National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name GENTAMYCIN, SULFATE (SALT)
CAS # 1405-41-0
RTECS # LY2625000
Agent Code X3126

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 403 403
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 460 430
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 3,496 2,189
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 703 637
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 109 99
084 PHYSICIANS 450 208
086 VETERINARIANS 2,576  
095 REGISTERED NURSES 14,653 13,771
096 PHARMACISTS 8,975 5,006
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 234 126
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 5,191 3,837
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 524 471
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 318 318
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 706 689
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,041 852
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 70 70
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 150 73
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 431 359
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 3,115 1,630
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 1,902 1,695
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 403 403
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 806 806
TOTAL 46,715 34,072

*(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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