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Chemical Scientists

Chemical scientists analyse and research physical aspects of chemical structure and change within substances and develop chemical techniques used in the manufacture or modification of natural substances and processed products.

Wages

New workers
AVERAGE
Experienced
£ 19,807
£ 33,551
£ 60,492

New workers start around £19,807. Normal pay is £33,551 per year. Highly experienced workers can earn up to £60,492.

Available jobs

In the past year there were 23,199 vacancies for this type of job

2.46%

Projected job growth over the next 8 years

Related courses

People work towards these careers by taking these courses at college and uni.

What they do most days?

  • Develops procedures for quality control of manufactured products.

  • Tests techniques and processes for reliability under a variety of conditions.

  • Analyses results and experimental data.

  • Conducts experiments to identify chemical composition, energy and chemical changes in natural substances and processed materials.

  • Develops experimental procedures, instruments and recording and testing systems.

Hard Skills

Hard skills are specific, learnable, measurable, often industry or occupation-specific abilities related to a position.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Chemistry

  • Chemical Engineering

  • Process Engineering

  • Pharmaceuticals

  • Analytical Chemistry

  • Good Manufacturing Practices

  • Analytical Techniques

  • High-Performance Liquid Chromatography

  • New Product Development

  • Project Management

Soft Skills

Soft skills can be self-taught and usually do not necessitate a certain completed level of education.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Communications

  • Research

  • Problem Solving

  • Management

  • Innovation

  • Operations

  • Planning

  • Leadership

  • Troubleshooting (Problem Solving)

  • Detail Oriented

How do I get a job like this?

People in these types of job started their career paths after studying courses like the ones below.

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