Chemists are to be creative, careful, and productive.It is a career for people who think about the future. In the commercial sector, they find new uses and applications for it. In the academic sector, they study the implications of newly discovered chemical properties. Specific duties may include modeling, analysis, synthesis, research, limited fieldwork, or even sales and information management. Chemists should be challenged, excited and satisfied with the profession in which the majority spend their entire careers.