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An offer from the Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training

Your profession: Chemist (m/f)

Professional activities

Chemists are concerned with the production and development of chemical products and the properties of chemical substances. They work, for example,

  • in development,
  • in production planning and management,
  • in science and teaching,
  • in environment analysis or
  • consulting.

Fields of work

Chemists are employed, for example,

  • in companies operating in the chemical, pharmaceutical and plastics industries
  • at research institutes in branches such as medicine, the natural sciences or the environment
  • for manufacturers of paper and tissue
  • in the food production industry
  • at institutes of higher education
  • and at environmental agencies

Regulation

This profession is not regulated in Germany.

The professional profiles are based on information from berufenet at the Federal Employment Agency and BIBB (Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training).