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 THIOPENTAL SODIUM
CAS # 71-73-8
RTECS # CQ6475000 
Agent Code M1306

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 2,200
1,197
095 REGISTERED NURSES 2,159
1,996
096 PHARMACISTS 417
237
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 7

446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 377
181
SUBTOTAL 5,620
4,041
TOTAL 5,620 4,041
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.

NIOSH Home | NIOSH Search | Site Index | Contact Us | NOES Home