Chemistry Careers | What You Can Do With Your Chem Degree
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This video will focus on the many chemistry careers you can pursue as a chemistry major. Many students enter the chemistry major, but often don't know what they can do with a chemistry major.
This video will cover the schooling required for your career as a chemist, who should consider graduate school, how to prepare for landing your first job, and the many sectors of chemistry you can work in.
Biggest advice:
Undergrad
- email professors you like asking to hear about their research, they love to talk about their life’s work
- show interest in conducting undergrad research with them, look up REUs either at your school or other schools
- REUs are difficult to get but if you have some research experience before hand you should be ok, I had 1 year of experience and got into +5 programs and went to a small state school
- decide whether you like doing research and apply to grad school, most likely phd programs as that way you don’t have to incur any extra student loans while generally receiving enough of a stipend to sustain yourself, or if you want to go into industry straight away
- academia is not an option for those who don’t go to grad school
- if you enjoy having some challenge I would say try to land an R&D position where you should have a lot more freedom than other sectors such a QC
- I know it sounds like I’m saying ‘just get R&D job forehead’ but I swear just keep applying out there. Everyone at my current position was hired because they knew someone who used to work there.
- the relationships you make with your professors at all stages are something to keep close because they will help. I video chatted with my undergraduate academic advisor 3 years after undergrad when struggling to find work after receiving my MS
- My experience post grad school was that I applied to every job on zip recruiter and LinkedIn, barely got any interviews, almost took a job making $4 more dollars an hour than I made working at the apple store in the mall, and luckily received an interview for an R&D position is an emerging industry, my recruiter said I nailed my interview with the presentation I had prepared and since then I’ve been working in a collaborative R&D team of my dreams at the age of 25. Just to say it’s possible. 😊
Lab tech is a dead end job that should not require a college degree past an AS. I am painfully aware companies are now taking college grads as technicians and paying them like HS/AS level workers or garbage man. It is just a symptom of the severely unhealthy labor market for chemists.
i graduated in chemistry worked in the industry and left its the worst job for the worst pay. Minimum wage could get the same pay rate stacking shelves at a supermarket. Should of studied chemical engineering went into the trades instead and earn x3 as more.
@@organichemist9606 what level(Bachelor, masters etc?)
@@SmartChannel01 doctorate for the same shit
I thought this kind of thing just happen in my country! Oh my God, how I am going to work peacefully ?
I am chemistry and physics double major, I graduated in July of 2019 with bachelor's. thank god I didn't end up being a lab tech and went into corporate R&D.
If you get an advanced degree like a PhD and go to work for a pharmaceutical company as a research scientist doing R&D, you will do very well financially. If you get a PhD though, avoid doing a postdoc and don’t go into academia whatever you do. Go into academia if you love teaching and the pure joy of discovery. Otherwise, it’s a really cruel place. Also, don’t forget about positions at DOE national labs. They also need chemists!
I’m glad you cautioned against academia. My grandfather, who studied chemistry and had a BS in Chemistry and a medical degree from Emory University school of medicine. After his residency, he was deciding whether or not to work in his own practice, or to work at the hospital at Emory. He had a meeting with one of the supervisors, and because of my grandfather studying at a school like Emory, and doing additional training at one of the most prestigious cancer centers in the country (Memorial Sloan Kettering) he was highly favored by the interviewer. The man interviewing him went as far as to tell ANOTHER DOCTOR to go grab him and my grandfather a drink, as if he was some kind of assistant to him. My grandpa told me the moment that happened he told himself “There’s no way I’ll work here” and he left and opened his own practice with another surgeon. Academia is home to some of the most vehement politics.
@@willm678 Yes, the culture of academia is very toxic. That is true across all disciplines, from medicine, to engineering, to physics. All together, academia is a “wretched hive of scum and villainy”;)
Studying chemistry in school and working in industry as a chemist is very different. Having internship is must to see if this is the right career path. Beside knowledge in chemistry, one needs very disciplined personality to shine in industries such as Pharma/biotech. Regulatory is a huge and serious topic there and chemists must know how to deal with regulations beside knowledge of chemistry. Students should network with working professionals to learn about working environment to see if it fits with their personality in order to have a good understanding whether this is the career path they wanna pursue for about 40 years. Hope this helps.
