Louisiana Chemists: Schools and Careers

Career Information for Chemists in Louisiana

Fast Facts for Chemists in Louisiana

Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: New Orleans and Baton Rouge
Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Lafayette and Lake Charles
Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: New Orleans and Baton Rouge

Salaries for Chemists in Louisiana

Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Lake Charles and Baton Rouge. (See table at bottom of page)

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Louisiana Chemistry Schools

School Name	Campus	Highest Award	Enrolled
Centenary College of Louisiana	Shreveport	Masters	938
Dillard University	New Orleans	Bachelor	956
Grambling State University	Grambling	Doctorate	5,161
Louisiana College	Pineville	Masters	1,056
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College	Baton Rouge	Doctorate & First Professional	28,628
Louisiana State University-Shreveport	Shreveport	Masters	3,948
Louisiana Tech University	Ruston	Doctorate	10,564
Loyola University New Orleans	New Orleans	Masters & First Professional	4,360
McNeese State University	Lake Charles	Masters	8,095
Nicholls State University	Thibodaux	Masters	6,864
Northwestern State University of Louisiana	Natchitoches	Masters	9,037
Southeastern Louisiana University	Hammond	Doctorate	14,744
Southern University and A & M College	Baton Rouge	Doctorate	8,288
Southern University at New Orleans	New Orleans	Masters	2,648
Southern University at Shreveport	Shreveport	Associate	2,337
Tulane University of Louisiana	New Orleans	Doctorate & First Professional	10,125
University of Louisiana at Lafayette	Lafayette	Doctorate	16,345
University of Louisiana Monroe	Monroe	Doctorate & First Professional	8,541
University of New Orleans	New Orleans	Doctorate	11,363
Xavier University of Louisiana	New Orleans	Doctorate	3,088

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Chemists

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

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Chemists

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Chemists 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 Area	Jobs	Salary (2008)	Relative Popularity
LOUISIANA
New Orleans	580	$67,650	1.8
Baton Rouge	370	$67,880	1.6
Lake Charles	80	$74,630	1.6
Lafayette	50	$51,840	0.6

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