Occupation Atlascosmetic chemist
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/11b6390b-1e48-4903-a5df-d3e04b451a19
cosmetic chemist
Cosmetic chemists develop formulas in order to create and test new cosmetic products and improve existing cosmetic products such as perfumes and fragrances, lipstick, waterproof lotions and makeup, hair dye, soaps and detergents with special properties, topical medicines or health supplements.
Job Zone
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- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
Zone 4: Considerable Preparation Needed
Considerable preparation. Usually a bachelor's degree plus several years of work-related experience, knowledge, or training.
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Occupational interest profile
IRCInvestigative · Realistic · Conventional — the three strongest interests, in order
- I Investigative6.71
- R Realistic5.67
- C Conventional4.81
- E Enterprising1.60
- A Artistic1.52
- S Social1.14
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Chemists (19-2031.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, a broader O*NET occupation that includes this one, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (44)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- adhere to Standard Operating Procedures
- analytical chemistry
- apply for research funding
- apply research ethics and scientific integrity principles in research activities
- calibrate laboratory equipment
- communicate with a non-scientific audience
- conduct research across disciplines
- conform to cosmetics regulatory requirements
- cosmetics ingredients
- demonstrate disciplinary expertise
- develop professional network with researchers and scientists
- disseminate results to the scientific community
- draft scientific or academic papers and technical documentation
- evaluate research activities
- examine production samples
- formulate cosmetic products
- good manufacturing practices
- increase the impact of science on policy and society
- integrate gender dimension in research
- interact professionally in research and professional environments
- laboratory techniques
- manage findable accessible interoperable and reusable data
- manage intellectual property rights
- manage open publications
- manage personal professional development
- manage research data
- mentor individuals
- operate open source software
- perform chemical experiments
- perform project management
- perform scientific research
- promote open innovation in research
- promote the participation of citizens in scientific and research activities
- promote the transfer of knowledge
- publish academic research
- recommend product improvements
- report analysis results
- scientific research methodology
- speak different languages
- synthesise information
- test beauty products
- think abstractly
- troubleshoot cosmetics formula issues
- write scientific publications
Optional (15)
- apply blended learning
- chemical preservation
- communicate production plan
- communicate with external laboratories
- control production
- develop strategy to solve problems
- ensure safety in the production area
- give instructions to staff
- market analysis
- microbiology-bacteriology
- organic chemistry
- project management principles
- quality assurance methodologies
- teach in academic or vocational contexts
- train employees
O*NET equivalents
From the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, strongest match first. A broader occupation takes in this one; a narrower one is a part of it.
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