National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name HUMAN URINE
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code X8257

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 14 7
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 3,109 1,740
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 753 630
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 511 364
084 PHYSICIANS 2,208 1,101
095 REGISTERED NURSES 280,077 251,438
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 69 46
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 773 676
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 31,814 23,461
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 421 413
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 12,474 11,715
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 3,041 2,647
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 4,187 3,701
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 670 513
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 2,639 2,009
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 56 35
308 COMPUTER OPERATORS 791 712
313 SECRETARIES 310 310
319 RECEPTIONISTS 538 492
336 RECORDS CLERKS 483 379
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 524 402
374 MATERIAL RECORDING, SCHEDULING, AND DISTRIBUTING CLERKS, N.E.C. 56 56
445 DENTAL ASSISTANTS 402 402
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 4,838 3,760
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 25,269 20,274
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 2,673 649
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 2,476 2,104
467 WELFARE SERVICE AIDES 11,945 11,782
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 38  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 26 26
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 445 41
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 283  
TOTAL 393,913 341,883

*(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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