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Are careers in chemistry always interesting?

#chemistry I really enjoy learning chemistry, but I'm afraid it will get boring.

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Matthew’s Answer

Hi Mattie, to answer you question in short : Yes, a career in chemistry will always be interesting. Everything from household cleaning agents, to brewing beer, to developing new treatments for disease all require intense amounts of chemistry. I work in drug development where chemistry is always interesting. We see new challenges everyday and must come up with crafty solutions to make a new potential therapy from cancer, diabetes, COVID-19, etc... Chemistry is needed is many different industries and will always present opportunity for learning!
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Brandon’s Answer

I think it depends very much on the individual.

My undergraduate degree is in chemistry and I worked for a biotech company during my summer internships (~14 years ago). But I since pursued a career in finance and investing, centered around the software industry.

I ultimately decided that chemistry is a fascinating area of study, but that pursuing a career in the field was not the right fit for me. Even though I don't use it today, I'm glad I studied it in school because I really loved it and I developed a lot of quantitative and analytical skills that turned out to be portable to other fields (e.g., finance, economics, etc.).

I wouldn't be worried about chemistry, or most other topics, becoming boring! But, if you are finding it boring today, I would suggest either sticking with it a bit longer to see if it's just a temporary feeling or finding a new area of interest -- there are so many amazing things to learn about and explore!
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Anjali’s Answer

Hey Mattie Chemistry is always going to be interesting at present I am using chemistry to make batteries for electric vehicles. Chemistry tells you what is going inside a material in an atomic scale and trust me understanding chemistry gives you a vision of a whole different world. So keep on working on what you love and you are going to be great.
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