Chemical Engineering

Emily King

What is it?

• Chemical Engineering takes chemistry, math, and physics and applies these principles to chemical manufacturing

• Basically these engineers take the ideas formed in a lab and put them into real life

Summary of Chemical Engineers

• Pay: About $90,000 a year

• Schooling: A bachelor's degree in chemical engineering

• Employment: Nearly all chemical engineers work full time

• Work Environment: Chemical engineers work either in offices or laboratories, some may work in other locations such as industrial plants

Job Outlook

• The job outlook for chemical engineers is good because of the increase in demand for these jobs

• As more and more substitutes for natural gas and other substances are being developed the demand for chemical engineer researchers grows as well

Education and Training

• To be a chemical engineer you must have at least a four year bachelors degree in chemical engineering

• Also, they need to have an understanding of physics, different kinds of math, and computers

Difference Between Chemists and Chemical Engineers

•Although chemical engineers are similar to chemists, they study things that a chemist would and things that an engineer would

• Such as thermodynamics, fluid dynamics, process and design control, and electronics

Chemists

Chemical

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Work Conditions• Chemical engineers generally work

on a manufacturing plant or at a research laboratory

• Some chemists are required to take safety precautions and must wear steel toed boots, hard hats, and goggles

• Most importantly a chemical engineer must be able to work well with others and as team

Money• Chemical engineers make on average

$90,000 a year

• The lowest pay was about $57,000 whereas the highest was about $140,000

• People who are in scientific research and development service make the most money

• Those who are in synthetic fibers and substances make the lowest

Bibliography Page• http://www.bls.gov/ooh/architecture-a

nd-engineering/chemical-engineers.htm#tab-6

• http://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/careers/whatchemistsdo/careers/chemical-engineering.html

Bibliography Page • http://cheme.stanford.edu/prospectiv

e_students/whatis_cheme.html

• http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-engineering-schools/chemical-engineering-rankings

• http://education-portal.com/articles/Engineer_-_Chemical_Educational_Requirements_for_Entering_the_Field_of_Chemical_Engineering.html