<p>I am not sure if chemistry is a major that I should choose. Because I don't want to waste my time in college and continue to work at 7-11. It would be awesome if someone could show me the statistics for jobs and unemployment rates. </p>
<p>Should*</p>
<p>It has been tough for Chemistry majors over the past few years. There is a [Chemical</a> & Engineering News article](<a href=“http://cen.acs.org/articles/91/i4/New-Bachelor-Level-Chemists-Face.html"]Chemical”>http://cen.acs.org/articles/91/i4/New-Bachelor-Level-Chemists-Face.html) from January of 2013 that discusses it. Things have certainly gotten better in the past 18 months. In the article, it says that you can improve your chances by getting internships and you should do so.</p>
<p>However, you have to realize that the situation now is not the situation that you will face in 4 years when you graduate. If you really like chemistry, you should go for it. If you are a good chemist and you get the right kind of contacts and references, you will be OK.</p>
<p>The more employable fields of chemistry are the more quantitative ones, such as those related to physical chemistry, if only because those skills are quite transferable to other fields. Biochemistry, on the other hand, tends to have somewhat worse prospects because not only is the field oversaturated, but also many of the skills there (organic synthesis etc) are useless outside of biochemistry.</p>
<p>Prospects aren’t what I would call phenomenal, but I wouldn’t call it “wasting time in college” either.</p>
<p><a href=“University Graduate Career Surveys - #69 by ucbalumnus - Career Opportunities & Internships - College Confidential Forums”>University Graduate Career Surveys - #69 by ucbalumnus - Career Opportunities & Internships - College Confidential Forums; may help you.</p>
<p>Any interest in chemical engineering?</p>