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You can try this one. It is really a great book where every term that is necessary in the chemistry related job sectors are discussed . Also different job sectors of chemistry and their responsibilities are discussed nicely. So it is highly recommended to all chemistry students.
www.amazon.com/dp/B08C7YWTT5
@@zachstar Can a Pharmacy Graduate Work In the Chemical R&D Industry?
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Nice Information. Love it.
Thanks for the information.
Thank, this was really helpful
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Haha well Calculasians, even though you have already entered college if you continue to watch this channel it can help refine your interests in school and also spark new ones for side projects/ interests. Sorry to hear we didn't reach you earlier. Thanks for the comment
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My best Advice for people who want a job with their Batchelors:
Consider going into materials eng, chem eng, formulations, biotec, some government job, or something unrelated. Some companies (Boeing for example) will hire chemists and physicists for unrelated roles at the entry level. Also, if you take a job as a lab tech, apply like a madman once you’re 6-12 months in.
Both bio chemistry and inorganic chemistry sound interesting to me.
i am chemistry major and i wish to expand my career in this line. big ups....its a good material presentation
You can try this one. It is really a great book where every term that is necessary in the chemistry related job sectors are discussed . Also different job sectors of chemistry and their responsibilities are discussed nicely. So it is highly recommended to all chemistry students.
www.amazon.com/dp/B08C7YWTT5
I think you just paved the path for my future
Nice video! Can you please do a video about food science and technology major?
Thank god this is in my recommended
Amazing video!! I pray we all do well in our degrees! God Bless
Great video! Can you do one about note taking for science students?
Can you make a video of Agricultural engineering in depth? I want to know if its the right major for me. Regardless of whether or not you can, great videos! I've learned a lot. :)
It's been three years. R u an agricultural engineering major now?
Definitely one of my majors I’m picking 🙂
OMG I love this video some much that I’m gonna subscribe to it and I’d now love to be a chemistry man!!!
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Thank you!
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I dropped biology in my A level can I still apply for pharmaceutical and analytical and medicine??
They left out process development, research, and industrial chemistry.
Also thank you so much for these that I can never learned from my lame college courses. The truth of Chinese college breaks my dream for human life down completely. We are taught to be a part just for society running steadily like a screw standing there. Oh, people in better higher education, please value what you get and make your bright dream come true which is always good to all humans. Thank you all sincerely.
You can try this one. It is really a great book where every term that is necessary in the chemistry related job sectors are discussed . Also different job sectors of chemistry and their responsibilities are discussed nicely. So it is highly recommended to all chemistry students.
www.amazon.com/dp/B08C7YWTT5
JaHir RayHan Thank you very much for this recommendation.(^^) I won‘t give up my dreams and will keep trying. :-)
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Which one of these degrees (or any other) offers the highest pay?
what about nuclear chemistry?
I like this field but i don't know about jobs opportunities
Ya I think I'm just gonna continue doing experiments for fun and maybe I'll invent something. In the mean time I'm sweeping floors.
People don’t realize the incredible variety of careers you can pursue with a chemistry degree! With technical chemistry knowledge, pharmaceutical companies will pay big bucks for sales workers with chemistry expertise!
Is this most popular option?
@@tanicosandiford1537 Not necessarily. There’s lots of options in industry to choose from!
I have never understood how ti find a job as Chemist in Italy....
Can I change my field from teaching to be a chemist now as I'm 38 now...it looks awkward now....plz give some suggestions....
So basically....we dont get paid
My small brother want to be a CHEMIST
In jobs and Careers, you forgot the most important one-Organic Chemist.
Yaar ek kaam karo plz carbon hydrogen electron etc all the element ka exact structure pta karo plz do it at a faster rate
I cant pick between chemistry and mat. Science engeenering
Does being a lab tech give you extra experience for doing future jobs or will companies not rly care about it?
