Science-related professions

Activities of scientific professions

Scientists explore both living and non-living nature. Fundamental science studies the general laws of the existence of living and non-living nature. Applied science seeks to apply the research subject to human needs and goes into production. But there are subcategories within each science division. Chemistry, in turn, is divided into sections: general chemistry, inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry, analytical chemistry, quantum chemistry, physical chemistry, colloid chemistry, laser chemistry, and so on. Applied chemistry includes: chemical technology of glass, ceramics, and refractories, composite and binding materials, high-energy chemistry and radioecology, hydrogen energy, nanotechnology and nanomaterials, petroleum chemistry and organic catalysis. A chemist can work in science and create drugs. Ecology is largely a chemist's job. And the production of chemical substances is also chemistry. As for physics, there are fields like solid-state physics, atomic physics, astronomy, biochemical physics, medical physics, radiophysics, physical electronics, nanotechnology, and more. Physicists receive their education at the physics department of a university or in an engineering-physics or engineering-technical institution. A physicist can work in both science and production. Mathematics, geography, and geology hold important positions among the sciences. Mathematics underlies all scientific developments. Among the humanities, history, psychology, sociology, and linguistics stand out. Psychology and linguistics are especially popular today among those choosing a profession. Psychology, as the science of humans, is rapidly developing and becoming an important part of public life. A psychologist can easily find a job in the labor market. History is an essential science for understanding the present day. A historian can work as a researcher, journalist, teacher, or writer. A sociologist can work not only in sociology but also in marketing.