National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name CUMENESULFONIC ACID, AR-, SODIUM SALT
CAS # 28348-53-0
RTECS #
Agent Code T1558

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
018 FUNERAL DIRECTORS 630 70
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 2,561 1,556
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 155 78
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 94  
095 REGISTERED NURSES 7,316 917
097 DIETITIANS 1,799 1,223
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 126 14
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 453 365
185 DESIGNERS 122 81
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 183 183
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 552 360
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 1,640 899
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,366 1,138
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 173  
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 1,787 1,787
276 CASHIERS 744 744
313 SECRETARIES 699 699
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 276 216
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 875 608
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 8,602 6,966
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 6,772 4,101
448 SUPERVISORS, CLEANING AND BUILDING SERVICE WORKERS 642 368
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 9,425 5,787
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 83,877 34,950
469 PERSONAL SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 216 154
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 528  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 216  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 389  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 22  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 4,156 163
567 CARPENTERS 1,112  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 793  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 246  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 461  
637 MACHINISTS 453  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 231  
655 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS 29 18
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 2,614 2,033
686 BUTCHERS AND MEAT CUTTERS 2,067  
687 BAKERS 1,866 510
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 65  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 246 112
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 295 103
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 769 335
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 454  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 45 45
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 324 43
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 180  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 6,122 1,478
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,274 402
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 57  
785 ASSEMBLERS 566  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 56 28
808 BUS DRIVERS 1,875 268
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 2,042  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 45  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 2,943 662
TOTAL 163,622 69,464

*(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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