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 DIGOXIN
CAS # 20830-75-5
RTECS # IH6125000 
Agent Code 84688

CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS (SIC 28)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 2,719
1,505
SUBTOTAL 2,719
1,505
HEALTH SERVICES (SIC 80)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 528
435
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 23
23
095 REGISTERED NURSES 9,465
9,032
096 PHARMACISTS 2,208
1,104
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 2,465
1,820
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 154
114
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 165
165
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 57
57
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 353
212
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 480
313
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 2,530
1,600
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 172
172
SUBTOTAL 18,600
15,047
TOTAL 21,319 16,552
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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