NIOSH/Health Care Workers Guidelines/APPENDIX 1

APPENDIX 1
DISTRIBUTION OF HOSPITAL WORKERS (SIC 806) BY OCCUPATION*

Type of worker	Number	Percent^†
Professional and technical workers:
Professionals, technicals	883,029	22.64
Dentists	3,140	.08
Dietitians	23,708	.61
Pharmacists	6,292	.42
Physicians and osteopaths	111,406	2.86
Podiatrists	392	.01
Registered nurses	652,054	16.72
Therapists	74,552	1.91
Other	1,485	.04
Health technologists, technicians	302,047	7.74
Clinical laboratory technologists, technicians	143,610	3.68
Dental hygienists	368	.01
Health record technologists	14 279	.37
Radiologic technologists	73,971	1.90
Therapy assistants	4,130	.11
Other	65,739	1.69
Other professional, technical	157,913	4.05
Total professional and technical workers	1,342,989	34.43
Managers, professionals, proprietors	120,833	3.10
Sales workers	2,234	.06
Clerical workers	628,533	16.11
Crafts and kindred workers	98,355	2.52
Operatives	89,802	2.30
Service workers:
Cleaning service workers	207,598	5.32
Food service workers	155,988	4.00
Miscellaneous service workers	67,645	1.73
Health service workers	1,152 104	29.54
Dental assistants	2,939	.08
Health aides excluding nursing	120,971	3.10
Health trainees	13,600	.35
Nursing aides and orderlies	667,517	17.11
Practical nurses	347 077	8.90
Total service workers	1,583 335	40.59
Laborers	34.253	.88
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Total hospital workers	3,900,334	99.99
*Source: Adapted from Occupation by Industry, 1980, Census of Population Volume 2, U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 1984. ^†Figures may not add because of rounding.