National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ULTRASOUND
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code P0640

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 1,669 485
084 PHYSICIANS 1,771 1,121
085 DENTISTS 36  
086 VETERINARIANS 1,695 339
095 REGISTERED NURSES 23,534 22,798
096 PHARMACISTS 59 20
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 1,749 1,192
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 300 197
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 10,566 8,068
104 SPEECH THERAPISTS 51 51
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 7,014 4,437
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 5,590 3,528
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 3,393 3,393
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 2,155 1,972
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 1,248 208
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 571 27
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 25 21
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 330 90
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,692 686
259 SALES REPRESENTATIVES, MINING, MANUFACTURING, AND WHOLESALE 1,649 733
335 FILE CLERKS 705 484
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 80  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 2,766 1,873
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 137 39
445 DENTAL ASSISTANTS 58 27
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 323 234
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 4,297 4,239
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 33 17
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 6,313 160
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 6,707 57
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 270 9
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 3  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 14  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,404 1,282
575 ELECTRICIANS 41  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 362 104
637 MACHINISTS 48 5
644 PRECISION GRINDERS, FITTERS, AND TOOL SHARPENERS 65 43
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 1,193 852
647 PRECIOUS STONES AND METALS WORKERS (JEWELERS) 525  
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 2,300 967
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 35 21
679 BOOKBINDERS 662 378
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 1,731 1,560
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 611 209
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 9  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 494 41
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 618 41
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 551  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,550 1,565
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 734 325
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,900 4,492
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,375 423
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 40  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 325 325
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,848 2,604
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 8  
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 890 297
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 126  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,356 989
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 937 318
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 29  
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 208 208
785 ASSEMBLERS 18,631 13,343
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 143 107
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,199 109
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 656 464
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 221  
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 193 183
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 212 53
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 616 466
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 123  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 532 254
TOTAL 137,306 88,531

*(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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