National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name CORN SYRUP
CAS # 8029-43-4
RTECS #
Agent Code 80589

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
086 VETERINARIANS 1,472 294
095 REGISTERED NURSES 15,146 14,575
096 PHARMACISTS 2,224 1,221
185 DESIGNERS 575 246
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 255 221
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 3,052 872
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 665  
356 MAIL CLERKS, EXC. POSTAL SERVICE 1,682 146
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 885 52
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 119  
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 52  
435 WAITERS AND WAITRESSES 1,438 1,233
436 COOKS, EXCEPT SHORT ORDER 856  
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 876 803
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 1,285 784
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 2,608 2,608
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 5,274  
469 PERSONAL SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 758 237
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 589 589
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 262  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 524  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 646  
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 150  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 7,330  
567 CARPENTERS 1,408  
575 ELECTRICIANS 87  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 46  
583 PAPERHANGERS 387  
588 CONCRETE AND TERRAZZO FINISHERS 1,004  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 344  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 2,129  
637 MACHINISTS 1,130  
679 BOOKBINDERS 6,338 2,883
687 BAKERS 2,836 368
688 FOOD BATCHMAKERS 1,986 364
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 109 18
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,081 1,392
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 753  
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 536 215
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 2,607  
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,401 2,400
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 231 71
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 285 285
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,660 1,247
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 572 68
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 8,630 237
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 206  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,360 322
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 4,737 861
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 701 64
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 35 6
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 3,708 1,427
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 779 270
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,945 1,373
795 MISCELLANEOUS HAND WORKING OCCUPATIONS 266  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 4,245 2,773
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 68 68
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 19,488  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 85  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 2,139 729
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 6,605 453
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 2,793  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 276  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 113  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 5,099 3,111
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 5,477 718
TOTAL 150,409 45,604

*(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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