A chemist with a Ph.D. can work in a learning institution with duties that include research, teaching, and community service. Finally, there are many nontraditional jobs that a chemist can do. These include work as a patent lawyer, science writer, editor, information specialist, investment banker, business owner, technical librarian, consultant, personnel recruiter, art conservator, and computational chemist. Chemical technologists and technicians can be found almost anywhere that science is applied. They are skilled at operating scientific equipment and handling chemicals.
Chemical engineering is a discipline that was developed alongside the oil industry.
The discovery of oil led to the necessity for engineers that understood its chemistry and how to manipulate and transform the chemicals from oil into useful products such as rubber and plastic. I hope this clarifies some of the questions you may have had about a career in chemistry. As you can see, the very least that can be said about a chemistry career is that it is a very versatile and globally useful career that remains innovative and dynamic. The rest of the booklet that you are about to indulge in is devoted to introducing some specific areas of current research and development in Canada. Come discover the exciting world of Canadian Chemistry.