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. | ||