Chemistry is known as the central science and students who majored in chemistry will lead college with knowledge and advanced

mathematics and science concepts as a chemistry major you take a combination of advanced math and science courses and

primarily during your time and lab you'll develop technical and analytical skills required for your future career as

Well as developing excellent laboratory techniques. You gain specific knowledge in traditional Fields of chemistry

Because chemistry overlaps with many other subjects you will also pick up skills that are useful in biology and medicine

physics and engineering and Geology and Earth science as

You progress through your college career

You'll want to be mindful the skills you are refining by majoring in chemistry as well as developing a strong mathematical and numerical ability

You will also need to develop and refine the following skills

Analysis and problem-solving time management and organization

Written and oral communication

monitoring and maintaining records and data

Teamwork research and presentation

And it and technology if there are many career paths that chemists can take but some of the jobs directly

related to a chemistry degree are

analytical Chemists chemical engineer

healthcare scientists and clinical biochemistry

forensic scientists

pharmacologist research scientist

toxicologist and medical and clinical laboratory technician

Later in the video we will go into a few of these in more detail

But you can use this as a starting point for what you would like to do with your chemistry major

What are the easiest ways to begin your career as a chemist is by taking a job as a laboratory technician?

This is a way for young

Professionals to start at the bottom of a company and work their way up with senior positions generally requiring a masters or phd

Furthermore depending on your company you might even be able to be paid to go back to schools that you can earn a graduate school

Degree and move up in the company

Lab techs are needed in a range of sectors including but not limited to medical

clinical research biotech and environmental Lab Tech positions

Lab technicians are skilled workers that work with complex systems or perform highly technical mechanical or diagnostic tests in?

medical or scientific laboratories

Clinical and medical lab technicians are the two most common areas of work for lab techs?

Much of your individual training will be learned on the job, but you a foundation of laboratory skills from your time in lab during undergrad

For example if you were a medical laboratory technician the test you would be running would be ordered for the patients and are based on

recommendations from Doctors and other Health care providers

lab technicians usually have no direct

Interaction with the patient's but rather performed tests on human bodily fluids tissue samples and cells collected by nurses or other healthcare professionals

to Determine diagnosis and identify abnormalities as

A technician you would then use microscopes computers and automated laboratory equipment as well as keep detailed records of the data you compile in

may 2015 the us Bureau of Labor Statistics

Reported an annual median salary of thirty eight thousand nine hundred and seventy for medical and clinical laboratory technicians the bureau of labor statistics

Predicts 18 percent employment growth for these technicians from 2014 to 2024 which is much faster than average

Another job you can take is as an entry-level chemist

Entry level chemistry jobs will often consist of working individually and as a team member to hypothesize tests and draw conclusions

they may collaborate with people who specialized in other science related fields and

Especially in today's world utilize the computing power available to help where applicable for example. Here's a job posting from indeed.com

For an entry-level chemistry position one thing that I want to draw your attention to is the job requirements

What you'll notice in almost all?

Chemistry job postings is that every company will require some amount of laboratory experience in order to Fulfill this criteria

You will want to find internships either at your university or private companies that you can develop these skills before you graduate

The average starting salary for chemists will vary by region, but as of 2010 the median entry-level salary was

44,000

many people who major in chemistry continue on in their education earn a masters or

Phd because this is really where most of the job opportunities present themselves?

one of the benefits of attending a ph.d program is that you can usually get a good chunk of your education paid for by the

university if not all of it in exchange for your time spent conducting research underneath the presiding postdoc

This is one way that top research universities like Stanford

mit Uc Berkeley and ucLa

Attract graduate students to attend their universities you hope the university developed new research

And they give you your education and eventually your graduate school diploma

Now when it comes to being an analytical chemist although

You will be able to find some entry-level jobs most of them will require a masters or phd

With a most job opportunity and upward mobility to those with phds

Analytical chemists use a diverse range of methods to investigate the chemical nature of substances

The Aim is to identify and understand the substance and how it behaves in different conditions in the pharmaceutical industry for example

You would be involved throughout the drug development process this would include studying the physical or chemical properties of drug substances and formulations

With a view to determining the quality and stability of drug products

analytical chemist can find work in a range of scientific industries and typical employers include

agrochemical companies

biotechnology or contract research organizations chemical and polymer manufacturers

environmental agencies food companies government agencies

hospital laboratories

petrochemical companies pharmaceutical companies and public health laboratories and

Within these industries analytical chemists work may be carried out in areas as diverse as drug formulation and development

chemical or forensic analysis process development product validation quality control and toxicology

analytical chemists earn an average of 70

1,700 annually the highest 10% make around one hundred and twenty thousand six hundred while the lowest 10% earned around forty one thousand

Most analytical chemists work for private research and development firms, but as mentioned previously many of them can be found at pharmaceutical companies

Other jobs that were not specifically mentioned our agro chemists biochemists

Inorganic chemists and many more

For example as an agro chemist you would combine chemistry and biochemistry knowledge to improve agricultural

practices like Improved crop production or

Making the process of taking raw goods and turning them into consumable foods and beverages

in a job as a chemist at a food or beverage company you would likely implement techniques to improve quality assurance and quality control an

Inorganic chemists would look at the structure and behavior of Inorganic Molecules and this knowledge can be used in mining

geosciences and a production of semiconductors

now a major challenge that new

Graduates face is landing their first job and it usually comes down to that they failed to build the resume and build the proper

Relationships with people in their field to land a job if you want to become a successful chemist here's some helpful tips

First off study hard study with students smarter or more talented than you although it might be challenging

It will greatly serve you in the long run

Then build relationships with your professors by visiting them during office hours

Join your school's American chemical Society club or hold an office for that club as you can

Interview working chemists that suggested above join an established lab with plenty of grad students to conduct your undergraduate research

Observe the grad students and pick their brains when it comes to advanced lab techniques get your name on a publication or to

Seek an internship at a private company over the summer or during the school year if you can make it fit while you're in school

Pa for a professor or see if there's research opportunities on your campus if

There's a career services department at your school use it to extend your network and build relationships with Potential employers?

attend an on-campus Career Fair if

You follow everything listed above you're sure to have a leg up on the competition and almost

Guaranteed to land a chemistry related job after a little bit of researching

You will develop diabetes

At companies will be more than willing to pay you for

But by far the most important thing you can do is build your career network in

Addition to technical skills you will also want to consistently improve your interpersonal

Communication skills as the chemist you'll require creativity

self confidence and motivation to investigate and solve complex problems

patience and attention to detail

Outside of the careers listed chemistry majors can move on to work and sales roles do some sort of science related consulting

Teach and many more the challenge with these careers

Is that you have to be a little more creative in your job hunt and so most of your social network?

overall the chemistry major can lead to many great careers and one thing that new grads can do to make their job search easier and

More productive is to approach it from a project perspective

Avoid wasting time by developing a search plan and not just a resume

there are many different jobs sectors that chemistry majors fit into and it is important for you to do your research and

Identify your interest as soon as possible if you liked this video don't forget to comment like and subscribe

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