The city of Charleston has only one school where biochemistry faculty can find employment. The graphs, statistics and analysis below outline the current state and the future direction of academia in biochemistry in the city of Charleston, which encompasses biochemistry training at the biochemistry bachelors degree level.
Exactly 110 of the 800 biochemistry professionals employed in West Virginia, work in Charleston. Between 2006 and 2010, the number of biochemistry professionals in Charleston has shrunk by 31%. Overall employment in Charleston has increased.
Salaries for biochemistry professionals in Charleston have increased. In 2010 Charleston biochemistry professionals earned an average yearly salary of $62,370. Four years earlier in 2006, biochemistry professionals in Charleston made an average salary of $39,775 per year. This growth is faster than the salary trend for all careers in Charleston.
Charleston biochemistry professionals earn a median yearly salary of $56,080. The 10% of biochemistry professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $28,130 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately $102,770 per year.
Biochemistry professional salaries in Charleston are, on average, higher than salaries earned for professionals in related fields.
There is only one accredited biochemistry school in the city. Many of Charleston's biochemistry professionals are graduates of this school.
Charleston's biochemistry school offers one biochemistry degree and certificate program.
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