主要
职业生涯
相关的技能
分析
- 研究
- 发展
- 分析与测试
- 咨询
- 环境
- 取证
雇主
- Federal, state, and local government
- Federal agencies including National Aeronautics and Space 政府
- 制造业公司 including textile, 石油, 食物, 电子产品, 玻璃,纸, 包装, 机械, 化妆品, 油漆, 药物, 化学工业
- Industrial production and inspection agencies
- 研究 laboratories and organizations
- 环境 protection organizations
- Colleges and 大学
策略
- Familiarize yourself with federal, state, and local government job application processes.
- Gain experience in a laboratory setting.
- Develop proficiency with high-tech scientific equipment.
- Take electives in your area of interest.
生化
- 研究
- 发展
- 分析与测试
- 咨询
- 质量控制
- 医疗
- 环境
- 工业卫生 & 安全
- 医院管理
雇主
- 研究 laboratories and organizations
- Pharmaceutical and medical research firms
- 生物技术公司
- Plant and animal breeders and growers
- 食品加工商
- Industrial production and inspection agencies
- 环境 protection organizations
- Federal, state and local government, such as the Centers for Disease Control
- Colleges and 大学
策略
- Take additional courses in biology, 生物化学, 分子生物学, 遗传学, 细胞学, 和生理学.
- Develop excellent laboratory and computer skills.
- Get involved with undergraduate research with professors.
- Join related professional organizations.
- Complete a related internship with an organization in the area of your interest.
名字
- 研究
- 发展
- 分析与测试
- 质量控制
- 咨询
雇主
- Industries related to 石油, coal, wood products, plastics, textiles, and 食物
- 制造业公司 developing new synthetic materials and new production processes
- 研究机构
- Federal and state government
- Colleges and 大学
策略
- Gain additional laboratory and research experience through internships and summer jobs.
- Get involved with undergraduate research with professors.
地球化学
- 环境 Remediation
- 研究 & 发展
- 分析 & 测试
雇主
- 研究 laboratories and organizations
- Industries involved in mining, 电子产品, and synthetic materials
- Federal and state government
- Colleges and 大学
策略
Take geology and environmental science electives.
无机
- 研究
- 分析与测试
- 质量控制
- 咨询
雇主
- 环境 organizations\
- 水处理厂
- Natural resources organizations
策略
- Choose appropriate coursework to specialize in an area.
- Develop additional laboratory skills and experience.
高分子化学
- 分析 & 测试
- 研究 & 发展
雇主
Industries involving textiles and plastics
策略
Gain research experience through internships, part-time employment, and summer jobs.
物理
- 研究
- 发展
- 分析与测试
- 质量控制
- 咨询
雇主
- 研究 laboratories and organizations
- Industries involving electrical, nuclear, gas, heat, or light energy
- 联邦政府
- Colleges and 大学
策略
Take related courses in social sciences and economics. Develop strong mathematical background.
教育
- 教学
- 研究
- 政府
雇主
- Private and public secondary schools
- Colleges and 大学
策略
Obtain certification/licensing for teaching in public schools. Acquire a master'sdegree for community college teaching and a Ph.D. for colleges and 大学.
Take courses in public speaking.
业务
- Technical Sales/Marketing
- 药品销售
- 管理
- 咨询
- Industrial 质量控制
- 研究 & 发展
雇主
- 制造业公司
- 药店
- 医疗/Pharmaceutical supply companies
- Industries including textiles, 石油, 食物, 电子产品, 玻璃, 纸, 包装, 机械, 化妆品, 油漆, 药物, 和化学物质.
- Agricultural product companies
- 环境 management organizations
- 废物管理公司
策略
- Obtain a minor in business.
- Develop strong verbal and written communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
- Hold leadership positions in campus organizations.
- Join related student organizations, e.g., American Marketing Association, Financial 管理 Association, Public Relations Student Society of America, 等.
其他职业
- 农业科学家
- 麻醉师
- 应用化学
- Biochemist/Molecular Biologist
- 陶瓷工程师
- 化学工程师
- 化学家
- 临床专家
- 计算化学家
- Color 发展 化学家
- 犯罪实验室分析员
- 牙医
- 昆虫学家
- 环境工程师
- 环保署督察
- 食品及药物管理局检查员
- 消防工程师
- Food Scientist/Technologist
- 法医化学家
- 地球化学家
- 地质学家
- 玻璃的化学家
- 水电的地质学家
- 水文学家
- 工业卫生学者
- 冶金工程师
- 微生物学家
- 海洋学家
- 验光师
- 专利代理人
- 香
- 药品销售 Representative
- 药学技术人员
- 医生
- 塑料工程师
- Product 发展 Manager
- 产品测试
- 质量控制员
- 放射科医生
- 研究 分析 化学家
- 研究助理
- Science Laboratory Technician'
- Soil Scientist, Agriculture
- 技术记者
- 纺织工程师
- 毒理学家
- 兽医
- Water Purification 化学家
- Water/Wastewater Plant Operator
联系
职业及行业联络
Olanna普伦
(309) 438-2200
223骨学生中心
实习协调员
以利沙Swanson
(309) 438-7232
朱利安·霍尔223
专业实践
肖恩·希区柯克
(309) 438-7854
317 Science Laboratory Building
研究
Being Successful in the Field
- Undergraduate degree sufficient for entry-level positions such as lab coordinator,研究助理, product testing or analysis, 技术销售, or service representative.
- Maintain high grade point average and secure strong recommendations for graduate school.
- Master's degree sufficient for most applied research positions, 工业工作, and some community college teaching.
- Find research opportunities with professors and other experts in the field to gain experience.
- Ph.D. degree required for university teaching and advanced positions in management and research and development. Post doctoral experience is preferred for research positions in industry, 大学, 和政府.
- Advanced degrees help speed career advancement.
- Develop strong computer, mathematics, and science skills/knowledge.
- Obtain part-time, volunteer, co-op, internship, or summer experience.
- Obtain practical experience using various laboratory equipment and high-tech scientific equipment and data.
- Complete an undergraduate research project.
- Consider electives in computer science, engineering, business, public speaking, and writing.
- Join related student professional organizations.