Chem Engineering jobs... in the boondocks only?

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<p>ha!</p>

<p>now we know why you REALLY didn’t like living in Chicago</p>

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<p>ChemE’s don’t turn the valves anymore. A ChemE doing process work for a chemical company will spend most of his/her time in a office building many miles away from a production plant. Chemical production plants, often in the boonies, will be visited regularly but the majority of the time is spent in non-industrialized locations. Think: Computer Networks.</p>

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<p>^that’s a relief to hear, toblin.</p>

<p>A friend doing ME at the local uni in my country warns that for Chem E, you gotta love Chem, especially org Chem (I believe that). Next, he warned that I’d have to wear HAZMAT-like protectant suits! (I got scared then, and chose not to believe him)</p>

<p>Toronto_guy, thanks for explaining your stand. I appreciate the link and explanation. An E degree is still a safe bet, in my books. At most, we can compete with pure science degree holders for jobs. At most MOST, we can compete with true liberal arts degree holders for jobs. And in grad school, we could choose nearly any science masters.</p>

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<p>^A chemical engineer doesn’t have to love Organic chem… Sure you still wanna ace the organic course to keep your GPA high but once you start working all you need to know is probably the nomenclature and basic idea</p>

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<p>Some chemE’s do work at production sites full-time. Some do wear suits in clean rooms. How many? I’m not sure, but a friend of mine has a job like that at a pharmaceutical facility.</p>

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