National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name GELATIN
CAS # 9000-70-8
RTECS # LX8580000
Agent Code 34715

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 1,162 403
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 478 436
033 PURCHASING AGENTS AND BUYERS, N.E.C. 193 193
036 INSPECTORS AND COMPLIANCE OFFICERS, EXC. CONSTRUCTION 32 32
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 1,007 206
069 PHYSICISTS AND ASTRONOMERS 7 7
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 2,540 1,498
074 ATMOSPHERIC AND SPACE SCIENTISTS 22  
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 1,376 1,103
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 429 336
084 PHYSICIANS 2,200 1,436
086 VETERINARIANS 3,487 294
095 REGISTERED NURSES 21,237 15,784
096 PHARMACISTS 3,152 1,953
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 278 206
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 111 92
185 DESIGNERS 1,125 342
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 601 346
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 6,532 968
194 ARTISTS, PERFORMERS, AND RELATED WORKERS, N.E.C. 295 66
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 14,544 11,337
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 14,251 9,891
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 1,689 1,642
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 696 675
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 743  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,192 267
217 DRAFTING OCCUPATIONS 755 27
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 619 418
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 99 65
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 172  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 923 101
345 DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS 828 584
347 OFFICE MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 7 7
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,153 239
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 208 47
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 52  
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 1,371 919
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 1,029 972
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 3,778 439
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 1,395 1,395
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 262  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 281 28
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 133  
575 ELECTRICIANS 87  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 297 119
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,832 28
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 331  
637 MACHINISTS 1,091  
669 SHOE REPAIRERS 120 120
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 310 207
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 35 21
679 BOOKBINDERS 550 110
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 953  
686 BUTCHERS AND MEAT CUTTERS 2,214 374
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 127  
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,918  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,429 911
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 5  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 460 167
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,154 17
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 40  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 371  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 7,236 293
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 712 62
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 10,869 4,421
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,243  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 181 91
745 SHOE MACHINE OPERATORS 66 66
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 468  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,363 616
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,286 308
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,747 80
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,062 2,249
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 643 536
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 7,079 2,321
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,913 1,211
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 120  
785 ASSEMBLERS 2,317 1,108
794 HAND GRINDING AND POLISHING OCCUPATIONS 18  
795 MISCELLANEOUS HAND WORKING OCCUPATIONS 295  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 363 276
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 19  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 156  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 6,136 453
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 347  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 295  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 189  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 3,127 2,012
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 489  
TOTAL 169,507 72,931

*(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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