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The chemical industry has sounded an alarm about the shortage of a diversified talent pool. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts that the employment rate of chemists is expected to grow at about 15 percent over the next decade.[1] However, the supply side of this chemistry labor pool is a different story. The total number of chemistry and chemical engineering Ph.D.’s fell from 2,929 in 1994 to 2,483 in 2002.[2] Additionally, with the baby boomer population approaching retirement age, the gap between the supply and demand for highly skilled chemists and chemical engineers will probably grow.

1. U.S. Census Bureau
2. NSF/NIH/USED/NEH/USDA/NASA, Survey of Earned Doctorates

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