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 VIRUSES
CAS #
RTECS #  
Agent Code L0027

BUSINESS SERVICES (SIC 73)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 688
640
SUBTOTAL 688
640
HEALTH SERVICES (SIC 80)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 67

084 PHYSICIANS 10

095 REGISTERED NURSES 914
914
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 795
411
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 1,592
1,485
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 228
175
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 380
380
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 431
359
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 399
283
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 141
127
SUBTOTAL 4,957
4,134
TOTAL 5,645 4,774
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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