Chemist (General)
Conduct qualitative and quantitative chemical analyses or experiments in laboratories for quality or process control or to develop new products or knowledge.
At a Glance
Chemist (General). Typical education: Ph.D. or professional degree. Experience: 3.9–4.4 years. Top skills: Physics, Research, Mathematical Programming.
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Ph.D. or professional degree
3.9–4.4 years
11
Parent Occupation (O*NET)
Chemists
Median Wage
$84,150/yr
Growth (2024-34)
+4.9%
Education
Bachelor's degree
Skills & Requirements
Specialized Skills (27)
Mathematical Programming
Extractable And Leachable Analysis
High-Performance Liquid Chromatography
Emerging Technologies
Statistical Learning Theory
Teradata SQL
Economics
Macroeconomics
Operations Research
Time Series Analysis And Forecasting
MATLAB
SAS (Software)
R (Programming Language)
Econometrics
Industrial Engineering
Computer Science
Statistics
Quantitative Marketing Research
C++ (Programming Language)
Quantitative Research
Portfolio Optimization
Business Decisions
Quantitative Modeling
General-Purpose Computing On Graphics Processing Units
Simulations
Common Skills (3)
Research
Troubleshooting (Problem Solving)
Forecasting
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