By: Timothy Clarke

What is it All About?  As a Chemist you conduct qualitative and quantitative chemical analyses or experiments in laboratories for quality or process control or to develop new products or knowledge.

What are the Main Classes that should be Taken?  Anatomy  Physiology  Forensics  AP biology  AP chemistry

What Must You Know?  Chemistry  Mathematics  Production and Processing  Computers and Electronics  English Language  Mechanical  Physics  Biology

What Majors should be Achieved?  Chemistry, General  Analytical Chemistry  Inorganic Chemistry  Organic Chemistry  Physical Chemistry  Polymer Chemistry  Chemical Physics  Environmental Chemistry  Forensic Chemistry  Theoretical Chemistry  Materials Chemistry  Chemical Technology/Technic ian  Chemical Process Technology  Engineering Physics/Applied Physics  Physics, General  Atomic/Molecular Physics  Elementary Particle Physics  Plasma and High- Temperature Physics  Nuclear Physics  Optics/Optical Sciences  Condensed Matter and Materials Physics  Theoretical and Mathematical Physics

What is the Outlook?  During 2010 employed about 10,900  Predicted 12,100 employed in 2020  About 120 openings  Around 360 replacement openings  Approximately 480 total annual openings  Average Growth of 1.10%

What Colleges to Strive for?  UC Berkley  University of Chemical Engineering  University of Texas  American Chemical Society  Wheaton College  USC  UCLA

What is The Average Wage? What Makes for the Best Outcome?  Most require 4-year bachelors  On rare occasion they don’t  In 2012, the average annual wage was $79,900  most making between $42,290 and $126,440

What Hobbies should be Taken up?  Collecting rocks  Experimentation  Exploring museums  Collecting fossils  Exploring archeological dig sites

What Materials are Needed?  Beakers  Test tubes  Distillation equipment  Microchemistry lab kits  Ring stand equipment  Safety equipment  Lab burners  Elements charts  Micropipettes  Computers