National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name BARIUM SULFATE
CAS # 7727-43-7
RTECS # CR0600000
Agent Code 80611

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
013 MANAGERS, MARKETING, ADVERTISING, AND PUBLIC RELATIONS 60  
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 429  
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 50  
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 10  
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 249  
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 80 53
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 24  
069 PHYSICISTS AND ASTRONOMERS 1,354 829
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 2,207 576
084 PHYSICIANS 4,110 2,554
086 VETERINARIANS 948  
095 REGISTERED NURSES 8,968 8,470
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 120 114
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 219 219
185 DESIGNERS 134 67
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 2,076 999
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 540 92
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 4,761 2,850
204 DENTAL HYGIENISTS 85 49
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 26,925 18,460
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 586 586
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 3,431 2,710
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 352 19
214 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 27 27
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 58  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 806 128
217 DRAFTING OCCUPATIONS 271  
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 1,953 1,320
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 4,628 797
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,502 483
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,866 137
243 SUPERVISORS AND PROPRIETORS, SALES OCCUPATIONS 633 203
259 SALES REPRESENTATIVES, MINING, MANUFACTURING, AND WHOLESALE 833 479
335 FILE CLERKS 869 529
345 DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS 28 9
346 MAIL PREPARING AND PAPER HANDLING MACHINE OPERATORS 377 63
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 2,087 414
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 2,779 737
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 109  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 2,067 1,550
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 1,343 775
445 DENTAL ASSISTANTS 49 29
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 766 474
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 237 163
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 11,994 77
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 1,006  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 2,583  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 2,988 199
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 8,189  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 1,312  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 688  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 2,639 18
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 44  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 6  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 123  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 861 90
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 5,493 305
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 43  
567 CARPENTERS 10,697  
575 ELECTRICIANS 347  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 1,456 26
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 7,194  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 44  
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 1,013  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 1,475  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 4,669 254
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 7,885  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 4,719 90
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 5,282 53
637 MACHINISTS 5,122 11
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 9  
649 ENGRAVERS, METAL 55 27
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 6,333 408
655 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS 364  
656 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, WOOD 82 3
658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 4,687 3,475
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 1,045 75
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 207  
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 21  
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 612 388
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 805 56
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 66  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 96  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 114  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 684 62
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,764  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 62  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 9,333 2,127
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 310  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,709 1,377
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 120 13
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 21,164 12,333
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,472 1,184
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 917  
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 526 7
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 14,324 1,705
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 90 18
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 6,095 1,292
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 271 36
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 715 715
745 SHOE MACHINE OPERATORS 66 66
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 2,548 158
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 6  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 246 33
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,890 287
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,008 212
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 23 23
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 23,137 2,969
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 439  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 25 6
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 294  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 2,344 1,414
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 8,683 1,802
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 16,680 3,794
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 11,336 10
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 436  
785 ASSEMBLERS 12,311 2,741
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 360 360
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 3,316 600
793 HAND ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OCCUPATIONS 459  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 2,242 1,763
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 431  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 75  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 442  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 949 15
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 2,336  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 1,240  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 421 377
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 31  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 639  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 7,647 5,593
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 11,177 714
TOTAL 363,169 96,327

*(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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