National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

Estimated Numbers of Employees Potentially Exposed to Specific Agents by 2-Digit Standard Industrial Classification (SIC)*

Agent Name STARCH
CAS # 9005-25-8
RTECS # GM5090000
Agent Code X8553

SIC Industry Description (1972) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
07 AGRICULTURAL SERVICES 13,319 2,898
15 GENERAL BUILDING CONTRACTORS 24,602 613
17 SPECIAL TRADE CONTRACTORS 87,444 891
20 FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS 53,326 15,767
21 TOBACCO MANUFACTURERS 83 51
22 TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS 15,729 4,521
23 APPAREL AND OTHER TEXTILE PRODUCTS 50,318 46,054
24 LUMBER AND WOOD PRODUCTS 18,894 2,537
25 FURNITURE AND FIXTURES 61,175 23,821
26 PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 56,384 8,746
27 PRINTING AND PUBLISHING 46,210 7,729
28 CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 33,124 10,668
29 PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS 1,167 294
30 RUBBER AND MISC. PLASTICS PRODUCTS 16,954 9,652
31 LEATHER AND LEATHER PRODUCTS 1,323  
32 STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS 5,466 515
33 PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES 2,970 102
34 FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS 4,188 596
35 MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL 7,669  
36 ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 5,831 2,653
37 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT 11,359 1,517
38 INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS 1,528 912
39 MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES 5,089 2,358
42 TRUCKING AND WAREHOUSING 1,015 339
45 TRANSPORTATION BY AIR 1,182 118
48 COMMUNICATION 541 29
49 ELECTRIC, GAS, AND SANITARY SERVICES 5,854  
50 WHOLESALE TRADE - DURABLE GOODS 7,484  
72 PERSONAL SERVICES 30,047 17,060
73 BUSINESS SERVICES 15,991 4,378
75 AUTO REPAIR, SERVICES, AND GARAGES 488  
80 HEALTH SERVICES 75,802 61,641
84 MUSEUMS, BOTANICAL, ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS 1,735 164
TOTAL 665,042 227,086

*(1) By survey design, not all 2-digit SICs were surveyed. (2) The estimates for each 2-digit SIC apply only to the 3- and 4-digit SICs surveyed within the 2-digit SIC. Not all SICs were surveyed. (3) When using the estimates, standard errors associated with estimates should be considered. (4) 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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