WHAT TYPE OF WORK DO PEOPLE IN THIS CAREER PERFORM?
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT LABS.
WHAT IS THE CURRENT SALARY OF THIS OCCUPATION?
$62,079.
WHAT ARE THE WORKING CONDITIONS? INSIDE/OUTSIDE?
INSIDE.
WORK ENVIRONMENT? OFFICE?/PLANT/LAB?
LAB.
WHAT ARE THE MAJOR JOB RESPONSIBILITIES?
EXAMPLES:
*INVENT CLOTHING THAT REPELS MOSQUITOES.
* DEVELOP NANO-SIZED POLYMERS TO HELP REPAIR SHATTERED BONES.
IS THERE A DEMAND FOR THIS JOB IN THE FUTURE?
THERE IS NO DEMAND FOR THIS JOB.
WHAT KIND OF EDUCATION IS NEEDED FOR THIS TYPE OF WORK?
A FOUR YEAR COLLEGE DEGREE, BETTER POSITIONS REQUIRE AT LEAST A MASTERS BUT MOST MATERIAL SCIENCES HAVE ENGINEERING DEGREES.