Chemists
Chemists
Career outlook for
Chemists
What's it like?
Conduct chemical and physical laboratory tests to assist scientists in making qualitative and quantitative analyses of solids, liquids, and gaseous materials for research and development of new products or processes, quality control, maintenance of environmental standards, and other work involving experimental, theoretical, or practical application of chemistry and related sciences.
Working conditions
Tasks
- Compile and interpret results of tests and analyses.
- Conduct chemical or physical laboratory tests to assist scientists in making qualitative or quantitative analyses of solids, liquids, or gaseous materials.
- Maintain, clean, or sterilize laboratory instruments or equipment.
Top Skills
- Science.
- Reading Comprehension.
- Critical Thinking.
- Monitoring.
- Active Listening.
- Writing.
- Speaking.
- Quality Control Analysis.
- Judgment and Decision Making.
- Mathematics.
- Instructing.
- Complex Problem Solving.
- Operation Monitoring.
- Active Learning.
- Learning Strategies.
- Social Perceptiveness.
- Coordination.
- Time Management.
- Service Orientation.
- Operation and Control.