Chemical Engineers Career

Vocational Programs for Chemical Engineers Career

Total Employees	Hourly Wage	Annual Wage
21K	$59.09	$122,910

The role of Chemical Engineers is to 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 The average annual wage of the occupations is $122,910 and $59 per hour. 4 vocational programs could be taken for the Chemical Engineers career. Based on BLS data, a total of 21,140 employees were employed in the Occupation.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Chemical Engineers Career

The following 4 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Chemical Engineers.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Chemical Engineers
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Ceramic Sciences and Engineering	1	-	-	-	-
Chemical Engineering	3	-	-	-	-
Polymer/Plastics Engineering	1	-	-	-	-
Paper Science and Engineering	1	-	-	-	-

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Chemical Engineers

Program Name

Number of Schools

Tuition & Fees

Books & Supplies

Program Lengths

Avg. Completion Time

Ceramic Sciences and Engineering

Chemical Engineering

Polymer/Plastics Engineering

Eau Claire, WI | public, four-years

Tuition & Fees

2023-2024$9,277(in-state) $18,516(out-of-state)