Types of Jobs - Chemical Engineer

Chemical engineering is a broad-based discipline, with roots in chemistry, math, physics, and biology. While about 80 percent of potential jobs are found in the chemical industry, chemical engineering’s interdisciplinary nature means potential careers run the gamut. Indeed, chemical engineering has been called the liberal arts of engineering.

The following prospective sample job titles and industries that are possible with a chemical engineering degree go well beyond the traditional:  

• Chief executive officer
• Design engineer
• Development engineer
• Environmental engineer
• Maintenance engineer

• Manufacturing engineer
• Process control engineer
• Process engineer
• Production engineer
• Production manager

• Quality control engineer
• Research engineer
• Sales and marketing engineer
• Technical service engineer

Other career options include business management, consulting, entrepreneurship, finance, government, law, medicine, military, teaching, show business, and venture capital.

Chemical Engineer

Chemical engineers utilize their knowledge of the physical world to manipulate the interactions of individual atoms and molecules. Their talents are generally employed in the research and development of new materials and are critical to numerous fields including nanotechnology, energy storage, and computing. Often working alongside other engineers in interdisciplinary teams to solve humanity's greatest problems, chemical engineers are guaranteed to remain key leaders in securing our future prosperity whether on this planet or any other

Chemical engineering is all about turning raw materials into useful, everyday products. The clothes we wear, the food and drink we consume and the energy we use all depend upon chemical engineering. Chemical engineers work out the processes to make all these products, while also helping to manage the world's resources, protect the environment and ensure health and safety standards are met.

Most jobs in the sector fall into one of two groups: the design, manufacture, and operation of plants and machinery, or the development of new or adapted substances and materials.