Chemists need knowledge in the following areas:

• Chemistry: The properties of substances and the changes that occur when they interact.
• English Language: The meaning and use of the English language.
• Mathematics: The rules and uses of numbers.
• Production and Processing: How products are made and distributed.
• Administration and Management: How to run a business or group.
• Computers and Electronics: Computer hardware and software.
• Clerical: General office work such as filling and storing information.
• Physics: The features and laws of matter and energy.