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Engineering and maintenance | Environment and land | Manufacturing | Science and research
Chemical engineers develop ways to turn raw materials into everyday products.
You'll normally need a degree or postgraduate qualification in:
You may be able to do a postgraduate conversion course if you have a degree in a related area like engineering, chemistry or polymer science. Some universities offer a foundation year for people without qualifications in maths and science, which allows them to move onto the degree course afterwards.
A postgraduate master's qualification like an MEng can be studied at university. This course includes independent research and gives you a greater knowledge and understanding of chemical engineering science. It could also prepare you for further postgraduate study like a PhD. You'll usually need:
You'll need:
If you work in research and development, you’ll:
With experience, you could progress to senior process or design engineer, research and development manager. You could go on to be a plant manager, or overall operations manager. You could also move into consultancy work.
Patent attorneys advise clients on how to apply for patents for new inventions, designs or processes.
Agricultural engineers build, service and repair agricultural, horticultural and forestry machinery and equipment.
Hydrologists study the impact of rainfall, rivers and waterways on the environment. They also look at sustainable ways to use water.
Meteorologists collect and study data from the atmosphere and oceans to make weather forecasts and carry out research.
Physicists study matter and try to work out why it behaves like it does.
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Not only will your organisation (or the Government) pay for all of your training, but you’ll be paid to do it. That means you could actually get paid to get your degree and have no debt!
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As an apprentice, the minimum you’ll earn is £6.20 an hour, but we’ve seen apprentices earn a starting salary of up to £30,000 a year! You could also get other employee benefits like gym memberships, paid holiday, and sick pay.
Employers think apprentices are 15% more employable than those with other qualifications. In fact, many large employers train their graduates and apprentices together!
There’s only so much you can learn when you just do a qualification. As an apprentice, you’ll also get to learn on the job – whether that’s designing amazing graphics, chopping vegetables, or building engines!
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