Allocation of Dues & Member Status
The American Chemical Society is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization with a multidisciplinary membership of more than 164,000 chemists and chemical engineers.
2011 Allocation of Dues |
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($ in Thousands) | |||
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$ 6,397 | 41% | |
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1,523 | 10% | |
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4,374 | 28% | |
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1,788 | 12% | |
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1,352 | 9% | |
Total | $ 15,434 | 100% | |
Excluding the impact of Local Section and Division Allotments, 2011 dues revenue totaled $12,294,000 as reported on the Financial Summary page.
Membership Status* |
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Year-End 2011 | |
Emeritus Member | 13,470 |
Regular Member | 104,793 |
Regular Student Member | 20,287 |
Undergraduate Student Member | 16,873 |
Retired Member | 5,469 |
Society Affiliate | 1,053 |
Unemployed Member | 2,270 |
Total | 164,245 |
*Source: ACS Demographics |
2011 Division Year-End Membership Summary |
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Division Name | Division Total |
Agricultural & Food Chemistry Division | 3,133 |
Agrochemicals Division | 1,167 |
Analytical Chemistry Division | 8,502 |
Biochemical Technology Division | 3,376 |
Biological Chemistry Division | 7,634 |
Business Development & Management Division | 1,001 |
Carbohydrate Chemistry Division | 788 |
Catalysis Science and Technology Division (probationary) | 726 |
Cellulose & Renewable Materials Division | 1,489 |
Chemical Education Division | 5,337 |
Chemical Health & Safety Division | 1,440 |
Chemical Information Division | 1,016 |
Chemical Toxicology Division | 1,371 |
Chemistry & the Law Division | 1,237 |
Colloid & Surface Chemistry Division | 2,581 |
Computers in Chemistry Division | 2,280 |
Environmental Chemistry Division | 5,077 |
Fluorine Chemistry Division | 583 |
Fuel Chemistry Division | 1,445 |
Geochemistry Division | 811 |
History of Chemistry Division | 764 |
Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Division | 4,721 |
Inorganic Chemistry Division | 6,323 |
Medicinal Chemistry Division | 10,717 |
Nuclear Chemistry Division | 1,011 |
Organic Chemistry Division | 15,681 |
Petroleum Chemistry Division | 1,330 |
Physical Chemistry Division | 5,898 |
Polymer Chemistry Division | 4,942 |
Polymeric Materials Science & Engineering Division | 4,375 |
Professional Relations Division | 978 |
Rubber Division | 1,791 |
Small Chemical Businesses Division | 585 |
Total | 110,109 |
ACS Members in the Workplace 2011* |
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Highest Degree | |
65.3% Ph.D. | ||
17.3% M.S. | ||
17.4% B.S. | ||
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Employment Type | |
59.3% industry | ||
31.1% academia | ||
7.7% government | ||
1.9% self-employed | ||
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Employment Status | |
86.9% employed full-time | ||
3.7% employed part-time | ||
1.7% postdoc | ||
4.4% Not Working Seeking | ||
1.3% Not Working, Not Seeking | ||
2.0% 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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Sex | |
72.5% men | ||
27.5% women | ||
* Percentages rounded. Data based on ACS censuses, salary surveys and demographics reports. |