National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name GENTAMICIN
CAS # 1403-66-3
RTECS # LY2450000
Agent Code X3140

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 47 11
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 349 302
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 647 513
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 30 20
095 REGISTERED NURSES 16,138 15,454
096 PHARMACISTS 3,630 1,839
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 3,057 2,378
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 70 60
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 136 126
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 330 240
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 431 359
445 DENTAL ASSISTANTS 402 402
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 1,885 1,027
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 19 19
TOTAL 27,171 22,750

*(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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