tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post4834448359315205841..comments2024-03-27T21:23:40.339-04:00Comments on Chemjobber: The full 2014 ACS Salary Survey is outChemjobberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15932113680515602275noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-76230421724821246422014-09-04T13:01:57.344-04:002014-09-04T13:01:57.344-04:0072K for a BS Chemist? Someone's lying to the A...72K for a BS Chemist? Someone's lying to the ACS Salary Survey. Reminds me of Pauli's statement of something being so far out that it's not even wrong.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-37897277842576354942014-09-03T07:17:40.388-04:002014-09-03T07:17:40.388-04:00CJ: 72K for a BS chemists? What a BS! Now, I kn...CJ: 72K for a BS chemists? What a BS! Now, I know many PH.D who are not even making that muck and who are these people(s)? Bring them out in open so that we can all see for ourselves. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-84250012844459514762014-09-02T19:28:45.006-04:002014-09-02T19:28:45.006-04:00The small number of BS chemists that are ACS membe...The small number of BS chemists that are ACS members is hardly a representative sample of BS chemists. The almost certainly are biased towards those that have moved up to more senior positions at good employers who will pay their ACS dues. This bias exists across all categories, but I suspect the effect is largest for BS holders.<br /><br />Ogemaniachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02396797613368443908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-22430401587251588752014-09-02T15:44:05.428-04:002014-09-02T15:44:05.428-04:00I know a lot of PhDs who are getting 55K-65K . The...I know a lot of PhDs who are getting 55K-65K . The 72K figure seem exaggerated for a B.S.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-72095193099061762282014-09-02T15:41:49.256-04:002014-09-02T15:41:49.256-04:0072K for a B.S. is very rare. Most B.S. I know are ...72K for a B.S. is very rare. Most B.S. I know are between 35K - 50K.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-66068229820068902262014-09-02T15:20:01.277-04:002014-09-02T15:20:01.277-04:00"This is a big problem, I would think."
..."This is a big problem, I would think."<br /><br />A big problem for chemists, yes. For employers a benefit..... biotechtoreadornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-63526742274489648172014-09-02T14:42:11.269-04:002014-09-02T14:42:11.269-04:00The ones calculating inflation in the first place....The ones calculating inflation in the first place.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-48560881614184263262014-09-02T14:41:20.274-04:002014-09-02T14:41:20.274-04:0072k for a bachelors? 72k for a bachelors? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-86838010693622407072014-09-02T09:27:23.633-04:002014-09-02T09:27:23.633-04:00"Those who have been out of work for a while ..."Those who have been out of work for a while and have few resources to receive further education or training will eventually take a nonideal position..."<br /><br />Training in what? What are those hot new skills that will pay a dividend on the investment needed to get them?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-17341776898576511082014-09-01T19:02:33.042-04:002014-09-01T19:02:33.042-04:00Median salary is a strange metric, especially if y...Median salary is a strange metric, especially if younger people aren't doing so well/are leaving chemistry and thus aren't reflected in these statistics. I would think that median salary X years after PhD (with, without postdoc) would be a much better metric.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-66560382578929437162014-09-01T16:47:12.905-04:002014-09-01T16:47:12.905-04:00Probably another manifestion of the good old apex ...Probably another manifestion of the good old apex fallacy; the most successful and visible people are included in the survey; at the same time being totally oblivious to the fact the rest is essentially working for scraps. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-75921701881061751842014-09-01T14:08:54.133-04:002014-09-01T14:08:54.133-04:00What are people with a B.S. doing to make 72 k a y...What are people with a B.S. doing to make 72 k a year? I've got a PhD and I'll never see that sort of of money in my lifetime.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-41407789417984711602014-09-01T13:30:12.775-04:002014-09-01T13:30:12.775-04:00Why do we expect wages to beat inflation? The eco...Why do we expect wages to beat inflation? The economic good times are forever behind us in North America. It's a concept I struggle with myself because I'm a narcissistic, entitled Millennial who grew up seeing my baby boomer parents' lives.<br /><br />The 'Murican dream has changed from a white picket fence, 2 cars, and happy family, to having a job at all, making your student debt payment, and having enough left over to afford your own apartment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-75538180659014145172014-09-01T11:17:52.858-04:002014-09-01T11:17:52.858-04:00"I would love to know which professions' ..."I would love to know which professions' median wages consistently beat inflation."<br /><br />Think Human Resources and the higher ups in the banking sector.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-45445177595385627942014-09-01T11:08:16.056-04:002014-09-01T11:08:16.056-04:00No signs of a STEM shortage...No signs of a STEM shortage...Unstable Isotopenoreply@blogger.com