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 BACTERIA
CAS #
RTECS #  
Agent Code L0007

HEALTH SERVICES (SIC 80)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 123
123
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 70
42
095 REGISTERED NURSES 1,405
1,397
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 1,177
621
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 617
463
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 380
380
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 127
54
SUBTOTAL 3,899
3,080
TOTAL 3,899 3,080
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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