Of the 6,660 chemistry professionals employed in Massachusetts, 510 work in Worcester. Between 2006 and 2010, the number of chemistry professionals in Worcester has grown by 28%. As the employment for chemistry professionals in Worcester has increased, overall employment in Worcester has also increased.

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As the number of chemistry professionals in Worcester has grown, salaries for chemistry professionals have decreased. Worcester chemistry professionals made $55,497 per year, on average, in 2010. The average salary for chemistry professionals in Worcester was $56,530 per year, four years earlier in 2006. The decline in the salary of chemistry professionals in Worcester is slower than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Chemistry professionals in Worcester make a median yearly salary of $52,833. 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 $39,073 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $76,697 per year.

On average chemistry professionals in Worcester earn salaries that are lower than the salaries earned by other professionals in Worcester.

There are 5 accredited chemistry schools in the city. Many of Worcester's chemistry professionals are graduates of one of these schools.

Worcester's chemistry schools offer 8 chemistry degree and certificate programs.

Approximately 58 students graduated from chemistry courses in 2010.