Chemical engineers are most often employed by the Industrial & miscellaneous chemicals industry. The average yearly wage for Chemical engineers was $107,571 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Chemical engineers by wage are Veterinarians, Geoscientists and hydrologists, except geographers, and Aerospace engineers.
Chemical engineers are part of the Architecture & engineering occupations, along with Architects, except landscape and naval, Landscape architects, Surveyors, cartographers, & photogrammetrists, Aerospace engineers, Chemical engineers, and 16 more.
The top 3 locations that employ the most Chemical engineers are South of I-10 & Inside Loop I-610 PUMA, TX, Bay & Midland Counties PUMA, MI, and New Orleans City (South) PUMA, LA. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Chemical engineers are New Orleans City (South) PUMA, LA, East Baton Rouge Parish (South) PUMA, LA, and Bay & Midland Counties PUMA, MI.
