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California Chemical Engineers: Schools and Careers

Career Information for Chemical Engineers in California

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Fast Facts for Chemical Engineers in California

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Santa Barbara, Oxnard, and Bakersfield
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: San Francisco, Santa Ana, and San Diego
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: San Diego, Oakland, and Santa Ana

Salaries for Chemical Engineers in California

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Oxnard, Santa Barbara, and Oakland. (See table at bottom of page)

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California Chemical Engineering Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
California Institute of TechnologyPasadenaDoctorate2,133
California State Polytechnic University-PomonaPomonaMasters21,477
California State University-Long BeachLong BeachDoctorate36,868
San Jose State UniversitySan JoseMasters31,906
Stanford UniversityStanfordDoctorate & First Professional19,782
University of California-BerkeleyBerkeleyDoctorate & First Professional34,940
University of California-DavisDavisDoctorate & First Professional29,796
University of California-IrvineIrvineDoctorate & First Professional26,483
University of California-Los AngelesLos AngelesDoctorate & First Professional37,476
University of California-RiversideRiversideDoctorate17,187
University of California-San DiegoLa JollaDoctorate & First Professional27,020
University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta BarbaraDoctorate21,410
University of Southern CaliforniaLos AngelesDoctorate & First Professional33,408

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Chemical Engineers

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for California. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Chemical Engineers

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Chemical Engineers relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.
Metro AreaJobsSalary
(2008)
Relative
Popularity

CALIFORNIA

   
Santa Barbara50$105,0001.5
Oxnard90$106,1601.5
Bakersfield60$84,4501.1
Oakland210$95,0401
San Diego240$89,8100.9
Santa Ana110$84,8600.4
San Francisco50$92,6900.2
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