JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY OF COSMETIC CHEMISTS .51.• 966 Survey of Professional Background and Achievement of Scientists in the Cosmetic Industry MITCHELL L. SCHLOSSMAN, PAUL THAU, and EMANUEL TRICOLI INTRODUCTION Professional surveys have attained long-standing recognition by large national scientific groups such as the American Chemical Society and the National Science Foundation as a means of improving the pro- fessional and economic status of their respective memberships. In September, 1963, the New York Chapter of the SOCIETY OF COS- METIC CHEMISTS initiated the first survey of this type in our industry. This pioneering effort was well received by its membership. The initial survey was reviewed in the interim and expanded to cover the national membership of the SOCIETY OF COSMETIC CHEMISTS. In May, 1966, some 1075 questionnaires were mailed to members of the SOCIETY OF COSMETIC CHEMISTS. Questionnaires returned by 534 in- dividuals were used for the statistical analyses presented in this report. Respondents to this survey represented approximaoec!y 50•c of the mem- bership. Respondents to the 1966 survey were asked to list their salary with other important information about their training and employment. This data was analyzed in a preliminary way by the committee and tabu- lations and correlations were made possible by employing the services of Raidy Research, Inc., a data-processing firm. Hopefully, this will provide a more complete and accurate profile of our membership in comparison with other scientific organizations. RESULTS Salary Factors In 1966, the median basic annual salary rate of those responding was between $12,000 to S15,000. Salaries ranged from $9000 or less in the lowest decile to $25,000 or more for respondents in the highest dec- ile. The gross annual salary median was between $15,000 to S17,500.

516 JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY OF COSMETIC CHEMISTS According to data provided the American Chemical Society by the National Science Foundation, the over-all figure reported by chemists was $12,000 in 1966 (1). Doctorates reported a median salary range of $17,500 to $20,000, Master's $15,000 to $17,500, and Bachelor's $12,500 to $15,000. In comparison, the National Science Foundation's 1966 results have Ph.D.'s at $14,000, Master's at $11,600, and Bachelor's at $10,500. A slightly higher salary range appears to exist among those report- ing income within the Middle Atlantic states, $15,000 to $17,500. On the geographic front, the Middle Atlantic states accounted for 48% of the total response. In general, the NSF data reported that the greatest proportion, 28% of chemists, were from the Middle Atlantic states--New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. A uniform progression of salary with the number of years experience in the industry is evident. The median for the number of years of total industrial experience was thirteen to twenty years. The median number of years in the cosmetic industry was eight to twelve years. A significant correlation exists between the number of technical em- ployees supervised and the reported gross annual salary rates. Highest Degree Doctorates were reported as the highest degrees obtained by 21% of the respondents. Master's degrees by 17% and Bachelor's degrees by 51%. About two-thirds of the respondents have their degree in chemistry or biochemistry 17% in pharmacy. Surprisingly, the third largest category was chemical engineering, with 8%. Age and Sex Thirty-nine per cent of the members responding were under the age of forty. The median age was between forty to forty-nine years of age. The median age of scientists who reported to NSF was thirty- eight, a figure that has remained constant for the past ten years (2). The results from this data support the inference that we must find means of attracting younger scientists into our industry. Of the total number of scientists reporting to the NSF, 8% were women (2). Eight per cent of the respondents to the SCC survey were women, also. Type of Employer Forty per cent of those answering are employed by firms with more than 1000 employees. The median for the number of technical employ-