Chemical Engineers

Chemical Engineers (17-2041)

Occupation description: Design chemical plant equipment and devise processes for manufacturing chemicals and products, such as gasoline, synthetic rubber, plastics, detergents, cement, paper, and pulp, by applying principles and technology of chemistry, physics, and engineering.

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Employment and Job Openings (click here for the 10-year forecast)

	Employment			Average annual openings
	2016 estimate	2026 projection	Percent change	Labor force exits	Occupation transfers	Total
Alaska	66	66	0.0	1	3	4
United States	32,700	35,100	7.5	700	1,400	2,350

Job outlook

Alaska: Alaska’s employment growth is low with low employment opportunities. Read more.

2019 Wages

	Mean Wage	Wage by Percentile
	Mean	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
United States	56.29	32.12	40.73	52.30	66.28	84.66
Alaska	69.28	33.20	45.77	68.15	90.30	*
Anchorage/Mat-Su Area	*	*	45.77	*	90.30	*
Balance of State	*	*	45.77	*	90.30	*

* indicates the estimate is not available, or the hourly wage is greater than $100, or the annual wage is greater than $208,000.

Labor Force Indicators

2016 Worker Characteristics
Total workers	Nonresident workers	Percent nonresident	Percent age 45 plus	Percent age 50 plus
84	20	23.8	51.4	41.7

2016 Potential Supply

Qualified but working in another occupation	7
Currently employed in a lower paid occupation	4
UI claimants previously working in occupation	9

2016 ALEXsys Employment Data

Number of registrants	30
Number of job position postings	1
Ratio of registrants to job position postings	30.0

Typical Entry-level Education, Experience, and/or On-the-job Training

Education: Bachelor’s degree

Work experience: None

On-the-job training: None

Training Resources

	Degree

Change & Time Management

	Degree
Nu-Solutions Consulting (Anchorage)
Advanced Primavera P6, Fundamentals Professional Client, Course 106-P	Certificate
Advanced Project Modeling and Estimating, Class E-201	Certificate
Essentials of HD Performance HD P101
Essentials of Project Modeling and Estimating, Class E-101	Certificate
Managing Risk in Primavera Risk Analysis, Course 501
Migrating from P3 to Primavera P6
Oracle Primavera Contract Management, Course 201	Certificate
Primavera P6 Advanced
Primavera P6 Analytics 11g
Primavera P6 Fundamentals Rel15 (P6 Web), Course 101	Certificate
Primavera P6 Professional Fundamentals, Course 102	Certificate
Primavera P6 Reporting with BI Publisher 11g
Primavera P6, Application Administration 15, Course 106-A	Certificate
Project Management in Oracle Primavera Contractor, Course 700
Resource Management in Oracle Primavera P6, Course 106-R	Certificate
Resource Management in Oracle Primavera Web Access, Course 107	Certificate

	Degree
University of Alaska Anchorage (Anchorage)
Project Management	MS

Alaska Economic Trends articles

Engineer Shortage: Myth vs. Reality (November 1983)