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Chemical Engineering
The tables below present the occupations that are most commonly associated
with a degree in Chemical Engineering. We have separated the tables
depending on whether we examine graduates who stop their education with the
bachelors degree in Chemical Engineering, and those who get either a masters
in Chemical Engineering, a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering.
While the list above describes the occupations of students with advanced degrees in
Chemical Engineering some students with a bachelors degree in Chemical Engineering will get advanced
degrees in other fields. The tables listed below descibe the types of advanced degrees
that were chosen by students with a bachelors in Chemical Engineering.
Since all of the above tables present information on the average salary,
it is possible to lose sight of the fact that some majors place students
in jobs with a narrow range of salaries near to the mean while others
place students in many different income categories. For this reason,
we have drawn two frequency distributions (histograms) of Chemical Engineering Salaries.
Histogram of Chemical Engineering Salaries: Bachelors Degree Only
The diagram below includes all students with a major in Chemical Engineering who received no degree beyond the bachelors.
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Histogram of Chemical Engineering Salaries: Bachelors and Beyond
The diagram below includes all students with a major in Chemical Engineering while an undergraduate.
The data includes students who subsequently earned degrees beyond the bachelors.
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Bachelors Degree
The information in the table below is based on data from people of all sexes and ages whose most recent college degree was a bachelors degree majoring in Chemical Engineering.
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Avg 1993 Number of Pct of
Salary Observations Majors Description of Occupation
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$57,839 389 46.48 Engineers: Chemical
$78,957 92 10.99 Top and mid-level managers, executives, administrators (people who manage other managers)
$51,353 75 8.96 Engineers: Environmental
$38,228 26 3.11 Chemists, except biochemists
$57,521 25 2.99 Other engineers
$65,658 20 2.39 OTHER management related occupations
$47,463 13 1.55 OTHER OCCUPATIONS (Not Listed)
$61,991 12 1.43 Engineers: Sales
$54,703 11 1.31 Sales Occupations - Commodities Except Retail (e.g., industrial machinery/equipment/supplies, medical and dental equiptment/supplies)
$51,612 9 1.08 Computer system analysts
$51,140 9 1.08 Engineers: Civil, including architectural and sanitary
$55,741 9 1.08 Engineers: Mechanical
$58,224 9 1.08 OTHER marketing and sales occupations
$48,798 9 1.08 Engineers: Industrial
$72,880 8 .96 Engineers: Petroleum
$60,984 8 .96 Engineers: Aeronautical, aerospace, astronautical
$56,325 8 .96 Engineers: Electrical, electronic
$61,391 8 .96 Computer engineer - software
$53,667 7 .84 Engineers: Nuclear
$54,520 6 .72 Computer programmers (business, scientific, process control)
$56,768 6 .72 Engineers: Materials or metallurgical
$39,071 5 .60 Insurance, securities, real estate, and business services
$53,300 4 .48 Information systems scientists or analysts
$38,460 4 .48 Technologists and technicians in the physical sciences
$35,950 4 .48 Precision/production occupations (e.g., workers, woodworkers, butchers, bakers, printing occupations, tailors, shoemakers, photographic process)
$49,735 4 .48 OTHER computer, information science Occupations
$35,256 4 .48 Operators and related occupations (e.g., machine set-up, machine operators and tenders, fabricators, assemblers)
$41,865 4 .48 OTHER engineering technologists and technicians
$55,867 3 .36 Engineers: Bioengineering and biomedical
$26,387 3 .36 OTHER service occupations, except health
$38,266 3 .36 Accounting clerks, bookkeepers
$28,867 3 .36 OTHER administrative (e.g., record clerks, telephone operators)
$50,500 2 .24 Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists
$30,030 2 .24 Secretaries, receptionists, typists
$34,859 2 .24 Health Technologists and Technicians (e.g., dental hygienists, health record technologists/technicians, licensed practical nurses, medical or laboratory technicians, radiologic technologists/technicians)
$37,580 2 .24 Computer engineer - hardware
$37,800 2 .24 Transportation/material moving occupations
$45,000 2 .24 OTHER health occupations
$44,982 2 .24 Accountants, auditors, and other financial specialists
$72,000 1 .12 Clergy and Other Religious Workers
$80,000 1 .12 Atmospheric and space scientists
$80,000 1 .12 Diagnosing Treating Practitioners (e.g., dentists, optometrists, physicians, psychiatrists, podiatrists, surgeons, veterinarians)
$62,000 1 .12 Computer scientists, except system analysts
$93,000 1 .12 Architects Engineers (Also see 101-103)
$93,600 1 .12 Geologists, including earth scientists
$68,000 1 .12 Artists, Broadcasters, Editors, Entertainers, Public Relations Specialists, Writers
$22,000 1 .12 Professors: Chemistry
$50,000 1 .12 Oceanographers
$50,000 1 .12 Economists
$49,644 1 .12 Surveying and mapping
$46,800 1 .12 Construction trades, miners and well drillers
$45,760 1 .12 Drafting occupations, including computer drafting
$45,000 1 .12 Biological scientists (e.g., botanists, ecologists, zoologists)
$41,600 1 .12 Engineers: Electrical, electronic, industrial, mechanical
$40,000 1 .12 Professors: Engineering
$30,000 1 .12 Technologists and technicians in the biological/life sciences
$30,000 1 .12 Agricultural and food scientists
$28,800 1 .12 Statisticians
$28,200 1 .12 Food Preparation and Service (e.g., cooks, waitresses, bartenders)
$26,500 1 .12 Technologists and technicians in the mathematical sciences
$24,000 1 .12 Teachers: Secondary - computer, math or sciences
$24,000 1 .12 Sales Occupations - Retail (e.g., furnishings, clothing, motor vehicles, cosmetics)
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Masters
The information in the table below is based on data from people of all
sexes and ages whose most recent college degree was a masters degree
in Chemical Engineering.
