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Find a Chemistry Job

Use these resources to find a chemistry job and make it into a career. Learn the current job market and employment prospects for chemists, chemical engineers, and related professionals.

What Are Some Careers in Chemistry?

Chemistry isn't just for chemists! Here's a nice long list of chemistry-related careers, along with a discussion on how your degree impacts your employment options.

Chemical Engineering Jobs

Are you interested in what types of jobs you could get with a degree in chemical engineering? Here are some employment options you could get with a bachelors or masters college degree in chemical engineering.

Working from Home - Chemistry & Other Sciences

Are you looking for a way to work at home in the sciences? Here is a list of employment options, with notes on what to expect when you make the transition to home and ideas for staying up-to-date in your field.

America's Job Bank

Search through the database, post resumes online, and set up an automated job search.

Career Magazine

General employment service.

Chemical Engineering Job Bank...

...at Engineering Central. Several dozens of job ads, usually for more experienced engineers. For entry-level jobs see their Job Bank for Entry-Level Engineers.

ChemistryJobs.com & ChEJobs.com

The website offers a searchable database, newsletter, information for employers and jobseekers, and related links. This job site for chemistry and engineering professionals also offers sites in the fields of industrial chemistry, polymers, and spectroscopy.

E Jobs: Environmental Jobs and Careers

Emphasis on environmental companies, laboratories, non-profits, law, and government positions.

Employment Outlook

From Chemical & Engineering News, 1999 job market for chemists and chemical engineers.

FedWorld Federal Job Search

Search for currently open US federal government jobs.

Headhunter.net Job Seeker Homepage

Search the job database, explore the resource center, peruse the newsletter, or learn about career fairs.

Industry-Occupation Employment Matrix

A searchable and browsable database from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics that allows users to track the employment distribution of an occupation among industries. Data are available for both 1996 and 2006 (projection).

MedZilla

Job seekers post resumes, and employers post job listings.

Monster Board

General employment service.

National Academies

Science and engineering jobs posted.

Nature

Job opportunities posted in this weekly science magazine.

natureJobs

This is the online career center for Nature Magazine. There are articles on employment trends and also searchable job listings.

Sastha.com

Chemistry jobs available in polymers, metallurgy, and materials.

Science Jobs

A comprehensive searchable database of current vacancies for chemists and chemical engineers.

Science

Job opportunities posted in this weekly science magazine.

The Chronicle of Higher Education

The free service is for positions posted the prior week. Most positions are academic, but research and administrative positions are also listed.

USAJOBS - Professional Career

From the US Office of Personnel Management, current job openings - including engineering - in the US federal sector. There's a similar page for entry level positions.

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