National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name FOODSTUFFS, NEC
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code X8652

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 1,059 494
095 REGISTERED NURSES 2,238 2,238
096 PHARMACISTS 587 318
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 49 49
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 4,494 2,938
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 1,389 1,389
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 19  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 2,405 1,624
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 4,209 1,722
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 565 159
335 FILE CLERKS 309 82
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,147  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 30  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 43  
435 WAITERS AND WAITRESSES 1,438 1,233
436 COOKS, EXCEPT SHORT ORDER 499 59
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 911 404
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 1,047 840
448 SUPERVISORS, CLEANING AND BUILDING SERVICE WORKERS 82  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 5,620 236
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 403 403
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 356  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 988  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,056 333
637 MACHINISTS 1,130  
686 BUTCHERS AND MEAT CUTTERS 2,214 374
687 BAKERS 4,489 525
688 FOOD BATCHMAKERS 8,300 5,327
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 113  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,064 718
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 90 23
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 9,877 2,417
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 14,838 1,248
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 206  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 765 570
763 ROASTING AND BAKING MACHINE OPERATORS, FOOD 846 592
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 486  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,425 64
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 848 700
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 106 106
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 6,698 2,788
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 2,791 1,956
785 ASSEMBLERS 174  
795 MISCELLANEOUS HAND WORKING OCCUPATIONS 531 186
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 616 587
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 782 422
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 292  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 409 136
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 471  
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 313  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 213  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 425  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 113  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 25,977 16,412
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 3,340 876
TOTAL 121,887 50,547

*(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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