Career Outcomes for Chemistry Majors

  • Rebecca Erwin, Chemistry

    RESEARCH TRAINING – Rebecca Erwin ’12 works as a laboratory analyst at Environmental Service Laboratories, Indiana, Pennsylvania. “(At IUP,) I learned to recognize when there is an issue that needs to be resolved, troubleshoot the problem, and come up with a solution.”

    Teacher Matt Grata

    IUP Prepared Him Well for Teaching

    “IUP provided me with a depth of chemistry understanding and also knowledge of teaching techniques and of the laws and regulations guiding the teaching profession. I feel that I received a superior education at IUP that has prepared me above and beyond for the challenges of my career.”

    Mathew Grata, Chemistry teacher at central Cambria High School in Ebensburg, PA

    Having a degree in chemistry is your highway to academic and professional fulfillment. The list of possibilities is endless and includes industry, education, academia, and government. Each of these general career destinations offers a multitude of exciting, challenging jobs.

    Careers

    With an undergraduate degree in chemistry, you’ll have the choice of many jobs and significant fields of endeavor:

    • Patent law
    • Medicine
    • Government agencies, local, state, federal
    • Secondary school teacher (with a BSEd in chemistry)
    • Pharmaceutical industry
    • Chemical research
    • Agrochemistry
    • Analytical chemistry
    • Astrochemistry
    • Atmospheric chemistry
    • Biochemistry
    • Biotechnology
    • Ceramics Industry
    • Chemical engineering (chemical engineer profile)
    • Chemical information specialist
    • Chemical sales
    • Chemical technology
    • Colloid science
    • Consulting
    • Consumer products
    • Environmental chemistry
    • Environmental law
    • Ethnobotany
    • Food chemistry
    • Forensic science
    • Geochemistry
    • Hazardous waste management
    • Inorganic chemistry
    • Materials science
    • Metallurgy
    • Military systems
    • Oceanography
    • Organic chemist
    • Paper industry
    • Perfume chemistry
    • Petroleum and natural gas industry
    • Physical chemistry
    • Plastics industry
    • Polymer industry
    • R&D management
    • Science writer
    • Space exploration
    • Surface chemistry
    • Technical writing
    • Textile industry

    Path to Higher Degrees

    Expand your career path and increase your salary potential by completing graduate studies.

    Professional Science Master’s Degree in Chemistry is like an MBA for scientists with a flair for business and administrative leadership. This newly trending educational concept is gaining momentum nationwide.

  • Madia Department of Chemistry
  • Weyandt Hall, Room 143
    975 Oakland Avenue
    Indiana, PA 15705-1076
  • Phone: 724-357-2361
  • Office Hours
  • Monday through Friday
  • 8:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
  • 1:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m.