tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post1296949531779765682..comments2024-03-27T21:23:40.339-04:00Comments on Chemjobber: Where are the chemists? An interesting mapChemjobberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15932113680515602275noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-41141947925016029252011-11-15T19:21:30.335-05:002011-11-15T19:21:30.335-05:00Is there any non-meth related chemistry going on i...Is there any non-meth related chemistry going on in Fargo, ND? Also, what's with that crazy looking "metropolitan statistical area" spanning North Texas?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-9158478750804142052011-11-15T11:26:46.608-05:002011-11-15T11:26:46.608-05:00Re Oregon: Good call on Bend Research; also Molec...Re Oregon: Good call on Bend Research; also Molecular Probes/Invitrogen, some Materials-type work at semiconductor plants and UO/OSU aren't too far from each other. Also, it probably looks more impressive when there's not a lot of other jobs in the area.bad wolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15804828431479742741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-67019276104057620372011-11-13T19:03:15.828-05:002011-11-13T19:03:15.828-05:00western Utah -> Dugway Proving groundswestern Utah -> Dugway Proving groundsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-13322027214575823632011-11-13T17:35:57.400-05:002011-11-13T17:35:57.400-05:00A11:02: The divisions aren't congressional dis...A11:02: The divisions aren't congressional districts, they're metropolitan statistical areas, which is a unit that is used for these statistical analyses. <br /><br />Central Oregon: I have no idea. Bend Research, perhaps? <br /><br />Idaho = Idaho National Laboratories (?)<br /><br />Southern Montana: Montana State (?)Chemjobberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15932113680515602275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-85913207081939676332011-11-13T16:11:07.473-05:002011-11-13T16:11:07.473-05:00Kansas needs chemists as pesticide and fertilizer ...Kansas needs chemists as pesticide and fertilizer sales people?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-81404351080886957242011-11-13T14:02:49.236-05:002011-11-13T14:02:49.236-05:00There's some funky "gerrymandering" ...There's some funky "gerrymandering" going on here. Just look at the largest 0.67-0.85 region encompassing most of Kansas, excluding what I believe are major cities. Still, WTH kind of districting is THAT?!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-71680006371335543462011-11-13T13:12:54.554-05:002011-11-13T13:12:54.554-05:00Nevada is interesting but what puzzles me more is ...Nevada is interesting but what puzzles me more is central oregon, idaho and southern montana...adas312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-1759854716458465472011-11-13T12:39:32.131-05:002011-11-13T12:39:32.131-05:00meth labs in nevada?meth labs in nevada?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-8608746448909266402011-11-12T17:11:04.870-05:002011-11-12T17:11:04.870-05:00I don't get what's up with New Mexico. Los...I don't get what's up with New Mexico. Los Alamos National Labs has some top-notch nuclear and inorganic chemists. Plus, there's got to be chemists (at least academically employed) in Wyoming and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-36342697260648026322011-11-11T21:09:27.977-05:002011-11-11T21:09:27.977-05:00All right New Mexico and Wyoming!All right New Mexico and Wyoming!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-23089773436451703942011-11-11T18:32:14.457-05:002011-11-11T18:32:14.457-05:00Thanks, A9:18.Thanks, A9:18.Chemjobberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15932113680515602275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-17184385733053541442011-11-11T12:22:13.552-05:002011-11-11T12:22:13.552-05:00Yes, A9:19a. You can take the top ten list and spl...Yes, A9:19a. You can take the top ten list and split them by # of total jobs, #2, 5, 10 versus everyone else. <br /><br />More or less bimodal distribution, which is why county-level maps are fun/skewing.Chemjobberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15932113680515602275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-32117863971646634692011-11-11T12:19:50.166-05:002011-11-11T12:19:50.166-05:00But it looks like this basically selects for Chemi...But it looks like this basically selects for Chemists who have one of the very few jobs in a whole location. I.e. you work in a county that has very few employers beyond fast food.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-2086606411326432852011-11-11T12:18:33.988-05:002011-11-11T12:18:33.988-05:00Pine Bluff is the Center for Drug Toxicology at Pi...Pine Bluff is the Center for Drug Toxicology at Pine Bluff Arsenal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-73064102446016930272011-11-11T11:52:44.300-05:002011-11-11T11:52:44.300-05:00Tri-Cities has Pacific Northwest National Laborato...Tri-Cities has Pacific Northwest National Laboratories, which regularly posts postdoc positions on ACS Careers. (Go Bombers!) <br /><br />w/r/t Nevada, I assume that it's Nellis AFB and the associated military installations.Chemjobberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15932113680515602275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-87469826416328127382011-11-11T11:38:11.212-05:002011-11-11T11:38:11.212-05:00Area 51 has chemists!!!Area 51 has chemists!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-34780074946629597372011-11-11T11:14:11.535-05:002011-11-11T11:14:11.535-05:00I am more surprised by the Tri-cities (That is wha...I am more surprised by the Tri-cities (That is what we call the Kennewick-Pasco-Richland). I grew up a few hours from there and frankly have no idea what those people are doing there.spoonsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-71300057612591227822011-11-11T10:56:27.395-05:002011-11-11T10:56:27.395-05:00Nevada???Nevada???Rebeccanoreply@blogger.com