Cameron Ward taking a sample on an outdoors site
Process or chemical engineers design, develop and operate processes and equipment that are used to change raw materials into useful products. Chemical engineering covers a wide variety of jobs such as environmental engineering, biochemical engineering and waste engineering, and chemical engineers are often known as process engineers to indicate the wide range of jobs that they do.
He whakamārama
Ko ta te mataaro matu mahi ko te whakahoahoa, te whakapakari, me te whakahaere tikanga, utauta hoki ka whakamahia kia whakarereke i nga rawa mata hei hua whai kiko.
Entry Requirements
To become a process or chemical engineer you need a Bachelor of Technology or a Bachelor of Engineering specialising in:
chemical and process
chemical and materials
materials and process
chemical technology.
Pay
Process or chemical engineers salaries vary depending on which field they are working in.
Job Outlook
While there has been a shortage of chemical engineers in recent years, demand is easing.
Skill shortage information
There is a long term skill shortage for this job.
Source: Department of Immigration, Skills Shortages
