Chemists & materials scientists

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2022 Workforce
107k
Average Age
41.6
Average Salary
$98,474
Average Male Salary
$105,864
Average Female Salary
$87,483

Employment

Employment and salary information for the Chemists & materials scientists workforce. Chemists & materials scientists workforce in 2022 was 106,864 people, of which 40.2% were women and 59.8% were men. Chemists & materials scientists are paid most in San Mateo County (South & West)--San Mateo (South) & Half Moon Bay Cities PUMA, CA but are relatively concentrated in San Diego County (West Central)--San Diego City (Northwest/Del Mar Mesa) PUMA, CA.

Employment Over Time

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Grouping
63,901
Male Workforce
± 6.2k
42,963
Female Workforce
± 5.09k

The Chemists & materials scientists workforce in 2022 was 106,864 people (40.2% women and 59.8% men). This implies an average annual growth of 26.7% between 2014 (84,352) and 2022 (106,864).

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Employment by Location

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Chemists & materials scientists.

During 2022, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Massachusetts ($121,978), New Jersey ($120,700), and Delaware ($119,213).

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Yearly Wage Ranking

$98,474
AVERAGE WAGE
#80 in the ranking (2022)
$64,683
NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE
For all occupations across the US

In 2022, Chemists & materials scientists earned an average of $98,474, $33,791 more than the average national salary of $64,683

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Wage Distribution

Gender
0.332
WAGE GINI

In 2022, Chemists & materials scientists had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.332, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Chemists & materials scientists (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

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Industry

Information on the industries that employ Chemists & materials scientists and on wages for those in the field. Pharmaceutical & medicine manufacturing is the industry that employs the most Chemists & materials scientists, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Chemists & materials scientists, by average wage, is Periodical, book, & directory publishers ($168,141).

Occupations by Industries

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Value
107k
2022 Workforce
± 8,023
4.51%
1 YEAR GROWTH
± 10.3%

This graphic shows the share of Chemists & materials scientists employed by various industries. Pharmaceutical & medicine manufacturing employs the largest share of Chemists & materials scientists at 42.7%, followed by Scientific research & development services with 29.7% and Industrial & miscellaneous chemicals with 27.6%.

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Diversity

Demographic information on Chemists & materials scientists in the US. The workforce of Chemists & materials scientists in 2022 was 106,864 people, with 40.2% woman, and 59.8% men. The average age of male Chemists & materials scientists in the workforce is 42.7 and of female Chemists & materials scientists is 39.9, and the most common race/ethnicity for Chemists & materials scientists is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Chemists & materials scientists in 2022 was 106,864 people, with 40.2% woman, and 59.8% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 25 to 29 years (17,676 people), 30 to 34 years (17,263  people), and 35 to 39 years (12,941 people). Among them they concentrated 44.8% of the total workforce.

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Ethnicity

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In 2022, 10.2% of Chemists & materials scientists workers were Hispanic and 89.8% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (54.3%), Puerto Rican (35.8)%, and Colombian (9.96)%

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Races

In 2022, 66.6% of the Chemists & materials scientists workforce were White, of which 37% were women and 63% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Asian (17.2%) and Black (7.16%).

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Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Chemists & materials scientists from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Chemists & materials scientists is Physical Sciences but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2022 were Physical Sciences.

Among the necessary skills for Chemists & materials scientists, Science stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Chemists & materials scientists need more than the average amount of Science.

Majors

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Degree

The most common majors achieved by Chemists & materials scientists in 2022 (counting all academic degrees) were Physical Sciences (45,911 people), Biology (19,627 people), and Engineering (8,139 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Chemists & materials scientists workers were Bachelors Degree (57,793 people), Graduate Degree (41,660 people), and Some college (2,576 people).

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Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Chemists & materials scientists from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Chemists & materials scientists need many skills, but most especially Science, Reading Comprehension, Writing.

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