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Sample job titles of Davidson alums who majored in Chemistry:
Academy Fellow Lab. of Immunology '03
Assistant Property Manager '01
Associate Scientist ‘90
Attorney ’84
Capital Markets Specialist '98
Chemist ’89
Corporate Finance Analyst ’93
Environmental Chemist ’84
Forensic Scientist ‘82
Governor of NC '57
Laboratory Manager '00
Minister '02
Oil Refinery Manager ’65
Pediatrician ’94
President, Transportation Company ’59
Research Chemist ’74
Retail Art Owner '01
Software Analyst ’84
Spectroscopist ‘79
Systems Analyst '00
Systems and Resource Manager for Church '02
Teacher (For. Lang.)/Coach/Dorm Parent '01

Other job titles for Chemistry majors:
Biochemist
Chemical Engineer
Dentist
Food & Beverage Companies
FDA Inspector
Health Care/Hospital Administrator
Nutritionist
Pharmacist
Pharmaceutical Researcher
Physician
Professor
Psychiatrist
Quality Control Officer
Secondary Teacher
Soil Scientist
Surgeon
Technical Sales Representative
Technical Writer

Types of employers:
Business and Industry
Chemical Companies 
Consulting Firms
Educational Institutions 
Engineering Firms
Food Products Companies 
Government Agencies
Hospitals
Manufacturing & Processing Firms
Mining Companies 
Newspapers and Magazines 
Petroleum Refineries 
Pharmaceutical Companies 
Research and Development Firms
Technical Journals
Textile Manufacturers

Resources in the Career Services Library: 
Over 1200 books, pamphlets, and periodicals are available in the Careers Library to help you with self-assessment, career exploration, the job search, and graduate school planning.  Some good library resources for Chemistry majors looking for career information  include
Athena Unbound: The Advancement of Women in Science
Careers in Pharmacy
Careers for Scientific Types
Careers in Science 
Great Jobs for Chemistry Majors
Opportunities in Chemistry Careers
Opportunities in Forensic Science Careers
Opportunities in Clinical Laboratory Science Careers
Opportunities in Pharmacy Careers
Ph.D. Process : A Student's Guide to Graduate School 
          in the Sciences
Resource Guide to Careers in Toxicology 


Other sources of information:  
Career counselors, alumni, and faculty members are great resources.  Visit the Careers Office early and often, and talk to professors in your major and related fields.  Ask at the Careers Office for help locating Davidson alums in career fields that interest you and set up informational interviews with them.  Professional associations are excellent sources of career and employment information, and many of them have websites.  Surf the internet, keeping in mind that many colleges and universities have websites for their Career Centers and for each academic major.  Many of these sites include career and employment information as well as links to other useful websites. Contact the following organizations and websites for more information:

American Chemical Society 
http://www.acs.org

American Institute of Chemists 
http://www.theaic.org

Davidson College Chemistry Dept.
http://www.chm.davidson.edu/

Science Careers, by the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
http://171.66.122.50/

Skidmore College, Majors and Careers
http://www.skidmore.edu/administration/career/majors/

Univ. of Delaware Career Services Center Major Resource Kits
http://www.udel.edu/CSC/mrk.html

(Current as of 12/05)