The Collar360

Cosmetic chemist

Other names

research chemist, cosmetics formulation chemist, cosmetics formulation development chemist, skin care formulation chemist, cosmetics formulator, cosmetics development chemist, formulation development chemist, cosmetics development formulator, cosmetics formulations chemist, cosmetics research chemist

Physics, chemistry and earth science

They make and test new products like perfume, lipstick, soap and hair dye, and they make old ones better.

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The work

The work

The tasks come from O*NET (United States) and ESCO (Europe), the world's two occupation databases. How the work is done can differ in Uganda; our team adds the local way where it does.

  1. 1

    Develop, improve, or customise products, equipment, formulas, processes, or analytical methods.

  2. 2

    Analyse organic or inorganic compounds to determine chemical or physical properties, composition, structure, relationships, or reactions, using chromatography, spectroscopy, or spectrophotometry techniques.

  3. 3

    Induce changes in composition of substances by introducing heat, light, energy, or chemical catalysts for quantitative or qualitative analysis.

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Sources

Built from 4 sources

Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

Official record

Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

Free to use with attribution

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU): free reuse with attribution

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O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

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In other languages

français
ingénieur cosmétique/ingénieure cosmétique
español
químico cosmético/química cosmética
العربية
عالم في كيمائيات مستحضرات التجميل / عالمة في كيمائيات مستحضرات التجميل
português
Químico da indústria cosmética/Química da indústria cosmética
Deutsch
Kosmetikchemiker/Kosmetikchemikerin
italiano
formulatore cosmetico

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