National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name CALCIUM SULFATE
CAS # 7778-18-9
RTECS #
Agent Code 80244

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 7  
036 INSPECTORS AND COMPLIANCE OFFICERS, EXC. CONSTRUCTION 32 32
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 6  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 182  
069 PHYSICISTS AND ASTRONOMERS 1,354 829
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 3,017 838
084 PHYSICIANS 52 52
095 REGISTERED NURSES 2,659 2,659
096 PHARMACISTS 577 331
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 1,002 774
204 DENTAL HYGIENISTS 85 49
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 403 267
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 97 97
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,695 1,204
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,109 165
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 4,331 1,764
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,185 474
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 512 183
357 MESSENGERS 278  
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 1,361  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,147  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 327  
445 DENTAL ASSISTANTS 107 57
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 39  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 6,820 248
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 92  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 271  
529 TELEPHONE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 6,749  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 6  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 356  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 217  
557 SUPERVISORS; PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 3,250  
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 5,348  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 928  
565 TILE SETTERS, HARD AND SOFT 7,049  
567 CARPENTERS 12,490  
573 DRYWALL INSTALLERS 3,327  
575 ELECTRICIANS 469  
584 PLASTERERS 3,264  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 1,595  
588 CONCRETE AND TERRAZZO FINISHERS 888  
595 ROOFERS 1,851  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 3,328  
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 6,111  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 3,740  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 350 32
637 MACHINISTS 1,489  
643 BOILERMAKERS 75  
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 168  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 88  
656 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, WOOD 922  
659 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WOODWORKERS 60  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 395  
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 118  
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 42  
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 169 155
687 BAKERS 2,076 247
688 FOOD BATCHMAKERS 747  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,098  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,312 77
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,171 115
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 26  
728 SHAPING AND JOINING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,954 1,042
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 64  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,209 725
738 WINDING AND TWISTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,874 1,874
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 583  
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,142  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,705 1,538
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 26  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,013 81
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 110  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 363  
763 ROASTING AND BAKING MACHINE OPERATORS, FOOD 117  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,049  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,174 391
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 3,449 590
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 7,514 1,956
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 455  
785 ASSEMBLERS 7,691 2,103
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 85 5
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 815 73
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 2,373 698
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 8,038  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 280  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 78  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 39,880 661
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 1,334 248
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 1,487  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 428 78
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 2,810 2,686
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 6,690 91
TOTAL 209,809 25,489

*(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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