2113-Chemists

Job Title: 

Chemists

Job Description: 

Chemists conduct research, improve or develop concepts, theories and operational methods, or apply scientific knowledge relating to chemistry, to develop new knowledge or products and for quality and process control.

Tasks: 

Tasks include:

  • conducting research and improving or developing concepts, instruments, theories and operational methods related to chemistry
  • conducting experiments, tests and analyses to investigate chemical composition and energy and chemical changes in various natural or synthetic substances, materials and products
  • developing procedures for environmental control, quality control and various other procedures for manufacturers or users
  • conducting programmes of sample and data collection and analysis to identify and quantify environmental toxicants
  • participating in interdisciplinary research and development projects working with chemical engineers, biologists, microbiologists, agronomists, geologists or other professionals
  • using micro-organisms to convert substances into new compounds
  • determining ways to strengthen or combine materials or develop new materials
  • reproducing and synthesising naturally occurring substances and creating new artificial substances
  • preparing scientific papers and reports
Additional Notes: 


This unit group includes

Chemist
Food chemist
Petroleum chemist

Specific Occupations: 

21130
Chemist

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Source Of Info: 

Source: SINGAPORE STANDARD OCCUPATIONAL CLASSIFICATION 2015, Department of Statistics, Ministry of Trade & Industry, Republic of Singapore