“Every time you take medicine, a chemical engineer was involved in the process. In my role at a pharmaceutical company, I am involved in optimizing the process, troubleshooting issues, developing procedures, and ensuring everything is done in a safe, FDA-compliant manner. My role allows me to participate in lots of different areas of the manufacturing process. There is never a dull day!”

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Job Description

SOC Code: 17-2041

Chemical Engineers design chemical plant equipment and devise processes for manufacturing chemicals and products, such as gasoline, synthetic rubber, plastics, detergents, cement, paper, and pulp, by applying principles and technology of chemistry, physics, and engineering.*

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Top Job Skills:

• Manage multiple projects
• Provide technical support
• 3D modeling
• Regulatory compliance
• Risk assessments

General Work Activities:

• Mental Processes
  • Develop safety standards, policies, or procedures
  • Develop technical methods or processes
  • Determine causes of operational problems or failures
  • Evaluate characteristics of equipment or systems
  • Design control systems for mechanical or other equipment
  • Determine operational methods
• Interacting With Others
  •  Direct industrial production activities
•  Information Input
  • Research engineering aspects of biological or chemical processes
  • Conduct validation tests of equipment or processes
  • Research industrial processes or operations
  • Estimate operational costs
  • Monitor the productivity/efficiency of industrial operations

*Source: SC Works Online Services (SCWOS)

Job Statistics

Examples of Workforce Areas with Job Openings

• Upstate
• Greenville
• Lower Savannah
• Catawba
• Worklink
• Upper Savannah

Examples of Employers with Job Openings

 

• Celanese Corporation
• Huntsman International, LLC
• Actalent
• GE Healthcare
• BASF
• Mitsubishi Chemical Group

 

Related Occupations

 

• Chemists
• Manufacturing Engineers
• Materials Engineers
• Mechanical Engineers
• Nuclear Engineers
• Petroleum Engineers

 

*Source: Online advertised jobs data

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