Chemistry
Explore the BA in Chemistry and find out about program requirements, courses and faculty.
Career Possibilities
The options below are a starting point to explore potential career paths. Additional training, and experiential learning may be needed to pursue these possibilities.
Acquired Skills
- Observing, collecting, and analyzing data
- Developing theories
- Concentration
- Conduct and explain scientific research
- Accuracy and detail
- Problem solving and decision making
- Operation of scientific equipment
- Knowledge of basic scientific theories and practices
- Reading, writing, speaking and memorizing
- Technology skills
- Numerical computation
Career Titles
- Analytic Chemist
- Application Chemist
- Biochemist
- Chemical Laboratory Technician
- Chemist
- Colorist
- Food Chemist
- Forensic Chemist
- Lab Technician
- Lawyer
- Nurse
- Perfumer
- Pharmacist
- Pharmaceutical Chemist
- Pharmaceutical Sales Rep.
- Physician
- Project Engineer
- Research Associate
- Chemical Sales Rep.
- Scientific Photographer
- Teacher/Professor
- Toxicologist
Types of Organizations that Hire
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Research Institutions
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Pharmaceutical Companies
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Chemical Research and Development Firm
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Government Agencies
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Scientific Publishers
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Educational Institutions
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Hospitals
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Foundations
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Legal Institutions
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Laboratories
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Food and Beverage Companies
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Biotech Firms
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Oil and Gas Companies
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Industrial Companies
Career Information and Professional Association Links
BuzzFile - Employers of Chemistry majors
American Association for Clinical Chemistry
American Chemical Society - College to Career: Getting a job in Chemistry
American Academy of Forensic Science
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Pathways to Science - Education and Career Training, Paid Internship etc.
New York Academy of Sciences
Occupational Outlook Handbook Online - Job descriptions, growth forecasts & salary
Job Search Links
Career Development Center - Click on Purchase JobScore to access jobs posted for Purchase students and alumni
ChemistryJobs.com - Chemistry jobs
American Chemical Society -Careers in Chemistry
ScienceJobs.org - Science recruitment
ScienceCareers
New Scientist Jobs - Database of hundreds of science jobs
American Association for the Advancement of Science - Science careers from the Journal of Science
Nature Careers - Life and physical science jobs
Drug Information Association (DIA) - career center
ResearchGate - Professional network for scientists/ researchers and job search
National Science Foundation - Research Experience for Undergraduates
American Chemical Society Job Postings
ACS Internships for Undergraduate Chemistry Students
US Dept of Energy - Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships (SULI) with the U.S. Department