Career Paths and Salaries
Career Paths
(Source: American Chemical Society)
Students with chemistry majors can pursue a career as an:
Research and Development
- Applied Research and Product Development
- Cheminformatics
- Chemical Engineering
- Chemical Technology
- Crystallography
- Dyes, Pigments and Inks
- Industrial Management
- Laboratory Management
- Project Management
Quality Control/Regulatory
- Chemical Health and Safety
- Hazardous Waste Management
- Regulatory Affairs
- Quality Assurance
- Quality Control
- Toxicology
Support
- Chemical Information Management Specialist
- Human Resources
- Public Information and Outreach
- Technical Support
- Technical Communication
- Sales/Marketing
- Technical Sales and Marketing
Manufacturing
- Formulation Chemistry
- Process Chemistry
Environment and Health
- Environmental Protection
- Public Health
- Chemical Health and Safety
- Hazardous Waste Management
- Toxicology
- Water Chemistry
Law and Policy
- Chemistry and the Law
- Public Information and Outreach
- Regulatory Affairs
- Science Policy
- Social Impact/Activism
- Technical Communication
Military and Law Enforcement
- Military Science and Technology
- Forensic Chemistry
- Quality
- Quality Assurance
- Quality Control
Government Research and Development
- Applied Research and Product Development
- Basic Research
- Cheminformatics
- Chemical Engineering
- Chemical Technology
- Crystallography
- Industrial Management
- Laboratory Management
- Project Management
Other
- Chemistry in the Arts
- Chemical Information Management Specialist
Higher Education
- Academic Professional Staff
- Basic Research
- Cheminformatics
- Chemistry Professor
- Chemical Information Management Specialist
High School
- High School Chemistry Teacher
Nonprofit
- Chemistry in the Arts
- Environmental Protection
- Public Health
- Public Information and Outreach
- Regulatory Affairs
- Science Policy
- Social Impact/Activism
- Technical Communication
Median Salaries of Chemists
| Type of Employment | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Academic | $80,000 |
| Government | $107,625 |
| Industrial | $115,000 |
(Source: Chemical and Engineering News, Nov. 14, 2016 (PDF))
