Of the 2,320 chemistry professionals employed in Iowa, 170 work in Indianola. The number of chemistry professionals in Indianola has grown by 42% from 2006 to 2010. Overall employment in Indianola has also increased.

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In Indianola, salaries for chemistry professionals have decreased. Indianola chemistry professionals made $39,510 per year, on average, in 2010. Four years earlier in 2006, the average salary for chemistry professionals in Indianola was $48,355 per year. The decline in the salary of chemistry professionals in Indianola is faster than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Chemistry professionals in Indianola make a median yearly salary of $37,760. The difference in pay between the chemistry professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 76%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $29,820 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $52,590 per year.

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

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

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

Approximately 2 students completed chemistry courses in 2010.