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Chemical Engineer
A description of the the work done by "Chemical Engineer" 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 "Chemical Engineer" 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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$57,839 $54,300 389 80.37 18706.45 Engineering: Chemical
$63,007 $56,100 36 7.44 27969.21 Chemistry
$58,701 $56,000 8 1.65 17705.43 Engineering: Mechanical
$47,333 $36,000 3 .62 8055.36 Business administration and management
$37,667 $28,000 3 .62 8653.84 OTHER engineering
$54,833 $40,500 3 .62 11257.10 Engineering: General
$60,800 $60,000 3 .62 1131.37 Engineering: Electrical, electronics, communications
$40,211 $35,352 3 .62 6710.62 OTHER engineering-related technologies
$52,149 $52,149 2 .41 11851.00 Engineering: Materials, including ceramics and textiles
$49,200 $49,200 2 .41 10800.00 Microbiology
$46,858 $46,858 2 .41 17342.40 Education: Secondary teacher education
$65,541 $65,541 2 .41 22859.20 Engineering: Civil
$60,310 $60,310 2 .41 5709.60 Biology, general
$49,000 $49,000 2 .41 1000.00 Engineering: Petroleum
$52,366 $52,366 2 .41 28633.60 English Language and Literature/Letters
$97,516 $97,516 2 .41 52484.00 Biochemistry and biophysics
$97,516 $97,516 2 .41 52484.00 Biochemistry
$36,000 $36,000 1 .21 0.00 Mechanical engineering-related technologies
$56,900 $56,900 1 .21 0.00 OTHER visual and performing arts
$38,400 $38,400 1 .21 0.00 Earth sciences
$24,960 $24,960 1 .21 0.00 Pharmacy
$50,000 $50,000 1 .21 0.00 Liberal Arts/General Studies
$76,000 $76,000 1 .21 0.00 Mathematics, general
$50,000 $50,000 1 .21 0.00 Political science and government
$44,200 $44,200 1 .21 0.00 Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
$31,408 $31,408 1 .21 0.00 OTHER agricultural business and production
$48,100 $48,100 1 .21 0.00 Engineering: Industrial production technologies
$67,000 $67,000 1 .21 0.00 Engineering: Metallurgical
$49,500 $49,500 1 .21 0.00 Engineering: Industrial
$35,880 $35,880 1 .21 0.00 Engineering: Environmental
$96,000 $96,000 1 .21 0.00 Engineering sciences, mechanics, physics
$33,960 $33,960 1 .21 0.00 Education: Science teacher education
$67,600 $67,600 1 .21 0.00 Marketing research
$28,080 $28,080 1 .21 0.00 Accounting
$22,000 $22,000 1 .21 0.00 Botany
$45,900 $45,900 1 .21 0.00 Animal sciences
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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$64,415 $60,000 130 57.27 25530.10 Engineering: Chemical
$63,372 $58,500 39 17.18 17977.81 Business administration and management
$53,836 $47,000 7 3.08 14380.53 Chemistry
$69,144 $63,000 5 2.20 7069.01 Financial management
$51,200 $30,000 5 2.20 26027.75 Engineering: Mechanical
$67,929 $74,880 4 1.76 24617.27 Engineering sciences, mechanics, physics
$61,500 $58,500 4 1.76 12971.12 Business, general
$54,850 $52,000 4 1.76 12256.73 OTHER business management/administrative services
$44,060 $50,500 4 1.76 18358.40 Engineering: Materials, including ceramics and textiles
$50,167 $47,500 3 1.32 3423.77 Engineering: Environmental
$42,147 $13,000 3 1.32 21552.18 Engineering: Civil
$68,600 $68,600 2 .88 1400.00 Engineering: Metallurgical
$65,000 $65,000 2 .88 13000.00 OTHER engineering
$59,500 $59,500 2 .88 5500.00 Business marketing/marketing management
$73,000 $73,000 1 .44 0.00 Business/Managerial economics
$67,980 $67,980 1 .44 0.00 Forestry sciences (Except management)
$67,800 $67,800 1 .44 0.00 Engineering: Nuclear
$66,000 $66,000 1 .44 0.00 Economics
$65,000 $65,000 1 .44 0.00 Engineering: Industrial production technologies
$60,000 $60,000 1 .44 0.00 OTHER engineering-related technologies
$58,800 $58,800 1 .44 0.00 Engineering: General
$56,650 $56,650 1 .44 0.00 Mechanical engineering-related technologies
$55,400 $55,400 1 .44 0.00 Engineering: Bioengineering and biomedical
$50,000 $50,000 1 .44 0.00 Computer science
$45,000 $45,000 1 .44 0.00 Architecture/Environmental Design
$44,000 $44,000 1 .44 0.00 Engineering: Industrial
$33,200 $33,200 1 .44 0.00 Geology
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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$66,876 $64,000 59 86.76 20968.25 Engineering: Chemical
$60,457 $50,000 7 10.29 17787.54 Chemistry
$80,000 $80,000 1 1.47 0.00 Engineering: Bioengineering and biomedical
$75,420 $75,420 1 1.47 0.00 Engineering: Metallurgical
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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$91,200 $91,200 1 100.00 0.00 Engineering: Chemical
Prepared by Prof. Ken Chapman: vcecn00a@csun.edu