National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ACTINOMYCIN D
CAS # 50-76-0
RTECS # AU1575000
Agent Code X3858

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 228 65
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 181 174
084 PHYSICIANS 774 41
095 REGISTERED NURSES 7,601 7,301
096 PHARMACISTS 2,002 999
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 646 259
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 326 137
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 553 303
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 483 222
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 248  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 117  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 52  
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 111  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 5  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 1,591 730
TOTAL 14,919 10,232

*(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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