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-

JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY OF COSMETIC CHEMISTS ,517 1966 Characteristics of Scientists in the Cosmetic Industry Characteristics Approx- Approx- imate mate Percent- Percent- No. age Characteristics No. age Scientific field Type of employer Chemistry 313 59 Private industry or busi- Biochemistry 21 4 heSS 453 84 Pharmacy 91 17 Self-employed 19 4 Pharmacology 8 1 Owner or partner 18 3 Medicine 8 1 Educational institution 13 2 Biology 29 5 Student 4 1 Chemical engineering 43 8 Government 0 0 Associate degree 5 1 Trade association, peri- No degree 20 4 odical or nonprofit Age (median age 40-49) organization 3 1 20-29 years 45 8 Other or no response 24 5 30-39 years 168 31 Work activity (multiple 40-49 years 158 30 response) 50-59 years 100 19 Management and admin- 60-69 years 37 7 istration of research 70 and over 5 1 and development 176 33 No response 21 4 Management and admin~ Highest degree istration of other than Ph.D. or D.Sc. 114 21 research and develop- M.D. 6 1 ment 97 18 Master's 90 17 Research and develop- Bachelor's 271 51 ment Less than a Bachelor's 29 6 Basic research 96 18 No report 23 4 Applied research 179 34 Total years experience Analytical or organic 1 or less 8 2 research 19 4 1-3 14 3 Biological research 9 2 8-12 53 10 Report or other technical 13-20 152 28 writing, editing 26 5 20 or more 204 39 Sales 59 11 Years cosmetics experience Technical service 91 17 1 or less 9 2 Development or design 42 8 1-3 41 8 Production, operations 53 10 8-12 104 19 Inspection, testing, 13-20 116 22 quality control 53 10 20 or more 101 19 Consulting 37 7 Not in cosmetic industry Other and no response 51 9 directly 73 14 ees reported by the members was 25 to 49. The majority of partici- pants reported employment by finished goods manufacturers. Only 4% of the total respondents reported employment other than in private