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Job Searching for Chemical Professional – Pittsburgh Specific Information Presented by: Joseph D. Jolson, Ph.D. ACS Pittsburgh Section joe@customclientsolutions.net www.customclientsolutions.net Overview of the Local Job Market for Chemical Professionals
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Job Searching for Chemical Professional – Pittsburgh Specific Information Pittsburgh Metropolitan Area Overview 19 th largest U.S. metropolitan area Employment opportunities for chemists –Academic institutions –Government agencies –Industry –Other (non-profits)
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Job Searching for Chemical Professional – Pittsburgh Specific Information Local Employment Agencies On Assignment/Lab Support (412-321-1143) Sun Scientific (412-492-9200) Kelly Scientific (412-391-3222) Adecco Technical (412-488-9940) Manpower (412-434-6507) Aerotek (412-919-1000) Oxford Solutions (412-220-4230) Basilone Oliver (412-369-9501) K.A. Hamilton & Associates (412-459-0122)
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Job Searching for Chemical Professional – Pittsburgh Specific Information Local Web-Based Job Boards Catalyst Connection –http://careers.catalystconnection.orghttp://careers.catalystconnection.org Pennsylvania Career Link –http://www.pacareerlink.state.pa.ushttp://www.pacareerlink.state.pa.us Pittsburgh Post-Gazette –http://classified.post-gazette.com/jobshttp://classified.post-gazette.com/jobs Pittsburgh Technology Council –http://careers.pghtech.orghttp://careers.pghtech.org The Technology Collaborative –http://www.techcollaborative.orghttp://www.techcollaborative.org Jobing Pittsburgh –http://pittsburgh.jobing.comhttp://pittsburgh.jobing.com
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Job Searching for Chemical Professional – Pittsburgh Specific Information Local Career Management Firms G.A. Puleo & Associates R. Davenport and Associates Three Rivers Career Management DBM Career Services Fogarty Group
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Job Searching for Chemical Professional – Pittsburgh Specific Information Largest Local Companies Alcoa Inc. United States Steel Corp. PPG Industries Inc. Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Fisher Scientific International Inc. H.J. Heinz Co. Del Monte Foods Pittsburgh Allegheny Technologies Inc. Kennametal Inc. Mine Safety Appliances Co. Valspar Corporation
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Job Searching for Chemical Professional – Pittsburgh Specific Information Largest Local Foreign-Owned Manufacturing Companies Westinghouse Electric Co. Bayer Corp./Lanxess Medrad Inc. Nova Chemicals Corp. GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare Respironics Inc. Siemens Power Generation Draeger Safety Inc.
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Job Searching for Chemical Professional – Pittsburgh Specific Information Largest Local Environmental Companies Michael Baker Corp. Shaw Environmental & Infrastructure Inc. Tetra Tech NUS Inc. RJ Lee Group Inc. URS Corp. Civil & Environmental Consultants Inc. Weavertown Environmental Group Wayne Crouse Inc.
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Job Searching for Chemical Professional – Pittsburgh Specific Information Largest Local Medical Equipment Manufacturing Companies Respironics Inc. McKesson Automation Lifecore Inc. ChemImage Corp. Thar Technologies Inc. Instrumentation Industries Inc. Extrel CMS E.A. Fischione Instruments Inc. Renal Solutions Inc.
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Job Searching for Chemical Professional – Pittsburgh Specific Information Local Academic Employers University of Pittsburgh Indiana University of Pennsylvania Community College of Allegheny County Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Carnegie Mellon University Duquesne University California University of Pennsylvania Clarion University of Pennsylvania Robert Morris University
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Job Searching for Chemical Professional – Pittsburgh Specific Information Local Government Employers Federal (www.usajobs.gov)www.usajobs.gov –FBI –MSHA –NIOSH –NETL State –Department of Environmental Protection –Pennsylvania police crime lab Local –Allegheny County Health Department –Allegheny County Criminal Lab –Allegheny County Coroner –City of Pittsburgh
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Job Searching for Chemical Professional – Pittsburgh Specific Information Other Employment Opportunities for Chemists Chemical Health & Safety Specialist Forensic Scientist Information Scientist Science Writer Technology Transfer Specialist Government Regulatory Specialist Science Policy Specialist Business Development, Sales, and Marketing Patent Agent, Intellectual Property Attorney Start a Company, Consult
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Job Searching for Chemical Professional – Pittsburgh Specific Information For More Information Use Your Imagination Network –By contacting John Williams at jtwillia@waynesburg.edu and joining the ACS Pittsburgh Section YCCjtwillia@waynesburg.edu Read: –Pittsburgh Business Times – Book of Lists –Nontraditional Careers for Chemists: New formulas in Chemistry: By Lisa M. Balbes; 2006, Oxford University Press –Careers for Chemists: A World Outside the Lab: By Fred Owns, Roger Uhler, and Corinne Marasco; 1997, ACS
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