Exactly 2,540 of California's 22,090 chemistry professionals work in Oakland. There has been a 19% growth in the number of chemistry professionals in Oakland between the years 2006 and 2010. As the employment for chemistry professionals in Oakland has increased, overall employment in Oakland has also increased.

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Salaries for chemistry professionals in Oakland have increased. In 2010 Oakland chemistry professionals earned an average yearly salary of $57,228. Four years earlier in 2006, chemistry professionals in Oakland made an average salary of $51,033 per year. This growth is slower than the salary trend for all careers in Oakland.

Chemistry professionals make a median salary of $54,482 per year in Oakland. The 10% of chemistry professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $36,712 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately 124% higher salaries.

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

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

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

In 2010 approximately 1 students completed chemistry courses.