(94c) What Do You Want To Be When You Grow Up: Career Options And The Skills Needed To Pursue Them

In our current industrial boom, chemical engineers have a wide degree of options when it comes to careers?far beyond simply being chemical engineers. Over the years, chemical engineers have turned into the ?all-inclusive? engineering discipline with jobs ranging from process engineer and development specialists to production managers and sales associates. Some specialty chemical companies will only hire chemical engineers for most areas of business including marketing, strategy, and business managers because of their unique skill set. Chemical engineers are hired for the way they think and solve problems and not simply their knowledge of heat exchangers and reactions. This paper outlines the career options for chemical engineers and the skills necessary to pursue these options.