Overview of the Local Job Market for Chemical Professionals

Job Searching for Chemical Professional – Pittsburgh Specific Information

Presented by:

Joseph D. Jolson, Ph.D.

ACS Pittsburgh Section

[email protected]

www.customclientsolutions.net

Overview of the Local Job Market for Chemical

Professionals


Pittsburgh Metropolitan Area Overview

• 19th largest U.S. metropolitan area

• Employment opportunities for chemists– Academic institutions– Government agencies– Industry – Other (non-profits)


Local Employment Agencies

• On Assignment/Lab Support (412-321-1143)• Sun Scientific (412-492-9200)• Kelly Scientific (412-391-3222)• Adecco Technical (412-488-9940)• Manpower (412-434-6507) • Aerotek (412-919-1000)• Oxford Solutions (412-220-4230)• Basilone Oliver (412-369-9501)• K.A. Hamilton & Associates (412-459-0122)


Local Web-Based Job Boards• Catalyst Connection

– http://careers.catalystconnection.org • Pennsylvania Career Link

– http://www.pacareerlink.state.pa.us • Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

– http://classified.post-gazette.com/jobs• Pittsburgh Technology Council

– http://careers.pghtech.org • The Technology Collaborative

– http://www.techcollaborative.org • Jobing Pittsburgh

– http://pittsburgh.jobing.com


Local Career Management Firms

• G.A. Puleo & Associates

• R. Davenport and Associates

• Three Rivers Career Management

• DBM Career Services

• Fogarty Group


Largest Local Companies

• Alcoa Inc.• United States Steel Corp.• PPG Industries Inc.• Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Inc.• Fisher Scientific International Inc.• H.J. Heinz Co.• Del Monte Foods Pittsburgh• Allegheny Technologies Inc.• Kennametal Inc.• Mine Safety Appliances Co.• Valspar Corporation


Largest Local Foreign-Owned Manufacturing Companies

• Westinghouse Electric Co.• Bayer Corp./Lanxess• Medrad Inc.• Nova Chemicals Corp.• GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare• Respironics Inc.• Siemens Power Generation• Draeger Safety Inc.


Largest Local Environmental Companies

• Michael Baker Corp.• Shaw Environmental & Infrastructure Inc.• Tetra Tech NUS Inc.• RJ Lee Group Inc.• URS Corp.• Civil & Environmental Consultants Inc.• Weavertown Environmental Group• Wayne Crouse Inc.


Largest Local Medical Equipment Manufacturing Companies

• Respironics Inc.• McKesson Automation• Lifecore Inc.• ChemImage Corp.• Thar Technologies Inc.• Instrumentation Industries Inc.• Extrel CMS• E.A. Fischione Instruments Inc.• Renal Solutions Inc.


Local Academic Employers

• University of Pittsburgh• Indiana University of Pennsylvania• Community College of Allegheny County• Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania• Carnegie Mellon University• Duquesne University• California University of Pennsylvania• Clarion University of Pennsylvania• Robert Morris University


Local Government Employers

• Federal (www.usajobs.gov) – FBI– MSHA– NIOSH– NETL

• State– Department of Environmental Protection– Pennsylvania police crime lab

• Local– Allegheny County Health Department– Allegheny County Criminal Lab– Allegheny County Coroner– City of Pittsburgh


Other Employment Opportunities for Chemists

• Chemical Health & Safety Specialist• Forensic Scientist• Information Scientist• Science Writer• Technology Transfer Specialist• Government Regulatory Specialist• Science Policy Specialist• Business Development, Sales, and Marketing• Patent Agent, Intellectual Property Attorney• Start a Company, Consult


For More Information

• Use Your Imagination • Network

– By contacting John Williams at [email protected] and joining the ACS Pittsburgh Section YCC

• Read:– Pittsburgh Business Times – Book of Lists– Nontraditional Careers for Chemists: New formulas in

Chemistry: By Lisa M. Balbes; 2006, Oxford University Press

– Careers for Chemists: A World Outside the Lab: By Fred Owns, Roger Uhler, and Corinne Marasco; 1997, ACS

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