The need for chemical technicians is expected to grow at a 9% annual rate over the next decades. The chemical enterprise is expected to have similar growth.  This suggests that the market for chemical technicians will favor the employee, but that the employer will have options to demand high skill and performance levels.  Employers will be looking for employees with chemistry majors and minors in related physical sciences.  Job candidates will be expected to have current technology skills and excellent communication skills. Extrapolating from the development of the chemical enterprise over the past several decades, the functions and associated skills needed by the chemical technician in twenty years will be examined.  High level skills, obtained through formal and on-the-job training will be the paramount demand on chemical technician employees.

Quo vadis: The chemical technician in 2036

248th National Meeting (2014)

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