CAREER PROSPECT
What are the job opportunities for Chemical Engineers?
The chemical engineers can work in manufacturing production, chemical plant and systemoperator, food and beverages industries, pharmaceutical industries, energy and environment, chemical industries, refinery and gas processing, nuclear plant, cosmetic, analysis and quality control labs, and chemical engineer consultant at any factory.
Representative Job Titles and Area of Specialization
Process Design Engineer
Environmental Engineer
Plant Process Engineer
Process Safety Engineer
Technical Sales Person
Environmental waste management
Chemical Plant Technical Director*
Petroleum Engineer
Project Engineer
Product Engineer
Process Safety Engineer
Operations/production
Material Engineer
Chemical Engineer
Technician
Regulatory Affairs Engineer
Professor/Teacher*
See Training section
Places of Employment
Manufacturing
Design and construction
Biotechnology firms
Petrochemicals
Environmental health and safety industries
Electronics
Advanced materials
Agricultural industry
Plastics industry
Pharmaceutical companies
Industrial supplies industry
Cosmetic companies
Universities and colleges
Local/state government
Research institutions
Food and beverage processing industries
Nature of the Work
Chemical Engineers find efficient, economical and effective ways of solving problems. As a Chemical Engineering major, you might be involved in improving food processing techniques, making synthetic fibres for clothes, developing methods to produce drugs or controlling environmental problems. Job descriptions of many of the job titles listed above may be found on www.aiche.org
Training
Many positions in Chemical Engineering may be obtained with a bachelor's degree, depending on the type of coursework you completed and experience you gained as an undergrad.
Some positions in research and management require a master's degree.
If you are considering a career in teaching and research at the university level, you will need a Ph.D.
Lifelong Learning
