| 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.