Chemical technology majors have a hard time finding a job right out of college. Graduates with a chemical technology degree are entering a strange job market and it can be hard to find your first job in chemical technology. To make finding a job easier, Zippia scanned through 904 chemical technology major resumes to identify the jobs chemical technology majors most prefer.
Highest-Paying Jobs With a Chemical Technology Degree
- Starting Salary$67,000Job openings42,176Top Locations:Houston, TX; Cincinnati, OH; Kingsport, TN;Job Description:Chemical engineers apply the principles of chemistry, biology, physics, and math to solve problems that involve the production or use of chemicals, fuel, drugs, food, and many other products. They design processes and equipment for large-scale manufacturing, plan and test production methods and byproducts treatment, and direct facility operations.
- Starting Salary$62,000Job openings66,937Top Locations:Job Description:Industrial engineers find ways to eliminate wastefulness in production processes. They devise efficient systems that integrate workers, machines, materials, information, and energy to make a product or provide a service.
- Starting Salary$55,000Job openings111,268Top Locations:Job Description:Biological technicians help biological and medical scientists conduct laboratory tests and experiments.
- Starting Salary$32,000Job openings47,036Top Locations:Huntsville, AL; San Jose, CA; Chattanooga, TN;Job Description:Chemical technicians use special instruments and techniques to help chemists and chemical engineers research, develop, produce, and test chemical products and processes.
- Starting Salary$31,000Job openings98,407Top Locations:Job Description:Industrial engineering technicians help industrial engineers implement designs to use personnel, materials, and machines effectively in factories, stores, healthcare organizations, repair shops, and offices. They prepare machinery and equipment layouts, plan workflows, conduct statistical production studies, and analyze production costs.
- Starting Salary$31,000Job openings36,522Top Locations:Augusta, GA; Saint Louis, MO; Houston, TX;
- Starting Salary$30,000Job openings40,191Top Locations:Petersburg, VA; Houston, TX; Elizabeth, NJ;Job Description:Chemical technicians use special instruments and techniques to help chemists and chemical engineers research, develop, produce, and test chemical products and processes.
- Starting Salary$29,000Job openings83,478Top Locations:Minneapolis, MN; Eagan, MN; Houston, TX;Job Description:A Process Operator supervises and coordinates the full production process of a manufacturing plant or other industrial facility. They monitor equipment and increase the quality, efficiency, and safety of the manufacturing plant.
- Starting Salary$27,000Job openings84,357Top Locations:Job Description:Medical laboratory technologists (commonly known as medical laboratory scientists) and medical laboratory technicians collect samples and perform tests to analyze body fluids, tissue, and other substances.
- Starting Salary$26,000Job openings96,834Top Locations:Job Description:A Machine Operator is responsible for operating and maintaining complicated machinery and making sure it functions properly. They can work both outside or indoors, and work for a single company or on a contract basis.
