tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post7821067687423917597..comments2024-03-29T09:05:29.819-04:00Comments on Chemjobber: What kind of jobs are available for chemists at ethylene cracker plants? Chemjobberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15932113680515602275noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-76613840981443992142016-08-02T19:12:04.915-04:002016-08-02T19:12:04.915-04:00Worked as a BSc chemist for one of the larger ethy...Worked as a BSc chemist for one of the larger ethylene producers/consumers in North America. Virtually no BSc jobs at the actual plant, just operators and engineers. Myself and a few other chemists had a lab in a city nearby for any nontrivial analytical and catalyst research work. Mostly GCMS trace analysis of feedstocks, and characterization of the resulting polyolefins.<br /><br />Starting salary was $55K CAD.anon electrochemistnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-6237579957161198402016-08-02T11:04:52.600-04:002016-08-02T11:04:52.600-04:00A large-scale chemical plant will need surprisingl...A large-scale chemical plant will need surprisingly few chemists. Besides a typical analytical lab employment, a chemist at a commodity chemicals plant can run non-routine testing and evaluations. For example, evaluate process additives from different vendors - anti foam, anti fouling, inhibitor packages, analyze composition of waste streams to determine how to dispose of them properly, etc... <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-91701944710887631812016-08-01T23:18:27.393-04:002016-08-01T23:18:27.393-04:00i work in the downstream part of the industry and ...i work in the downstream part of the industry and from what i can tell, the actual cracker units will not employ many chemists. The polyolefins plants will probably be a better bet for a bachelor's level chemist. That said, its still going to be dominated by engineers and operators.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-68854094136004760772016-08-01T15:19:52.198-04:002016-08-01T15:19:52.198-04:00The difference between a chemist and a chemical en...The difference between a chemist and a chemical engineer is close to the top of the list of stuff I wish someone told me when I was a high school senior / college freshman. I suspect an operation like this doesn't have much use for the former.<br /><br />The process chemists I've worked with came from a mix of both science and engineering backgrounds, so I could see someone with a BS in chemistry backdooring into a refinery-type operation after transitioning to process chemistry somewhere else, but I doubt a recent grad with a chemistry BS would have much of a chance.KTnoreply@blogger.com