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Chemists
A description of the the work done by "Chemists" can be found
in the occupational
outlook handbook. On this page we examine the most common methods
of getting into this job category. We have examined all of the people
in our data set who were "Chemists" and have identified the
most common major fields of study. Jobs categories vary considerably
in their degree requirements, so we have provided separate rankings for
each degree.
Most common fields of study for workers whose
most recent degree was a Bachelors Degree
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Mean 93 Median 93 Number of Std. Dev.
Income Income Observations Percent in 93 Income Major Field of Study in Bachelors degree
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$43,853 $42,000 404 66.78 15875.00 Chemistry
$39,198 $33,600 65 10.74 17067.09 Biology, general
$38,228 $37,125 26 4.30 11881.20 Engineering: Chemical
$40,804 $36,278 18 2.98 10047.10 Biochemistry
$40,804 $36,278 18 2.98 10047.10 Biochemistry and biophysics
$45,659 $42,000 9 1.49 11630.39 Microbiology
$43,765 $40,160 8 1.32 14959.56 Health/medical technologies
$47,663 $42,164 8 1.32 17560.25 Zoology, general
$30,328 $28,250 6 .99 7101.55 OTHER biological sciences
$38,248 $34,000 5 .83 9960.31 Geology
$33,708 $31,500 4 .66 4847.66 Mathematics, general
$42,700 $32,000 4 .66 24303.70 Education: Science teacher education
$52,461 $51,383 3 .50 1117.01 OTHER physical sciences
$28,480 $24,440 3 .50 3108.18 Food sciences and technology
$38,009 $28,028 3 .50 10792.60 Engineering: Materials, including ceramics and textiles
$35,840 $33,000 3 .50 2727.25 Environmental science studies
$29,440 $29,440 2 .33 6560.00 Animal sciences
$39,000 $39,000 2 .33 1000.00 Engineering sciences, mechanics, physics
$50,167 $50,167 2 .33 24832.80 Mathematics: Applied
$45,890 $45,890 2 .33 4610.00 Education: Secondary teacher education
$36,500 $36,500 2 .33 14500.00 Physics
$42,701 $42,701 2 .33 7299.20 Business administration and management
$35,600 $35,600 2 .33 4400.00 Plant sciences
$40,000 $40,000 1 .17 0.00 Oceanography
$62,000 $62,000 1 .17 0.00 Geological sciences, other
$30,000 $30,000 1 .17 0.00 Psychology: General
$41,600 $41,600 1 .17 0.00 Criminology
$30,350 $30,350 1 .17 .00 Statistics
$64,000 $64,000 1 .17 0.00 Operations research
$35,000 $35,000 1 .17 0.00 History, other
$35,360 $35,360 1 .17 0.00 OTHER health/medical sciences
$50,000 $50,000 1 .17 0.00 Engineering: Industrial
$28,000 $28,000 1 .17 0.00 Public health (including environmental health and epidemiology)
$72,350 $72,350 1 .17 0.00 Health/medical assistants
$26,000 $26,000 1 .17 0.00 English Language and Literature/Letters
$41,400 $41,400 1 .17 0.00 OTHER engineering-related technologies
$21,700 $21,700 1 .17 0.00 Engineering: Mining and minerals
$40,000 $40,000 1 .17 0.00 Engineering: Metallurgical
$35,000 $35,000 1 .17 0.00 Engineering: Computer/systems
$35,000 $35,000 1 .17 0.00 Education: OTHER education
$41,600 $41,600 1 .17 0.00 Communications, general
$20,000 $20,000 1 .17 0.00 Physiology, human and animal
$52,500 $52,500 1 .17 0.00 Ecology
$22,443 $22,443 1 .17 .00 Cell and molecular biology
$22,880 $22,880 1 .17 0.00 Botany
Most common fields of study for workers whose
most recent degree was a Masters Degree
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Mean 93 Median 93 Number of Std. Dev.
