Exactly 590 of the 8,650 chemistry professionals employed in Illinois, work in Deerfield. Between 2006 and 2010, in Deerfield, there has been a 25% decline in the number of chemistry professionals. As the employment for chemistry professionals in Deerfield has decreased, overall employment in Deerfield has increased.

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As the number of chemistry professionals in Deerfield has shrunk, salaries for chemistry professionals have increased. In 2010 chemistry professionals in Deerfield reportedly earned an average salary of $61,470 per year. Four years earlier in 2006, the average salary for chemistry professionals in Deerfield was $43,428 per year. The growth in the salary of chemistry professionals in Deerfield is faster than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Chemistry professionals make a median salary of $59,105 per year in Deerfield. The 10% of chemistry professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $39,085 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately 127% higher salaries.

On average chemistry professionals in Deerfield earn salaries that are higher than the salaries earned by other professionals in Deerfield.

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

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

In 2010 approximately 2 students completed chemistry courses.