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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2016
19-2031 Chemists
Conduct qualitative and quantitative chemical analyses or experiments in laboratories for quality or process control or to develop new products or knowledge. Excludes "Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers" (19-2042) and "Biochemists and Biophysicists" (19-1021).
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 86,660 |
2.3 % |
$38.86 |
$80,820 |
0.9 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$20.28 |
$25.99 |
$35.45 |
$48.38 |
$62.34 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$42,180 |
$54,060 |
$73,740 |
$100,630 |
$129,670 |
Industry profile for this occupation:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing |
16,520 |
5.82 |
$38.12 |
$79,290 |
| Scientific Research and Development Services |
14,720 |
2.19 |
$44.50 |
$92,560 |
| Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services |
9,130 |
0.65 |
$31.94 |
$66,430 |
| Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) |
5,610 |
0.28 |
$52.65 |
$109,510 |
| Basic Chemical Manufacturing |
4,710 |
3.13 |
$37.35 |
$77,690 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing |
16,520 |
5.82 |
$38.12 |
$79,290 |
| Paint, Coating, and Adhesive Manufacturing |
2,710 |
4.43 |
$38.33 |
$79,730 |
| Basic Chemical Manufacturing |
4,710 |
3.13 |
$37.35 |
$77,690 |
| Scientific Research and Development Services |
14,720 |
2.19 |
$44.50 |
$92,560 |
| Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing |
2,140 |
2.00 |
$36.51 |
$75,950 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
11,660 |
0.73 |
1.18 |
$42.37 |
$88,120 |
| New Jersey |
6,410 |
1.62 |
2.63 |
$42.06 |
$87,490 |
| Texas |
6,400 |
0.54 |
0.88 |
$36.67 |
$76,280 |
| Pennsylvania |
5,250 |
0.91 |
1.48 |
$34.77 |
$72,310 |
| New York |
4,170 |
0.46 |
0.74 |
$40.16 |
$83,530 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New Jersey |
6,410 |
1.62 |
2.63 |
$42.06 |
$87,490 |
| Maryland |
3,240 |
1.23 |
1.99 |
$52.21 |
$108,600 |
| Wisconsin |
2,580 |
0.92 |
1.49 |
$32.79 |
$68,200 |
| Pennsylvania |
5,250 |
0.91 |
1.48 |
$34.77 |
$72,310 |
| North Carolina |
3,720 |
0.88 |
1.43 |
$35.63 |
$74,100 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division |
4,380 |
0.67 |
1.08 |
$41.56 |
$86,450 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
2,760 |
0.94 |
1.52 |
$38.64 |
$80,370 |
| Newark, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division |
2,490 |
2.15 |
3.48 |
$42.34 |
$88,070 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division |
2,100 |
0.50 |
0.81 |
$37.63 |
$78,280 |
| Montgomery County-Bucks County-Chester County, PA Metropolitan Division |
2,060 |
2.01 |
3.26 |
$36.48 |
$75,870 |
| San Francisco-Redwood City-South San Francisco, CA Metropolitan Division |
1,970 |
1.84 |
2.99 |
$53.78 |
$111,870 |
| Silver Spring-Frederick-Rockville, MD Metropolitan Division |
1,900 |
3.28 |
5.31 |
$56.77 |
$118,070 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division |
1,900 |
0.52 |
0.84 |
$35.63 |
$74,120 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA NECTA Division |
1,830 |
1.02 |
1.65 |
$45.36 |
$94,350 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
1,440 |
0.76 |
1.23 |
$39.38 |
$81,900 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Trenton, NJ |
950 |
4.22 |
6.84 |
$48.30 |
$100,470 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC |
1,060 |
3.61 |
5.85 |
$40.33 |
$83,890 |
| Silver Spring-Frederick-Rockville, MD Metropolitan Division |
1,900 |
3.28 |
5.31 |
$56.77 |
$118,070 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX |
340 |
3.19 |
5.17 |
$24.42 |
$50,800 |
| Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division |
980 |
2.44 |
3.95 |
$46.72 |
$97,190 |
| Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division |
340 |
2.27 |
3.68 |
$37.62 |
$78,250 |
| Newark, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division |
2,490 |
2.15 |
3.48 |
$42.34 |
$88,070 |
| Boulder, CO |
370 |
2.12 |
3.43 |
$45.88 |
$95,440 |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA |
170 |
2.10 |
3.41 |
$38.77 |
$80,640 |
| Idaho Falls, ID |
130 |
2.07 |
3.35 |
$48.78 |
$101,450 |
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United States Department of Labor
