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 NAMED REAGENTS AND SOLUTIONS, WRIGHT'S STAIN
CAS # 68988-92-1
RTECS #  
Agent Code X3056

AGRICULTURAL SERVICES (SIC 07)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
086 VETERINARIANS 948

208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 562
281
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 1,897
1,265
SUBTOTAL 3,407
1,546
BUSINESS SERVICES (SIC 73)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 2,422
384
SUBTOTAL 2,422
384
HEALTH SERVICES (SIC 80)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 30

083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 263
199
084 PHYSICIANS 1,086
943
134 HEALTH SPECIALTIES TEACHERS 28

203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 20,250
14,046
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 424
282
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 70
70
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 64
51
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 643
212
323 INFORMATION CLERKS, N.E.C. 7

446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 1,807
1,245
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 27
27
SUBTOTAL 24,699
17,075
TOTAL 30,528 19,005
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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