National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name WHEAT, GRAIN
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code 80332

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
007 FINANCIAL MANAGERS 91  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 639 145
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 46 46
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 134 134
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 730 319
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 2,544 228
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 58  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 726  
436 COOKS, EXCEPT SHORT ORDER 543 159
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 265 106
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 371 371
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 1,841 856
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 3,139 498
454 ELEVATOR OPERATORS 363  
455 PEST CONTROL OCCUPATIONS 7,334 574
486 GROUNDSKEEPERS AND GARDENERS, EXCEPT FARM 10  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 363  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 565  
567 CARPENTERS 314  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 1,964  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 569  
657 CABINET MAKERS AND BENCH CARPENTERS 146  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 146  
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 292 146
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 58  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 797 254
763 ROASTING AND BAKING MACHINE OPERATORS, FOOD 117  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,709  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 521 146
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 452  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 489  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 743  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 378  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 728  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 837  
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 813 248
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 58  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 9,949  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 1,337 190
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 509  
TOTAL 43,689 4,422

*(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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