Chemical Engineers
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How much do Chemical Engineers earn yearly?
The median income is the amount of money per year that half of Chemical Engineers earned more than and half earned less. Ten percent of workers earned less than $74,138 and ten percent earned more than $181,188.
| Income Percentile | Income |
|---|---|
| Low (10%) | $74,138 |
| Median (50%) | $113,416 |
| High (90%) | $181,188 |
What is the job outlook for new Chemical Engineers?
There are 22,428 jobs in this career today. It is projected to have 24,173 jobs in 5 years for a growth rate of +7.78%.
The growth rate is a national projection of how many job openings will exist in this career in the future as compared to today.
Projected Growth Rate: +7.78%
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