What jobs can I do?

You could help develop a life-saving vaccine. Or invent a new way to cut air pollution. Or create a new type of biodegradable plastic. Chemical scientists all over the world are working on climate change, human health, sustainable energy…issues that impact us all. What do you care most about? 

• Changing lives by developing new medicines, vaccines and medical devices
• Fixing the future by finding ways to cope with the increasing pressures on energy, food, water and other scarce natural resources and to live more sustainably
• Innovating industry by developing sustainable products and materials, and improving processes
• Challenging opinions through promoting scientific research and lobbying for policy changes
• Being the catalyst by inspiring others through teaching chemistry
• Working outside the lab in areas like the law, finance, journalism, the government and teaching

You will be part of an estimated 275,000-strong workforce (2019) and contribute an enormous £87 billion to UK GDP (2019). Want to find out more?

Jobs, sectors and locations of chemistry-using professionals in 2019 (pdf 660kb)

For more ideas check out these websites

• National Careers Service - job information and resources for the UK
• My World of Work -  Scotland’s careers information and advice web service
• Careers Wales - the all age careers information and guidance service for Wales
• Smart Futures - science and maths careers in the Republic of Ireland
• Careersportal - careers website in the Republic of Ireland

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