Chemist
Do you like chemicals and matter? Cayden Steffel 2nd hour
Basic Chemist Facts
- Often wear protective gloves, masks, and glasses
- Work in labs and offices
- Median pay $74,720
- 98,400 jobs in 2014
- Most work 40 hours a week
- Work to improve things from rocket fuel to makeup
- Masters degree in chemistry
- Plan and do complex research projects
- Study the properties of substances
- Chemists discover new compounds or combinations using scientific method
Pros and Cons
- Work with many different people, ability to make new friends.
- 40 hour work week, it's a regular work week.
- Good salary $74,720, is an above average salary.
- Work to improve things, I've always wanted to do since I was a kid.
- Experiments, always seemed fun for me.
- Being in a lab or offices, I wouldn't like to be in a office all day.
- Around dangerous chemicals, is possibility of an injury.
- Wear safety gear, can sometimes be uncomfortable.
What do you need to do to succeed in this career?
- Calculus
- Chemistry
- Physics
- Statistics
- Probability
Calculus and chemistry will help you know about the career. They will also help you know about the chemicals and the compounds you will be dealing with, and mathematical equations. Physics will help you understand about the world around us and prepare for physics in college. Statistics and probability will help you determine possible outcomes.
College Courses:
- Biochemistry
- Chemical Physics
- Chemistry
- Organic Chemistry
- Inorganic Chemistry
These courses will be helpful because Biochemistry and Chemistry teach the substances, and reactions of living systems. Organic Chemistry focuses on the scientific study of the properties and behavior of the hydrocarbon compounds and their derivatives. Inorganic Chemistry focuses on the study of the elements and compounds other then the hydrocarbon compounds and their derivatives. Chemical Physics is the study of structural phenomena combining the disciplines of physical chemistry and atomic/molecular physics
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
Green Bay, WI 54311-7001
Main telephone: 920.465.2000
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI 53706-1380
Main telephone: 608.262.1234
University of Hawaii at Hilo
Hilo, HI 96720-4091
Main telephone: 808.974.7311
Colleges Pros and Cons
Pros
- Close to home
- In state tuition
- No room and board
Cons
- There isn't a lot of people to get accepted.
- Stay at home
- Costs
UW Madison
Pros
- In state tuition
- In Wisconsin
- Close to home
Cons
- Longer travels home
- Room and board
- Not knowing large college
University of Hawaii at Hilo
Pros
- Warm
- New culture
- Small college
Cons
- Out of state tuition
- Room and board
- Not close to home
Associations
ACS
(800) 227-5558 (US)
1155 Sixteenth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036
USA
Royal Society of Chemistry, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London, W1J 0BA.
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7437 8656
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