National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

Estimated Numbers of Employees Potentially Exposed to Specific Agents by Occupation within 2-Digit Standard Industrial Classification (SIC)*

Agent Name VITAMIN A
CAS #
RTECS #  
Agent Code 80145

AGRICULTURAL SERVICES (SIC 07)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
086 VETERINARIANS 1,472
294
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 589
589
SUBTOTAL 2,061
883
FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS (SIC 20)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 46
46
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 784
319
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 465

365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 58

453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,199

633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 222

754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 58

755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 163

756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 676

757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 206

763 ROASTING AND BAKING MACHINE OPERATORS, FOOD 117

768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,162

777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 707
46
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 5,121
1,956
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 489

804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 227

856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 280

859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 548
46
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 1,242

878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 58

889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 204

SUBTOTAL 15,032
2,413
CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS (SIC 28)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 78
39
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 19

223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 25
19
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 76

547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 41

633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 19

754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 467
467
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 230
6
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 78

779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 180
144
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 6

797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 19

859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 156

SUBTOTAL 1,394
675
PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES (SIC 33)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
095 REGISTERED NURSES 50
50
SUBTOTAL 50
50
ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT (SIC 36)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
095 REGISTERED NURSES 9
9
SUBTOTAL 9
9
TRANSPORTATION SERVICES (SIC 47)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 473
86
SUBTOTAL 473
86
BUSINESS SERVICES (SIC 73)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 3,052
872
SUBTOTAL 3,052
872
HEALTH SERVICES (SIC 80)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
095 REGISTERED NURSES 52,348
49,560
096 PHARMACISTS 1,528
770
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 699
632
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 5,511
5,429
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 1,175
677
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 1,414
1,414
SUBTOTAL 62,675
58,482
TOTAL 84,746 63,470
RELATED PAGES: Estimates by SIC, Estimates by Occupation

*(1) The estimates for each occupation apply only to the 3- and 4-digit SICs surveyed within the 2-digit SIC where the agent was observed. Not all SICs were surveyed, and not all agents were observed in all surveyed SICs. (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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