August 25, 2005

Employment/Salary Survey Results in Chemistry

The most recent results of the American Chemical Society (ACS) Salary and Employment Survey were recently released in the August 1st edition of Chemical & Engineering News. This year was considered a "ChemCensus" year since all working members of ACS were surveyed.

See some discussion of the results on www.chemistry.org. Some of the results include

• Salaries show a modest increase with chemists who have not changed jobs.
• Number of chemists out of work and seeking employment has dropped to 3.1%.
• Percentage of respondents identifying themselves as “not white” has increased from 9.0% in 1990 to 14.2% in 2005.
• Percentage of women in chemistry has also risen from 15% in 1985 to 25.1% today.
• Median salary of $88,000 for men and $68,000 for women.
• Percentage of chemists working in chemical manufacturing industries falling from 24.7% of the total in 1985 to 15.4% in 2005.

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