National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name NEOMYCIN, SULFATE (SALT)
CAS # 1405-10-3
RTECS # QP4375000
Agent Code X3700

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 527 112
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 114 31
084 PHYSICIANS 10,961 5,939
086 VETERINARIANS 4,049 294
095 REGISTERED NURSES 107,651 94,616
096 PHARMACISTS 5,464 2,821
097 DIETITIANS 886 844
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 620 330
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 448 411
106 PHYSICIANS' ASSISTANTS 4,929 2,464
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 6,587 5,453
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 2,126 1,583
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 14,267 12,344
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 2,211 1,850
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,483 918
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 70 70
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 82 27
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 326 137
303 SUPERVISORS, GENERAL OFFICE 24  
445 DENTAL ASSISTANTS 58 27
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 2,756 1,599
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 9,001 8,209
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 403 403
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 1,395 1,395
745 SHOE MACHINE OPERATORS 163  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 496 222
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 248  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 117  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 52  
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 111  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 1,591 730
TOTAL 180,078 143,663

*(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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