National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name MALTODEXTRIN
CAS # 9050-36-6
RTECS #
Agent Code X6913

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
084 PHYSICIANS 1,059 929
185 DESIGNERS 234 92
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 1,575 397
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 5,401 4,036
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 580 190
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 3,052 872
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 993  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 33  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 3,097 282
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 41  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 375  
666 DRESSMAKERS 358  
667 TAILORS 434  
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 310 207
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 326 47
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 753  
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,166  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,685 262
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 524  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 9,222 346
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 1,700 209
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 1,890  
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 206  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 516 355
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 175  
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 3,553  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 188 141
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 8,171 2,172
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,219 1,528
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 679 78
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,341 353
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 6,694 4,503
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 1,780  
785 ASSEMBLERS 77 61
795 MISCELLANEOUS HAND WORKING OCCUPATIONS 295  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 2,045 54
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 324 108
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 197 148
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 959  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 141  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 306  
TOTAL 66,671 17,369

*(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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