1. Changes in market demand:
Adjustment of industrial structure: With economic development and scientific and technological progress, the demand in some traditional applied chemistry fields may decline or shift, while the demand in emerging fields is relatively small. The industry growth rate is not high: compared with other popular majors, the industry growth rate of applied chemistry is relatively low, and employment opportunities are relatively limited.
2. The intensification of professional competition:
Specialty overlap: Applied chemistry is a broad discipline, which overlaps with other related majors such as materials science and bioengineering, resulting in fierce competition in the job market. The supply of postgraduate education exceeds demand: a large number of undergraduate applied chemistry graduates choose to continue their studies and pursue master's or doctoral degrees, which makes the postgraduate education market also face competitive pressure.
3. The uncertainty of industry development:
Environmental factors: In recent years, the awareness of environmental protection has improved, and the government's supervision of environmental pollution has become more and more strict, which has had a negative impact on some traditional applied chemistry industries. Technical progress: the rapid development and application of new technologies may have an impact on some traditional applied chemistry fields, leading to unstable employment situation.
4. Challenges of career development:
Salary: Compared with some popular majors, the salary of applied chemistry is generally low, which will also cause some students to worry about the employment prospects of this major. Nature of work: Some applied chemistry posts may need to engage in some heavy and meticulous experimental work, which requires high working environment and occupational pressure.
Summary:
The main reasons for the bad employment of applied chemistry are the change of market demand, the intensification of professional competition, the uncertainty of industry development and the challenge of career development.
However, even in the face of some difficulties, reasonable career planning and personal ability improvement are still important ways to improve employment competitiveness. At the same time, choosing fields that combine interests with applied chemistry, such as environmental protection and new energy, can also create more employment opportunities.