDERS | 1,464 | 656 |
| 684 | MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. | 234 | |
| 686 | BUTCHERS AND MEAT CUTTERS | 2,067 | |
| 687 | BAKERS | 1,866 | 510 |
| 688 | FOOD BATCHMAKERS | 409 | 307 |
| 695 | POWER PLANT OPERATORS | 65 | |
| 719 | MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS | 701 | 112 |
| 725 | MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS | 985 | 131 |
| 734 | PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS | 6,712 | 3,589 |
| 735 | PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS | 666 | 104 |
| 744 | TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS | 1,490 | 1,490 |
| 754 | PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS | 3,499 | 1,764 |
| 756 | MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS | 156 | 95 |
| 765 | FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS | 6,014 | 5,015 |
| 768 | CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS | 55 | 29 |
| 774 | PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS | 22 | |
| 777 | MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. | 7,152 | 976 |
| 779 | MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED | 2,923 | 658 |
| 785 | ASSEMBLERS | 3,821 | 1,910 |
| 787 | HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS | 8 | |
| 796 | PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS | 56 | 28 |
| 885 | GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS | 2,231 | |
| 887 | VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS | 40 | 17 |
| 888 | HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS | 6,513 | 3,730 |
| 889 | LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION | 1,585 | 641 |
| TOTAL | 207,013 | 104,994 | |
*(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.