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 ATROPINE SULFATE
CAS # 55-48-1
RTECS # CK2450000 
Agent Code 84424

AGRICULTURAL SERVICES (SIC 07)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
086 VETERINARIANS 948

223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 1,897
1,265
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 316
316
SUBTOTAL 3,161
1,581
HEALTH SERVICES (SIC 80)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 460
430
084 PHYSICIANS 216
68
085 DENTISTS 1,598
523
095 REGISTERED NURSES 13,563
13,031
096 PHARMACISTS 4,658
2,645
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 1,051
588
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 269
208
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 374
337
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 414
414
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 331
300
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 972
488
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 2,183
2,183
SUBTOTAL 26,089
21,215
TOTAL 29,250 22,796
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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