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 TECHNETIUM, ISOTOPE OF MASS 99, METASTABLE
CAS #
RTECS #  
Agent Code X3146

HEALTH SERVICES (SIC 80)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 23
23
084 PHYSICIANS 1,237
874
096 PHARMACISTS 46

105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 32
16
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 255
132
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 5,478
3,089
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 89
30
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 23
23
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 82
82
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 82

SUBTOTAL 7,347
4,269
TOTAL 7,347 4,269
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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