National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ALCOHOL
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code M0238

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
084 PHYSICIANS 548 272
095 REGISTERED NURSES 11,841 11,347
096 PHARMACISTS 1,114 645
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 122 122
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 1,603 1,066
313 SECRETARIES 90 90
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 1,117 654
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 1,888 1,240
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 33,125 17,252
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 4,559 3,989
469 PERSONAL SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 31  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 1,370  
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 797  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 1,020  
637 MACHINISTS 1,418  
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 334 287
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 180  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 111  
TOTAL 61,272 36,964

*(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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