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 ESCHERICHIA, COLI
CAS #
RTECS #  
Agent Code L0060

FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS (SIC 20)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 48
32
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 59
59
SUBTOTAL 107
91
PRINTING AND PUBLISHING (SIC 27)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 9
4
SUBTOTAL 9
4
CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS (SIC 28)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 200
103
SUBTOTAL 200
103
ELECTRIC, GAS, AND SANITARY SERVICES (SIC 49)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 125

SUBTOTAL 125

BUSINESS SERVICES (SIC 73)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 412
206
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 271
143
SUBTOTAL 683
349
HEALTH SERVICES (SIC 80)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 7

078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 527
394
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 202
142
084 PHYSICIANS 7

203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 5,731
4,221
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 71
71
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 567
462
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 21
7
323 INFORMATION CLERKS, N.E.C. 7

446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 128
121
SUBTOTAL 7,268
5,418
TOTAL 8,392 5,965
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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