National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name GUAR GUM
CAS # 9000-30-0
RTECS # MG0185000
Agent Code 83111

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 68 45
095 REGISTERED NURSES 27 25
096 PHARMACISTS 2,345 1,427
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 167 167
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 374 337
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 449 130
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 3,052 872
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 201  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 30  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 33  
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 482 301
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 446 194
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 445  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 259  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 22  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 356  
567 CARPENTERS 5,578  
575 ELECTRICIANS 65  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 1,067  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 115  
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 7,885  
637 MACHINISTS 880  
687 BAKERS 3,792 384
688 FOOD BATCHMAKERS 141 28
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,153 54
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 552 249
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 283 141
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,759 1,750
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,684 148
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 300  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 123  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,823 236
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 1,780  
795 MISCELLANEOUS HAND WORKING OCCUPATIONS 295  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 324 54
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 465 155
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 788  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 1,188  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 54  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 211  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 676 186
TOTAL 44,736 6,883

*(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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