Job Search Resources for CHEMISTRY Majors Chemistry is a major branch of the physical sciences and involves the study of substances and energy. It focuses on their composition, characteristics, changes, reactions, uses, and their benefits and dangers to humankind. Chemists investigate properties of matter and the laws that come into play when elements combine. Occupations to Consider Agricultural Scientist Agronomist Anesthesiologist Assayer Astronomer Biochemist Biomedical Engineer Brewer Lab Assistant Cepalometric Analyst Ceramic Engineer Chemical Engineer Chemical Oceanographer Chemist Chemistry Professor Crime Lab Analyst Criminologist Cytotechnologist Dentist Dietician Drug/Food Analyst Educator Environmentalist Food Scientist Forensic Chemist Genetic Counselor Geneticist Geologist Geophysicist Hydrologist Industrial Hygienist Inorganic Chemist Internist Mathematician Medical Librarian Metallurgist Molecular Biologist Medical Librarian Museum Curator Nutritionist Oceanographer Optometrist Patent Attorney Pharmacist Pharmacologist Physicist Planner Plastics Engineer Police Chemist Cosmetic Companies Engineering Firms Federal and State Government Food/Product Companies Pollution Control Product Tester Quality Assurance Mgr Radiologist Risk Manager Sanitarian Science Lab Tech Soil Scientist Staff Chemist Underwater Tech Toxicologist Vector Control Assist Veterinarian Water Quality Analyst Wood Scientist Hospitals Medical Libraries Medical Supply Companies Newspapers/Magazines Pharmaceutical Companies Professional/Technical Journals Research Firms Textile Manufacturers Recent Kansas State University Graduates Continental Analytical Service Honeywell Potential Employers Biotechnology Firms Beverage Companies Chemical Industries Colleges/Universities Consulting Firms Hospira Midwest Research Institute Stormant Vail Health Care ● Council for Chemical Research www.nsf.gov/ ● Current Jobs for Grads www.graduatejobs.com ● EnviroLink Network www.envirolink.org ● EnviroNetwork www.environetwork.com/ ● Environmental Careers www.environment‐jobs.com/ ● Government Jobs www.usajobs.orpm.gov ● K‐State Chemistry Department www.k‐state.edu/chem/ ● ScienceCareers www.recruit.sciencemag.org ● Science Jobs www.sciencejobs.org Websites to Consider ● American Assoc. for Adv. of Science www.aaas.org/ ● American Assoc. for Clinical Chemistry www.aacc.org/ ● American Chemical Society www.chemistryjobs.acs.org ● American Chemistry Council www.americanchemistry.com/ ● Biospace www.biospace.com Additional Online Resources ● American Academy of Forensic Science ● American Chemical Society ● Careers in Science and Engineering ● Bio View – Biotechnology & Pharmaceutical Employment ● Pharmaceutical jobs from Hirehealth ● PhDs.org ● The Scientist Employment Network ● Science Careers Professional Organizations The American Chemical Society www.acs.org The Assoc of Consulting Chemist & Chemical Engineers www.chemconsult.org/ American Society for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology www.asbmb.org/ Chemical Heritage Foundation www.chemheritage.org/ National Academy of Sciences www.nasonline.org Sources: Kansas State University Academic and Career Information Center, University of Tennessee‐Knoxville, Tulane University and UNC‐Wilmington National Science Foundation www.nsf.gov/ Society of Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry (SETAC) www.setac.org/