<p>My son is a ChemE major and he worked for a large chemical company last summer after completing his junior year. Not an official “internship” since there was no academic credit involved but he did get the position through his department and the deans recommendation. Here’s the amazing part; When he showed me the offer letter the company had sent him it stated his salary as $850 a week. I told him this had to be a typo. It wasn’t.</p>