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 STREPTOMYCIN
CAS # 57-92-1
RTECS # WK4375000 
Agent Code X3555

FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS (SIC 20)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 3
1
SUBTOTAL 3
1
HEALTH SERVICES (SIC 80)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
095 REGISTERED NURSES 461
461
096 PHARMACISTS 147
98
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 1,648
1,250
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 68
46
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 307
133
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 5,639
5,462
SUBTOTAL 8,270
7,450
TOTAL 8,273 7,451
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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