Chemistry

What Can I Do With This Major?

Check out specific job titles, work places and links to related professional organizations:

Internships

The following are examples of locations where students in Chemistry have completed internships. The data is from the UC Davis Exit Survey, completed by students who have graduated in the past years. If you're a student thinking about participating in an internship, this list is a great place to start your search.

Internship Sponsors
Argonne National Laboratory
Bellingham Police Department
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC)
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Los Alamos National Laboratory
UC Davis Medical Center
UC Davis Olive Center

Employment

The table below includes examples of organizations and job titles of graduates who entered the workforce. This list is not exhaustive; it is meant to provide basic guidance to upcoming graduates looking to enter the workforce. An organization and job title may appear more than once if multiple graduates have been hired. Check out this diverse list of jobs, and then use it to start your own search.

Companies Position
Alameda County Sheriff's Office Criminalist
AMPAC Fine Chemicals Associate Chemist
Intertek Chemist
Marrone Bio Innovations Analyst
Montrose Environmental Group, Inc. Field Technician
SC Laboratories Lab Technician
TestAmerica Laboratories, Inc. Analyst
Thermochem, Inc. HPLC Chemist
Torani Qualitative Assurance Technician
Trinchero Family Estates Harvest Lab Technician
UC Davis Department of Plant Sciences Junior Specialist
United States Department of Agriculture Lab Technician
US Air Force Airborne Cryptological Linguist