National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name FOODSTUFFS
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code 33635

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 20 20
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 654 327
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 196 87
095 REGISTERED NURSES 4,429 4,321
097 DIETITIANS 2,369 1,506
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 324 294
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 693 471
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 5,588 4,217
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 739 739
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 3,245 1,045
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 2,236 1,409
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,567 1,346
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 512 183
335 FILE CLERKS 139 46
336 RECORDS CLERKS 1,179 1,075
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,464  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 30  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 495 339
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 598 598
433 SUPERVISORS, FOOD PREPARATION AND SERVICE OCCUPATIONS 112 66
435 WAITERS AND WAITRESSES 7,239 7,239
436 COOKS, EXCEPT SHORT ORDER 17,019 13,747
437 SHORT-ORDER COOKS 21  
438 FOOD COUNTER, FOUNTAIN AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS 1,899 990
439 KITCHEN WORKERS, FOOD PREPARATION 2,614 2,381
443 WAITERS'/WAITRESSES' ASSISTANTS 1,381 559
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 45,832 31,789
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 9,007 7,809
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 3,111 3,003
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 35 18
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 3,981 1,473
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 10  
517 FARM EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 1,457  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 171  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 2,933  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 772 23
686 BUTCHERS AND MEAT CUTTERS 13,691 5,027
687 BAKERS 17,106 5,053
688 FOOD BATCHMAKERS 9,179 5,618
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 21,255 8,606
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 101 68
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 11,664 2,003
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,346  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 532 498
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 320  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 402 34
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,975  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 737 737
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 4,241 1,449
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 659 313
795 MISCELLANEOUS HAND WORKING OCCUPATIONS 1,495 256
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 846 669
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 897 520
799 GRADERS AND SORTERS, EXCEPT AGRICULTURAL 996 996
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 6,461  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 652  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 5,416 3,633
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 121  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 31 31
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 220 49
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 6,312 1,623
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 191 57
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 35,203 19,892
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 2,909 428
TOTAL 271,031 144,678

*(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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