Chemical Engineers

This post summarizes key statistics on Chemical Engineers using nationally representative data. These statistics include education attainment distributions, income over the career, most common majors, and more.

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Age IncMed
20 28,352
25 90,725
30 107,736
35 123,591
40 141,532
45 144,189
50 141,759
55 158,817
60 149,044
65 140,492


Hours Worked Share
0-20 1.40
20-39 2.10
39-41 59.10
41-50 30.00
50-60 5.90
More than 60 1.40

Income Over Career

This chart provides the median income by age for Chemical Engineers.

Ten Most Common Industries

Share Income Industry
30.60 118,843 Industrial and miscellaneous chemicals
20.70 111,140 Drugs
13.60 159,897 Petroleum refining
5.20 105,878 Engineering, architectural, and surveying services
5.00 97,842 Plastics, synthetics, and resins
4.40 107,507 Soaps and cosmetics
1.90 141,532 Research, development, and testing services
1.60 122,167 Agricultural chemicals
1.60 99,902 Tires and inner tubes
1.00 103,201 Paints, varnishes, and related products

This table highlights the top industries people working as Chemical Engineers work in, and how much they earn in each industry.

Education Distribution

This chart shows the maximal educational attainment of people working as Chemical Engineers. Its meant to give a sense of the credentials required to work in this Occupation.

Ten Most Common Majors

This table highlights the top majors people working as Chemical Engineers received, and how earnings vary by major.

Weekly Hours Distribution

This chart shows the distribution of typical weekly work hours of people working as Chemical Engineers. Its meant to provide a sense of the work-life balance one should expect from this Occupation.

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