Chemical Engineers - Employment & Outlook

The table below provides information about the number of workers in this career in various regions. It also provides information about the expected growth rate and future job openings.

Employment

Major employers:

Engineering firms
Research and testing firms
Chemical manufacturers
Synthetic materials manufacturers

Outlook

The demand for chemical engineers who work in research and development is growing. Medical drug research will be the fastest growing industry for chemical engineers. There will also be job opportunities in biotechnology and nanotechnology research.

However, this is a very small career. Most openings will occur as people leave this career or retire.

Chemical Engineers (CIS 100034)

Location	Employment	&	Growth		>>>>	Annual openings
			This occupation	All occupations
Illinois	562 Very small	&	10.9%	8.2%	>>>>	40 Very few
Champaign Area	21 Very small	&	0.0%	5.2%	>>>>	1 Very few
Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area	18 Very small	&	5.6%	2.9%	>>>>	1 Very few
Cook County	177 Very small	&	5.6%	9.2%	>>>>	12 Very few
DeKalb-Elgin-Aurora Area	23 Very small	&	4.3%	10.3%	>>>>	1 Very few
Du Page County	47 Very small	&	38.3%	8.8%	>>>>	5 Very few
Edwardsville Area	24 Very small	&	12.5%	12.4%	>>>>	1 Very few
Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area	16 Very small	&	18.8%	6.0%	>>>>	1 Very few
Lake County	90 Small	&	15.6%	11.7%	>>>>	7 Very few
McHenry County	9 Very small	&	0.0%	7.6%	>>>>	0 None
Mt Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area	6 Very small	&	16.7%	4.4%	>>>>	0 None
Northwest Illinois Area	8 Very small	&	37.5%	4.3%	>>>>	0 None
Peoria-Bloomington Area	18 Very small	&	5.6%	4.5%	>>>>	1 Very few
Rock Island-Moline Area	8 Very small	&	25.0%	5.6%	>>>>	0 None
Rockford Area	9 Very small	&	0.0%	6.6%	>>>>	0 None
St Louis-Belleville Area	12 Very small	&	0.0%	0.9%	>>>>	0 None
Will County	31 Very small	&	6.5%	14.9%	>>>>	2 Very few
United States	20,800 Very small	&	8.2%	2.8%	>>>>	1,300 Very few