Chemical Technology

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Total Degrees​
Awarded in 2021
2,803
declining 9.96%
Median In-State​
Public Tuition
$4,313
growing 8.68%
Median Out-of-State​
Private Tuition
$28,681
growing 40.9%
Average Wage
$80,907
growing 6.24%
People in Workforce
15,471
growing 8.47%
Average Employee Age
40
declining 0.884%

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In 2021, the locations with the highest concentration of Chemical Technology degree recipients are Pasadena, TX, Cocoa, FL, and Baytown, TX. In 2021, the locations with a relatively high number of Chemical Technology degree recipients are Lake Jackson, TX, Orange, TX, and Port Arthur, TX. The most common degree awarded to students studying Chemical Technology is a associates degree.

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Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Chemical Technology and the types of students that study this field. San Jacinto Community College (227979) awards the most degrees in Chemical Technology in the US, but Brazosport College (223506) and Lamar Institute of Technology have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Chemical Technology.

Tuition costs for Chemical Technology majors are, on average, $4,313 for in-state public colleges, and $28,681 for out of state private colleges.

The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Chemical Technology programs are Public, 2-year institutions (49 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 4-year or above (1,808 completions).

Institutions

Institution with the Most Degrees Awarded in Chemical Technology

The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Chemical Technology, is Public, 4-year or above (1,808 completions in 2021).

The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Chemical Technology programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.

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Tuition Costs for Common Institutions

$4,313
Median In-State Public
$28,681
Median Out of State Private

San Jacinto Community College (227979) has the most Chemical Technology degree recipients, with 406 degrees awarded in 2021.

The following bar chart shows the state tuition for the top 5 institutions with the most degrees awarded in Chemical Technology.

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Specialized Colleges

Out of all institutions that offer Chemical Technology programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, Brazosport College (223506) has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Chemical Technology, with 21.8%.

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Degrees Awarded by County

Counties with the Most Degrees Awarded in Chemical Technology

This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Chemical Technology by year.

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Growth in Awarded Degrees

Counties with the Fastest Growing Number of Degrees Awarded

This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest growth in degrees awarded for Chemical Technology.

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Information on the businesses and industries that employ Science Technologies graduates and on wages and locations for those in the field.

Yearly Income for Common Jobs

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Chemical Technology is from the 2 Digit Course Science Technologies.
$80,907
Average Wage in Workforce
± $13,608
6.24%
1 Year Growth
± 22.9%

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Highest Paying Locations

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Chemical Technology is from the 2 Digit Course Science Technologies.

This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States colored by the average salary of Science Technologies majors.

Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Science Technologies majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.

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Most Common

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Most Specialized

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Compared to other majors, there are an unusually high number of Science Technologies majors working as Radiation therapists, Magnetic resonance imaging technologists, and Radiologic technologists and technicians.

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Highest Paid

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Occupations by Share

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15,471
2021 Workforce
± 3,054
8.47%
1 Year Growth
± 26.3%

The number of Science Technologies graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 8.47%, from 14,263 in 2020 to 15,471 in 2021.

The largest single share of Science Technologies graduates go on to work as Radiologic technologists and technicians (26.3%). This chart shows the various jobs filled by those with a major in Science Technologies by share of the total number of graduates.

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Most Common

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Highest Paid

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Industries by Share

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Chemical Technology is from the 2 Digit Course Science Technologies.
15,471
2021 Workforce
± 3,054
8.47%
1 Year Growth
± 26.3%

The number of Science Technologies graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 8.47%, from 14,263 in 2020 to 15,471 in 2021.

The industry which employs the most Science Technologies graduates by share is General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals, followed by Offices of physicians. This visualization shows the industries that hire those who major in Science Technologies.

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Specialty Locations

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This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of Science Technologies majors.

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Demographic information for those who earn a degree in Science Technologies in the United States.

The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in Science Technologies is 40.

The most common degree type these workers hold is a Associates Degree. Male employees are more likely to hold Science Technologies degrees, and White students are the most common race/ethnicty group awarded degrees in Science Technologies (1,282 students).

Workforce Age

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Chemical Technology is from the 2 Digit Course Science Technologies.
40
Average Age in 2021
± 2.27 Years
0.884%
1 Year Change
± 8.36%

This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Science Technologies. The most common ages of employees with this major are 36 and 41 years old, which represent 6.78% and 4.99% of the population, respectively.

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Degrees Awarded

The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Chemical Technology are Associates Degree, 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate, and Masters Degree.

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Workforce Degrees

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The most common degree types held by the working population in Science Technologies are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Doctorate degree.

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Sex Imbalance for Common Institutions

Male (63.4%)
Most Common Sex with a Degree in this Field

This chart shows the granted degrees by sex at the 5 institutions that graduate the most students in Chemical Technology.

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Race & Ethnicity by Degrees Awarded

Most Common Race or Ethnicity
  1. White
    1,282 degrees awarded
  2. Hispanic or Latino
    849 degrees awarded
  3. Black or African American
    403 degrees awarded

This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Chemical Technology for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.

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Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Race/Ethnicity and Sex Combination
  1. White Male
    447 degrees awarded
  2. Hispanic or Latino Male
    353 degrees awarded
  3. White Female
    128 degrees awarded

This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of Associates Degree recipients in Chemical Technology.

White Male students, who earn most of the degrees in this field, are the most common combination of race/ethnicity and sex.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Countries of Origin
  1. India
    408 degree recipients
  2. Philippines
    245 degree recipients
  3. China
    109 degree recipients
High Relative Number of Students
  1. Nigeria
    3.32 times more than expected
  2. India
    2.83 times more than expected
  3. Philippines
    2.41 times more than expected

There are a relatively high number of people that were born in Nigeria that hold Science Technologies degrees (3.32 times more than expected), and the most common country of origin by total numbers for non-US students earning a degree in this field is India (408 degree recipients).

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predictive-analysisSkills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Chemical Technology field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Chemical Technology majors need many skills, but most especially Operation Monitoring. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Chemical Technology majors need more than the average amount of Equipment Maintenance, Repairing, Operation and Control, Troubleshooting, Operation Monitoring, Equipment Selection, Quality Control Analysis, Science, Monitoring, Mathematics, Time Management, Management of Personnel Resources, Judgment and Decision Making, Systems Evaluation, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Complex Problem Solving, Coordination, Reading Comprehension, Systems Analysis, Learning Strategies, Operations Analysis, Active Learning, Instructing, Writing, Speaking, Programming, Social Perceptiveness, Service Orientation, Management of Material Resources, Persuasion, Negotiation, Management of Financial Resources, Technology Design, and Installation.

These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for Chemical Technology majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of Equipment Maintenance is very distinctive for majors, but the Operation Monitoring, Operation and Control, Monitoring, Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Quality Control Analysis, Judgment and Decision Making, Complex Problem Solving, Speaking, Active Learning, Time Management, Writing, Coordination, Mathematics, Troubleshooting, Learning Strategies, Systems Evaluation, Equipment Maintenance, Social Perceptiveness, Science, Systems Analysis, Instructing, Management of Personnel Resources, Repairing, Service Orientation, Equipment Selection, Persuasion, Negotiation, Operations Analysis, Management of Material Resources, Management of Financial Resources, Programming, Technology Design, and Installation are the three most important skills for people in the field.

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