Allocation of Dues & Member Status
The American Chemical Society is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization with a multidisciplinary membership of more than 163,000 chemists and chemical engineers.
2010 Allocation of Dues |
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| ($ in Thousands) | |||
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$ 5,897 | 38% | |
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2,596 | 16% | |
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3,868 | 25% | |
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1,820 | 12% | |
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1,387 | 9% | |
| Total | $ 15,568 | 100.0% | |
Excluding the impact of Local Section and Division Allotments. 2010 dues revenue totaled $12,361,000 as reported on the Financial Summary page.
Membership Status* |
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| Year-End 2010 | |
| Emeritus Member | 13,600 |
| Regular Member | 105,842 |
| Regular Student Member | 19,770 |
| Undergraduate Student Member | 14,575 |
| Retired Member | 5,706 |
| Society Affiliate | 1,105 |
| Unemployed Member | 2,513 |
| Total | 163,111 |
| *Source: ACS Demographics | |
2010 Division Year-End Membership Summary |
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| Division Name | Division Total |
| Agricultural & Food Chemistry Division | 2,973 |
| Agrochemicals Division | 1,271 |
| Analytical Chemistry Division | 8,655 |
| Biochemical Technology Division | 3,234 |
| Biological Chemistry Division | 7,371 |
| Business Development & Management Division | 974 |
| Carbohydrate Chemistry Division | 793 |
| Catalysis Science and Technology Division (probationary) | 513 |
| Cellulose & Renewable Materials Division | 1,265 |
| Chemical Education Division | 5,406 |
| Chemical Health & Safety Division | 1,368 |
| Chemical Information Division | 1,064 |
| Chemical Toxicology Division | 1,242 |
| Chemistry & the Law Division | 1,185 |
| Colloid & Surface Chemistry Division | 2,543 |
| Computers in Chemistry Division | 2,237 |
| Environmental Chemistry Division | 5,041 |
| Fluorine Chemistry Division | 577 |
| Fuel Chemistry Division | 1,382 |
| Geochemistry Division | 772 |
| History of Chemistry Division | 760 |
| Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Division | 3,668 |
| Inorganic Chemistry Division | 6,155 |
| Medicinal Chemistry Division | 10,575 |
| Nuclear Chemistry Division | 973 |
| Organic Chemistry Division | 16,081 |
| Petroleum Chemistry Division | 1,281 |
| Physical Chemistry Division | 5,800 |
| Polymer Chemistry Division | 5,247 |
| Polymeric Materials Science & Engineering Division | 4,522 |
| Professional Relations Division | 839 |
| Rubber Division | 1,604 |
| Small Chemical Businesses Division | 559 |
| Total | 107,930 |
ACS Members in the Workplace 2010* |
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Education | |
| 64% Ph.D. | ||
| 18% M.S. | ||
| 17% B.S. | ||
| 1% Less than B.S. or other | ||
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Employment | |
| 61% business/industry | ||
| 34% academia | ||
| 9% government, other sectors, self-employed | ||
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Employment of domestic ACS members under 70 years old | |
| 84% employed full-time | ||
| 4% employed part-time | ||
| 4% postdoc | ||
| 4% unemployed | ||
| 2% not employed, but not seeking employment | ||
| 2% retired | ||
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Age | |
| 25% under 40 | ||
| 17% 40 – 49 | ||
| 15% 50-59 | ||
| 23% 60 and older | ||
| 20% not provided | ||
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Gender | |
| 74% men | ||
| 26% women | ||
| * Percentages rounded. Data based on ACS censuses, salary surveys and demographics reports. | ||