Of the 22,090 chemistry professionals employed in California, 210 work in Bakersfield. There has been a 0% decline in the number of chemistry professionals in Bakersfield between the years 2006 and 2010. Overall employment in Bakersfield has increased.

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In Bakersfield, salaries for chemistry professionals have increased. In 2010 chemistry professionals in Bakersfield reportedly earned an average salary of $65,927 per year. The average salary for chemistry professionals in Bakersfield was $53,857 per year, four years earlier in 2006. This growth is faster than the salary trend for all careers in Bakersfield.

Chemistry professionals make a median salary of $63,453 per year in Bakersfield. The difference in pay between the chemistry professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 123%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $42,703 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $95,160 per year.

On average chemistry professional salaries in Bakersfield are lower than salaries earned by their professional counterparts in related professions.

Many of Bakersfield's chemistry professionals are graduates of one of the 2 accredited chemistry schools in the city.

Bakersfield's chemistry school offers one chemistry degree and certificate program.

Approximately 6 students graduated from chemistry courses in 2010.