Of the 6,530 chemistry professionals employed in North Carolina, 450 work in Davidson. There has been a 17% decline in the number of chemistry professionals in Davidson between the years 2006 and 2010. As the number of chemistry professionals in Davidson has decreased, overall employment in Davidson has increased.

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As the number of chemistry professionals in Davidson has shrunk, salaries for chemistry professionals have increased. In 2010 Davidson chemistry professionals earned an average yearly salary of $49,363. Chemistry professionals in Davidson made a yearly average salary of $39,760, four years earlier in 2006. This growth is faster than the salary trend for all careers in Davidson.

Chemistry professionals in Davidson make a median yearly salary of $50,427. The difference in pay between the chemistry professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 98%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $32,540 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $64,510 per year.

Chemistry professional salaries in Davidson are, on average, lower than salaries earned for professionals in related fields.

There is only one accredited chemistry school in the city. Many of Davidson's chemistry professionals are graduates of this school.

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

In 2010 approximately 10 students completed chemistry courses.