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Chemical Engineering

By: Charlie Ink

What do Chemical Engineers Do?

What is Chemical Engineering About.

Chemical engineers develop and design chemical manufacturing processes. Chemical engineers apply the principles of chemistry, biology, physics, and math to solve problems that involve the production or use of chemicals, fuel, drugs, food, and many other products.

Chemical Engineers Salary

Chemical Engineers Salary

The average income of chemical engineers is $114,820, more than double the national average for all occupations.

Chemical Engineers Schooling

Chemical Engineers Schooling

Programs in chemical engineering usually take 4 years and include classroom, laboratory, and field studies. Some colleges and universities have 5-year engineering programs that lead to both a bachelor's degree and a master's degree.

Chemical Engineer Daily Work Hours

Chemical Engineers Daily Work Time

This type of working environment means standard working hours with days starting between 8 and 9 a.m. Chemical engineers in this setting are usually salaried employees and keep a 40-hour week, working eight hours a day, five days a week.

Chemical Engineers Work Area

Chemical Engineers Work Area

Chemical engineers work mostly in offices or laboratories. They may spend time at industrial plants, refineries, and other locations, where they monitor or direct operations or solve onsite problems.

Chemical Engineers Facts

MORE FACTS

  • George E Davis is known as the founding father of chemical engineers. ...
  • The Haber-Bosch process, founded by Fritz Haber, makes it possible for synthetic fertilizers to be made. ...
  • Margaret Hutchinson Rousseau established the first commercial plant of penicillin.

Chemistry VS Chemical Engineering

1st Fact

Chemistry is often confused with chemical engineering. Chemistry is the study of chemical reactions, whereas chemical engineering has more to do with taking the materials created by chemists and making them more useful or at a large scale.

2nd Fact

What will you get out of be a Chemical Engineer?

Advances in chemical engineering will provide solutions to the world's most crucial problems: renewable potable water and pollution control.

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