The chemical industry employs over 800,000 people in the U.S., but the job opportunities don’t stop there. For every one job created from the business of chemistry, 6.3 jobs are created in other sectors. In addition, the average annual salary of a U.S. chemical industry employee is $94,000, which is 47 percent higher than the average U.S. manufacturing wage.
Chemistry in My State
American chemistry is essential to our economy and plays a vital role in helping to solve the biggest challenges facing our nation and our world by driving innovations that make our lives and our world healthier, safer, more sustainable and more productive.
Unprecedented access to domestic natural gas is helping to drive a renaissance in U.S. manufacturing.
Chemistry-Dependent Jobs
Economic data generated from the
Guide to the Business of Chemistry 2016