Income Income Observations Percent in 93 Income Major Field of Study in Bachelors degree
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$49,077 $50,000 132 60.00 17630.23 Chemistry
$46,843 $44,770 11 5.00 13885.74 Business administration and management
$48,870 $44,000 10 4.55 25947.33 Engineering: Chemical
$44,920 $38,480 9 4.09 19536.60 Biochemistry and biophysics
$44,920 $38,480 9 4.09 19536.60 Biochemistry
$53,499 $35,000 5 2.27 31209.61 Environmental science studies
$55,875 $53,250 4 1.82 9502.47 Business marketing/marketing management
$46,575 $47,800 4 1.82 6908.83 OTHER business management/administrative services
$43,902 $48,018 4 1.82 13094.05 Biology, general
$56,880 $26,800 3 1.36 31659.05 Business, general
$53,320 $24,960 3 1.36 24623.39 Pharmacy
$50,333 $45,000 3 1.36 4496.91 Food sciences and technology
$55,500 $55,500 2 .91 5500.00 Financial management
$52,114 $52,114 2 .91 13814.00 Library Science
$44,960 $44,960 2 .91 4960.00 Engineering: Environmental
$43,776 $43,776 2 .91 4776.00 Physics
$34,900 $34,900 2 .91 2100.00 Education: Secondary teacher education
$30,900 $30,900 2 .91 2100.00 Plant sciences
$28,000 $28,000 2 .91 16000.00 Health/medical technologies
$95,000 $95,000 1 .45 0.00 Pharmacology, human and animal
$72,000 $72,000 1 .45 0.00 Engineering: Civil
$55,000 $55,000 1 .45 0.00 OTHER health/medical sciences
$51,792 $51,792 1 .45 0.00 Geology
$47,000 $47,000 1 .45 0.00 Engineering: Materials, including ceramics and textiles
$44,000 $44,000 1 .45 0.00 OTHER philosophy, religion, theology
$41,000 $41,000 1 .45 0.00 Animal sciences
$38,000 $38,000 1 .45 0.00 OTHER agricultural sciences
$37,000 $37,000 1 .45 0.00 Philosophy of science
$37,000 $37,000 1 .45 0.00 Microbiology
$36,788 $36,788 1 .45 .00 Zoology, general
$35,000 $35,000 1 .45 0.00 Nutritional sciences
$30,732 $30,732 1 .45 0.00 Public health (including environmental health and epidemiology)
$25,000 $25,000 1 .45 0.00 Economics
$18,200 $18,200 1 .45 0.00 Education: Science teacher education
$16,584 $16,584 1 .45 0.00 OTHER biological sciences
$15,000 $15,000 1 .45 0.00 Information services and systems
$11,000 $11,000 1 .45 0.00 Earth sciences
Most common fields of study for workers whose
most recent degree was a Ph.D.
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Mean 93 Median 93 Number of Std. Dev.
Income Income Observations Percent in 93 Income Major Field of Study in Bachelors degree
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$61,385 $61,000 229 89.80 22624.77 Chemistry
$49,880 $27,000 5 1.96 20945.11 Biochemistry and biophysics
$49,880 $27,000 5 1.96 20945.11 Biochemistry
$71,150 $70,750 4 1.57 9784.10 Engineering: Materials, including ceramics and textiles
$54,250 $46,000 4 1.57 31291.97 Physics
$67,667 $30,000 3 1.18 38177.95 Engineering: Chemical
$86,700 $86,700 1 .39 0.00 Pharmacy
$62,000 $62,000 1 .39 0.00 Medicine (e.g., dentistry, optometry, osteopathic, podiatry, veterinary)
$62,000 $62,000 1 .39 0.00 Oceanography
$58,000 $58,000 1 .39 0.00 Philosophy of science
$57,699 $57,699 1 .39 .00 Geological sciences, other
$54,000 $54,000 1 .39 0.00 Education: Science teacher education
$44,800 $44,800 1 .39 0.00 Mathematics, general
$30,000 $30,000 1 .39 0.00 Engineering: Electrical, electronics, communications
$30,000 $30,000 1 .39 0.00 Biology, general
$24,000 $24,000 1 .39 0.00 OTHER foreign languages and literature
Most common fields of study for workers whose
most recent degree was a JD, LLB, MD, DDS, or Th.D.
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Mean 93 Median 93 Number of Std. Dev.
Income Income Observations Percent in 93 Income Major Field of Study in Bachelors degree
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$48,263 $48,263 2 66.67 1263.00 Law/Prelaw/Legal Studies
$65,000 $65,000 1 33.33 0.00 Nursing (4 years or longer program)
Prepared by Prof. Ken Chapman: vcecn00a@csun.edu