Chemical and process engineering
Turning raw materials into fuel, medicines, chips and batteries. Korea reports one of its highest shortage rates here.
How AI changes this work
AI improves process control and simulation, but plants still need engineers who understand safety and chemistry. The evidence is mixed: Korea and New Zealand need chemical engineers, while Sweden rates the market as balanced and Canada does not list them.
The jobs stay, but the tasks change a lot. Graduates who use AI well and bring human judgement win.
Skills to master
- Process simulation (Aspen)
- Process safety and HAZOP
- Data analytics and process control
- Decarbonisation
- Battery and semiconductor materials processing
- Technical writing
Courses to look for
Jobs it leads to
Where chemical and process engineering graduates are needed
- United Kingdom
Production and process engineers are a priority occupation in four sectors (Skills England, to 2030).
- New Zealand
Chemical engineers are on Tier 1 of the Green List.
- Malaysia
Chemical engineers are on the Critical Occupations List 2024/2025.
- Lithuania
Chemical engineers and technologists are on the high value-added shortage list.
- South Korea
Korea’s chemical industry is short of 4,620 people, one of the highest shortage rates in the 2025 survey.
Not on the current lists in Canada, Finland, Sweden, Japan.
Sources: WEF Future of Jobs Report 2025. Country notes come from each government’s own list; see each destination page for links.
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