National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name HUMAN BLOOD
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code X8191

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
015 MANAGERS, MEDICINE AND HEALTH 16 7
018 FUNERAL DIRECTORS 6,915 70
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 70 42
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 382 253
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 980 871
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 891 699
084 PHYSICIANS 4,632 2,472
085 DENTISTS 56 14
095 REGISTERED NURSES 304,344 274,102
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 4,464 3,006
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 79 79
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 134 115
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 50,905 39,056
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 704 633
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 11,737 10,961
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 5,195 4,284
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 2,788 2,467
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 806 544
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 2,649 2,006
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 3,003 49
313 SECRETARIES 310 310
319 RECEPTIONISTS 538 492
323 INFORMATION CLERKS, N.E.C. 42 7
336 RECORDS CLERKS 965 862
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 18 18
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 3,024 2,562
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 205 114
445 DENTAL ASSISTANTS 451 451
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 4,819 3,688
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 23,326 17,497
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 2,338 561
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 754 663
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 97  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 34 26
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 605 192
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 225 132
809 TAXI CAB DRIVERS AND CHAUFFEURS 358 36
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 283  
TOTAL 439,142 369,341

*(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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