National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name AMMONIUM MOLYBDATE(VI)
CAS # 12027-67-7
RTECS #
Agent Code 80790

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 7  
069 PHYSICISTS AND ASTRONOMERS 1,354 829
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 3,197 1,085
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 9,551 6,854
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,625 1,134
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 909 173
214 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 34  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,256 241
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 298 149
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 2,744 1,622
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 435 187
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 16 5
335 FILE CLERKS 342 30
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 3,324 2,431
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,221 91
486 GROUNDSKEEPERS AND GARDENERS, EXCEPT FARM 730 365
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 34  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 497  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 279  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 34  
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 7 7
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 26  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 219  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 245  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 147  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 429  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 42  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 14  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 603  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 881 35
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 84  
785 ASSEMBLERS 305  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 33 33
TOTAL 30,922 15,271

*(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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