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Professors of Chemistry

A description of the the work done by "Professors of Chemistry" 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 "Professors of Chemistry" 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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  $25,000      $25,000         1         50.00         0.00      Engineering: Agricultural
  $22,000      $22,000         1         50.00         0.00      Engineering: Chemical














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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  $28,780      $28,780         2         25.00      1220.00      Education:  Science teacher education
  $57,000      $57,000         1         12.50         0.00      Biochemistry
  $57,000      $57,000         1         12.50         0.00      Biochemistry and biophysics
  $55,000      $55,000         1         12.50         0.00      Environmental science studies
  $52,400      $52,400         1         12.50         0.00      Mathematics, general
  $31,620      $31,620         1         12.50         0.00      Biology, general
  $27,000      $27,000         1         12.50         0.00      Nutritional sciences
  $12,000      $12,000         1         12.50         0.00      Health/medical assistants














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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  $59,595      $55,000        68         85.00     26949.87      Chemistry
  $47,900      $47,500         6          7.50     21408.97      Biochemistry
  $47,900      $47,500         6          7.50     21408.97      Biochemistry and biophysics
  $64,000      $64,000         1          1.25         0.00      Philosophy of science
  $60,000      $60,000         1          1.25         0.00      Engineering: Chemical
  $50,000      $50,000         1          1.25         0.00      Physics
  $45,000      $45,000         1          1.25         0.00      OTHER biological sciences
  $43,000      $43,000         1          1.25         0.00      Education:  Secondary teacher education
  $29,350      $29,350         1          1.25         0.00      Geological sciences, other














Most common fields of study for workers whose most recent degree was a JD, LLB, MD, DDS, or Th.D.

There is no information on these degrees for this profession.

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Prepared by Prof. Ken Chapman: vcecn00a@csun.edu