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Avg 1993 Number of Pct of
Salary Observations Majors Description of Occupation
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$64,415 130 51.79 Engineers: Chemical
$89,043 32 12.75 Top and mid-level managers, executives, administrators (people who manage other managers)
$53,514 19 7.57 Engineers: Environmental
$48,870 10 3.98 Chemists, except biochemists
$53,289 10 3.98 Engineers: Materials or metallurgical
$53,200 4 1.59 Engineers: Mechanical
$66,150 4 1.59 Other engineers
$74,835 3 1.20 Computer engineer - hardware
$65,471 3 1.20 Computer engineer - software
$54,919 3 1.20 Engineers: Industrial
$56,180 3 1.20 Computer system analysts
$65,980 2 .80 OTHER engineering technologists and technicians
$78,000 2 .80 Engineers: Sales
$75,000 2 .80 OTHER management related occupations
$25,252 2 .80 Insurance, securities, real estate, and business services
$71,659 2 .80 Engineers: Civil, including architectural and sanitary
$62,570 2 .80 Engineers: Petroleum
$51,602 2 .80 Engineers: Aeronautical, aerospace, astronautical
$27,296 2 .80 Engineers: Bioengineering and biomedical
$20,800 1 .40 Protective services (e.g., fire fighters, police, guards)
$80,000 1 .40 Sales Occupations - Commodities Except Retail (e.g., industrial machinery/equipment/supplies, medical and dental equiptment/supplies)
$75,000 1 .40 Artists, Broadcasters, Editors, Entertainers, Public Relations Specialists, Writers
$70,000 1 .40 OTHER computer, information science Occupations
$35,360 1 .40 Biochemists and biophysicists
$35,000 1 .40 Atmospheric and space scientists
$62,000 1 .40 OTHER physical scientists
$62,000 1 .40 Diagnosing Treating Practitioners (e.g., dentists, optometrists, physicians, psychiatrists, podiatrists, surgeons, veterinarians)
$58,740 1 .40 OTHER health occupations
$42,605 1 .40 Agricultural and food scientists
$45,000 1 .40 Information systems scientists or analysts
$54,000 1 .40 OTHER OCCUPATIONS (Not Listed)
$48,000 1 .40 Statisticians
$49,000 1 .40 OTHER marketing and sales occupations
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Ph.D.
The information in the table below is based on data from people of all
sexes and ages whose most recent college degree was a Ph.D. degree in
Chemical Engineering.
