SCIENCE – Chemistry
For graduates of a:
Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Science Advanced – Research (Honours)
Bachelor of Science Advanced – Global Challenges (Honours)
See Science Faculty website for a full list of all double degrees with a Bachelor of Science component:
monash.edu.au/science/future/courses/doubledegrees.html
The following information provides career titles, employment opportunities, professional associations
and links to salary information relevant to these qualifications.
Careers that can be moved into
with these qualifications:
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Agricultural Consultant
Agrochemicals Chemist
Analytical Chemist
Biomedical Chemist
Chemist
Chemistry Demonstrator
Chemistry Technician
Environmental Chemist
Explosives Chemist
Food Technologist
Forensic Officer (Drug Analyst)
Forensic Scientist
Formulation Chemist
Geochemistry Technician
Industrial Chemist
Laboratory Analyst
Laboratory Assistant
Laboratory Manager
Laboratory Technician
Life Scientist
Materials Technician
Medical Laboratory Scientist
Molecular Design Chemist
Pesticide Chemist
Pest Management Officer
Policy Advisor
Polymer Chemist
Process Chemist
Process Engineer
Product Examiner
Product Quality Controller
Product Technologist
Quality Control Technician
Research Analyst
Research Assistant
Research and Development Manager
Sampling Technician
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School Laboratory Technician
Science Educator
Science Technician
Scientific Officer
University Lecturer
Water Treatment Chemist
Winemaker
Note: Further qualifications may be required for
some roles.
Potential employers of students
with these qualifications:
Government
apsjobs.gov.au, careers.vic.gov.au and
lgjobs.com.au are good starting points for
information about career opportunities within the
federal, state and local governments.
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Australian Centre for Plant Functional
Genomics (ACPFG) acpfg.com.au
City West Water citywestwater.com.au
CSIRO csiro.au
Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO)
defence.gov.au/dmo
Defence Science and Technology
Organisation (DSTO) dsto.defence.gov.au
Department of Agriculture
agriculture.gov.au
Department of Environment, Land, Water,
and Planning depi.vic.gov.au
Department of Industry and Science
industry.gov.au
Department of the Environment
environment.gov.au
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
epa.vic.gov.au
Melbourne Water melbournewater.com.au
West Gippsland Catchment Management
Authority wgcma.vic.gov.au
Private
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AECOM aecom.com
AGL Energy Ltd agl.com.au
ALS alsglobal.com
AstraZeneca Australia
astrazeneca.com.au
Australian Paper australianpaper.com.au
BASF basf.com.au
Bayer bayer.com.au
BHP Billiton bhpbilliton.com
BlueScope bluescopesteel.com
BP bp.com
Dairy Innovation Australia
dairyinnovation.com.au
Delta Laboratories deltalabs.com.au
DTS Food Laboratories
www.dairytech.com.au
Dulux dulux.com.au
Dow dow.com
EML Chem emlchem.com.au
EPChem epchem.com
Essential Flavours
essentialflavours.com.au
Eureka! AgResearch eurekaag.com.au
ExxonMobil exxonmobil.com.au
Fonterra fonterra.com/au/en
GHD ghd.com/ghd-australia
Gippsland Water gippswater.com.au
GlaxoSmithKline gsk.com.au
Huntsman huntsman.com
HydroChem hydrochem.com.au
Incitec Pivot Ltd incitecpivot.com.au
Interchem Pty Ltd interchem.com.au
Intraceuticals Ltd intraceuticals.com.au
ITW Polymers & Fluids itwpf.com.au
Kraft Foods kraftfoodsgroup.com
LANXESS lanxess.com.au
Lion lionco.com
Mars mars.com
Metsol metsol.com.au
Cimcool Fluid Technology cimcool.com.au
Newmont Mining Corporation
newmont.com
Orica orica.com
monash.edu/careers
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Quest Pharmaceuticals
questpharma.com.au
Reckitt Benckiser rb.com
Rio Tinto riotinto.com
Roche (Australia) roche-australia.com
Sinoz Chemicals and Commodities Pty Ltd
sinoz.com.au
SGS au.sgs.com
Shell shell.com
SNF (Australia) Pty Ltd snf.com.au
Tilley Soaps tilleysoaps.com.au
Tollman Pty Ltd tollman.net.au
Unilever unilever.com
Aquasure acquasure.com.au
Woodside woodside.com.au
WorleyParsons worleyparsons.com
Professional associations relevant
to these qualifications:
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Australian Academy of Science
science.org.au
ARCS Australia arcs.com.au
Australasian Pharmaceutical Science
Association apsa-online.org
Australasian Society of Clinical and
Experimental Pharmacologists and
Toxicologists (ASCEPT) ascept.org
Australian Society of Cosmetic Chemists
(ASCC) ascc.com.au
Controlled Release Society (CRS)
controlledreleasesociety.org
Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI)
raci.org.au
Not for Profit
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National Drug Research Institute
ndri.curtin.edu.au
Monash University – School of Chemistry Research monash.edu/science
PowerWater powerwater.com.au
Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical
Research (WEHI) wehi.edu.au
International
For information regarding international
employment opportunities, please visit:
monash.edu/careers/students-grads/
find-a-job/working-outside-australia.html
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sciencealert.com.au
marinecareers.net
environmentjobs.com.au
ethicaljobs.com.au
greenvolunteers.com
Salary Indicator:
Please visit these websites for the most current
figures:
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Fair Work fairwork.gov.au/pay
Graduate Careers
graduatecareers.com.au/
research/gradjobsdollars
Job Outlook joboutlook.gov.au
Payscale payscale.com/research
Helpful Links:
General
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monash.edu/careers
seek.com.au
jobsearch.gov.au
careerone.com.au
mycareer.com.au
graduatecareers.com.au
graduateopportunities.com
myfuture.edu.au
unigrad.com.au
fairwork.gov.au
Refs:
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Industry specific
Graduate Destination Survey (GDS),
Monash University
Graduate Opportunities
graduateopportunities.com
Career Gateway
careergateway.monash.edu.au
Monash Clubs and Societies
Enhance your employment outcomes; become
involved with clubs and societies at Monash
University.
Monash student associations are a good
starting point for a list of the range of clubs and
societies at Monash University. Some include:
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AIESEC Monash
www.aiesecmonash.squarespace.com/
Monash Advanced Science and Scinece
Scholar Society – MASS3
monashclubs.org/Clubs/MASS3
Monash Science Society (MSS)
monashclubs.org/Clubs/Science
Monash Student Association
msa.monash.edu/
The skills and attributes these
qualifications aim to develop:
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Monash Graduate Attributes Policy
policy.monash.edu.au/policy-bank/
academic/education/management/
monash-graduate-attributes-policy.html
Employability Skills (Career Connect)
monash.edu.au/careers/studentsgrads/employability-skills.html
monash.edu/pubs/handbooks/
courses/index-byfaculty-sci.html
Monash University accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of its content and persons wishing to rely
on the information contained in the publication should verify the accuracy of that information at the
time they intend to use it. Published February 2015. CRICOS provider: Monash University 00008C.
This publication is prepared as a guide only. The content is based on information publicly available.
Each list provides a sample only. It is not intended to be comprehensive.
Did you find the information in this flyer useful? Remember to respond to Australian Graduate Survey
(AGS) when it’s your turn. For more information:
graduatecareers.com.au/research/surveys/australiangraduatesurvey
Careers, Leadership and
Volunteering
T:
+61 3 9905 4170
E:
careerconnect@monash.edu
W: monash.edu/careers