Occupation Atlaschemist
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/0d93706d-32fd-4de3-aa08-be1003e325da
chemist
Chemists perform laboratory research by testing and analysing the chemical structure of substances.They translate the research results into industrial production processes which are further used in the development or improvement of products. Chemists are also testing the quality of the manufactured products and their environmental impact.
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Job Zone
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- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
Zone 4: Considerable Preparation Needed
Considerable preparation. Usually a bachelor's degree plus several years of work-related experience, knowledge, or training.
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Occupational interest profile
IRCInvestigative · Realistic · Conventional — the three strongest interests, in order
- I Investigative6.71
- R Realistic5.67
- C Conventional4.81
- E Enterprising1.60
- A Artistic1.52
- S Social1.14
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Chemists (19-2031.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, its exact O*NET match, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (55)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- advise on chemical use reduction
- analyse chemical substances
- analytical chemistry
- apply for research funding
- apply liquid chromatography
- apply research ethics and scientific integrity principles in research activities
- apply safety procedures in laboratory
- apply scientific methods
- calibrate laboratory equipment
- communicate with a non-scientific audience
- conduct research across disciplines
- demonstrate disciplinary expertise
- develop chemical products
- develop professional network with researchers and scientists
- disseminate results to the scientific community
- document analysis results
- draft scientific or academic papers and technical documentation
- evaluate research activities
- green chemistry
- increase the impact of science on policy and society
- inorganic chemistry
- integrate gender dimension in research
- interact professionally in research and professional environments
- laboratory techniques
- manage chemical testing procedures
- manage findable accessible interoperable and reusable data
- manage intellectual property rights
- manage open publications
- manage personal professional development
- manage research data
- mentor individuals
- operate open source software
- oxidation
- perform project management
- perform scientific research
- physics
- prepare chemical samples
- promote open innovation in research
- promote the participation of citizens in scientific and research activities
- promote the transfer of knowledge
- publish academic research
- run laboratory simulations
- scientific literature
- scientific research methodology
- speak different languages
- spectroscopy
- synthesise information
- test chemical samples
- think abstractly
- translate formulae into processes
- use chemical analysis equipment
- use chromatography software
- use personal protection equipment
- write scientific publications
- write technical reports
Optional (41)
- CAE software
- alternative fuels
- analytical methods in biomedical sciences
- apply blended learning
- archive scientific documentation
- assist scientific research
- biological chemistry
- collect samples for analysis
- communicate with external laboratories
- conduct quality control analysis
- cosmetics industry
- customer relationship management
- develop components separation processes
- develop new food products
- develop scientific research protocols
- develop scientific theories
- dispose of hazardous waste
- execute feasibility study on hydrogen
- follow nuclear plant safety precautions
- follow procedures to control substances hazardous to health
- formulate cosmetic products
- good manufacturing practices
- materials engineering
- nuclear energy
- nuclear medicine
- nuclear physics
- organic chemistry
- oversee quality control
- perform physico-chemical analysis to food materials
- pharmaceutical chemistry
- pharmaceutical drug development
- pharmacology
- polymer chemistry
- provide technical expertise
- radiation effects on human body
- solid-state chemistry
- teach in academic or vocational contexts
- toxicology
- types of fuels
- types of plastic
- use IT tools
O*NET equivalents
From the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, strongest match first. A broader occupation takes in this one; a narrower one is a part of it.
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