DuPont is a science company, delivering science-based solutions that make a difference in people's lives in food and nutrition; health care; apparel; home and construction; electronics; and transportation. We have a portfolio of 2,400 trademarks, including such well-known consumer brands as Lycra ®, Teflon ®, Stainmaster ®, Kevlar ®, Nomex ®, Tyvek ®, Dacron ®, Cordura ®, Corian ® and CoolMax ®.

DuPont operates in 70 countries worldwide. Since our beginning in 1802, DuPont has maintained a set of core values: a safe workplace for all employees, concern and protection for the environment, ethical behavior by all employees and fair and respectful treatment of all people. DuPont employs 85,000 people worldwide.

DuPont has always been a science company applying its expertise to explosives manufacturing during its first one hundred years. Our business focus and application of science shifted to the chemical industry about 1902. Today, entering our third century, we deliver science-based solutions that make real differences in the lives of people all over the world. It is estimated that the average U.S. citizen comes in contact with a DuPont product about 1,000 times each day.

It is because of the ability of our employees to greet and initiate change that has enabled DuPont to be the oldest industrial company in the Fortune 500 and the oldest company in the DOW industrial average.

Salary and Benefits:
DuPont salaries and benefits are comprehensive and compare favorably with other large corporations. Some of the benefits we offer include:

• Holidays and Vacation
• Savings and Investment Plan
• Pension and Retirement Plan
• Disability Insurance
• BeneFlex Program

We also offer rewards and recognition in the form of:

• Financial incentives based on performance
• Achievement awards
• Professional accomplishment recognition such as process and product patents

Working Environment
DuPont is ranked among the top companies regarding work and family issues by Working Mother magazine, the National Society of Black Engineers, as well as "Fortune" magazine's Annual Corporate Reputation Survey.

DuPont has a workplace environment where people can use all of their abilities, knowledge and expertise in support of their business activity. We encourage our employees to take advantage of our work/life benefits to better balance their work and personal responsibilities.

Diversity
At DuPont, we're developing a work force that's as diverse as:

• The global customers we serve
• The suppliers from whom we buy materials & services
• The shareholders who buy our stock, and
• The worldwide communities in which we operate.