Chemist
"Experimenting with Chemicals!" By: Evan Engles (Hour 1)
Basic Information
- Would work with chemicals
- 40 hours a week
- Study and measure forms of substances
- Specialize in one of four fields (organic, inorganic, analytical and physical)
- Can develop new products
- Discover new compounds/combinations of substances
- Use computers, methods and special tools
- Work in labs classrooms and offices
- Measure, identify, and study changes in the properties of substances
- Record their research and write reports of the results of their experiments.
Pros and Cons:
Pros:
- Get to learn about the world around you and discover new things.
- Get to work in labs with science equipment.
- Get paid $39,900-$100,720 a year.
Cons:
- Work with dangerous and potentially harmful chemicals.
- Very challenging work
- There is a routine nature in the job which other chemist think is a disadvantage.
Helpful High School Courses
- Chemistry
- Calculus
- Biology
- Physics
Colleges
Marquette University: University PO Box 1881 Milwaukee, WI 53201-1881 http://www.marquette.edu/
- Pros: Offer bachelors-doctorate degrees and other advanced degrees, guaranteed housing, and low cost health insurance.
- Cons: Admission is moderately difficult, high price for overall items.
St. Norbert College: St. Norbert College 100 Grant Street De Pere, WI 54115-2099 http://www.snc.edu/
- Pros: Housing is guaranteed, has sports and it's suburban (so it has commuting distance of a large city)
- Cons: Can be pricy, moderately difficult admission, and doesn't offer a doctorate.
University on Wisconsin-Milwaukee: University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee PO Box 413 Milwaukee, WI 53201-0413 http://www.uwm.edu/
- Pros: Cheaper that other colleges/universities, offers bachelor's-doctorate and other advanced degrees, and they offer sports!
- Cons: Housing isn't guaranteed, in state tuition is much lower than out of state tuition, and there is moderately difficult admission.
Associations/Professional Organizations
American Chemical Society (ACS) https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en.html
American Institute of Chemists http://www.theaic.org Phone #: (215) 873-8224
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