How to Get Medical Jobs : How to Become a Chemist

Most chemists need either a masters in chemistry or a doctorate degree to be marketable in the chemist job market. Become a chemist with tips from a medical administrator in this free video on career information.

Expert: Mark MacBayne
Bio: Mark MacBayne, with a Master of Public Health degree, is a practice manager at the University of California San Francisco Medical Center.
Filmmaker: Bing Hu

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• career information
• jobs
• medical
• medical jobs
• doctors
• medicine
• medical professionals
• health care
• nurses
• registered nurses

[G0OS3]

@AccountTredecim I think you are missing the point. You dont need a M.Sc. to make 18/h with zero benefit. You can easily skip University and still make good money. Avoid Chemistry!

[AccountTredecim]

@G0OS3 I am lucky because of Federal Student Aid. The government realized my family couldn't help me pay for an education. Congratulations on your master's! And you're lucky, too; you have a good-paying job. Looks like chemistry does pay, huh? ;)

[G0OS3]

@AccountTredecim I have a M.Sc. in Chemistry and 2 years experience. My salary is 18/h. you may consider urself lucky then. You didnt invest 6 years and tons of money to get an advance degree so you might not understand. goodluck, and hope you can maintain that level of optimism.

[AccountTredecim]

@G0OS3 Chemistry pays. One gains priceless knowledge about matter and state changes; what really goes on in the world and universe. If the people you know can't find a position in a research group and can't think of anything worthwhile to research themselves, then they should go on craigslist to do numerous jobs. I've only had laboratory experience and three years of chemistry and I found a $16 per hour job.

[NViES]

I got a few questions:

1) Do I have to complete BOTH masters and doctor's to start to get PhD?

2) After doctor's, do I have to take additional years of studying to get PhD, or do I get PhD after doctor's?

3) So, if I was to become a chemist with PhD, how many years of education is that?

[G0OS3]

LOL...what a pointless video. Chemistry doesnt pay. I know plenty of PhD's in chemistry that cant find a job or work for less. 10 years of education to get a PhD just so u can make 60k/year (and thats if you can find a job). 

[AtlantaAngel84]

I do see some for people with bachelor's and higher. I am still in school and I'm looking to work in a lab. I know when I go onto the aafs they have a lot of chem jobs in tx and va.

[TheStoicAgnostic]

@AtlantaAngel84

really?

in Atlanta?

[AtlantaAngel84]

where do you live? are you willing to relocate? i have many classmates that have found work in the field

[StrawPipe]

You can find jobs with a Chemistry degree. If you only have a Bachelor degree then you will most likely be the high up chemists bitch, but even so you can find a job. Chemists that have Masters degrees can teach as well, not just PhD. But PhD would be the best route so you can do research and become a medicinal chemist. (Which by the way make good money) Hell with a Bachelor degree you can join the chemical marine core and help production in missiles and bombs.. chemistry is king