Chemical Process Technology
Stem Major
Add ComparisonIn 2023, the locations with the highest concentration of Chemical Process Technology degree recipients are Kansas City, KS, Waco, TX, and Chattanooga, TN. In 2023, the locations with a relatively high number of Chemical Process Technology degree recipients are South Charleston, WV, Robinson, IL, and Kansas City, KS. The most common degree awarded to students studying Chemical Process Technology is a associates degree.
Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Chemical Process Technology and the types of students that study this field. Kansas City Kansas Community College awards the most degrees in Chemical Process Technology in the US, but BridgeValley Community & Technical College and Lincoln Trail College have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Chemical Process Technology.
Tuition costs for Chemical Process Technology majors are, on average, $32,900 for out of state private colleges.
The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Chemical Process Technology programs are Public, 2-year institutions (12 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 2-year (65 completions).
The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Chemical Process Technology, is Public, 2-year (65 completions in 2023).
The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Chemical Process Technology programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.
Kansas City Kansas Community College has the most Chemical Process Technology degree recipients, with 18 degrees awarded in 2023.
The following bar chart shows the state tuition for the top 5 institutions with the most degrees awarded in Chemical Process Technology.
Out of all institutions that offer Chemical Process Technology programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, BridgeValley Community & Technical College has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Chemical Process Technology, with 2.88%.
This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Chemical Process Technology by year.
Information on the businesses and industries that employ Science Technologies graduates and on wages and locations for those in the field.
The average salary for Science Technologies majors is $89,449 and the most common occupations are Radiologic technologists and technicians, Magnetic resonance imaging technologists, and Diagnostic medical sonographers.
The industry that employs the most Science Technologies majors is General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals, though the highest paying industry, by average wage, is Commercial & service industry machinery manufacturing.
The average salary for Science Technologies majors is $89,449 and the most common occupations are Radiologic technologists and technicians, Magnetic resonance imaging technologists, and Diagnostic medical sonographers.
This chart shows the average annual salaries of the most common occupations for Science Technologies majors.
This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States colored by the average salary of Science Technologies majors.
Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Science Technologies majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.
The most common occupations for Science Technologies majors, by number of employees, are Radiologic technologists and technicians, Magnetic resonance imaging technologists, and Diagnostic medical sonographers.
Compared to other majors, there are an unusually high number of Science Technologies majors working as Radiation therapists, Diagnostic related technologists & technicians, and Metal furnace operators, tenders, pourers, & casters.
The highest paid occupations by median income for Science Technologies majors are Surgeons, Sales representatives, wholesale & manufacturing, and Physicians.
The number of Science Technologies graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 8.7%, from 16,369 in 2022 to 17,793 in 2023.
The largest single share of Science Technologies graduates go on to work as Radiologic technologists and technicians (26.3%). This chart shows the various jobs filled by those with a major in Science Technologies by share of the total number of graduates.
The most common industries that employ Science Technologies majors, by number of employees, are General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals, Offices of physicians, and Other health care services.
The highest paying industries of Science Technologies majors, by average wage, are Commercial & service industry machinery manufacturing, Waste management & remediation services, and Residential care facilities, except skilled nursing facilities.
The number of Science Technologies graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 8.7%, from 16,369 in 2022 to 17,793 in 2023.
The industry which employs the most Science Technologies graduates by share is General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals, followed by Offices of physicians. This visualization shows the industries that hire those who major in Science Technologies.
This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of Science Technologies majors.
Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Science Technologies majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.
Demographic information for those who earn a degree in Science Technologies in the United States.
The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in Science Technologies is 40.5.
The most common degree type these workers hold is a Associates Degree. Male employees are more likely to hold Science Technologies degrees, and White students are the most common race/ethnicty group awarded degrees in Science Technologies (39 students).
This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Science Technologies. The most common ages of employees with this major are 36 and 41 years old, which represent 5.84% and 5.57% of the population, respectively.
The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Chemical Process Technology are Associates Degree, Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years, and 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate.
The most common degree types held by the working population in Science Technologies are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Doctorate degree.
This chart shows the granted degrees by sex at the 5 institutions that graduate the most students in Chemical Process Technology.
This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Chemical Process Technology for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.
This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of Associates Degree recipients in Chemical Process Technology.
White Male students, who earn most of the degrees in this field, are the most common combination of race/ethnicity and sex.
There are a relatively high number of people that were born in Finland that hold Science Technologies degrees (30.6 times more than expected), and the most common country of origin by total numbers for non-US students earning a degree in this field is India (617 degree recipients).
Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Chemical Process Technology field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Chemical Process Technology majors need many skills, but most especially Reading Comprehension. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Chemical Process Technology majors need more than the average amount of Equipment Selection, Repairing, and Operation and Control.
These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for Chemical Process Technology majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of Equipment Selection is very distinctive for majors, but the Reading Comprehension, Writing, and Critical Thinking are the three most important skills for people in the field.
