National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name GUM ARABIC
CAS # 9000-01-5
RTECS # CE5945000
Agent Code 80049

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 331  
044 AEROSPACE ENGINEERS 22  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 83 83
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 946 494
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 109 89
095 REGISTERED NURSES 2,238 2,238
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 278 206
185 DESIGNERS 371 229
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 415 153
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 497 185
195 EDITORS AND REPORTERS 285 23
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 3,831 2,818
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 1,389 1,389
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 288 213
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 120  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 523 50
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 3,263 1,048
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 219 219
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 802 132
346 MAIL PREPARING AND PAPER HANDLING MACHINE OPERATORS 377 63
356 MAIL CLERKS, EXC. POSTAL SERVICE 174 174
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,177 290
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 461 359
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 19  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 356 80
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 52  
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 123  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,324 36
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 121  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 281 28
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 128  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 379 119
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,122 245
637 MACHINISTS 1,583  
649 ENGRAVERS, METAL 263  
668 UPHOLSTERERS 488  
679 BOOKBINDERS 462 231
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 271 68
688 FOOD BATCHMAKERS 205  
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 65  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 7  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 8 8
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,078  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,732 167
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 152  
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 25  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 76,158 3,789
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 5,303 730
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 6,423 114
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,616 1,022
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 479 34
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,097 1,684
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,790 559
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 130  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 254  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 3,688  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 272 136
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 2,276 789
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 5,914 451
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,388 124
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 3,634  
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 8  
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 19  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 338 91
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 599  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 88  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 8 8
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 7  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 103  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 1,670 1,322
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 2,887 2,475
TOTAL 151,589 24,766

*(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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