National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

Estimated Numbers of Employees Potentially Exposed to Specific Agents by Occupation*

Agent Name HYDROCHLORIC ACID
CAS # 7647-01-0
RTECS # MW4025000
Agent Code 38580

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 889 122
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 3,273 2,125
036 INSPECTORS AND COMPLIANCE OFFICERS, EXC. CONSTRUCTION 13  
044 AEROSPACE ENGINEERS 148  
045 METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS ENGINEERS 117 5
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 243 32
053 CIVIL ENGINEERS 34  
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 685 20
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 155 78
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 195 12
064 COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS AND SCIENTISTS 386 125
069 PHYSICISTS AND ASTRONOMERS 1,361 836
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 20,626 6,769
075 GEOLOGISTS AND GEODESISTS 28  
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 1,767 1,469
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 4,482 2,629
084 PHYSICIANS 4,957 3,410
086 VETERINARIANS 1,779  
095 REGISTERED NURSES 31,601 23,090
096 PHARMACISTS 4,281 2,157
097 DIETITIANS 1,799 1,223
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 6,052 3,183
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 789 609
134 HEALTH SPECIALTIES TEACHERS 28  
159 TEACHERS, N.E.C. 4,132 2,442
185 DESIGNERS 366  
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 108 72
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 250  
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 66,270 48,604
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 4,657 2,934
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 558 558
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 5,167 3,695
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 5,174 1,117
214 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 127  
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 581 103
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 25,392 10,028
217 DRAFTING OCCUPATIONS 1,507 47
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 6,717 3,506
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 30,133 9,644
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 7,486 2,728
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 12,846 3,366
303 SUPERVISORS, GENERAL OFFICE 836 717
313 SECRETARIES 106 106
323 INFORMATION CLERKS, N.E.C. 42 7
335 FILE CLERKS 1,231 110
343 COST AND RATE CLERKS 368 184
345 DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS 60 25
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 64  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 3,161 2,125
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 2,717 1,225
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 154  
374 MATERIAL RECORDING, SCHEDULING, AND DISTRIBUTING CLERKS, N.E.C. 5  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 3,848 1,746
385 DATA-ENTRY KEYERS 568 568
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 52  
426 GUARDS AND POLICE, EXC. PUBLIC SERVICE 140  
427 PROTECTIVE SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 1,009 1,009
436 COOKS, EXCEPT SHORT ORDER 798 798
438 FOOD COUNTER, FOUNTAIN AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS 369 195
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 9,684 7,157
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 23,376 16,255
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 1,763 1,657
448 SUPERVISORS, CLEANING AND BUILDING SERVICE WORKERS 625 374
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 58,305 39,777
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 195,410 64,051
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 1,510 755
469 PERSONAL SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 512 260
486 GROUNDSKEEPERS AND GARDENERS, EXCEPT FARM 3,410  
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 2,537 1,546
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,429  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 2,949  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 6,707 57
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 24  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 996  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 2,464 664
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 249  
526 HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE AND POWER TOOL REPAIRERS 607  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 18,325  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 480 41
539 MECHANICAL CONTROLS AND VALVE REPAIRERS 89  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 482  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 2,888 85
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 11,640 96
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 784  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 21,000  
565 TILE SETTERS, HARD AND SOFT 9,105  
567 CARPENTERS 1,988  
575 ELECTRICIANS 1,145  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 2,010  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 140 3
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 27,211 6
588 CONCRETE AND TERRAZZO FINISHERS 1,939  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 44  
595 ROOFERS 5,584  
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 5,096  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 2,612  
616 MINING MACHINE OPERATORS 8,072  
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 14,938  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 11,565 829
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 5,126 878
637 MACHINISTS 32,336 620
643 BOILERMAKERS 255  
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 3,564 852
646 LAY-OUT WORKERS 713  
647 PRECIOUS STONES AND METALS WORKERS (JEWELERS) 183  
649 ENGRAVERS, METAL 113 54
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 15,863 107
655 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS 29 18
667 TAILORS 1,290  
674 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION APPAREL AND FABRIC WORKERS 11  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 35  
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 875 433
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 4,179 2,370
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 8,067 5,653
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 3,343 164
686 BUTCHERS AND MEAT CUTTERS 2,067  
687 BAKERS 1,892 536
688 FOOD BATCHMAKERS 814 34
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 570 278
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 1,880 12
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 906  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 2,463  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 2,004  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 2,459 172
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,344 645
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 354  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,490 147
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,942 6
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 455 247
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,344 153
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 40,630 6,756
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,030 26
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 878 504
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 5  
728 SHAPING AND JOINING MACHINE OPERATORS 12  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 34,078 4,077
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 2,505 438
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 52 52
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 568 284
743 TEXTILE CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 16  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 25,334 25,334
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,842 1,842
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 241  
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 8,122 547
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,526  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,132 313
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 931 65
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 14,238 578
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 11,496 944
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 8,858 1,396
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,490  
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 49  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 11,698 1,786
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 789 43
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,599 260
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 636 33
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 36,002 5,109
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 45,320 7,683
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 4,729 42
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 1,085 717
785 ASSEMBLERS 31,318 16,971
793 HAND ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OCCUPATIONS 526 33
795 MISCELLANEOUS HAND WORKING OCCUPATIONS 12  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 10,996 5,092
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 3,626 1,427
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 144  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 6,916  
805 TRUCK DRIVERS, LIGHT 167  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 104  
848 HOIST AND WINCH OPERATORS 214  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 560 16
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,158 83
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 2,751 65
865 HELPERS, CONSTRUCTION TRADES 70  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 34,248 5
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 1,772 26
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 69  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 3,107 1,463
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 2,252  
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 6,715 1,098
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 6,196 1,059
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 8,466 6,501
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 23,949 2,915
TOTAL 1,238,572 388,130

*(1) The estimates for each occupation apply across the surveyed industries in which the agent was observed. Not all industries were surveyed, and not all agents were observed in all surveyed industries. (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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