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 CALCIUM CHLORIDE, DIHYDRATE
CAS # 10035-04-8
RTECS #  
Agent Code X3586

AGRICULTURAL SERVICES (SIC 07)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
086 VETERINARIANS 1,472
294
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 589
589
SUBTOTAL 2,061
883
FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS (SIC 20)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 77
77
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 12

SUBTOTAL 89
77
CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS (SIC 28)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 453
453
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 3,274
1,427
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 512
183
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 405

889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 165
91
SUBTOTAL 4,809
2,154
PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS (SIC 29)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 322

SUBTOTAL 322

STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS (SIC 32)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 718
120
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,197
299
SUBTOTAL 1,915
419
FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS (SIC 34)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 433
79
SUBTOTAL 433
79
TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT (SIC 37)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
214 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 14

SUBTOTAL 14

PERSONAL SERVICES (SIC 72)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 249

748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,489
2,492
SUBTOTAL 3,738
2,492
BUSINESS SERVICES (SIC 73)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 155
78
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 408
85
SUBTOTAL 563
163
HEALTH SERVICES (SIC 80)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 310
259
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 127
127
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 82
72
096 PHARMACISTS 310
225
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 1,888
1,506
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 296
296
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 7

223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 70
70
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 28
7
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 1,962
1,462
SUBTOTAL 5,080
4,024
TOTAL 19,024 10,291
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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