Exactly 110 of the 2,360 chemistry professionals employed in Kentucky, work in Richmond. There has been a 50% decline in the number of chemistry professionals in Richmond between the years 2006 and 2010. As the number of chemistry professionals in Richmond has decreased, overall employment in Richmond has increased.

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As the number of chemistry professionals in Richmond has shrunk, salaries for chemistry professionals have increased. In 2010 Richmond chemistry professionals earned an average yearly salary of $59,760. The average salary for chemistry professionals in Richmond was $47,065 per year, four years earlier in 2006. The growth in the salary of chemistry professionals in Richmond is faster than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Richmond chemistry professionals earn a median yearly salary of $61,060. The difference in pay between the chemistry professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 96%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $41,670 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $81,530 per year.

Richmond chemistry professionals have earnings that are higher than the salaries earned by others in related fields, on average.

Many of Richmond's chemistry professionals are graduates of the only accredited chemistry school in the city.

There are a total of 2 degree and certificate programs in chemistry offered by Richmond's chemistry schools.

In 2010 approximately 21 students completed chemistry courses.