They will care. Many good paying jobs look for experience plus a degree
They will care becayse several machines, and lab equipment are really popular and knowing how to use them helps. As a food industry example, many reatauranta have the same Ecolab products, similar lexans, etc. So if youve worked at one restaursnt as a dishwasher, then its likely youll see the sme products elsewhere
No stress, just figure out exactly what you want to do with your career asap.
Helpful video but the end kind of ruined the moment.
I'll do whatever it takes
You got this! You go!
So what you are saying is that I'm making more money as a sushi chef than someone as chemistry entry level? Thats messed up
Only 51k?
Theres my problem : MATH,i suck at math but i love chemistry
QC is a dead end job. If your going to get a degree in chemistry I would always recommend getting a masters degree or else you may be stuck in QC for life..
Definitely worse jobs out there
@@blattlicht Yes but with a chem degree following the same directions everyday and feeling like your a factory worker. Not a fun job for somebody with a chem degree to feel like working in a factory for low pay in most places. The whole company always looks down on QC and they are usually one of the lowest paid departments. The freaking maintenance guys were making more then me without a degree! Screw QC glad I found a scientist position.
@@RuralChemist oh I see, I only said what I said because I'm working as a lab assistant right now out of high school. It's not that bad of a job comparing it to other entry level jobs without a degree. A scientist position is definitely better than a QC position for sure. Less mechanical day to day work and more hands on stuff. Planning on going back to school for a scientist position even if it's just a RS1 position because I really like working in a lab.
@@blattlicht Believe it or not the better you get in the lab and the more you move on with your career the less you end up working in the lab and more at a desk.
@@RuralChemist yeah that's true, I just see most of the higher ranking people work at their desk and oversee the projects and operations. Not a bad thing either to be honest.
38k salary with a bachelor degree requirement LOL
Lets be honest here if you get a degree in chemistry and don't go to grad school your going to be a teacher.
You go sell cars or insurance
The picture for the thumbnail has compounds that make no sense. Carbons with 5 substituents, lone oxygens bonded to carbons via only a sigma bond.
You can try this one. It is really a great book where every term that is necessary in the chemistry related job sectors are discussed . Also different job sectors of chemistry and their responsibilities are discussed nicely. So it is highly recommended to all chemistry students.
www.amazon.com/dp/B08C7YWTT5
so sounds like it’s gonna be chem engineering if i want to make any money…. great
Unless you plan on pursuing higher level education, undergrad science majors are really not worth it
How so? I'm thinking of shifting from chemical engg to chemistry. I don't want to pursue masterals. Is it a bad move?
@@sinner272 The jobs available to chemistry undergrads are either incredibly tedious and boring or very vaguely related to chemistry. The pay you get for entry level is next to minimum wage and there is not a lot of room to move up without going to grad school. If I could do my undergrad again I would take chemical engineering over chemistry 10/10 times.
Please do a Physics vs Physics Engineering, I need to know everything before deciding
Just choose an engineering field. Get out of science.
@@faguettenicholas7834 Why? You are just an ignorant person who doesn't understand the opportunities that lies for science majors.
@@alexv5581 I have a BS in chemistry and physics. I have been looking for employment for two years.
@@faguettenicholas7834 How do you feel 5 years later?
@@faguettenicholas7834have you found employment yet?
Chemistry major, Computer Science minor, and Law school after my undergraduate programme :)
What? Lol you are all over the place. Do you want to be a scientist or a lawyer? A philosophy major is the the best liberal arts majors. There are a lot of success stories about philosophers.
Alex V I’m not all over the place if you knew what I wanted to do. Also, that’s great for them. I’m not going to choose a major that I’m not passionate about just because it’s “more successful.”
@@AMoore-qx6vv What do you want to do?
Patent law
Learning chem in Chinese college is a big mistake. I, a normal Chinese, major in chem and have no opportunity to see what is my future. My English is kind of poor, please forgive me.
Trust me, you’re english is awesome, especially if you would compare it to my Chinese 😂
Yep I am a Portugues with a bachelor's in chemistry and I had no luck too..
good♥
Please do Physics or maths vs Computer engineering
Engineering is better. Science is not a good a major.
Too late
This sucks I’m super talented in chemistry but am not interested in any of these jobs
Get out of this major while you still can then. Or combine it with business?
