Will “Scientist” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔
1.7% Chance of Automation
“Scientist” will not be replaced by robots.
This job is ranked #77 out of #702. A higher ranking (i.e., a lower number) means the job is less likely to be replaced.
Care to share? Click for Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, or XING. 👍
Job Description
Design chemical plant equipment and devise processes for manufacturing chemicals and products, such as gasoline, synthetic rubber, plastics, detergents, cement, paper, and pulp, by applying principles and technology of chemistry, physics, and engineering.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 17-2041.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 105,420.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 50.00
- Currently, there are 31,990 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Chemical Engineers”.
Also Known As…
- Chemical Engineers
- Refinery Process Engineer
- Project Engineer
- Process Engineer
- Process Development Engineer
- Process Control Engineer
- Engineering Scientist
- Engineer
- Development Engineer
- Chemical Engineer
- Weapons Engineer
- Weapons Designer
- Technical Supervisor
- Supplier Quality Engineer (SQE)
- Scientist
- Sand Technologist
- Sand Analyst
- Research Chemical Engineer
- Processes Chemical Design Engineer
- Process Development Director
- Process Design Engineer
- Process Design Chemical Engineer
- Polymerization Supervisor
- Polymerization Engineer
- Poly Area Supervisor
- Plastics Engineer
- Plant Engineer
- Pharmaceutical Process Engineer
- Oxidation Engineer
- Nanotechnologist
- Monomer Recovery Supervisor
- Lubricating Engineer
- Gas Combustion Engineer
- Fuels Engineer
- Explosives Engineer
- Design Engineer
- Commissioning Engineer
- Chemical Test Engineer
- Chemical Research Engineer
- Chemical Process Engineer
- Chemical Process Control, Design, or Development Engineer
- Blending Coordinator
- Automation Engineer
- Absorption and Adsorption Engineer
Tasks for “Scientist”
- Design and plan layout of equipment.
- Conduct research to develop new and improved chemical manufacturing processes.
- Evaluate chemical equipment and processes to identify ways to optimize performance or to ensure compliance with safety and environmental regulations.
- Troubleshoot problems with chemical manufacturing processes.
- Prepare estimate of production costs and production progress reports for management.
- Develop processes to separate components of liquids or gases or generate electrical currents, using controlled chemical processes.
- Perform tests and monitor performance of processes throughout stages of production to determine degree of control over variables such as temperature, density, specific gravity, and pressure.
- Direct activities of workers who operate or are engaged in constructing and improving absorption, evaporation, or electromagnetic equipment.
- Determine most effective arrangement of operations such as mixing, crushing, heat transfer, distillation, and drying.
- Perform laboratory studies of steps in manufacture of new products and test proposed processes in small-scale operation, such as a pilot plant.
- Design measurement and control systems for chemical plants based on data collected in laboratory experiments and in pilot plant operations.
- Develop safety procedures to be employed by workers operating equipment or working in close proximity to ongoing chemical reactions.
Related Technology & Tools
- Vial handling systems
- Filtration systems
- Sludge dryers
- Laboratory evaporaters
- Personal computers
- Lyophilizers
- Benchtop mixers
- Heat exchangers
- Wet scrubbers
- Plate filter presses
- Personal digital assistants PDA
- Gas absorbers
- Vacuum pumps
- Catalytic reactors
- Programmable logic controllers PLC
- Chromatographic scanning equipment
- Distillation systems
- Mass spectrometers
- Benchtop centrifuges
- Safety goggles
- Distillation columns
- Surface analysis spectroscopes
- Mixing tanks
- Powder mixing equipment
- Atomic force microscopes
- Agitators
- Microsoft Word
- SoftLab PHEdesign
- EPCON International SYSTEM 7 Process Explorer
- CD-adapco STAR-CAD
- Cerebro CerebroMix
- G&P Engineering Software PhysProps
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Project
- Chempute Software VisiMix
- C
- Microsoft Visual Basic
- SAP
- G&P Engineering Software PipeDrop
- Relational database software
- Dassault Systemes CATIA
- Computer aided design and drafting CADD software
- Chempute Software Engineer's Aide SINET
- Spreadsheet software
- Thermal Analysis Systems The Energy Analyst
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- PTC Creo Parametric
- Madison Technical Software Chempak Plus
- The MathWorks MATLAB
- Madison Technical Software Steampak
- Chempute Software E-Notebook
- Chempute Software EstPro
- Applied Flow Technology AFT Fathom
- C++
- EPCON International CHEMPRO Engineering Suite
- GE Fanuc Proficy Machine Edition
- Microsoft Office
- Statistical software
- Prode PD-Plus
- Chempute Software ChemDraw
- Dassault Systems SOLIDWORKS
- Laboratory information management system LIMS
- EPCON International SiNET
- Chemstations CHEMCAD
- G&P Engineering Software EngVert
- CAD/CAM
- National Instruments LabVIEW
- Control Station ENGINEER
- Microsoft Access
- Presentation software
- Desktop publishing software
- Minitab
- Microsoft Visual C# .NET
- Absorption process simulation software
- AspenTech aspenONE for Chemicals
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Microsoft Visio
- Applied Flow Technology AFT Arrow
- Chempute Software SuperPro Designer
- Madison Technical Software Enviropak
- ChemicaLogic SteamTab
- Structured query language SQL