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Typically, a Ph.D. degree is required for:

• Teaching positions at the university level
• Managerial and other advanced positions within industrial/manufacturing firms and governmental agencies/laboratories
• Many research positions

The B.S./B.A. degree is sufficient for many entry-level positions in industry and governmental laboratories, but tends to limit career advancement up the "corporate ladder."

• Chemist
• Anesthesiologist Biochemist
• Agricultural Scientist
• Cooperative Extension Agent
• Crime Lab Analyst
• Environmental Health Specialist
• Food Scientist/Technologist
• Forensic Chemist
• Hydrogeologist
• Industrial Hygienist
• Medical Technologist
• Occupational Safety Specialist
• Oceanographer
• Optometrist
• Patent Agent
• Pharmacist
• Physician
• Quality Control Manager
• Radiologist
• Science Lab Technician
• Soil Scientist
• Technical Writer
• Toxicologist
• Veterinarian
• Water Purification Chemist
• Water Scientist
• Water/wastewater Plant
• Manager

The M.S. degree is often sufficient for employment in:

• Applied research within industrial and governmental laboratories
• Teaching positions at community colleges/high schools
• Biochemist
• Chemical engineer
• Chemical lab technician
• Chemist
• Clinical lab technologist
• Conservationist
• Drug analyst
• Environmental analyst
• Enzymologist
• Forensic biologist
• Geneticist
• Hydrologist
• Inorganic chemist
• Metallurgist
• Mineralogist
• Petroleum inspector
• Pharmacologist
• Toxicologist

Places of Employment

• Colleges/Universities
• Governmental Agencies
• Research Institutions
• Research laboratories
• Food Products Companies
• Research Institutes
• Hospitals
• Government

• Agricultural Service Firms
• Insurance Companies
• Biotechnical Firms
• Laboratories
• Chemical Manufacturers
• Manufacturing
• Petroleum Companies
• Environmental Consulting Firms
• Pharmaceutical Firms

Related Links

• About.com-List of chemistry organizations
• American Chemical Society
• Chemistry Organizations
• Green Chemistry Organizations
• National Institutes of Health-NIH
• National Science Foundation
• WWW Chemistry Sites at Commercial Organizations
• Yahoo.com-Organizations.
• Professional Science Masters
• Sloan Foundation Careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
• American Academy of Forensic Science
• Science Careers
• Careers in Science and Engineering
• Chemists and Materials Scientists from the Occupational Outlook Handbook
• Science Technicians from the Occupational Outlook Handbook