National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name SODIUM LAURYL SULFATE ETHER
CAS # 1335-72-4
RTECS #
Agent Code X1967

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 54 41
095 REGISTERED NURSES 13,889 12,664
096 PHARMACISTS 432 203
097 DIETITIANS 905 689
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 389 188
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 657 493
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 952 560
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 108 95
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 1,130 1,130
439 KITCHEN WORKERS, FOOD PREPARATION 328 164
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 71 71
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 1,870 1,032
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 453 230
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 11,414 7,154
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 27 14
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 420 393
TOTAL 33,101 25,119

*(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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