National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name BOTANICAL JUICES
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code X5520

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 2,561 1,556
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 155 78
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 89 89
095 REGISTERED NURSES 7,316 917
096 PHARMACISTS 251 133
097 DIETITIANS 1,799 1,223
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 126 14
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 383 318
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 552 360
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 1,194 573
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,366 1,138
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 43  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 89  
313 SECRETARIES 106 106
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 223 179
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 905 608
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 194  
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 4,507 3,335
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 7,148 4,283
448 SUPERVISORS, CLEANING AND BUILDING SERVICE WORKERS 614 368
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 8,386 5,187
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 43,411 18,316
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 4,140 1,807
469 PERSONAL SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 216 154
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 528  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 65  
567 CARPENTERS 1,112  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 51  
655 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS 29 18
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 2,614 2,033
686 BUTCHERS AND MEAT CUTTERS 3,867 95
687 BAKERS 1,866 510
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 65  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 357  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 246 112
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,032 1,241
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 327 159
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 711 118
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 56 28
808 BUS DRIVERS 1,875 268
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 189  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 23  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,536 616
TOTAL 104,324 45,939

*(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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