Skills
Baseline Skills
Applied Chemistry
- Application Chemist
- Assistant Chemist
- Assistant Engineer
- Chemical Technologist
- Environmental, Safety & Health Officer
- Laboratory Technologist
- Materials Characterisation / Failure Analysis Specialist
- Materials Specialist
- Process Designer
- Process Technician
- Product Specialist
- Purchaser / Procurement Engineer
- Quality Assurance / Quality Control / Laboratory Analyst
- Regulatory & Compliance Officer
- Research Assistant/ Associate
- Sales / Business / Marketing Executive
- Technical Specialist
Emerging Skills
- E-branding/ influencers
- Digitalisation/ smart manufacturing
- Gen AI
- Data analytics and visualization
Divergent Skills
- Brand Manager
- Consumer Insights
- Alternative Safety Testing
- Buyer
Job Market
Job postings for Chemical Manufacturing industries*
| Year | Singapore |
| Jan to Jun 2025 | 2121 |
| 2024 | 5443 |
| 2023 | 7319 |
Source: Labour Insight [online] Available from: Burning Glass Technologies [Accessed 18 Sep 2025].
*include jobs for Chemical / Process Engineer, Chemist, Chemical Technician, Laboratory Technologist or Laboratory Technician
Job Roles
Career Insights
Industry Insights: Energy and Chemicals Sector
Fun fact: Jurong island, home to around 100 leading petrochemical, petroleum and speciality chemical companies, was reclaimed and combined from 7 small islands! Find out what are some of the occupations in the Energy & Chemicals sector and career progressions.
The Skills Framework (SF) is a SkillsFuture initiative developed for the Singapore workforce to promote skills mastery and lifelong learning, and is an integral component of the Energy and Chemicals Industry Manpower Plan.
