National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name NAMED REAGENTS AND SOLUTIONS, WRIGHT'S STAIN
CAS # 68988-92-1
RTECS #
Agent Code X3056

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 30  
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 263 199
084 PHYSICIANS 1,086 943
086 VETERINARIANS 948  
134 HEALTH SPECIALTIES TEACHERS 28  
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 20,250 14,046
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 562 281
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 424 282
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 1,967 1,335
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 2,486 435
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 643 212
323 INFORMATION CLERKS, N.E.C. 7  
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 1,807 1,245
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 27 27
TOTAL 30,527 19,005

*(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.

NIOSH Home | NIOSH Search | Site Index | Contact Us | NOES Home