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National Compensation Survey - Wages

A048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS

Major Occupational Groups: A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | K
About the Occupational Classification System Manual
MOG A—Professional Occupations
Engineers, Architects, and Surveyors
A048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS
Design chemical plant and equipment and develop and improve processes for manufacturing chemicals and products, such as gasoline, synthetic fibers, synthetic rubber, plastics, detergents, cement, and paper and pulp by applying principles and technology of chemistry, physics, and engineering. (Work requires knowledge of engineering equivalent to at least that acquired through completion of a 4-year college engineering program.)

Last modified: October 16, 2001