National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name FLAVORS
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code X5505

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 78 39
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 19  
084 PHYSICIANS 230 26
095 REGISTERED NURSES 42,562 40,588
096 PHARMACISTS 5,702 3,436
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 44 44
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 103 41
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 1,070 922
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 2,602 2,485
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 546 327
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 457 210
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 359  
335 FILE CLERKS 149 30
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 62  
435 WAITERS AND WAITRESSES 1,438 1,233
436 COOKS, EXCEPT SHORT ORDER 472 33
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 1,481 1,104
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 1,826 1,155
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 1,486 1,262
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,709 137
454 ELEVATOR OPERATORS 363  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 41  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 520  
637 MACHINISTS 250  
687 BAKERS 5,403 714
688 FOOD BATCHMAKERS 8,378 5,366
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,854 605
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 101 68
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,036 481
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 944 638
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 2  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 643 536
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,552 680
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 2,542 1,459
785 ASSEMBLERS 2,674  
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 130 68
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 156  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 76 76
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 236  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 5,249 4,058
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,047 805
TOTAL 99,591 68,622

*(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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