Career Options for Students Who Love Chemistry

There are innumerable options for chemistry lovers or who have chemistry in their academics. Let us see a few career options. This article might just help you if you are stuck thinking what to do because your friends may be a computer graduate and has joined an awesomely paid job. Stay cool, you too have an option, do not step away from what you have studies because you go there as you had love for the subject.

Below are a few interesting career options:

Chemical engineering:

We have number of industries like Oil and gas, water treatment, Paper industry, pharmaceuticals, plastics, food and beverages. The job related to chemistry and chemical engineering roles might differ, the process, development and design, manufacturing remains the same. The job involves ensuring the safety process, environment friendly products and application of new technologies. These roles are suitable for those who pursue chemistry as their majors or someone who has done chemical engineering or even masters in chemistry.

Chemistry in Pharmaceuticals:

Pharmacy industry is a huge one offering amazingly large employment to the science graduates and especially to chemistry graduates. With the increase in number of typical diseases, there needs to be an increase in the research field too. There is a demand for new drugs. Synthetic pharmaceutical chemists concentrate on research and development of a new, cost-effective drug and analytical pharmaceutical chemist focuses on analysis and testing of the drug whether it is suitable for consumption and in agreement with the governmental regulations. Your bachelors’ degree can fetch you some entry level within this field and a masters degree or a research degree can put you in a high level research jobs.

Chemistry in healthcare:

Healthcare industry often comprises of a team of chemists, biochemists, pathologists, biologists. Chemistry in healthcare deals majorly with the tests and researches in the laboratories, there is an opportunity to help in the patient investigation. It is termed as biochemistry or healthcare science. Basically what we call as blood tests, urine and bodily fluids tests suggested by your healthcare provider are investigated by these biochemists which help out in the treatment of illness. Some roles may require clinical expertise and a medical qualification, there are many scientific roles in healthcare which may just scientists to partner with biochemists investigations to interpret the illness or disease and then carry out the treatment. The biochemists need to ensure that the root causes are found and the results are accurate.

Teaching field:

Teaching is a noble profession. One who has love for the subject can also teach well. A chemistry graduate along with a teaching certification can look out for jobs in teaching field. These days, we also have so many online platforms where one can use their skill to teach online to the students. We also have so many schools mushrooming in the cities, most big schools do offer good pay as well. If you have masters in chemistry, you may also join as a lecturer to teach at the junior college level.

Let us see how chemistry major can fetch a job in public sector:

There are government-funded careers in law, defense, public health and environment. In the law and order field, there are a growing number of forensic careers. Forensic experts are involved in working closely in the investigations in crime related cases. Chemical experts are expected to run analysis on existing policies to ensure that the policies are in accordance with the scientific development. If you are looking for a high-level job then you may have to pursue beyond your bachelor’s degree. For entry level roles, you have options specialized consultancy jobs that have particular interest in law and order.

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