National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name TRYPTOPHAN, L-
CAS # 73-22-3
RTECS # YN6130000
Agent Code X3075

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 424 417
069 PHYSICISTS AND ASTRONOMERS 14  
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 217 208
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 225 162
084 PHYSICIANS 13  
086 VETERINARIANS 2,015  
095 REGISTERED NURSES 9,809 9,509
096 PHARMACISTS 2,646 1,144
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 5,722 4,610
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 403 403
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 454 179
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 95 63
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 14 7
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 462 326
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 624 403
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 806 806
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 24,809 18,622

*(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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