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Chemistry

Skill in demand · Lightcast

Chemistry is a specialized skill in the Lightcast Open Skills taxonomy — the vocabulary employers use to describe what work requires. It maps to 213 occupations that together employ about 30,634,390 workers, with a median wage of $59,775. Its reach across the occupation map is high. The occupations that use it sit, on average, at the 40th percentile of AI task-exposure ( moderate) — a measure of how much the work overlaps with what AI can do, not of the skill's value. See where every skill sits.

This page is built from a crosswalk that maps each occupation's O*NET knowledge, skill, and ability requirements to the named Lightcast skill — it reflects which jobs require the skill, not a direct count of job postings. Employment and pay are BLS OEWS national figures for the occupations, not for the skill itself.

Occupations that need this skill

Occupations whose O*NET requirements map to Chemistry, ranked by employment. Wage and employment are BLS OEWS (national, cross-industry, May 2024).

Occupation Workers Median pay
Baristas 3,780,930 $30,480
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses 3,282,010 $93,600
Critical Care Nurses 3,282,010 $93,600
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 943,430 $38,090
Food Preparation Workers 888,770 $34,220
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 854,910 $34,660
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers 630,980 $136,550
Regulatory Affairs Managers 630,980 $136,550
Packers and Packagers, Hand 601,440 $35,580
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers 591,180 $47,460
Pharmacy Technicians 487,920 $43,460
Environmental Compliance Inspectors 397,770 $78,420
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment 373,960 $35,270
Water/Wastewater Engineers 355,410 $99,590
Firefighters 332,240 $59,530
Pharmacists 328,870 $137,480
Allergists and Immunologists 315,360 —
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians 315,360 —
Sports Medicine Physicians 315,360 —
Urologists 315,360 —
Nurse Practitioners 307,390 $129,210
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists 295,460 $35,250
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists 287,230 $60,640
Fuel Cell Engineers 286,760 $102,320
Animal Caretakers 277,300 $33,470
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant 271,780 $34,460
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 261,690 $35,690
Biofuels Production Managers 234,380 $121,440
Biomass Power Plant Managers 234,380 $121,440
Geothermal Production Managers 234,380 $121,440
Quality Control Systems Managers 234,380 $121,440
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 229,720 $105,620
Painters, Construction and Maintenance 224,180 $48,660
Dental Hygienists 219,070 $94,260
Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers 210,340 $167,740
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers 195,360 $33,800
Geothermal Technicians 183,690 $48,640
Tutors 174,660 $40,090
Food Batchmakers 171,660 $40,790
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 156,300 $100,590
Anesthesiologist Assistants 155,540 $133,260
Physician Assistants 155,540 $133,260
Nanosystems Engineers 150,750 $117,750
Cooks, Short Order 150,420 $35,620
Manicurists and Pedicurists 147,820 $34,660
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers 143,590 $33,720
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers 141,090 $37,700
Phlebotomists 138,880 $43,660
Roofers 136,740 $50,970
Respiratory Therapists 136,420 $80,450
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians 131,320 $45,980
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists 128,430 $83,910
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders 127,410 $57,090
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators 126,750 $58,260
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers 124,130 $56,170
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers 114,190 $37,320
Dentists, General 113,490 $172,790
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary 111,150 $61,490
Family Medicine Physicians 107,950 $238,380
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers 107,060 $47,080
Exposure quadrant: AI task-overlap percentile vs Median pay AI task-overlap (horizontal) versus median pay (vertical), each as a percentile across all scored occupations, for 40 occupations in occupations that need Chemistry. Overlap measures shared tasks with AI, not automation. Lower overlap · higher pay Higher overlap · higher pay Higher overlap · lower pay Lower overlap · lower pay Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers Roofers Painters, Construction and Maintenance Firefighters Dental Hygienists Food Batchmakers Phlebotomists Veterinary Technologists and Technicians Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders Food Servers, Nonrestaurant Respiratory Therapists Dentists, General Anesthesiologist Assistants Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers Critical Care Nurses Pharmacy Technicians AI task-overlap percentile → ↑ Median pay
Occupations that need Chemistry, by AI task-overlap and median pay

How this skill maps to occupations

The O*NET attribute types that bridge to this Lightcast skill, and how many of the mapped occupations each accounts for.

  • O*NET knowledge area 213

Datasets behind this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

Cite this page
Plain

Singulariki. "Chemistry." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/demand-skills/chemistry

APA

Singulariki. (2026). Chemistry. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/demand-skills/chemistry

BibTeX 
@misc{singulariki-chemistry,
  title  = {Chemistry},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/demand-skills/chemistry}
}

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