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Materials Scientists
$104.38K Median Salary 700 Job Openings (Annual Projection) 2.8% Job Growth
About This Career
Research and study the structures and chemical properties of various natural and synthetic or composite materials, including metals, alloys, rubber, ceramics, semiconductors, polymers, and glass. Determine ways to strengthen or combine materials or develop new materials with new or specific properties for use in a variety of products and applications. Includes glass scientists, ceramic scientists, metallurgical scientists, and polymer scientists.
Reported Job Titles
Materials Scientist, Micro Electrical/Mechanical Systems Device Scientist (MEMS Device Scientist), Polymer Materials Consultant, Research and Development Scientist (R and D Scientist), Research Scientist, Scientist
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Skills You'll Need
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Abilities
Written Comprehension
Inductive Reasoning
Oral Comprehension
Written Expression
Deductive Reasoning
Oral Expression
Problem Sensitivity
Category Flexibility
Information Ordering
Near Vision
Mathematical Reasoning
Flexibility of Closure
Speech Clarity
Fluency of Ideas
Number Facility
Originality
Perceptual Speed
Speech Recognition
Visualization
Selective Attention
Knowledge
Engineering and Technology
Chemistry
Mathematics
Physics
Computers and Electronics
English Language
Design
Production and Processing
Education and Training
Skills
Critical Thinking
Reading Comprehension
Science
Active Listening
Active Learning
Speaking
Writing
Complex Problem Solving
Judgment and Decision Making
Mathematics
Monitoring
Operations Analysis
Instructing
Learning Strategies
Systems Analysis
Systems Evaluation
Coordination
Persuasion
Social Perceptiveness
Technology Skills
Analytical or scientific software
Presentation software
Spreadsheet software
Electronic mail software
Development environment software
Office suite software
Word processing software
Object or component oriented development software
Internet browser software
Data base user interface and query software
Web platform development software
Tools
Spectrometers
Laboratory box furnaces
Scanning probe microscopes
Abrasion testers
Laboratory balances
Viscosimeters
Thickness measuring devices
Corrosion testers
Scanning electron microscopes
Semiconductor process systems
Calorimeters
Laboratory mills
Hydraulic press frames
Electronic actuators
Light scattering equipment
Laboratory evaporators
Volumeters
Mass spectrometers
Power grinders
Ultrasonic examination equipment
Wear testers
Interferometers
Photo attachments for microscopes
Presses
Surface testers
Thermal differential analyzers
Power saws
Thermo gravimetry analyzers
Casting machines
Diffractometers
Signal generators
Spectrofluorimeters or fluorimeters
Freeze dryers or lyopholizers
Laboratory mixers
Manometers
Inductively coupled plasma ICP spectrometers
Hardness testers
Transmission electron microscopes
Induction heaters
Rheometers
Fume hoods or cupboards
Blow torch
Horizontal turning center
Frequency analyzers
Notebook computers
Extruders
Tube furnaces
Stereo or dissecting light microscopes
Particle size measuring apparatus
Milling machines
Potentiometers
Injection molding machines
X ray diffraction equipment
Goggles
Metal markers or holders
Crucible furnaces
Laboratory crushers or pulverizers
Grinders
Polarizing microscopes
Linear position sensors
Ultra pure water systems
Isolation glove boxes
Creep testers
Ion selective electrode ISE meters
Crystal growing equipment
Magnetometers
Reflectometers
Atomic absorption AA spectrometers
Porosimeters
Ultrasonic cleaning equipment
Surface tension measuring instruments
Analytical balances
Loadcells
Infrared spectrometers
Fatigue testers
X ray radiography examination equipment
Roughness measuring instruments
Metallurgical microscopes
Microcontrollers
Oscilloscopes
Tumblers or polishers
Vacuum ovens
Binocular light compound microscopes
Sampling manifolds
Radiation detectors
X ray generators
Safety glasses
Impact testers
Spectrophotometers
Desktop computers
Swaging tools
Personal computers
Accelerometers
