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Chemists
Conduct qualitative and quantitative chemical analyses or experiments in laboratories for quality or process control or to develop new products or knowledge.
What a chemist does
Become a chemist
If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good chemist
- Using scientific rules and strategies to solve problems.
- Reading work related information.
- Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
- Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one.
- Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it.
Discover what you could earn in Washington
- Average hourly rate is $46 per hour with an average salary of $95,200 per year.
- Half of workers earn between $32 and $60 per hour.
- Half of workers earn an annual salary between $65,900 and $124,300 per year.
Chemist job outlook
- There are 1,513 workers in this occupation in Washington.
- There are 262 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.