National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ARGININE, L-
CAS # 74-79-3
RTECS #
Agent Code X3074

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 21 14
075 GEOLOGISTS AND GEODESISTS 28  
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 212 169
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 195 142
084 PHYSICIANS 13  
095 REGISTERED NURSES 9,809 9,509
096 PHARMACISTS 2,329 1,026
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 4,826 3,828
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 161 109
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 14 7
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 823 530
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 193 96
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 289 145
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 385 145
TOTAL 19,298 15,719

*(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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