National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name AMPICILLIN
CAS # 69-53-4
RTECS # XH8350000
Agent Code 81707

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 123 123
084 PHYSICIANS 2,346 329
086 VETERINARIANS 948  
095 REGISTERED NURSES 23,069 22,595
096 PHARMACISTS 8,368 4,246
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 69 46
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 2,159 1,687
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 350 350
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 1,967 1,335
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 316 316
445 DENTAL ASSISTANTS 402 402
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 2,209 1,411
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 19 19
TOTAL 42,346 32,858

*(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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