National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name BENZENESULFONIC ACID, DODECYL ESTER
CAS # 1886-81-3
RTECS # DB6650000
Agent Code T1341

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 986  
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 155 78
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 34 26
095 REGISTERED NURSES 16,625 10,145
097 DIETITIANS 1,799 1,223
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 126 14
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 886 712
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 1,652 1,194
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 1,640 899
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,976 1,545
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 1,315 1,315
313 SECRETARIES 106 106
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,923 1,709
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 875 608
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 4,507 3,335
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 6,772 4,101
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 8,875 5,523
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 31,908 7,807
469 PERSONAL SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 216 154
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 528  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 291 38
544 MILLWRIGHTS 161  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 185 4
567 CARPENTERS 1,112  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 51  
655 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS 29 18
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 2,614 2,033
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 727  
686 BUTCHERS AND MEAT CUTTERS 2,067  
687 BAKERS 1,866 510
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 65  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 246 112
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,115 557
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 657 657
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,225 1,882
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 1,091 38
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 92 45
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 54  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 657 657
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 52 52
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 339  
785 ASSEMBLERS 320  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 384 356
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 40 17
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 3,186 420
TOTAL 103,527 47,888

*(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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