Chemist

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Becoming a chemist takes a lot of hard work and discipline. One very importan

aspect of being a chemist is English, Comunication is of the utter most importance

(Murphy). As well as having good communication skills, you also need a lot of patience.

However, there are many other qualities you will need such as an excellent learning ability

and mathematical skills. You will also need to be able to preceive concepts or objects.

Once you get into college you need to know what kind of degree to get in order to have a

fulfilling and successful career. For most entry level jobs a BS degree is sufficient.

However, for a college teaching job a Ph.D. is required (Choices).

After obtaining a degree, your next step would be to find a job. According to

Jerry Murphy, if you want an easy way into the chemistry field you need to know someone

already in that occupation.

For the most part in Missouri, employment is increasing.

Nevertheless, if you are not restricted to finding a job in Missouri, in the United States

a whole employment is expected to increase 21% (Choices).

After finding a job in the chemistry field that you will enjoy another quesiton arises,

money. On hte average if you begin working at a entry level job witha bachelors

degree your salary will be somewhere around $24,000 a year. If you start work with a

masters degree you can expect about $32,000 and with a Ph.D. as mcuh as $60,000 ('Chemists')

Research and development is the subcareer most chemist choose. In this subfield

your primary goal would be to look for and use information about chemicals ('Chemists').

A chemists also spends a considerable amount of time in...