First job: Data Analyst vs Entry-level Chemist

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<p>So I'm a recent college graduate with a major in Chemistry. I got two job offers.</p>

<p>One is Data Analyst. It involves programming and figuring out the popular trends of search keywords among consumers and providing that as business intelligence to companies. It seems like a cool job but if I take this I have to relocate and find a place to rent. The other is Entry-level Chemist at a local pharm company. Pay isn't impressive but I can just live in my parent's house. It's also related to my major.</p>

<p>One more thing, I am interested in going to grad school for something quantitative (Statistics or Math) in the future, so which one would be a better choice?
Or does it not matter since I will go to grad school anyway?</p>

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<p>What is your backround - degree, university, experience…?</p>

<p>What do you want to do long-term? </p>

<p>More details about each job would help - firm or specialty.</p>

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<p>I think if you want to go to grad school for math or stats I think the easy choice would be choose the job dealing with stats or math.</p>