Joseph D. Jolson, Ph.D.

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Overview of the Local Job Market for Chemical
Professionals

• Presented by
• Joseph D. Jolson, Ph.D.
• ACS Pittsburgh Section
• joe_at_customclientsolutions.net
• www.customclientsolutions.net

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Pittsburgh Metropolitan Area Overview

• 19th largest U.S. metropolitan area
• Employment opportunities for chemists
• Academic institutions
• Government agencies
• Industry
• Other (non-profits)

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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)

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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

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Local Career Management Firms

• G.A. Puleo Associates
• R. Davenport and Associates
• Three Rivers Career Management
• DBM Career Services
• Fogarty Group

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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For More Information

• Use Your Imagination
• Network
• By contacting John Williams at jtwillia_at_waynesburg
  .edu 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