Of the 22,090 chemistry professionals employed in California, 2,100 work in Fullerton. There has been a 3% decline in the number of chemistry professionals in Fullerton between the years 2006 and 2010. As the number of chemistry professionals in Fullerton has decreased, overall employment in Fullerton has also decreased.

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As the number of chemistry professionals in Fullerton has shrunk, salaries for chemistry professionals have increased. Fullerton chemistry professionals made $52,193 per year, on average, in 2010. Four years earlier in 2006, chemistry professionals in Fullerton made an average salary of $41,873 per year. This growth is faster than the salary trend for all careers in Fullerton.

Chemistry professionals in Fullerton earn a median salary of $51,260 per year. The difference in pay between the chemistry professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 128%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $32,248 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $73,375 per year.

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

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

Fullerton's chemistry schools offer 3 chemistry degree and certificate programs.

In 2010 approximately 34 students graduated from chemistry courses.