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Avg 1993 Number of Pct of
Salary Observations Majors Description of Occupation
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$66,876 59 52.68 Engineers: Chemical
$110,283 18 16.07 Top and mid-level managers, executives, administrators (people who manage other managers)
$66,536 11 9.82 Professors: Engineering
$83,867 3 2.68 Engineers: Bioengineering and biomedical
$67,667 3 2.68 Chemists, except biochemists
$69,280 3 2.68 Engineers: Materials or metallurgical
$59,850 2 1.79 Computer engineer - software
$61,500 2 1.79 Engineers: Electrical, electronic
$75,000 1 .89 Engineers: Nuclear
$120,000 1 .89 Engineers: Environmental
$112,000 1 .89 OTHER management related occupations
$90,000 1 .89 OTHER engineering technologists and technicians
$30,000 1 .89 Medical scientists (excluding practitioners)
$72,000 1 .89 Engineers: Petroleum
$62,500 1 .89 Engineers: Agricultural
$61,920 1 .89 OTHER biological/life scientists
$60,000 1 .89 Professors: Chemistry
$58,000 1 .89 Biochemists and biophysicists
$33,240 1 .89 OTHER physical scientists
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Masters Degrees earned by students with a Bachelors
degree in Chemical Engineering
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Avg 1993 Number of Pct of
Salary Observations Majors Description of Field of Study
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$64,301 192 39.26 Engineering: Chemical
$69,579 102 20.86 Business administration and management
$56,329 23 4.70 Engineering: Environmental
$71,006 20 4.09 Financial management
$65,862 13 2.66 Business, general
$59,031 13 2.66 OTHER business management/administrative services
$53,042 11 2.25 Computer science
$54,528 11 2.25 Engineering: Mechanical
$75,040 10 2.04 Business marketing/marketing management
$77,888 8 1.64 Engineering: Materials, including ceramics and textiles
$53,784 7 1.43 OTHER engineering
$61,400 7 1.43 Engineering: Civil
$53,400 6 1.23 Engineering: Bioengineering and biomedical
$62,146 6 1.23 Engineering sciences, mechanics, physics
$61,760 5 1.02 Engineering: Industrial
$60,250 4 .82 Business/managerial economics
$53,825 4 .82 Engineering: Electrical, electronics, communications
$54,799 4 .82 Operations research
$66,733 3 .61 Engineering: Metallurgical
$72,931 3 .61 Engineering: Nuclear
$57,015 3 .61 OTHER philosophy, religion, theology
$56,940 2 .41 OTHER engineering-related technologies
$75,000 2 .41 Engineering: Computer/systems
$79,400 2 .41 Engineering: General
$53,062 2 .41 Information services and systems
$49,500 2 .41 Marketing research
$48,330 2 .41 Forestry sciences (Except management)
$47,500 2 .41 Engineering: Petroleum
$46,800 1 .20 Mechanical engineering-related technologies
$11,040 1 .20 Food sciences and technology
$78,000 1 .20 Engineering: Aerospace, aeronautical, astronautical
$14,400 1 .20 Chemistry
$24,000 1 .20 Engineering: Electrical and electronic technologies
$32,000 1 .20 Philosophy of science
$41,600 1 .20 Environmental science studies
$72,000 1 .20 Public administration
$45,000 1 .20 Architecture/Environmental Design
$54,462 1 .20 OTHER foreign languages and literature
$65,000 1 .20 Engineering: Industrial production technologies
$49,920 1 .20 Computer/information sciences, general
$50,000 1 .20 Microbiology
$50,000 1 .20 Accounting
$61,400 1 .20 OTHER FIELDS (Not Listed)
$52,000 1 .20 Computer programming
$60,000 1 .20 Mathematics, general
$54,000 1 .20 Education: Science teacher education
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PhD's earned by students with a Bachelors
degree in Chemical Engineering
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Avg 1993 Number of Pct of
Salary Observations Majors Description of Field of Study
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$76,954 93 64.14 Engineering: Chemical
$63,845 17 11.72 Chemistry
$61,640 4 2.76 Engineering: Industrial
$63,492 2 1.38 Engineering: Nuclear
$107,850 2 1.38 Economics
$86,400 2 1.38 Engineering: Metallurgical
$70,000 2 1.38 Engineering: Petroleum
$52,500 2 1.38 Engineering: Bioengineering and biomedical
$55,500 2 1.38 Biochemistry
$55,500 2 1.38 Biochemistry and biophysics
$59,500 2 1.38 Computer science
$59,500 2 1.38 OTHER business management/administrative services
$60,000 2 1.38 Engineering: Materials, including ceramics and textiles
$150,000 1 .69 Computer/information sciences, general
$88,088 1 .69 Engineering: Civil
$86,615 1 .69 Engineering sciences, mechanics, physics
$12,000 1 .69 Financial management
$62,000 1 .69 Pharmacology, human and animal
$53,000 1 .69 Microbiology
$51,696 1 .69 Operations research
$50,600 1 .69 Physiology, human and animal
$50,000 1 .69 OTHER physical sciences
$45,000 1 .69 Food sciences and technology
$39,660 1 .69 Engineering: Environmental
$30,000 1 .69 Medicine (e.g., dentistry, optometry, osteopathic, podiatry, veterinary)
$17,904 1 .69 Education: Administration
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Other Professiona Degrees earned by students with a Bachelors
degree in Chemical Engineering
Other advanced degrees include: JD, LLB, ThD, MD, and the DDS.
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Avg 1993 Number of Pct of
Salary Observations Majors Description of Field of Study
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$110,942 23 58.97 Medicine (e.g., dentistry, optometry, osteopathic, podiatry, veterinary)
$106,667 3 7.69 Engineering: Chemical
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Prepared by Prof. Ken Chapman: 73122.1717@compuserve.com