Careers in Chemistry
Job titles for chemistry graduates can include:
- Analytical chemist
- Bioanalytical scientist
- Business development manager
- Chemical engineer
- Chemical sales representative
- Defence scientist
- Environmental chemist
- Food technologist
- Geochemist
- Industrial chemist
- Inorganic chemist
- Materials chemist
- Nanotechnologist
- Organic chemist
- Patent attorney
- Pharmaceutical chemist
- Physical chemist
- Policy analyst
- Project or program manager
- Quality assurance officer
- Research assistant
- Science writer or editor
- Teacher
- Toxicologist
Sources include: LinkedIn profiles of University of Melbourne graduates.
Our chemistry graduates are employed at organisations including:
- AECOM
- Alfred Health
- BHP Billiton
- CSIRO
- CSL
- Deloitte
- DET Victoria
- ExxonMobil
- Florey Institute
- GHD
- HPS Engineering
- Mars
- Melbourne Water
- Monash University
- Morgan Advanced Materials
- Murdoch CRI
- NAB
- Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
- Petronas
- Rio Tinto
- RMIT
- Royal Melbourne Hospital
- Springer Nature
- St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne
- Tesla
- ThyssenKrupp
- Toll Group
- Unilever
- University of Melbourne
- Wiley
Sources include the LinkedIn profiles of University of Melbourne graduates.
Chemistry graduates work in fields such as:
- Biochemical and biomedical engineering
- Biotechnology
- Consulting
- Education
- Environmental monitoring
- Government policy
- Manufacturing (chemicals, pharmaceuticals, food, cosmetics)
- Materials science
- Mining and metallurgy
- Nanotechnology
- Patent law
- Pharmaceutical development and sales
- Research
- Science publishing and communications
- Water processing
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Meet our alumni
Peter Markworth
Master of Science (Chemistry)
Peter completed his Master of Science (Chemistry) and discusses how his time in the lab and conducting research has influenced his studies and career.