Chemical Engineer

Wikipedia's definition of chemical engineering is "the branch of engineering that deals with the application of physical science and life sciences with mathematics, to the process of converting raw materials or chemicals into more useful or valuable forms." Now, most of you are probably saying, "Whoa, slow down, branch of engineering that what??". In laymen's terms, this means that chemical engineers try to make better materials and techniques that are cheaper, safer, more environmentally friendly and last longer. For example, it would have been a chemical engineer that decided what materials the clothes on your back should be made out of, considering all of the above aspects. A chemical engineer would have also determined what ingredients should be in that can of Diet Coke to make it healthier, preserve longer and taste better. Chemical Engineers have a very broad job criteria simply because everything, everywhere is involved with chemistry. This one of the positives or "pluses" to being a chemical engineer, along with a high salary and having a respected career. Speaking of salary, all engineers make around the same amount of money, which is about an average of $78,000 USD before taxes. Chemical engineering is a very general type of engineer, next I will talk about a branch of engineering that has totally changed just about every aspect of the world as we know it.