What is a "chemist"?
- ACS "What Chemists Do" video seriesIncludes videos related to careers in academia, industry, government and other areas.
- Chemists and Materials Scientists profilefrom the Occupational Outlook Handbook published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Chemist profilethe Occupational Information Network (O*NET) is being developed under the sponsorship of the US Department of Labor/Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA)
Career Resources from the American Chemical Society (ACS)
- ACS Careers PageNote, for some areas you must be an ACS Student Member or ACS Member
- College to Career: Getting a Job in ChemistryUndergraduate focused, discusses the different disciplines of chemistry as well as a variety of career options, including real chemist profiles and videos.
- ChemIDP (Individual Development Plan)"ChemIDP is an Individual Development Plan tool designed specifically for graduate students and postdoctoral scholars in the chemical sciences. Through immersive, self-paced activities, users identify career goals, determine specific skills needed for success, and develop a plan to achieve their professional goals. ChemIDP helps you track your progress and provides tips and strategies for realizing your goals."
Other Chemistry Career Resources
- ChemJobberBlog about the job market in the chemical sciences.
Books on Careers in Chemistry
Nontraditional Careers for Chemists by
A Chemistry background prepares you for much more than just a laboratory career. The broad science education, analytical thinking, research methods, and other skills learned are of value to a wide variety of types of employers, and essential for a plethora of types of positions. Those who are interested in chemistry tend to have some similar personality traits and characteristics. By understanding your own personal values and interests, you can make informed decisions about what career paths to explore, and identify positions that match your needs. By expanding your options for not only what you will do, but also the environment in which you will do it, you can vastly increase the available employment opportunities, and increase the likelihood of finding enjoyable and lucrative employment. Each chapter in this book provides background information on a nontraditional field, including typical tasks, education or training requirements, and personal characteristics that make for a successful career in that field. Each chapter also contains detailed profiles of several chemists working in that field. The reader gets a true sense of what these people do on a daily basis, what in their background prepared them to move into this field, and what skills, personality, and knowledge are required to make a success of a career in this new field. Advice for people interested in moving into the field, and predictions for the future of that career, are also included from each person profiled. Career fields profiled include communication, chemical information, patents, sales and marketing, business development, regulatory affairs, public policy, safety, human resources, computers, and several others. Taken together, the career descriptions and real case histories provide a complete picture of each nontraditional career path, as well as valuable advice about how career transitions can be planned and successfully achieved by any chemist.
Call Number: Chemistry Library QD39.5 .B25 2007ISBN: 0195183665Publication Date: 2006-10-12
Great Jobs for Chemistry Majors by
Answers the question What can I do with a major in chemistry? It isn't always obvious what a chemistry major can offer to the workplace. But it does offer you skills and training that can be applied to a wide range of careers. This work helps you explore these possibilities.
Call Number: Brown Science and Engineering Library QD39.5 .R688 2006ISBN: 0071448578Publication Date: 2005-09-21
