Of the 22,090 chemistry professionals employed in California, 5,160 work in Torrance. There has been a 50% growth in the number of chemistry professionals in Torrance between the years 2006 and 2010. As the employment for chemistry professionals in Torrance has increased, overall employment in Torrance has also increased.

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Salaries for chemistry professionals in Torrance have increased. Torrance chemistry professionals made $52,440 per year, on average, in 2010. The average salary for chemistry professionals in Torrance was $49,550 per year, four years earlier in 2006. The growth in the salary of chemistry professionals in Torrance is slower than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Torrance chemistry professionals earn a median yearly salary of $49,908. The difference in pay between the chemistry professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 116%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $34,870 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $75,248 per year.

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

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

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

Approximately 4 students graduated from chemistry courses in 2010.