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Where an analytical chemist can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role an analytical chemist already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Analytical chemists research and describe the chemical composition of substances. Moreover, they draw conclusions related to the behaviour of such substances in different conditions. Analytical chemists play an important role in looking at the relationship between chemistry and the environment, food, fuel, and medicine. They use a range of techniques such as electro-chromatography, gas and high performance liquid chromatography and spectroscopy.

Also known as chemist, analytical chemistry analyst, analytical chemistry scientist, chemistry research analyst, chrystalographer, analytical chemistry science researcher, chemistry researcher, chemistry scientist, analytical chemistry research analyst, analytical chemistry research scientist, analytic chemist, analytical chemistry researcher.

Professionals 72 skills on file 5 career moves 5 above 60% overlap Closest: astronomer, 76%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
astronomer 76% covered seismologist 75% covered religion scientific researcher 74% covered palaeontologist 74% covered demographer 73% covered analytical chemist You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from analytical chemist, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role an analytical chemist already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · What the job itself asks for

An analytical chemist needs 49 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • analyse chemical substances information skills
  • oxidation natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • green chemistry engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • computational chemistry natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • handle chemicals handling and moving
  • analytical chemistry natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • use chemical analysis equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • chemical processes engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • apply safety procedures in laboratory assisting and caring
  • scientific literature generic programmes and qualifications
Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what an analytical chemist does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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Analytical chemist is filed under Professionals, ISCO major group 2. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of an analytical chemist’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.