National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name STARCH
CAS # 9005-25-8
RTECS # GM5090000
Agent Code X8553

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
018 FUNERAL DIRECTORS 4,571 70
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 2,450 403
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 460 430
036 INSPECTORS AND COMPLIANCE OFFICERS, EXC. CONSTRUCTION 32 32
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 155 78
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 28  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 3,122 891
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 416 295
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 70 42
084 PHYSICIANS 280 190
086 VETERINARIANS 3,487 294
095 REGISTERED NURSES 38,465 37,366
096 PHARMACISTS 5,172 2,792
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 1,691 743
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 646 462
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 98 77
185 DESIGNERS 166  
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 215 29
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 782  
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 9,111 7,031
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 2,023 1,557
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 4,012 3,796
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 753 637
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 2  
214 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 128  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 4,001 1,872
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 3,789 1,364
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 9,619 3,899
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 699 503
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 584 183
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 299 299
313 SECRETARIES 443 443
328 PERSONNEL CLERKS, EXCEPT PAYROLL AND TIMEKEEPING 57 57
335 FILE CLERKS 334  
336 RECORDS CLERKS 60  
343 COST AND RATE CLERKS 9 9
356 MAIL CLERKS, EXC. POSTAL SERVICE 1,046 276
357 MESSENGERS 278  
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 1,361  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 6,010 479
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 4,060 359
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 374 222
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 146 146
435 WAITERS AND WAITRESSES 1,438 1,233
436 COOKS, EXCEPT SHORT ORDER 394 33
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 123  
445 DENTAL ASSISTANTS 49 29
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 1,794 932
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 3,451 3,200
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 3,335 2,619
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 18,576 1,075
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 2,106 2,106
469 PERSONAL SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 244  
479 FARM WORKERS 1,355  
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 1,395 1,395
495 FORESTRY WORKERS, EXCEPT LOGGING 1,210  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 499  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 3,784  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 360  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 133  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 3,846 302
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 1,641  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 278  
565 TILE SETTERS, HARD AND SOFT 8,587  
567 CARPENTERS 22,282 488
573 DRYWALL INSTALLERS 14,145  
575 ELECTRICIANS 16,548  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 3,982  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 3,682 119
583 PAPERHANGERS 387  
584 PLASTERERS 2,879  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 4,835  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 6,015 562
595 ROOFERS 15,421  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 839  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 4,725 329
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 3,802 581
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 2,019 865
637 MACHINISTS 1,009  
643 BOILERMAKERS 51  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 3,652  
656 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, WOOD 12  
657 CABINET MAKERS AND BENCH CARPENTERS 1,578 555
666 DRESSMAKERS 190 190
667 TAILORS 1,930 343
668 UPHOLSTERERS 2,112 732
673 APPAREL AND FABRIC PATTERNMAKERS 337  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 19  
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 688  
679 BOOKBINDERS 7,133 3,229
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 29  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 2,191 164
687 BAKERS 8,798 837
688 FOOD BATCHMAKERS 1,112 403
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 342  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 65  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 809  
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,923  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 1,217  
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 60  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 673 83
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 429  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,837 1,858
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,385 102
726 WOOD LATHE, ROUTING, AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,399 725
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,402 367
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,478  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 31,872 1,714
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 707 269
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 4,545  
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,413 1,284
738 WINDING AND TWISTING MACHINE OPERATORS 367 10
739 KNITTING, LOOPING, TAPING, AND WEAVING MACHINE OPERATORS 899 837
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 51,481 49,036
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 8,176 6,680
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 10,130 5,091
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 4,022 1,448
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,640 415
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 9,225 4,117
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 17,880 827
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,928 46
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,730 474
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,639 1,873
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 4,160  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 301  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 7,725 876
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 303 72
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 28,674 7,958
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 19,544 3,868
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 1,592  
785 ASSEMBLERS 59,320 24,894
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 99 99
795 MISCELLANEOUS HAND WORKING OCCUPATIONS 1,381 373
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 2,770 2,410
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 189  
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 111  
799 GRADERS AND SORTERS, EXCEPT AGRICULTURAL 57 57
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 1,835  
805 TRUCK DRIVERS, LIGHT 167  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 187  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 996  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,394 137
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 19,200 613
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 1,666  
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 1,541 248
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 1,587 73
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 1,205  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 360  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 25,009 15,215
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 14,489 3,293
TOTAL 665,042 227,086

*(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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