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 HEPARIN
CAS # 9005-49-6
RTECS # MI0700000 
Agent Code 84488

CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS (SIC 28)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 233
117
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 283

SUBTOTAL 516
117
INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS (SIC 38)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 263
263
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 394
131
SUBTOTAL 657
394
BUSINESS SERVICES (SIC 73)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 407
58
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 145

SUBTOTAL 552
58
HEALTH SERVICES (SIC 80)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 460
430
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 47
11
095 REGISTERED NURSES 13,547
13,038
096 PHARMACISTS 1,995
966
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 776
388
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 891
668
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 829
613
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 841
733
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 525
272
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 5,639
5,462
SUBTOTAL 25,550
22,581
TOTAL 27,275 23,150
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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