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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2016
19-4031 Chemical Technicians
Conduct chemical and physical laboratory tests to assist scientists in making qualitative and quantitative analyses of solids, liquids, and gaseous materials for research and development of new products or processes, quality control, maintenance of environmental standards, and other work involving experimental, theoretical, or practical application of chemistry and related sciences.
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) |
| 65,510 |
1.9 % |
$23.93 |
$49,770 |
1.2 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$13.33 |
$16.80 |
$22.04 |
$29.23 |
$36.98 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$27,730 |
$34,940 |
$45,840 |
$60,790 |
$76,930 |
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) |
| Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services |
14,420 |
1.03 |
$19.71 |
$41,000 |
| Scientific Research and Development Services |
6,580 |
0.98 |
$30.18 |
$62,770 |
| Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing |
6,380 |
2.25 |
$22.31 |
$46,410 |
| Basic Chemical Manufacturing |
5,690 |
3.78 |
$26.71 |
$55,550 |
| Resin, Synthetic Rubber, and Artificial Synthetic Fibers and Filaments Manufacturing |
2,700 |
2.93 |
$27.94 |
$58,120 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Basic Chemical Manufacturing |
5,690 |
3.78 |
$26.71 |
$55,550 |
| Paint, Coating, and Adhesive Manufacturing |
2,110 |
3.45 |
$24.15 |
$50,220 |
| Resin, Synthetic Rubber, and Artificial Synthetic Fibers and Filaments Manufacturing |
2,700 |
2.93 |
$27.94 |
$58,120 |
| Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing |
6,380 |
2.25 |
$22.31 |
$46,410 |
| Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing |
1,780 |
2.20 |
$23.07 |
$47,980 |
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 |
6,710 |
0.42 |
0.90 |
$22.84 |
$47,510 |
| Texas |
6,260 |
0.53 |
1.14 |
$25.87 |
$53,810 |
| New Jersey |
4,170 |
1.05 |
2.26 |
$32.23 |
$67,030 |
| Pennsylvania |
3,980 |
0.69 |
1.48 |
$22.34 |
$46,470 |
| Ohio |
3,760 |
0.70 |
1.51 |
$21.45 |
$44,620 |
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) |
| Delaware |
640 |
1.45 |
3.11 |
$29.60 |
$61,560 |
| Wyoming |
330 |
1.18 |
2.54 |
$22.48 |
$46,750 |
| Louisiana |
2,050 |
1.07 |
2.29 |
$28.95 |
$60,220 |
| New Jersey |
4,170 |
1.05 |
2.26 |
$32.23 |
$67,030 |
| West Virginia |
600 |
0.87 |
1.86 |
$23.90 |
$49,700 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| North Dakota |
70 |
0.15 |
0.33 |
$32.91 |
$68,460 |
| New Jersey |
4,170 |
1.05 |
2.26 |
$32.23 |
$67,030 |
| Delaware |
640 |
1.45 |
3.11 |
$29.60 |
$61,560 |
| Louisiana |
2,050 |
1.07 |
2.29 |
$28.95 |
$60,220 |
| Alaska |
140 |
0.43 |
0.92 |
$28.80 |
$59,910 |
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) |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
2,720 |
0.93 |
1.98 |
$28.27 |
$58,790 |
| New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division |
2,140 |
0.32 |
0.70 |
$24.87 |
$51,740 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division |
1,580 |
0.37 |
0.80 |
$20.32 |
$42,260 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
1,290 |
0.67 |
1.44 |
$26.57 |
$55,260 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division |
1,210 |
0.33 |
0.71 |
$23.39 |
$48,650 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA NECTA Division |
1,060 |
0.59 |
1.26 |
$27.55 |
$57,300 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN |
1,040 |
1.00 |
2.14 |
$20.82 |
$43,310 |
| Montgomery County-Bucks County-Chester County, PA Metropolitan Division |
1,000 |
0.98 |
2.10 |
$21.34 |
$44,390 |
| Pittsburgh, PA |
1,000 |
0.88 |
1.88 |
$21.63 |
$44,990 |
| Cleveland-Elyria, OH |
960 |
0.93 |
2.00 |
$21.41 |
$44,530 |
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) |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX |
500 |
3.10 |
6.64 |
$31.78 |
$66,110 |
| Lake Charles, LA |
300 |
2.94 |
6.30 |
$28.41 |
$59,090 |
| Beckley, WV |
100 |
2.34 |
5.01 |
$14.46 |
$30,080 |
| Baton Rouge, LA |
790 |
2.01 |
4.30 |
$32.59 |
$67,780 |
| Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division |
670 |
1.94 |
4.16 |
$29.29 |
$60,920 |
| Evansville, IN-KY |
280 |
1.81 |
3.88 |
$25.70 |
$53,450 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA |
130 |
1.81 |
3.87 |
$26.34 |
$54,790 |
| Cleveland, TN |
80 |
1.68 |
3.59 |
$23.41 |
$48,690 |
| Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division |
240 |
1.59 |
3.40 |
$23.71 |
$49,310 |
| Charleston, WV |
170 |
1.53 |
3.28 |
$27.06 |
$56,290 |
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United States Department of Labor
