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[QUOTE="CrysPhys, post: 5892229, member: 605891"] (a) Are you planning to stop with a BS or go to grad school? (b) Job markets can flip-flop within a span as short as a year (e.g., InterNet Bubble Burst circa 2000). No one has a good crystal ball. (c) Chemistry is applicable to many sectors. Any particular specialties you're interested in? (d) Just be aware that the job market in several sectors that have traditionally hired chemists is really tough right now; these sectors include pharma, petroleum, and semiconductors. But as I said, things may change by the time you hit the job market. (e) Around three years ago, I was helping a student with her job hunt. She was finishing her PhD in materials science and engineering, but her interests were more aligned with straight chemistry. While digging around, I was surprised to find that starting salaries for new PhD chemists had been trending down, due to oversupply relative to demand. I haven't been tracking this field since, so I don't know what the current forecast is. (f) And of course, ripples through the chemistry job market continue to flow from the Dupont-Dow mega-merger and on-going reorg. [/QUOTE]
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