ABSTRACT
This chapter briefly summarizes recent US statistics related to the industries in which chemical and biomolecular engineers work, and how much they are paid (average or median annual salaries).
Chemical and biomolecular engineers work in a very diverse array of industrial sectors, including but not limited to:
many types of manufacturing
pharmaceuticals discovery and production
healthcare
engineering design and construction
pulp and paper production
petrochemicals production
food processing
specialty chemicals production
microelectronics
electronic and advanced materials
polymers production
business services
biotechnology
environmental, health, and safety (EHS) industries
law
law enforcement
public service
Of the 34,300 jobs classified as “chemical engineering” by the US government in the latest (2014) data (see Table 3.1), median annual pay for those with a chemical engineering degree was US$98,340 per year, or about US$47 per hour (US Bureau of Labor Statistics 2017).
