National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name SUCROSE
CAS # 57-50-1
RTECS # WN6500000
Agent Code 81515

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
007 FINANCIAL MANAGERS 91  
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 438 424
033 PURCHASING AGENTS AND BUYERS, N.E.C. 251 174
036 INSPECTORS AND COMPLIANCE OFFICERS, EXC. CONSTRUCTION 32 32
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 64 3
069 PHYSICISTS AND ASTRONOMERS 1,361 836
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 3,775 1,584
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 1,190 988
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 522 385
084 PHYSICIANS 1,219 949
086 VETERINARIANS 5,182 633
095 REGISTERED NURSES 53,440 48,413
096 PHARMACISTS 10,721 6,249
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 84 70
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 659 603
185 DESIGNERS 2,201 1,467
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 225 44
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 18,784 14,811
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 4,502 3,365
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 1,342 1,342
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 3,375 2,764
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 77  
214 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 34  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 4,145 2,685
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 3,970 1,554
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 4,749 2,156
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,803 401
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 512 183
323 INFORMATION CLERKS, N.E.C. 21  
335 FILE CLERKS 376 30
343 COST AND RATE CLERKS 9 9
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 3,323 365
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 561 468
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 239  
435 WAITERS AND WAITRESSES 1,438 1,233
436 COOKS, EXCEPT SHORT ORDER 1,345 192
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 1,929 1,314
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 5,825 3,651
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 7,105 4,530
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 4,242 2,178
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 16,614 1,725
455 PEST CONTROL OCCUPATIONS 11,665 574
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 5,900 5,446
469 PERSONAL SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 601 221
486 GROUNDSKEEPERS AND GARDENERS, EXCEPT FARM 4,784 378
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 1,734 1,395
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 6,707 57
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 587  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 23  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 1,227  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,543  
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 240  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 17  
567 CARPENTERS 149  
575 ELECTRICIANS 91  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 31  
584 PLASTERERS 2,134  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 1,974  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 685  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,872 447
637 MACHINISTS 1,590  
643 BOILERMAKERS 35  
667 TAILORS 168 112
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 403  
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 667 21
679 BOOKBINDERS 416 29
686 BUTCHERS AND MEAT CUTTERS 2,214 374
687 BAKERS 6,358 740
688 FOOD BATCHMAKERS 8,665 5,510
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 175  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 488  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 829  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 955  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,317 94
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 51 26
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 524  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,103 230
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 386  
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,618 29
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 15,552 15,552
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 2,361 238
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 424 34
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 14,443 3,025
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 318 68
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 23,137 1,599
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,784  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,893 406
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 485  
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,448 3,370
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 1,614 29
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 907 64
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 643 536
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 7,951 3,005
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 5,774 2,370
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 183  
785 ASSEMBLERS 2,040 143
795 MISCELLANEOUS HAND WORKING OCCUPATIONS 531 186
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 4,314 2,786
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 130 68
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 111  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 4,316  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 494  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 275  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 4,536 183
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 1,086  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 5,688 457
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 425  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 48  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 14,554 11,539
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 9,745 809
TOTAL 368,912 169,962

*(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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