Career Success
UIC chemical engineering alumni salaries Heading link
In 2021, we conducted a salary survey of UIC chemical engineering alumni. The chart above shows the distribution of responses from 161 participants. Chemical engineering is not only a rewarding field, but a well-compensated one, too!
Common jobs for new chemical engineering graduates Heading link
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Controls engineer
Controls engineers optimize processes and implement quality-control systems. They often work at plants that process chemicals, metals, and other materials.
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Environmental engineer
Environmental engineers help to prevent, control, or remediate environmental hazards, such as through waste treatment or pollution control technology.
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Health and safety engineer
Environmental health and safety engineers work to prevent or correct hazardous working conditions, including factors such as air quality, noise level, and radiation.
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Materials engineer
Because chemical engineers understand substances at the molecular level, they are well-positioned to apply their knowledge to the development and use of materials.
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Operations manager
Operations managers can be responsible for the entire operation of a company or a specific activity, improving productivity and efficiency while finding ways to reduce costs.
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Process engineer
Process engineers develop the sequences of events that turn raw materials into a diverse array of end products, from food and medicines to fuels and renewable energy.
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Product engineer
Product engineers take the ideas for new products and determine the best way to manufacture them — especially at large scale.
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Program manager
A program manager schedules, plans, and manages engineering work to ensure that projects are completed well and on deadline.
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Validation engineer
Validation engineers manage, inspect, calibrate, and test the equipment and procedures used in manufacturing.
Where do UIC chemical engineering grads work? Heading link
Our graduates have done a phenomenal job at establishing their careers. The list below proves it. The places where our alumni work also demonstrate the broad spectrum of fields and companies where you can apply a UIC chemical engineering education.
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- Abbott Laboratories
- Abbvie
- Accenture
- Allstate
- Amazon
- Anguil Environmental Systems
- Aptagen
- Assertio
- Atredis Partners
- Automated Logic
- Axens North America
- Baker Engineering and Risk Consultants
- Baker Hughes
- Baxter
- Beyond Meat
- BFG Environmental Technologies
- Blommer Chocolate
- BMO Financial Group
- Boeing
- BP
- Brindley Engineering
- Bunge
- Cardinal Intellectual Property
- Chicago Transit Authority
- CHS Inc.
- Citgo Petroleum
- City of Chicago Water Management
- Clarios
- Clemson University
- CMC Materials
- Compliance Team, LLC
- CSL Behring
- DB Sterlin Inc.
- Dow Chemical
- DTE Energy
- Dynamic Manufacturing
- Ecolab
- EN Engineering
- Ergoseal
- Evoqua Water Technologies
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- Exelon
- Ferrara Candy Company
- FHR
- Flextronics
- Flow Products
- Forge Nano
- Fresenius Kabi
- Harbour Contractors
- HDI Global Insurance
- Healthy Directions
- Honeywell
- Hoosier Racing Tire
- Hyundai
- Illinois Institute of Technology
- INEOS
- Ingredion
- Intel Corporation
- Jensen Hughes
- John Crane Inc.
- Johns Manville
- Kazmira
- Kerry Ingredients
- Keyence
- Koppers Inc.
- L’Oréal
- Lear Corporation
- Linde
- Lockheed Martin
- McDermott – CB&I Storage Solutions
- Medline Industries
- Melinta Therapeutics
- Menasha Packaging
- Merck
- MonoSol
- Mostardi Platt
- National Institutes of Health
- Northrop Grumman
- Nouryon
- Novaspect
- Nylok
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- Orbit Consulting
- Pentair Filtration Solutions
- Peoples Gas
- Pfizer/Aerotek
- Plitek
- PLZ Aeroscience
- ProAmpac
- Procter & Gamble
- ProLeiT
- Purdue University
- R&D Molders
- Robert Bosch
- Rockwell Automation
- Rush University Medical Center
- S&C Electric Company
- SABERT Corporation
- Sargent and Lundy
- Smith & Burgess Process Safety Consulting
- Spraying Systems Co.
- Stepan Company
- Superior Graphite
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals
- Tekni-Plex
- Thermo Fisher Scientific
- TM Process & Controls
- Tridium
- U.S. Army
- U.S. Department of Defense
- U.S. Navy
- U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- U.S. Patent Office
- Unilever
- Vantage Specialty Chemicals
- VEQTOR Technical and Validation Services
- Walker Process Equipment
- Xylem
- Xttrium laboratories
- Zachry Engineering Corporation