To do so, you'll definitely need to have a PhD, as chemists without one are left mainly to do grunt work or carry out technician-type duties (source). Getting a PhD is going to mean investing a lot of time and money into your schooling, but it'll pay dividends once you begin makin...
I am a fairly recent graduate (2010) with a BSc in Chemistry. I cannot get a job in Chemistry to save my life, despite having been trying continually for the last two years. I do have a job as a Radiological Controls Technician at a Naval shipyard, which pays decently and is a stabl...