What will you be doing 10-20 years from now?
Well, of course, no one can say. But here is a compilation of what some of the alumni chemistry majors of St. Olaf College were doing 10-20 years after they graduated.
This list is based on alumni data for chemistry major graduates of 1980-1990 residing in Minnesota as of 8/1/2001 (215 alumni; somewhat less than half of all alumni for this period). The list is separated into three areas: academic, business/industrial, and medical/spiritual. Rather than listing the same information multiple times, a single entry in this table may represent more than one graduate. The exact number of graduates with each specific combination of major and career path is not indicated.
Questions may be directed to Bob Hanson.
| MAJOR(S) | ACADEMIC FIELDS |
| chemistry | adjunct lecturer |
| chemistry | chemistry professor |
| chemistry, biology | chemistry professor |
| chemistry, religion | chemistry professor |
| chemistry, Norwegian | elementary school teacher |
| chemistry | high school program director |
| chemistry | high school teacher |
| chemistry, German | high school teacher |
| chemistry | junior high teacher |
| chemistry, biology | professor, National Biological Service |
| MAJOR(S) | BUSINESS/INDUSTRIAL FIELDS |
| chemistry | advertising management supervisor |
| chemistry | analytical research chemist |
| chemistry, biology | analytical research chemist |
| chemistry | asset liability analyst |
| chemistry | attorney |
| chemistry, classics | attorney |
| chemistry, economics | biotechnology business developer |
| chemistry, French | biotechnology technician |
| chemistry | brewing company manager |
| chemistry, religion | building design entropy optimizer |
| chemistry | business consultant |
| chemistry | chemical analyst |
| chemistry | company owner |
| chemistry | computer imaging scientist |
| chemistry | controller, human resources manager |
| chemistry | corporate account manager |
| chemistry, Norwegian | corporate chemist |
| chemistry, math | corporate chemist |
| chemistry, religion | corporate chemist |
| chemistry | corporate controller |
| chemistry | dairy consultant |
| chemistry, biology | director of corporate sales, medical diagnostics |
| chemistry, biology | director of international marketing |
| chemistry, biology | engineer |
| chemistry, math | engineer |
| chemistry | environmental engineer |
| chemistry | financial account manager |
| chemistry, French | financial advisor |
| chemistry, Spanish | financial analyst |
| chemistry | food scientist |
| chemistry | formulation chemist |
| chemistry, Norwegian | foundation program leader |
| chemistry, religion | freelance computer consultant |
| chemistry, biology | graphics engineer |
| chemistry | health care consultant |
| chemistry | healthcare retail store owner |
| chemistry, biology | investment banker |
| chemistry, religion | investment banker |
| chemistry | laboratory manager |
| chemistry | laboratory technician |
| chemistry | manufacturing engineer |
| chemistry | marketing director |
| chemistry, economics | marketing research analyst |
| chemistry, psychology | medical information scientist |
| chemistry | policy analyst |
| chemistry | polymer chemist |
| chemistry | population risk analysis manager |
| chemistry, biology | printing operations manager |
| chemistry | production chemist |
| chemistry | quality control supervisor |
| chemistry, physics | realtor |
| chemistry, English | regional manager |
| chemistry | research and development technology manager |
| chemistry | resort manager |
| chemistry | restaurant owner |
| chemistry | safety and environmental manager |
| chemistry, biology | sales/marketing representative |
| chemistry | senior analyst programmer |
| chemistry, math | telecommunications company vice president |
| chemistry, econ | venture capitalist |
| chemistry | vice president for environmental research |
| MAJOR(S) | MEDICAL/SPIRITUAL FIELDS |
| chemistry | anesthesiologist |
| chemistry | cardiologist |
| chemistry | cutaneous surgeon |
| chemistry, biology | dental assistant |
| chemistry | dentist |
| chemistry, biology | dentist |
| chemistry, Norwegian | dentist |
| chemistry, religion | dentist |
| chemistry | dermatologist |
| chemistry | emergency physician |
| chemistry | family practice physician |
| chemistry, biology | family practice physician |
| chemistry, philosophy | family practice physician |
| chemistry, psychology | family practice physician |
| chemistry, religion | family practice physician |
| chemistry, Russian | family practice physician |
| chemistry | general surgeon |
| chemistry | internal medicine physician |
| chemistry | neurosurgeon |
| chemistry | oncologist |
| chemistry | ophthalmologist |
| chemistry | oral surgeon |
| chemistry | orthopedic surgeon |
| chemistry, art | otolaryngologist |
| chemistry | pastor |
| chemistry | pediatrician |
| chemistry, biology | pediatrician |
| chemistry, religion | pediatrician |
| chemistry | pharmaceutical sales representative |
| chemistry | pharmacist |
| chemistry, biology | pharmacist |
| chemistry, biology | physician |
| chemistry, religion | physician |
| chemistry, Norwegian | physician |
| chemistry, Norwegian | physician assistant |
| chemistry | plastic surgeon |
| chemistry, biology | podiatrist |
| chemistry, psychology | psychiatrist |
| chemistry | psychologist |
| chemistry, biology | radiologist |
| chemistry | registered nurse |
| chemistry, philosophy | registered nurse |
| chemistry | urgent care physician |
| chemistry, biology | veterinarian |