So after 2 years what are you doing?
Same here. I like chemistry in school and I am good at it, but i can,t see myself working in a lab or at a chemical factory.
I have masters in applied chemistry and chemical engineering and I'm unemployed.
Did you get your bs in chemistry?
@@kmr7883 yeah. I got my bs also in chemical engineering.
Any updates?
Unfortunately I'm still unemployed, but I'm currently working on a project for a knowledge enterprise company with my professor (teacher), About membrane technology for water Desalination.
@@nf.m4489 uhhh now?
don’t choose chemistry as your major. Go for pharmacy or chemEng. You can take all the jobs chemists have and have thousands more options as well. Employers don’t value a chemistry degree and I don’t think furthering your education just because there are no good job opportunities for your bachelors degree is a wise decision. Ironically everyone does that.
I couldn't agree more.
You can’t take all the jobs chemist have chemical engineering is not chemistry
@@phoenixramirez3961 lol have you seen the degree plan to both? You have to understand chemistry to be a chemical engineer. But chemistry degrees are seen here in Texas. A lot of job postings require that degree for many positions.
@@phoenixramirez3961 Chemical engineering is literally just chemistry actually, with a few extra classes added on top. It's identical but better in every way. Do not choose chemistry, always choose chemical engineering.
@@tuckvison no , it's not
Chemical engineer don't have anything to do with chemistry . They just deal with designing process and scaling up
Which is the highest paying chemistry job?
lab tech - $10-15/hour
go into chem eng if you want pay
Environmental and food chemistry goes into the main branchs, this is not a good video
I am Indian .I am search job in us and UK in chemistry like anylitical ,pharmaceutical chemistry .how i applied in us and UK .I am b.sc students in chemistry
usajobs.gov (a website for government jobs) or indeed.com
I got a B.S. in chemistry and now I'm homeless
Well, then its time too....Break Bad!
@@johnmachenzie1613,
Looking for Breaking Bad reference within the comment section under the videos about chemistry careers. Found it.
Do not study chemistry you will fucking regret it when you graduate with a masters and the jobs are super low paying
Chemical Engineering belong to ENGINEERING
Belongs to
its strange how it works in industry. as to what i've witnessed. some chemical engineer ended up working in lab, and chemist ended up working in the engineer role.
I am fucin 15 and already busy studying for my exam in university
Shut the fuc up
@@tamarasimpson1358 listen that was a year agoo.. lol I cant actaully believe I even said shiz... But ye Im 17 now and Im outa school belidve what u want my G the worlds a big place.. Stay in ur league
Sorry to tell you the truth, but from someone who recently retired from pharmaceutical industry as a research scientist, the outlook for chemistry jobs is not that great. This has resulted in the transformation of what used to be a secure job to one that requires job hopping due to layoffs and small company failures. There is a glut of Ph.D. students who cannot find jobs to the point that some are leaving with master's degrees to improve their employment outlook. Many companies are outsourcing chemistry work to China, India where the labor market is cheaper. This causes the more difficult work to be concentrated in the U.S. Good luck future graduates.
There is always entrepreneurship for chemistry graduates. ...cough cough... _Walter White_ ...cough cough...
@@chiensyang If you want to add 15 years behind bars.
@@gmcenroe,
Or shot dead by his own trap
I graduated in chemistry and can't find shit. Do yourself a favor. Study engineering. You will struggle in science both financially, mentally and physically, and it doesn't pay off.
You can find a good job with Chem, but it's infinitely more difficult. Most of the crap you learn in chemistry turns out to be pretty useless, anyway, and the material is easy to forget, since about 50% of it is purely memorization.
Did you get a B.S or B.A
Does that even matter? I got a B.S. in chemistry and physics.
I would hope so, because I am going into last year for my b.s in chemistry wanted to go the extra mile instead of getting a b.a.
I've no idea. Talk to someone who is a successful chemist, not me. It's like the difference between one or two classes. It's all bullshit, if you ask me. Don't ask me.
Breaking Bad.
Become walter white
more talented than you.. well that's your advice
This channel is helpful thank you.