Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018
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: Top
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 65,500 |
1.9 % |
$24.84 |
$51,670 |
0.6 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$14.39 |
$17.74 |
$23.15 |
$30.22 |
$38.03 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$29,920 |
$36,900 |
$48,160 |
$62,860 |
$79,100 |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
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Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Chemical Manufacturing (3251, 3252, 3253, and 3259 only) |
13,260 |
3.66 |
$28.28 |
$58,830 |
| Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services |
12,890 |
0.89 |
$20.90 |
$43,470 |
| Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing |
5,880 |
2.00 |
$23.73 |
$49,350 |
| Scientific Research and Development Services |
5,810 |
0.86 |
$27.82 |
$57,860 |
| Chemical Manufacturing (3255 and 3256 only) |
3,640 |
2.13 |
$23.20 |
$48,260 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Chemical Manufacturing (3251, 3252, 3253, and 3259 only) |
13,260 |
3.66 |
$28.28 |
$58,830 |
| Chemical Manufacturing (3255 and 3256 only) |
3,640 |
2.13 |
$23.20 |
$48,260 |
| Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing |
5,880 |
2.00 |
$23.73 |
$49,350 |
| Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing |
1,890 |
1.68 |
$28.67 |
$59,640 |
| Metal Ore Mining |
670 |
1.67 |
$28.72 |
$59,740 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation: Top
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
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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) |
| Texas |
7,050 |
0.58 |
1.29 |
$28.68 |
$59,660 |
| California |
6,100 |
0.36 |
0.79 |
$23.21 |
$48,280 |
| Pennsylvania |
3,880 |
0.66 |
1.47 |
$24.09 |
$50,110 |
| New Jersey |
3,510 |
0.87 |
1.92 |
$29.19 |
$60,720 |
| Ohio |
3,220 |
0.59 |
1.31 |
$22.62 |
$47,060 |
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) |
| Louisiana |
3,020 |
1.58 |
3.49 |
$31.27 |
$65,030 |
| Delaware |
630 |
1.40 |
3.10 |
$30.18 |
$62,760 |
| Wyoming |
370 |
1.36 |
3.00 |
$23.99 |
$49,900 |
| West Virginia |
810 |
1.16 |
2.56 |
$25.24 |
$52,500 |
| Nevada |
1,230 |
0.91 |
2.01 |
$25.41 |
$52,860 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Louisiana |
3,020 |
1.58 |
3.49 |
$31.27 |
$65,030 |
| Delaware |
630 |
1.40 |
3.10 |
$30.18 |
$62,760 |
| New Jersey |
3,510 |
0.87 |
1.92 |
$29.19 |
$60,720 |
| Texas |
7,050 |
0.58 |
1.29 |
$28.68 |
$59,660 |
| Massachusetts |
1,610 |
0.45 |
1.00 |
$27.00 |
$56,160 |
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) |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
4,090 |
0.43 |
0.95 |
$27.31 |
$56,800 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
3,160 |
1.06 |
2.34 |
$30.41 |
$63,260 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
2,900 |
1.02 |
2.25 |
$28.24 |
$58,740 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
2,130 |
0.46 |
1.02 |
$24.30 |
$50,550 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
2,090 |
0.34 |
0.76 |
$22.05 |
$45,850 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
1,400 |
0.51 |
1.12 |
$26.91 |
$55,970 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
1,310 |
0.67 |
1.48 |
$25.40 |
$52,830 |
| Baton Rouge, LA |
1,070 |
2.70 |
5.98 |
$35.26 |
$73,350 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI |
1,030 |
0.52 |
1.16 |
$19.42 |
$40,400 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
1,000 |
0.28 |
0.62 |
$25.58 |
$53,200 |
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) |
| Kankakee, IL |
270 |
6.38 |
14.09 |
$25.82 |
$53,710 |
| Lake Charles, LA |
550 |
4.78 |
10.56 |
$30.19 |
$62,790 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX |
630 |
3.94 |
8.71 |
$34.20 |
$71,130 |
| Parkersburg-Vienna, WV |
120 |
3.23 |
7.14 |
$32.04 |
$66,630 |
| Baton Rouge, LA |
1,070 |
2.70 |
5.98 |
$35.26 |
$73,350 |
| Danbury, CT |
160 |
2.08 |
4.61 |
$27.52 |
$57,230 |
| Charleston, WV |
210 |
1.84 |
4.07 |
$28.35 |
$58,970 |
| Idaho Falls, ID |
120 |
1.81 |
4.01 |
$26.91 |
$55,960 |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA |
790 |
1.44 |
3.17 |
$28.90 |
$60,120 |
| Reno, NV |
310 |
1.32 |
2.91 |
$18.05 |
$37,530 |
United States Department of Labor
