text: i've just finished college and dont know what to do? i just finished my degree in chemistry and i havent a clue what area of chemistry to go into. i like variation, and the thought of being in the lab day after day does not appeal to me. id like to get to work outside perhaps too if that were possible, and work independently.  do you know of, or work youself in an field of chemistry that would be suitable to me??? you don't say if you're in us or uk or somewhere else - your choices depend on that. in uk you will not be able to get into forensic work without a specialist degree, probably doctorate level, whereas in the us i understand that you can. what about some sort of environmental chemistry work? that at least uses your degree and gets you outdoors, too...monitoring etc obviously needs to take place outside! a chemistry degree should show employers that you are numerate so there are many avenues of employment open. my students often go on to work in teaching, lab management, sales, hospital and other labs, chemical production and analysis, environmental monitoring etc but have also gone into actuarial work, statistical analysis and even working in science centres. good luck!