National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

Estimated Numbers of Employees Potentially Exposed to Specific Agents by Occupation within 2-Digit Standard Industrial Classification (SIC)*

Agent Name YEASTS
CAS #
RTECS #  
Agent Code L0035

FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS (SIC 20)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 212
176
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 352

453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 856

687 BAKERS 2,029
860
688 FOOD BATCHMAKERS 113

756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,251
529
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 126

796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 489

877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 469

888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 2,097
1,222
SUBTOTAL 7,994
2,787
CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS (SIC 28)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 418
279
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 85
33
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 119
53
SUBTOTAL 622
365
ELECTRIC, GAS, AND SANITARY SERVICES (SIC 49)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 437

SUBTOTAL 437

HEALTH SERVICES (SIC 80)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 9

203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 1,021
907
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 35
14
SUBTOTAL 1,065
921
TOTAL 10,118 4,073
RELATED PAGES: Estimates by SIC, Estimates by Occupation

*(1) The estimates for each occupation apply only to the 3- and 4-digit SICs surveyed within the 2-digit SIC where the agent was observed. Not all SICs were surveyed, and not all agents were observed in all surveyed SICs. (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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