• Fourth largest in employment among the major metro areas.
• An economic driver with more than 36,000 Greater Philadelphia residents employed in the industry.
• Ranks in the top 10 U.S. metros in the number of engineering degrees conferred. 

Key chemicals industry indicators:

• $81,900 – average wage in chemicals industry in Greater Philadelphia.
• $74, 100 – average wage in chemicals industry in the U.S.
• Greater Philadelphia's share of total employment in the Chemical Sector of 1.6 percent is well above the U.S. share of 0.8 percent.
  

Science and Chemical Fortune 1000 Companies in Greater Philadelphia: