- Agriculture - Agricultural chemistry focuses on chemical compositions and changes involved in the production, protection, and use of crops and livestock. Chemists develop products to assist in the production of food, feed, and fiber include herbicides, fungicides, insecticides, plant growth regulators, fertilizers, and animal feed supplements.
- Analytical Chemist - employed in all aspects of chemical research in industry, academia, and government. They do basic laboratory research, develop processes and products, design instruments used in analytical analysis, teach, and work in marketing and law. They use their knowledge of chemistry, instrumentation, computers, and statistics to solve problems in almost all areas of chemistry
- Chemical Engineer - they translate processes developed in the lab into practical applications for the production of products such as plastics, medicines, detergents, and fuels; design factories to maximize productivity and minimize costs; and evaluate factory operations for performance and product quality. Chemical engineers are employed by almost all companies in the chemical process industry. Their work also extends to processes in nuclear energy, materials science, food production, the development of new sources of energy, and even medicine.
- Dietician- Nutrition specialists who counsel and support clients to make changes in their eating habits to promote health and prevent chronic illness such as high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease, cancer. Can advise government at all levels on population-wide strategies to improve health. Researchers who discover new and better ways to enhance patient care, promote health and prevent nutrition-related illnesses
- Food science - draws from many disciplines such as biology, chemical engineering, and biochemistry in an attempt to better understand food processes and ultimately improve food products for the general public
- Health inspector - They work with public and private water suppliers and the Department of the Environment to help ensure the safety of drinking water, which can come from groundwater sources, such as aquifers, or surface waters like lakes and rivers. They also inspect water used for recreational purposes since lakes, rivers, swimming pools and other water venues can become contaminated from various human activities. (Chemistry related)
- Industrial chemist - an industrial chemist studies physical and chemical properties to determine the composition of various substances. This information is then used to create new substances and products for all types of industry. Some industrial chemists work to improve product efficiency or to create better building materials, plastics, textiles, or petroleum products.
- Optician - health care professionals who provide primary eye care services. Optician courses study chemistry in their first year in college and aspects of Biochemistry in other years.
- Polymer chemist - The big boom in polymer chemistry occurred largely in the first part of the twentieth century with the advent of polymer materials such as nylon and Kevlar. Today, most work with polymers focuses on improving and fine-tuning existing technologies. Still, there are opportunities ahead for polymer chemists. They work in many industries, creating a variety of synthetic polymers such as Teflon and special application plastics and developing new polymers that are less expensive or that outperform traditional materials and replace those that are scarce
- Forensic scientist - work of a forensic scientist is intended to be used in court and because scientific evidence can be very powerful, the forensic scientist must be accurate, methodical, detailed, and above all, unbiased. They are primarily concerned with searching for and examining contact trace material associated with crimes. This material can include: fibres from clothing, paint and glass fragments and flammable substances used to start fires.
- Cosmetic science - is the study of the effects that raw materials and mixtures can have on parts of the human body like hair, skin, lips and nails. In recent years, cosmetic scientists and associated workers have been trying to advance the field in a positive way. Professionalism and ethics are a large part of this field because of the public protests with animal-related testing and the use of animals in the manufacturing of cosmetic products.
All the following careers involve the study of Chemistry: Medicine, Dentist/Dental Surgeon, Veterinary Science, Pharmacy, Physiotherapist,
Recent observations from journalists writing about careers have suggested that the Irish Economy is experiencing a shortage of people with Chemistry skills. Yet points requirements to get into Applied Chemistry courses in Institutes of Technology are among the lowest. This is the case because the demand for these courses among school leavers is low (careersportal.ie)