National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name SODIUM PHOSPHATE
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code X5711

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 63 42
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 4,839 1,826
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 298 242
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 181 123
084 PHYSICIANS 3,067 2,293
095 REGISTERED NURSES 85,811 82,051
096 PHARMACISTS 1,973 980
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 457 262
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 120 120
185 DESIGNERS 398 3
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 1,985 94
195 EDITORS AND REPORTERS 102  
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 7,420 5,453
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 566 367
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 5,503 5,381
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,507 1,013
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 1,752  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,865 1,105
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 860 624
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 1,468 211
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 962 254
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,231 866
345 DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS 795 568
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 678 515
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 319 57
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 2,399 1,406
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 6,137 5,749
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 2,281 1,343
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 3,982 192
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 1,838 1,608
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 11  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 40  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 1,629  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 1,301 28
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,239 8
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 40  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 1,155  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 320 132
637 MACHINISTS 1,418  
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 983 337
679 BOOKBINDERS 371 110
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 2,444  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 58 3
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 81  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 416 249
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,035 966
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 165  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,079 1,010
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 1,020 28
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 7,939 2,839
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 230  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,490 1,490
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 630 339
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 532 225
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 118 31
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,532 208
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 388 64
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 977 10
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 2  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 686 18
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 2,245 540
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 4,461 1,823
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 2,003 236
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 5,979  
785 ASSEMBLERS 892 851
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 686 504
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 111  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 3,227  
809 TAXI CAB DRIVERS AND CHAUFFEURS 148  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 101  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 28  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 1,900 867
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,538  
TOTAL 196,505 127,663

*(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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