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Careers in Chemistry

Career and Post Gradaute Opportunities in Chemistry

Between five and eight students graduate from Pitt-Johnstown with a degree in Chemistry each year.  Most of them participate in undergraduate research during while a chemistry major. Over half of our majors enter gradaute programs in chemistry or related fields. A few go on to professional programs in the health sciences. Some choose to enter the workforce upon graduation. Students who graduate with a certificate in secondary education Chemistry have been very successful in obtaining jobs teaching high school chemistry.

Jobs in Industry

UPJ Chemistry graduates have been very successful in securing positions in industry.  Some have pursued gradaute degrees (M.S. and Ph. D.) before assuming positions in industry. Others have gone directly into the work force after graduation from UPJ. 

Here is a list of some of the employers who have hired UPJ Chemistry graduates:

AMPAC Flexibles-Director of Technical Marketing
Battelle-Pacific Nortwest National Laboratory
Dannon Dairies
DRS Laurel Technologies-Software Engineer
G&C Labs/George C. Brown Community Pool
Geosciences Analytical Laboratories, Somerset, PA
Johnson and Johnson PRD
National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health
Neurogen Corporation
Penzoil
Pfiser Phamaceuticals
PPG Industries
Proctor & Gamble
Rohn & Hass
US EPA
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Windber Research Institute

Jobs in Academia

Another route our graduates take is to follow in the foot steps of their professors.  This route involves graduate study (Ph.D.) and sometimes a post-doctoral position as well.  Some have become professors at major universities with graduate programs while others have chosen to teach a smaller schools -- similar to UPJ. 

Here is a list of some of the colleges and universities where UPJ graduates teach:

Bridgewater State College
Lake Land Community College
Tennessee State University
University of Mississippi Dept. of Medicinal Chemistry
University of South Carolina
University of Vermont Med School

Careers Oportunities in Chemistry
To learn more check out the Chemistry Careers site at the American Chemical Society
Last Reviewed: March 11, 2008