Read publications such as PharmTech (http://www.pharmtech.com) to learn more about the field. ChemMatters (https://www.acs.org/education/chemmatters.html) is geared toward young people who are interested in learning more about chemistry.
Join professional associations such as the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists and American Chemical Society (ACS) to access training and networking resources, industry publications, and employment opportunities.
Members of the ACS can receive career services such as personal career consulting, resume preparation, and advice on job search strategies and interviewing techniques.
Visit the following Web sites for job listings: https://www.science.org/careers and https://careerfair.aaps.org.
Participate in internships or part-time jobs that are arranged by your college’s career services office.
- Advanced Manufacturing Engineers
- Advanced Manufacturing Technicians
- Agricultural Scientists
- Air Quality Engineers
- Animal Behaviorists
- Animal Breeders and Technicians
- Aquaculturists
- Arborists
- Astrobiologists
- Biochemical Engineers
- Biochemists
- Bioenergy/Biofuels Workers
- Biofuels Processing Technicians
- Biofuels Production Managers
- Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers
- Bioinformatics Specialists
- Biologists
- Biomass Plant Technicians
- Biomass Power Plant Managers
- Biomedical Engineers
- Biomedical Equipment Technicians
- Biophysicists
- Biosecurity Monitors
- Biotechnology Patent Lawyers
- Biotechnology Production Workers
- Biotechnology Research Assistants
- Botanists
- Chemical Engineers
- Chemical Technicians
- Chemists
- Climate Scientists
- Clinical Pharmacist Practitioners
- Clinical Research Coordinators
- Contact Tracers
- CRISPR Scientists
- Customer Success Managers
- Cytogenetic Technologists
- Cytotechnologists
- Data Scientists
- Electronics Engineering Technicians
- Engineering Technicians
- Environmental Scientists
- Epidemiologists
- Epigenetics Researchers
- Ethical Sourcing Officer
- Food Technologists
- Forensic Experts
- Futurists
- Genetic Counselors
- Genetic Engineers
- Genetic Genealogists
- Genetic Scientists
- Groundwater Professionals
- Hazardous Waste Management Specialists
- Hazardous Waste Management Technicians
- Health Care Consultants
- Health Care Managers
- Health Data Analysts
- Industrial Chemicals Workers
- Industrial Safety and Health Technicians
- Laboratory Technicians and Technologists
- Laboratory Testing Technicians
- Manufacturing Supervisors
- Marine Biologists
- Materials Engineers
- Mechanical Engineers
- Medical Ethicists
- Medical Scientists
- Medical Screeners
- Microbiologists
- Microfabrication Engineers
- Microfabrication Technicians
- Molecular and Cellular Biologists
- Nanomaterials Scientists
- Nanosystems Engineers
- Nanotechnicians
- Nanotechnologists
- Naturalists
- Neuroscientists
- Nuclear Medicine Physicians
- Pathologists
- Pharmaceutical Industry Workers
- Pharmacists
- Pharmacologists
- Pharmacy Technicians
- Physicians
- Preventive Medicine Physicians
- Product Development Directors
- Product Management Directors
- Product Managers
- Quality Control Engineers
- Quality Control Technicians
- Registered Nurses
- Remote Health Care Engineers
- Renewable Energy Careers
- Renewable Energy Engineers
- Robotics Engineers
- Robotics Technicians
- Sales Engineers
- Semiconductor Technicians
- Senior Care Pharmacists
- Soil Scientists
- Strategy Managers
- Toxicologists
- Veterinarians
- Zoologists
