▁students ▁may ▁be ▁involved ▁in ▁different ▁techn ologies , ▁depending ▁on ▁the ▁program ▁and ▁the ▁institution ▁of ▁higher ▁education ▁( for ▁example , ▁a ▁chem istry ▁student ▁may ▁spend ▁more ▁labor atory ▁time ▁dealing ▁with ▁glass ware ▁for ▁dist ill ation ▁and ▁pur ification ▁or ▁on ▁a ▁form ▁of ▁chrom at ography - spect ro sc opy ▁instrument , ▁while ▁a ▁physics ▁student ▁may ▁spend ▁much ▁more ▁time ▁dealing ▁with ▁a ▁las er ▁and ▁non - linear ▁opt ics ▁technology ▁or ▁some ▁complex ▁elect rical ▁circuit ). ▁ ▁Care ers ▁in ▁chem istry ▁and ▁physics ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁Bureau ▁of ▁Labor ▁Statistics ▁( Un ited ▁States ▁Department ▁of ▁Labor ), ▁there ▁are ▁ 8 0 , 0 0 0 ▁chem ists ▁and ▁ 1 7 , 0 0 0 ▁phys ic ists ▁working ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁as ▁of ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁In ▁addition , ▁ 2 1 , 0 0 0 ▁chem ists ▁and ▁ 1 3 , 5 0 0 ▁phys ic ists ▁teach ▁in ▁high ▁school . ▁Chem istry ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁science ▁that ▁has ▁an ▁entire ▁industry , ▁the ▁chemical ▁industry , ▁named ▁after ▁it , ▁and ▁many ▁chem ists ▁work ▁in ▁this ▁industry , ▁in ▁research ▁and ▁development , ▁production , ▁training , ▁or ▁management . ▁Other ▁indust ries ▁employ ing ▁chem ists ▁include ▁the ▁pet role um , ▁ph arma ce ut ical , ▁and ▁food ▁industry . ▁While ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁industry ▁named ▁after ▁physics , ▁many ▁indust ries ▁have ▁grown