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Estimated employment360
Mean wage$86,956
Entry wage$54,944
10th percentile wage$53,044
50th percentile wage$77,834
90th percentile wage$133,187
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Education and Health Services360100%
 Best Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Education and Health Services360$77,830
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary (25-1052)
Teach courses pertaining to the chemical and physical properties and compositional changes of substances. Work may include providing instruction in the methods of qualitative and quantitative chemical analysis. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching, and those who do a combination of teaching and research. Excludes Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary (25-1042) who teach biochemistry.
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$77834.47 $63258.38  $14576.09
2019$75354.59+3.3%$61242.91 +3.3%$14111.68
2018$73381.96+2.7%$59639.69 +2.7%$13742.27
2017$71691.13+2.4%$58265.50 +2.4%$13425.62
2016$70563.91+1.6%$57349.38 +1.6%$13214.53
2015$69211.24+2.0%$56250.03 +2.0%$12961.22
2014$67914.94+1.9%$55196.49 +1.9%$12718.46
2013$66618.64+1.9%$54142.94 +1.9%$12475.70
2012$65322.34+2.0%$53089.40 +2.0%$12232.94
2011$64307.84+1.6%$52264.89 +1.6%$12042.95
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$77834.47 $49770.72  $28063.75
2019$75354.59+3.3%$47750.11 +4.2%$27604.47
2018$73381.96+2.7%$46296.70 +3.1%$27085.26
2017$71691.13+2.4%$45055.97 +2.8%$26635.15
2016$70563.91+1.6%$44027.94 +2.3%$26535.96
2015$69211.24+2.0%$43106.26 +2.1%$26104.98
2014$67914.94+1.9%$42184.58 +2.2%$25730.36
2013$66618.64+1.9%$41333.80 +2.1%$25284.84
2012$65322.34+2.0%$40624.82 +1.7%$24697.52
2011$64307.84+1.6%$39986.73 +1.6%$24321.11

Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2020

Note: The mid-wage is the median wage. The average wage is the mean wage. The entry-level wage is equal to the average of the lower third of reported wages for the occupation. The wage range consists of the 10th and 90th percentiles; 80% of workers earn between this wage range, 10% earn less while 10% earn more.
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