National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name CITRAL
CAS # 5392-40-5
RTECS # RG5075000
Agent Code 83184

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 2,450  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 93 56
095 REGISTERED NURSES 26,537 25,461
096 PHARMACISTS 2,605 1,468
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 300 197
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 632 500
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 352 352
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 2,054 1,612
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 869 676
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 288 213
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 535  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 494 103
217 DRAFTING OCCUPATIONS 374 13
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 94  
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 1,315 1,315
303 SUPERVISORS, GENERAL OFFICE 836 717
313 SECRETARIES 90 90
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 245  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 137  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 11 4
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 2,518 2,204
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 1,267 729
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 597 597
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 8,447 6,080
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 24,816 6,715
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 12,276 9,676
469 PERSONAL SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 238 98
486 GROUNDSKEEPERS AND GARDENERS, EXCEPT FARM 487  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 327  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 20  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 1,040  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 4,560  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 106  
527 TELEPHONE LINE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 225  
529 TELEPHONE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 4,724  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 16  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 418  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 1,514  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 686 201
567 CARPENTERS 16  
575 ELECTRICIANS 782  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 16  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 522  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 310  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 801 55
636 PRECISION ASSEMBLERS, METAL 1,627 947
637 MACHINISTS 23,545 615
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 21  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 1,480 58
688 FOOD BATCHMAKERS 323  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 1,057  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 62  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,071 8
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,296 1,116
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 205 40
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 92 28
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 470  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 374  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 28  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 151  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 94  
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 18  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,735 156
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 334  
745 SHOE MACHINE OPERATORS 2,405 1,911
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 657 657
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 9,367 6,381
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,531 611
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,607 122
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 16  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 177  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 159  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 657 657
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 4,198 2,113
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 21,203 5,354
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 4,034 35
785 ASSEMBLERS 8,012 1,748
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 488 332
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 43  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 3  
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 138  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 26 26
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 803 803
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 938 329
TOTAL 200,484 83,180

*(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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