My profession
CHEMIST
Place of work
Workplace
My future place of work may be an industrial
research institute (petroleum, food, medical,
etc.). As well as chemical-technological
departments of plants and factories: at chemical
enterprises (producing fertilizers, plastics,
synthetic fibers, etc.), enterprises of the food,
perfume, pulp and paper industries, mining and
processing, metallurgical plants, etc. In addition,
I can teach at a school, university, or college.
Job responsibilities
Chemistry specialists can be divided into
theorists and practitioners. Theorists develop
the science of chemistry, invent new
materials, and practitioners introduce new
production technologies and monitor their
compliance.
Personally, I have not yet decided who to be
a theorist or practitioner.
Demand for the profession
Unfortunately, in my city there is almost no
demand for this profession, so I am ready to
work far from home.
Qualities required for the profession of
a chemist
The profession of a chemist presupposes an interest in this
science,
Analytical mind,
ability to systematize large amounts of data,
tendency to work hard
ability to concentrate on work, good memory,
manual motor skills, good vision and color discrimination,
subtle sense of smell, curiosity.
It seems to me that I possess many of these qualities.
Work injuries
In the XVII-XIX centuries. the profession of a chemist
was very dangerous. There were frequent cases of
death and serious injury during chemical
experiments. This was due to insufficient knowledge
of the properties of substances, as well as a low
technological level of development.
Now the profession of a chemist is not so
dangerous, but still a chemist should exercise caution
when working with hazardous substances.
Main disciplines studied
In addition to general knowledge of chemistry, a chemist
must possess methods of analyzing chemical
compounds and conducting experiments. By
specializing in a particular section of chemistry, he
acquires highly specialized knowledge. This applies to
both scientific chemists and industrial workers.
Specialization is important for a chemical engineer. For
example, to work in the food industry you need to know
existing food production technologies. For work in
metallurgy – technology for obtaining metal from ore.
Result
I think that, due to the growth of technological
progress, the profession of a chemist will remain
one of the sought-after professions for a long
time.