This page contains key outcome data for the Chemistry Major, estimated using US Census data. See the methodology here. For more on the College Majors Data Dashboard click here.
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Overall Major Information
- Field: STEM
- Average Income: $50,000 (Rank: 77 of 173)
- 25% Make Less Than: $30,000
- Unemployment Rate: 3.50% (Rank: 71 of 171)
- Percent Female: 49.0%
- Percent Who Get a Masters Degree: 23.3%
- Percent Who Get a Professional Degree: 19.6%
- Percent Who Get a PhD: 22.3%
- Major Popularity Ranking: 38 of 173
- Major Difficulty (1-5): 3.42 (Rank: 7 of 118)
Careers Information
This list provides the 25 most common careers (occupations) among people in this major, and how much they earn within each occupation.
- Chemists and Materials Scientists: 14.60% (Average Income: $58,000)
- Unemployed, with No Work Experience in the Last 5 Years or Earlier or Never Worked: 4.09%
- Chemical Technicians: 3.75% (Average Income: $50,000)
- Physical Scientists, : 3.26% (Average Income: $57,000)
- Managers, (including Postmasters): 2.71% (Average Income: $64,000)
- Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians: 2.65% (Average Income: $45,000)
- Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, : 2.59% (Average Income: $40,000)
- Elementary and Middle School Teachers: 2.55% (Average Income: $40,000)
- Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers: 2.49% (Average Income: $44,000)
- Postsecondary Teachers: 2.32% (Average Income: $38,000)
- Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioner Support Technicians: 1.96% (Average Income: $28,000)
- Secondary School Teachers: 1.93% (Average Income: $40,000)
- First-Line Supervisors of Sales Workers: 1.89% (Average Income: $55,000)
- Software Developers, Applications and Systems Software: 1.70% (Average Income: $82,000)
- Retail Salespersons: 1.40% (Average Income: $22,000)
- Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing: 1.39% (Average Income: $92,000)
- Registered Nurses: 1.27% (Average Income: $63,000)
- Computer Scientists and Systems Analysts/Network systems Analysts/Web Developers: 1.13% (Average Income: $68,000)
- Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters: 1.12% (Average Income: $47,000)
- Other Business Operations and Management Specialists: 1.10% (Average Income: $57,000)
- Biological Scientists: 1.05% (Average Income: $50,000)
- Customer Service Representatives: 1.03% (Average Income: $41,000)
- Waiters and Waitresses: 0.96% (Average Income: $20,000)
- Medical Assistants and Other Healthcare Support Occupations, : 0.90% (Average Income: $38,000)
- Accountants and Auditors: 0.88% (Average Income: $55,000)
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