Also called: Plant Chemist, Natural Products Phytochemist
Studies the chemicals plants make and how they can be used as medicines or products.
Extracts compounds from a medicinal plant, identifies them with mass spectrometry, and tests which ones fight inflammation.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Doctorate (PhD), about 10 years after high school. PhD in chemistry, pharmacognosy, or plant biology.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Chemistry, Botany, Pharmacognosy.
Growing about average. Tracks BLS biological scientists.
Medium risk for 10 years. AI predicts plant compounds and reads mass spec data; extraction and lab testing stay human.
Classes: AP Chemistry, AP Biology, Statistics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 19-2031.
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